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) September 5, 2007
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PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida 0-00981 59-0324412
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
File Number) Identification No.)
3300 Publix Corporate Parkway
Lakeland, Florida 33811
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(863) 688-1188
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain
Officers.
On September 5, 2007, Publix Super Markets, Inc. ("Publix" or the
"Company") issued a press release to announce the retirement of Charles H.
Jenkins, Jr. as Chief Executive Officer on March 29, 2008. Mr. Jenkins will
remain a member of the Company's board of directors and will become Chairman of
the Board effective March 30, 2008. Current Chairman of the Board Howard M.
Jenkins will become Chairman of the Executive Committee.
Upon Mr. Jenkins' retirement, William E. Crenshaw, President, will
become Chief Executive Officer and Randall T. Jones, Sr., Senior Vice President,
will become President.
Mr. Crenshaw, 56, joined Publix in 1974 and has held a variety of
positions. In 1990, he was promoted to vice president and was elected to the
board of directors. He was promoted to executive vice president in 1994 and
President in 1996. No arrangement or understanding exists between Mr. Crenshaw
and any other persons pursuant to which he will be appointed Chief Executive
Officer. Mr. Crenshaw is the cousin of Mr. Jenkins and the nephew of directors
Carol Jenkins Barnett and Howard M. Jenkins. Since the beginning of the
Company's last fiscal year, Mr. Crenshaw has had no direct or indirect material
interest in any transaction exceeding $120,000 to which the Company was a party,
except for compensation solely resulting from his employment relationship with
the Company. As disclosed in the Company's 2007 Proxy Statement, the Company
purchased approximately $2,564,000 of food products from Alma Food Imports,
Inc., a company owned by Julia Jenkins Fancelli who is the aunt of Mr. Crenshaw.
Mr. Crenshaw had no direct or indirect interest in this transaction.
Mr. Jones, 45, joined Publix in 1980 and has held a variety of
positions. He was promoted to regional director in 1999, vice president in
October 2003 and Senior Vice President in July 2005. No arrangement or
understanding exists between Mr. Jones and any other persons pursuant to which
he will be appointed President. Mr. Jones does not have any family relationship,
as that term is defined in Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K, with any director or
officer of the Company. Since the beginning of Company's last fiscal year, Mr.
Jones has had no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction
exceeding $120,000 to which the Company was a party, except for compensation
solely resulting from his employment relationship with the Company.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d). Exhibits
99.1. Press Release dated September 5, 2007
SIGNATURE
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.
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
Dated: September 6, 2007 By: /s/ David P. Phillips
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David P. Phillips, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit 99.1. Press Release dated September 5, 2007