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) October 18, 2011
A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Pennsylvania | 000-23157 | 22-3527763 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
130 A.C. Moore Drive, Berlin, NJ 08009
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (856) 768-4930
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On October 18, 2011, A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc. (the “Company”) and Sbar’s, Inc. issued a joint press release announcing the commencement of the previously announced tender offer by Sbar’s Acquisition Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nicole Crafts LLC and affiliate of Sbar’s, Inc., to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock, no par value, of the Company at a purchase price of $1.60 per share in cash.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Joint press release dated October 18, 2011. | |
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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.
| A.C. MOORE ARTS & CRAFTS, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Joseph A. Jeffries | |
| Name: |
Joseph A. Jeffries | |
| Title: |
Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: October 18, 2011
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Joint press release dated October 18, 2011. | |
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