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):
December 6, 2004
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-06991 | 71-0415188 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
702 S.W. 8th Street
Bentonville, Arkansas 72716
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(479) 273-4000
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(b) Thomas M. Coughlin, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”), will retire from Wal-Mart effective Monday, January 24, 2005. A copy of the press release issued by Wal-Mart announcing Mr. Coughlin’s retirement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press release dated December 6, 2004. |
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.
Dated: December 6, 2004
| WAL-MART STORES, INC. | ||
| By: |
| |
| Jeffrey J. Gearhart. Vice President and General Counsel, Corporate | ||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 6, 2004 | |