Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended January 12, 2011

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                          to                                

Commission File Number 1-3657

 

 

WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Florida   59-0514290

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

5050 Edgewood Court, Jacksonville, Florida   32254-3699
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(904) 783-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ü No     

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes      No     

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer              Accelerated filer ü          Non-accelerated filer              (do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company              

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes      No ü

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ü No     

As of February 2, 2011, 55,810,282 shares of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. common stock were outstanding.

 

 

 


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FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I – Financial Information

 

          Page  

Item 1.

   Financial Statements   
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)

     1   
  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

     3   
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

     4   
  

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

     5   

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations

     12   

Item 3.

   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      19   

Item 4.

   Controls and Procedures      19   
   Part II – Other Information   

Item 1.

   Legal Proceedings      20   

Item 1A.

   Risk Factors      20   

Item 2.

   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      20   

Item 3.

   Defaults Upon Senior Securities      20   

Item 4.

   Reserved      20   

Item 5.

   Other Information      20   

Item 6.

   Exhibits      21   

Signatures

     22   


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Part I – Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

 

     16 weeks ended  
Amounts in thousands except per share data    January 12, 2011     January 6, 2010  

Net sales

   $         2,098,005                2,094,335   

Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expenses

     1,517,014        1,503,491   
                

Gross profit on sales

     580,991        590,844   

Operating and administrative expenses

     597,637        586,046   

Impairment charges

     4,493        1,071   
                

Operating (loss) income

     (21,139     3,727   

Interest expense, net

     1,974        1,419   
                

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income tax

     (23,113     2,308   

Income tax benefit

     (811     (1,968
                

Net (loss) income from continuing operations

     (22,302     4,276   
                

Discontinued operations:

    

Loss from discontinued operations

     (1,008     (2,181

Loss on disposal of discontinued operations

     (695     -   
                

Net loss from discontinued operations

     (1,703     (2,181
                

Net (loss) income

   $ (24,005     2,095   
                

Basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share:

    

(Loss) earnings from continuing operations

   $ (0.40     0.08   

Loss from discontinued operations

     (0.03     (0.04
                

Basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share

   $ (0.43     0.04   
                

Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic

     55,700        54,905   
                

Weighted average common shares outstanding- diluted

     55,700        55,159   
                

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

 

     28 weeks ended  
Amounts in thousands except per share data    January 12, 2011     January 6, 2010  

Net sales

   $ 3,642,355        3,675,317   

Cost of sales, including warehouse and delivery expenses

     2,637,575        2,636,175   
                

Gross profit on sales

     1,004,780        1,039,142   

Operating and administrative expenses

     1,058,057        1,036,250   

Impairment charges

     4,493        4,156   
                

Operating loss

     (57,770     (1,264

Interest expense, net

     3,152        2,743   
                

Loss from continuing operations before income tax

     (60,922     (4,007

Income tax benefit

     (1,977     (2,650
                

Net loss from continuing operations

     (58,945     (1,357
                

Discontinued operations:

    

Loss from discontinued operations

     (12,869     (4,606

Loss on disposal of discontinued operations

     (28,982     -   
                

Net loss from discontinued operations

     (41,851     (4,606
                

Net loss

   $ (100,796     (5,963
                

Basic and diluted loss per share:

    

Loss from continuing operations

   $ (1.06     (0.02

Loss from discontinued operations

     (0.76     (0.09
                

Basic and diluted loss per share

   $ (1.82     (0.11
                
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic and diluted      55,516        54,792   
                

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

 

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WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

 

Dollar amounts in thousands except par value    January 12, 2011      June 30, 2010  

ASSETS

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 108,562                 152,327   

Trade and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables
of $3,257 ($3,730 at June 30, 2010)

     65,429         63,356   

Merchandise inventories, less LIFO reserve of
$44,536 ($38,268 at June 30, 2010)

     598,986         658,040   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     27,428         28,096   
                 

Total current assets

     800,405         901,819   
                 

Property, plant and equipment, net

     671,598         680,936   

Intangible assets, net

     210,753         211,281   

Deferred tax assets, non-current

     40,407         40,697   

Other assets, net

     2,346         3,334   
                 

Total assets

   $ 1,725,509         1,838,067   
                 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Current liabilities:

     

Current obligations under capital leases

   $ 10,196         9,397   

Accounts payable

     307,197         345,955   

Reserve for self-insurance liabilities

     78,742         73,661   

Accrued wages and salaries

     65,632         65,417   

Deferred tax liabilities

     48,488         48,667   

Accrued expenses

     104,892         118,094   
                 

Total current liabilities

     615,147         661,191   
                 

Reserve for self-insurance liabilities

     111,997         109,240   

Unfavorable leases

     87,463         99,049   

Obligations under capital leases

     33,054         20,075   

Other liabilities

     50,125         24,775   
                 

Total liabilities

     897,786         914,330   
                 

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Notes 1 and 7)

     

Shareholders’ equity:

     

Common stock, $0.001 par value. Authorized 400,000,000 shares;
55,921,282 shares issued and 55,808,675 outstanding at
January 12, 2011, and 55,187,440 shares issued and 55,074,833
outstanding at June 30, 2010.

