UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
Amendment No. 1
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 4, 2006 (July 12, 2006)
BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-13143 | 04-3360747 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Mercer Road, Natick, Massachusetts | 01760 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 651-7400
N/A
(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
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2006, by which the Company reported the election, effective as of a future date, of Edmond J. English to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to fill a vacancy resulting from the planned departure from the Board of Bert N. Mitchell. At the time of that filing, the Company reported that Mr. English had not been appointed to any committee of the Board, and that no decision had yet been made by the Board concerning his possible future committee service.
On September 28, 2006, Mr. English’s service on the Board began and Mr. Mitchell’s service on the Board ended. Also on September 28, 2006, the Board appointed Mr. English to serve on the Audit Committee and the Executive Compensation Committee of the Board.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: October 4, 2006 | BJ’s WHOLESALE CLUB, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Frank D. Forward | |||
| Frank D. Forward Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||