UNITED STATES
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)
August 9, 2006
WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 1-3657 | 59-0514290 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5050 Edgewood Court, Jacksonville, Florida | 32254-3699 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(904) 783-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Unchanged
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On August 9, 2006, Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. and its affiliated debtors and debtors-in-possession (“Winn-Dixie” or the “Company”) filed the final Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”) and a related Disclosure Statement with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida (the “Court”). A copy of the Disclosure Statement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Bankruptcy law does not permit solicitation of acceptances of the Plan until the Court approves the applicable Disclosure Statement related to the Plan as providing adequate information of a kind, and in sufficient detail, as far as is reasonably practical in light of the nature and history of the debtor and the condition of the debtor’s books and records, that would enable a hypothetical reasonable investor typical of the holder of claims or interests of the relevant class to make an informed judgment about the Plan. Accordingly, this announcement is not intended to be, nor should it be construed as, a solicitation for a vote on the Plan. Winn-Dixie will emerge from Chapter 11 if and when the Plan receives the requisite stakeholder approval and is confirmed by the Court.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
The Plan filed with the Court is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (c) | Exhibits: |
| 2.1 | Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization Under Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. and Affiliated Debtors. |
| 99.1 | Disclosure Statement with respect to Joint Plan of Reorganization of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. and Affiliated Debtors. |
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: August 10, 2006 | Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. | |||
| By: | /s/ Peter L. Lynch | |||
| Peter L. Lynch | ||||
| President and | ||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 2.1 | Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization Under Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. and Affiliated Debtors. | |
| 99.1 | Disclosure Statement with respect to Joint Plan of Reorganization of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. and Affiliated Debtors. | |