     56         55   

Additional paid-in capital

     813,757         808,694   

Retained earnings

     9,167         109,963   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     4,743         5,025   
                 

Total shareholders’ equity

     827,723         923,737   
                 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,725,509         1,838,067   
                 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

 

     28 weeks ended  
Amounts in thousands    January 12, 2011     January 6, 2010  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (100,796             (5,963

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
(used in) provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     62,470        53,266   

Share-based compensation

     4,990        9,463   

Deferred income taxes

     111        12   

Other, net

     (2,283     5,880   

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Trade, insurance and other receivables

     (2,073     (10,018

Merchandise inventories

     59,054        11,978   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     668        447   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (35,982     (16,969

Reserve for self-insurance liabilities

     7,838        (1,147
                

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (6,003     46,949   
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchases of long-lived assets

     (44,644     (83,033

Sales of assets and other

     10,316        322   
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (34,328     (82,711
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Gross borrowings on credit facilities

     7,762        5,794   

Gross payments on credit facilities

     (7,762     (5,438

Increase in book overdrafts

     3,258        12,742   

Principal payments on capital leases

     (6,766     (5,964

Other, net

     74        79   
                

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (3,434     7,213   
                

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (43,765     (28,549

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     152,327        182,823   
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 108,562        154,274   
                

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data, unless otherwise stated

 

1.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Other Matters

General:  All information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010. See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in that Form 10-K for a more detailed discussion of the Company’s significant accounting policies.

The Company:  As of January 12, 2011, the Company operated as a major food retailer in five states in the southeastern United States with 484 retail stores, with four fuel centers and 75 liquor stores at the retail stores. In support of its stores, the Company operated six distribution centers and a beverage manufacturing facility.

Estimates:  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Company cannot determine future events and their effects with certainty. Therefore, the determination of estimates requires the exercise of judgment based on various assumptions and other factors such as historical experience, current and expected economic conditions, and in some cases, actuarial calculations. The Company periodically reviews these significant factors and makes adjustments when appropriate. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Basis of Presentation:  The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending June 29, 2011.

The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2010, was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Cash and Cash Equivalents:  Cash and cash equivalents consisted of United States government obligations money market funds of $101.5 million and cash in stores of $7.1 million as of January 12, 2011, and United States government obligations money market

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data, unless otherwise stated

 

funds of $142.5 million and cash in stores of $9.8 million as of June 30, 2010. Book overdrafts of $12.6 million and $9.3 million were classified as accounts payable in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 12, 2011, and June 30, 2010, respectively.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share:  Basic earnings (loss) per common share is based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the periods presented. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is based on the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, plus the incremental shares that would have been outstanding upon the assumed vesting and exercise of all common stock equivalents (options, restricted stock and restricted stock units, collectively “CSEs”) using the treasury stock method, subject to anti-dilution limitations.

The calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share included no potentially dilutive CSEs for both the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011. For the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 6, 2010, the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share included 0.3 million and no potentially dilutive CSEs, respectively. Excluded from the calculation are approximately 5.0 million anti-dilutive CSEs for both the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, and 4.8 million and 5.8 million anti-dilutive CSEs for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 6, 2010, respectively.

Comprehensive Income (Loss):  Comprehensive loss was $24.2 million and $101.1 million for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, respectively. Comprehensive income (loss) was $2.0 million and $(6.2) million for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 6, 2010, respectively. Other comprehensive income (loss) consists of changes in the Company’s post-retirement benefits obligation.

Reclassifications and Revisions:  Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.

 

2.

Inventory

The Company uses the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method to value approximately 85% of its inventory. LIFO charges increased cost of sales for continuing operations by $5.2 million and $6.3 million for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, respectively, and by $0.8 million and $2.8 million for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 6, 2010, respectively.

An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method is made as of the end of each fiscal year based on the inventory levels and costs as of that date. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations are based on management’s estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs. Because these calculations are estimates of future events and prices, interim results are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory valuations.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data, unless otherwise stated

 

 

3.

