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WAL MART STORES INC

FORM 8-K

(Current report filing)

Filed 06/09/98 for the Period Ending 06/02/98

Address

Telephone CIK

Symbol SIC Code

Industry Sector

Fiscal Year

702 SOUTHWEST 8TH ST BENTONVILLE, AR 72716 5012734000 0000104169 WMT 5331 - Variety Stores Retail (Department & Discount) Services 01/31

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WAL MART STORES INC

FORM 8-K

(Unscheduled Material Events)

Filed 6/9/1998 For Period Ending 6/2/1998

Address

Telephone CIK Industry Sector Fiscal Year

702 SOUTHWEST 8TH ST BENTONVILLE, Arkansas 72716 501-273-4000 0000104169 Retail (Department & Discount) Services 01/31

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): June 2, 1998

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware ---------(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION)

001-06991 ----------(COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)

71-0415188 -----------(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: (501) 273-4000

ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

On June 2, 1998, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (the "Company") commenced an underwritten offering (the "Offering") of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Puttable Reset Securities PURSsm due June 1, 2018 (the "Bonds"), which Bonds were offered and sold pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 33-53125 (the "1994 Registration Statement") and the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 , Registration Statement No. 333-52045 (the "1998 Registration Statement"), which offer and sale the Company consummated on June 8, 1998. The purpose of this Current Report on Form 8-K is: (i) to file with the Commission pursuant to the provisions of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the form of each Bond and the opinion of counsel to the Company relating to the issuance of the Bonds and (ii) to incorporate by reference in the 1994 Registration Statement and in the 1998 Registration Statement, the form of the Bond and such opinion of counsel.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits

4.1 Form of the Company's 5.85% Puttable Reset Bond PURSsm due June 1, 2018.

5.1 Opinion of Hughes & Luce, L.L.P. as to the validity of the Bonds (which includes the consent of Hughes & Luce, L.L.P.

23.1 Consent of Hughes & Luce, L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: June 8, 1998

WAL-MART STORES, INC.

By: /s/ John B. Menzer ------------------------John B. Menzer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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