Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): November 30, 2018

Citi Trends, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		000-51315		52-2150697
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

104 Coleman Boulevard, Savannah, Georgia		31408
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (912) 236-1561

Former name or former address, if changed since last report : Not applicable

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Emerging growth company o

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 30, 2018, Citi Trends, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for its third quarter ended November 3, 2018 (the “Earnings Release”). A copy of the Earnings Release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (“Current Report”) as Exhibit 99.1, the contents of which are incorporated herein solely for purposes of this Item 2.02 disclosure.

The information in this Item 2.02, including the Earnings Release attached to this Current Report, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in this Item 2.02, including the Earnings Release, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 30, 2018, the Company also announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program authorizing the Company to repurchase up to $25 million of its common stock (the “Share Repurchase Program”). Repurchases under the Share Repurchase Program may be made at management’s discretion from time to time, with no time limit, on the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, in each case subject to compliance with all Securities and Exchange Commission rules and other legal requirements, and may be made in part under one or more Rule 10b5-1 plans, which permit stock repurchases at times when the Company might otherwise be precluded from doing so.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Earnings Release dated November 30, 2018

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 thereunto duly authorized.