UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 7)
| Rite Aid Corporation |
(Name of Issuer)
| Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share |
(Title of Class of Securities)
| 767754104 |
(CUSIP Number)
| Brigitte Dufour The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. 530 rue Beriault Longueuil QC, Canada, J4G 1S8 (450) 646-9611 |
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
| July 17, 2013 |
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box ¨.
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| CUSIP No. 767754104 | 13D/A |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only) 98-0397546 | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) x
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS
NA | |||||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Quebec, Canada | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 | |||||
| 12 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
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| 13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0% | |||||
| 14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO | |||||
| CUSIP No. 767754104 | 13D/A |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Jean Coutu | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) x
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS
NA | |||||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 | |||||
| 12 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
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| 13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0% | |||||
| 14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN | |||||
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| CUSIP No. 767754104 | 13D/A |
| 1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
3958230 Canada Inc. | |||||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨ (b) x
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS
NA | |||||
| 5 | CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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| 6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada | |||||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
| 8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
0 | |||||
| 9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
| 11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
0 | |||||
| 12 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
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| 13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0% | |||||
| 14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO | |||||
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Reference is made to Amendment No. 6 to the Statement on Schedule 13D described below. This Amendment No. 7 is being filed to reflect that, as agreed with the Issuer, on July 19, 2013, François J. Coutu resigned from the Board of Directors of the Issuer effective October 31, 2013. Amendment No. 6 previously indicated that François J. Coutu resigned from the Board of Directors of the Issuer on July 18, 2013, effective October 30, 2013.
This Amendment No. 7 amends the Statement on Schedule 13D, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 11, 2007 (as further amended by the Amendment No. 1 dated July 5, 2011, Amendment No. 2 dated April 19, 2012, Amendment No. 3 dated April 23, 2012, Amendment No. 4 dated April 15, 2013, Amendment No. 5 dated June 26, 2013 and Amendment No. 6 dated July 17, 2013, the “Schedule 13D”), by The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc., a Quebec corporation (“PJC”), 3958230 Canada Inc., a Canadian corporation (“Numbered Company”), and Jean Coutu, a Canadian citizen (“Mr. Coutu”). The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 30 Hunter Lane, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011. The Issuer’s telephone number is (717) 761-2633. Except as expressly modified hereby, all provisions of the Schedule 13D shall continue in full force and effect. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.
The following amendments to the Schedule 13D are hereby made by this Amendment No. 7.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
On June 4, 2007, the Issuer completed its acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of the Brooks and Eckerd drugstore chains from PJC. Pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition, the Issuer paid approximately $2.36 billion in cash, and issued 250,000,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer to PJC. The shares of Common Stock have been held by PJC for investment purposes since the completion of the Acquisition.
On July 17, 2013, PJC transmitted a Form 144 (the “Form 144”) with the SEC disclosing its intent to sell up to 65,401,162 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in open market transactions. On July 17, 2013, PJC sold 3,950,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer and, on July 18, 2013, 2013, PJC sold 61,451,162 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in brokered transactions pursuant to Rule 144 (collectively, the “Sale”). PJC determined to dispose of its shares of Common Stock of the Issuer based on market conditions at the time of the Sale.
Section 3.1(c)(iv) of the Stockholder Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2006 (the “Stockholder Agreement”), among the Issuer, PJC and certain members of the Coutu family provides that if at any time PJC’s beneficial ownership of Common Stock of the Issuer falls below 5%, then PJC will cause all remaining members of the Board of Directors of the Issuer that have been designated by PJC pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement to immediately resign. As a result of the Sale, PJC’s beneficial ownership of Common Stock of the Issuer fell below this threshold. As agreed with the Issuer, on July 19, 2013, François J. Coutu resigned from the Board of Directors of the Issuer effective October 31, 2013.
Except as set forth herein, the Reporting Persons have no plans or proposals which relate to or which would result in any of the actions specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of the Schedule 13D.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| Date: July 22, 2013 | THE JEAN COUTU GROUP (PJC) INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Jean Coutu | |||||
| Name: Jean Coutu | ||||||
| Title: Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| Date: July 22, 2013 | 3958230 CANADA INC | |||||
| By: | /s/ Jean Coutu | |||||
| Name: Jean Coutu | ||||||
| Title: Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| Date: July 22, 2013 | /s/ Jean Coutu | |||||
| Jean Coutu |