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): August 4, 2008
REX
STORES CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
001-09097 |
31-1095548 |
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) |
(Commission
File No.) |
(IRS
Employer Identification No.) |
2875
Needmore Road, Dayton, Ohio |
45414 |
|
(Address
of principal executive offices) |
(Zip
Code) |
|
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (937) 276-3931
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01. Other Events
On August 4, 2008, REX Stores Corporation issued a press release announcing that the Company had completed the purchase of 500,000 shares of its common stock representing all of the shares authorized under the June 23, 2008 expanded stock buy-back authorization and that the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional 500,000 shares. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this report.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished with this report:
99 Press Release dated August 4, 2008
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.
| REX STORES CORPORATION | |||
| Date: August 4, 2008 | By: /s/ DOUGLAS L. BRUGGEMAN |
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| Name: | Douglas L. Bruggeman | ||
| Title: | Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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