UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
September 14, 2005
SMART & FINAL INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-10811 | 95-4079584 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 600 Citadel Drive City of Commerce, California |
90040 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(323) 869-7500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On September 14, 2005, the Company issued a News Release announcing that it has reached an agreement in principle to settle a class action lawsuit and announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program. A copy of the Company’s News Release discussing this matter is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statement and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | News Release dated September 14, 2005 entitled “Smart and Final Reaches Proposed Settlement of California Wage-and-Hour Class Action Lawsuit—Common Stock Repurchase Program Authorized” |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly authorized this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SMART & FINAL INC. | ||||||||
| Date: |
September 15, 2005 |
By: |
/s/ Richard N. Phegley | |||||
| Richard N. Phegley Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | News Release of Smart & Final Inc. dated September 14, 2005 |
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