Impairment Charges

The Company periodically estimates the future cash flows expected to result from the various long-lived assets and the residual values of such assets. In some cases, the Company concludes that the undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying values of the related assets, resulting in impairment charges equal to the excess of net book value over the fair value of the impaired asset. Fair value estimates are based on assumptions the Company believes to be reasonable but are inherently uncertain, thus fall within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Fair value is determined using a discounted cash flow methodology, which for store assets considers the terminal value based on broker quotes. Impairment charges of $4.5 million and $5.4 million were recorded for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, respectively. Impairment charges of $1.1 million and $4.6 million were recorded during the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 6, 2010, respectively. Of the total, $0.9 million and $0.4 million was included in discontinued operations for the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, and January 6, 2010, respectively. There was no impairment included in discontinued operations for either the 16 weeks ended January 12, 2011 or January 6, 2010.

 

4.

Retirement Plans

The following table provides the components of the periodic benefit expense for the Company’s retirement plans.

 

     16 weeks ended  
     January 12, 2011      January 6, 2010  

Interest cost

   $ 346          374    

Amortization of actuarial gain

     (161)         (128)   
                 

Net periodic benefit expense

   $ 185          246    
                 
     28 weeks ended  
     January 12, 2011      January 6, 2010  

Interest cost

   $ 605          655    

Amortization of actuarial gain

     (282)         (224)   
                 

Net periodic benefit expense

   $ 323          431    
                 

 

5.

Share-Based Payments

Under the Fiscal 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (“2010 EIP Plan”), the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors may grant up to 6.1 million share-based payments to officers, employees and non-employee directors, among others. The 2010 EIP Plan was approved by shareholders on November 4, 2009, and is effective for all grants made subsequent to November 4, 2009.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data, unless otherwise stated

 

Total compensation expense related to share-based payments was $2.4 million and $5.0 million for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, respectively, and $6.2 million and $9.5 million for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 6, 2010, respectively. As of January 12, 2011, the Company had $20.0 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to share-based payments, which it expects to recognize over a weighted-average period of 2.1 years.

Options

Changes in options during the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, were as follows:

 

     Number of
Shares
(thousands)
     Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price per
share
     Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
     Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value ($)
 

Outstanding as of June 30, 2010

     4,306        $ 14.94         

Granted

     416          7.11         

Forfeited

     (341)         11.53         

Expired

     (109)         16.22         
                       

Outstanding as of January 12, 2011

     4,272        $ 14.41         4.53         -   
                                   

The fair value of options is estimated at the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which requires the use of various assumptions. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect for the expected term of the option at the grant date. The Company assumes a dividend yield of 0%, since it does not pay dividends and has no current plans to do so. The volatility assumptions are based on historical volatilities of comparable publicly traded companies using daily closing prices for the historical period commensurate with the expected term of the option and, for grants subsequent to January 7, 2009, are based on both historical volatilities of comparable publicly traded companies and the Company’s own historical volatility. The expected life of the options is determined based on the simplified assumption that the options will be exercised evenly from vesting to expiration. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of the options granted during the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, and January 6, 2010, was $3.23 and $5.43, respectively, which was determined using the following assumptions:

 

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Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data, unless otherwise stated

 

 

     28 weeks ended
     January 12, 2011   January 6, 2010

Risk-free interest rate range

   1.08%   1.92% - 2.68%

Expected dividend yield

   0.0%   0.0%

Expected life range (years)

   4.50   4.50 - 5.83

Volatility range

   55.15%   50.78% -52.04%

Restricted Stock Units

Changes in the restricted stock units during the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, were as follows:

 

     Number of
Shares
(thousands)
    Weighted-Average
Grant Date Fair
Value per share
 

Nonvested balance as of June 30, 2010

     1,937      $ 12.91   

Granted

     1,180        7.13   

Vested

     (584     13.74   

Forfeited

     (263     10.96   
                

Nonvested balance as of January 12, 2011

     2,270      $ 9.92   
                

 

6.

Discontinued Operations

In evaluating whether store closures qualify for discontinued operations classification, the Company considers each store to be a component of a business, as this is the lowest level at which the operations and cash flows can be clearly distinguished, operationally and for financial reporting purposes. If the cash flows of a store to be exited will not be significant to the Company’s ongoing operations and cash inflows of nearby Company stores are not expected to increase significantly because of the exit, the results of operations of the store are reported in discontinued operations. Costs incurred to dispose of a location are included in gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations only if the location qualifies for discontinued operations classification; otherwise, such costs are reported as continuing operations.

During the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, the Company closed 30 non-remodeled, underperforming stores.

