SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): April 26, 2010
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-06991 | 71-0415188 | ||
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
702 Southwest 8th Street
Bentonville, Arkansas 72716-0215
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (479) 273-4000
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:
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (the Company) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K in order to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a press release that the Company issued on April 26, 2010 (the Press Release). A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits |
99.1 | Copy of Press Release |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: April 26, 2010
WAL-MART STORES, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Charles M. Holley, Jr. | |||
Name: | Charles M. Holley, Jr. | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Finance and Treasurer |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | Copy of Press Release made by the Company on April 26, 2010 |