Current Report Filing (8-k)

Walmart Inc.000010416912/22/2020false00001041692020-12-222020-12-220000104169wmt:CommonStockparvalue0.10pershareMember2020-12-222020-12-220000104169wmt:A1.900NotesDue2022Member2020-12-222020-12-220000104169wmt:A2.550NotesDue2026Member2020-12-222020-12-22

UNITED STATES

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)

December 22, 2020

Walmart Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DE			001-06991			71-0415188
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(Commission File Number)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

702 S.W. 8th Street

Bentonville, AR 72716-0215

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

[phone]

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share

WMT

NYSE

1.900% Notes Due 2022

WMT22

NYSE

2.550% Notes Due 2026

WMT26

NYSE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

---

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Earlier today, the United States Department of Justice filed a complaint against Walmart Inc. (“Walmart”) regarding the dispensing and distribution of opioids in the United States. A copy of the Corporate Statement issued by Walmart in response to the complaint 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

99.1			Walmart Corporate Statement dated December 22, 2020 issued by Walmart Inc. related to a complaint filed by the United States Department of Justice.

---

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 22, 2020

WALMART INC.
By:			/s/ Gordon Y. Allison
Name:			Gordon Y. Allison
Title:			Senior Vice President, Chief Counsel Finance and Governance, Office of the Corporate Secretary