Results of operations for the 30 stores were classified as discontinued operations. Net sales from discontinued operations for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, were $1.1 million and $49.1 million, respectively. Net sales from discontinued operations for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 6, 2010, were $81.3 million and $141.8 million, respectively. For the 16 weeks ended January 12, 2011, the loss on disposal of discontinued operations

 

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Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data, unless otherwise stated

 

consisted of $0.4 million of lease termination costs and $0.3 million of other costs. For the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, the loss on disposal of discontinued operations consisted of $8.4 million net gain on sale or retirement of assets, including pharmacy prescription files, $33.9 million of lease termination costs and $3.5 million of other costs.

The following table presents the detail of liability activity for costs related to closed stores.

 

     Total      Lease
Termination
Costs
     Other
Closing
Costs
 

Balance at June 30, 2010

   $ (12,477)         (12,477)           

Expense

     (37,333)         (33,860)         (3,473)   

Cash payments

     9,595          6,181          3,414    
                          

Balance at January 12, 2011

   $ (40,215)         (40,156)         (59)   
                          

 

7.

Commitments and Contingencies

Bankruptcy-related Matters

On February 21, 2005 (the “Petition Date”), Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. and 23 then-existing direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (“Chapter 11” or the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court (the “Court”). The reorganization was jointly administered under the caption “In re: Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., et al., Case No. 05-03817” by the Court. Two of the then-existing wholly-owned subsidiaries of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (collectively with the Debtors, the “Company” or “Winn-Dixie”) did not file petitions under Chapter 11. On November 9, 2006, the Court entered its order confirming the Debtors’ modified plan of reorganization (the “Plan” or the “Plan of Reorganization”). The Plan became effective and the Debtors emerged from bankruptcy protection on November 21, 2006 (the “Effective Date”). Various parties including landlord claimants and the Florida Tax Collectors appealed the confirmation order. The Florida Tax Collectors appeal has been resolved in the Company’s favor. The landlord claimants’ appeal is pending before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The Company does not expect the resolution of the landlord claimants’ appeal to have a material adverse impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

The Debtors’ creditors generally filed proofs of claim with the Court. Through a claims resolution process and on objections of the Debtors, the Court reduced, reclassified and/or disallowed a significant number of claims for varying reasons, including claims that were duplicative, amended, without merit, misclassified or overstated. Many claims were resolved prior to the Effective Date through settlement or Court orders. All of the unsecured claims have been resolved. The claims resolution process will remain ongoing with respect to any remaining secured, administrative and priority claims until all such claims are resolved. The

 

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WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Dollar amounts in thousands except per share data, unless otherwise stated

 

Company does not expect the resolution of these claims to have a material adverse impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

Litigation and Claims

On August 21, 2009, the Company was served with a putative class action lawsuit filed by two former employees in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida against Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., alleging company-wide violations of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act related to the Company’s background check procedures. The Company denied all allegations raised in the lawsuit, answered the complaint and filed motions asserting various defenses to the claims. On October 21, 2010, the parties reached a mutually agreed upon resolution of the case. The resolution of this claim will not result in a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

Various claims and lawsuits arising in the normal course of business are pending against the Company, including claims alleging violations of certain employment or civil rights laws, claims relating to both regulated and non-regulated aspects of the business and claims arising under federal, state or local environmental regulations. The Company vigorously defends these actions.

While no one can predict the outcome of any pending or threatened litigation with certainty, management believes that any resolution of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations.

 

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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Unless specified to the contrary, all information herein is reported as of January 12, 2011, which was the end of our most recently completed fiscal quarter.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements made in this report, and other written or oral statements made by us or on our behalf, may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements regarding future events and developments and our future performance, as well as management’s expectations, beliefs, plans, estimates or projections related to the future, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. These forward-looking statements include and may be indicated by words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plans,” “expects,” “projects,” “should,” “will,” “believes” or “intends” and similar words and phrases.

All forward-looking statements, as well as our business and strategic initiatives, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results. Management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable. However, you should not place undue reliance on such statements. These statements are based on current expectations and speak only as of the date of such statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of future events, new information or otherwise. Additional information concerning the risks and uncertainties and other factors that you may wish to consider are described in “Item 1A: Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 and in this report, and elsewhere in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A number of factors, many of which are described in “Item 1A: Risk Factors” in the Form 10-K and in this report, could cause our actual results to differ materially from the expected results described in our forward-looking statements.

