8-K: Current report filing
Published on December 20, 2022
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Walmart Inc. (the “Company”) previously announced financial amounts and payment terms to resolve substantially all opioids-related lawsuits filed against the Company, as well as all potential claims that could be made against the Company, by states and political subdivisions and tribes (the “Settlement Framework”). On December 20, 2022, the Company issued a press release regarding the status of the initial sign-up period applicable to the states under the Settlement Framework. A copy of the press release issued by the Company is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise be subject to the liability of that section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following documents are furnished as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K: | |||||
99.1 | |||||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) |
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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.
Dated: December 20, 2022
WALMART INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Gordon Y. Allison | ||||
Name: | Gordon Y. Allison | ||||
Title: | Senior Vice President, Office of the Corporate Secretary, and Chief Counsel for Finance and Governance |
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