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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 11, 2004
DUANE READE INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-13843 04-3164702
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
440 NINTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 273-5700
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On February 18, 2004, a National Labor Relations Board Administrative
Law Judge issued a recommendation in a litigation matter involving Duane Reade
Inc. (the "Company") and the Allied Trades Council, a union representing
employees in 139 of the Company's stores. In connection with this recommendation
and the resultant financial reporting consequences, the Company issued the press
release attached hereto on March 11, 2004.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
a) Financial Statements. Not Applicable
b) Pro Forma Financial Information. Not Applicable
c) Exhibits
The following materials are attached as exhibits to this Current Report on Form
8-K
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99.1 Press Release, dated March 11, 2004
ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
On March 11, 2004, Duane Reade Inc. issued a press release amending
its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 27, 2003. A copy
of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item.
The information contained in Item 12 of this Current Report on Form
8-K (including the press release) is being furnished and shall not be deemed
"filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section. The information contained in Item 12 of this Current Report on Form 8-K
(including the press release) shall not be incorporated by reference into any
registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in any such filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 11, 2004
DUANE READE INC.
By: /s/ Michelle D. Bergman
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Michelle D. Bergman
Vice President and General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release, dated March 11, 2004
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