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) March 16, 2005
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) (IRS 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)
NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 2.02 ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On March 16, 2005, Duane Reade Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing its financial results for the 2004 fiscal year and fourth
quarter ended December 25, 2004. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
to this report. This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act") or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall such
information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of the
general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such filing.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits:
Exhibit 99.1 - Press release, dated March 16, 2005.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March 16, 2005
DUANE READE INC.
By: /s/ John K. Henry
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Name: John K. Henry
Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated March 16, 2005.