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):
December 27, 2005
WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Florida | 1-3657 | 59-0514290 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5050 Edgewood Court, Jacksonville, Florida | 32254-3699 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(904) 783-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Unchanged
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(b) On December 27, 2005, John H. Dasburg advised the Chairman of the Board of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) that he was resigning as a Director of the Company effective as of December 31, 2005. The Company had previously announced that Mr. Dasburg would not stand for re-election at the annual shareholders’ meeting originally scheduled for October 27, 2005. That meeting has been suspended indefinitely.
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.
| Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. | ||||
| Date: December 29, 2005 | By: | /s/ Larry B. Appel | ||
| Larry B. Appel | ||||
| Sr. Vice President and General Counsel | ||||