OVERVIEW

During the first quarter of fiscal 2011, we made adjustments to our promotional practices to increase sales. Though these adjustments negatively impacted our profitability in the first quarter, we believe they were necessary to improve sales. During the second quarter of fiscal 2011, we focused on balancing sales and margin in our pricing and promotional programs and continued to implement sustainable merchandising and marketing initiatives tailored to the shopping needs of our customers. Our identical store sales decreased 0.3% and 1.4% for the second quarter and year to date periods of fiscal 2011, respectively, due to competitive activity and other general market factors, partially offset by the sales impact from passing through a portion of inflationary price increases in certain categories and sales increases in remodeled stores.

For the second quarter of fiscal 2011, basket size increased by 1.0% while transaction count decreased by 1.3% as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. For the year to date

 

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period, basket size increased by 0.3% while transaction count decreased by 1.7% as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

Our gross margin for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 was 50 basis points lower than the same period in the prior fiscal year and for the year to date period was 70 basis points lower than the same period in the prior fiscal year due to a higher LIFO charge and an increase in other costs, which include inventory shrink and warehouse and transportation costs when compared to the same periods in the prior fiscal year. For the year to date period, pricing and promotional programs also negatively impacted our gross margin when compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Operating and administrative expense increased by $11.6 million and $21.8 million for the quarter and year to date periods, respectively, as compared to the same periods in the prior fiscal year. These increases were due to increases in payroll and payroll-related costs, depreciation, and our self-insurance reserve adjustment, partially offset by decreases in share-based compensation and other costs.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Continuing Operations

Net sales. Net sales for the 16 weeks ended January 12, 2011, were $2.1 billion, an increase of $3.7 million, or 0.2% as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. Net sales for the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, were $3.6 billion, a decrease of $33.0 million, or 0.9%, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. Net sales primarily related to grocery and supermarket items. In aggregate, sales of the pharmacy, fuel, and floral departments comprised approximately 10% of retail sales for all periods reported in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The increase in our net sales for the 16 weeks ended January 12, 2011, was the result of sales from two stores which opened in the second half of fiscal 2010, partially offset by a decrease in our identical store sales and the loss of sales from three stores we closed in fiscal 2010.

The decrease in our net sales for the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, was the result of a decrease in our identical store sales and the loss of sales from three stores we closed in fiscal 2010, partially offset by sales from two stores which opened in the second half of fiscal 2010.

Identical store sales decreased 0.3% and 1.4% for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior fiscal year. We define identical store sales as sales from continuing operations stores, including stores that we remodeled or enlarged during the period and excluding stores that opened or closed during the period.

The decrease in our identical store sales for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, was the result of increases in basket size (average sales per customer visit on identical store sales) of 1.0% and 0.3% for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, respectively, and decreases in transaction count (number of customer visits on identical store sales) of 1.3% and 1.7% for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, respectively.

 

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Our identical store sales for the 16 weeks ended January 12, 2011, were negatively impacted by factors including, but not limited to, competitive activity and other general market factors, and the continued mix shift from brand name pharmaceutical products to generics, which negatively impacted identical store sales by 70 basis points. We also passed through a portion of inflationary price increases in certain categories which positively impacted sales for the 16 weeks ended January 12, 2011. In addition, we noted higher sales in our remodeled stores, which positively impacted identical store sales.

Our identical store sales for the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, were negatively impacted by factors including, but not limited to, competitive activity and other general market factors, the continued mix shift from brand name pharmaceutical products to generics, which negatively impacted identical store sales by 70 basis points, and the loss of sales due to the oil spill, which negatively impacted identical store sales by 20 basis points. We also passed through inflationary price increases in certain categories which positively impacted sales for the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011. In addition, we noted higher sales in our remodeled stores, which positively impacted identical store sales.

Gross Profit on Sales. Gross profit on sales decreased $9.9 million and $34.4 million for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior fiscal year. As a percentage of net sales, gross margin was 27.7% and 28.2% for the 16 weeks ended January 12, 2011, and January 6, 2010, respectively, and 27.6% and 28.3% for the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, and January 6, 2010, respectively.

For the 16 weeks ended January 12, 2011, gross margin decreased by approximately 50 basis points as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year due to a higher LIFO charge and an increase in other costs, which include inventory shrink and warehouse and transportation costs when compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.

For the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, gross margin decreased by approximately 70 basis points as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year due to the negative impact of pricing and promotional programs (30 basis points) and a higher LIFO charge and an increase in other costs including inventory shrink and warehouse and transportation costs (40 basis points).

Operating and Administrative Expenses. Operating and administrative expenses increased $11.6 million and $21.8 million for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, respectively, as compared to the same periods in the prior fiscal year. As a percentage of net sales, operating and administrative expense was 28.5% and 28.0% for the 16 weeks ended January 12, 2011, and January 6, 2010, respectively, and 29.0% and 28.2% for the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, and January 6, 2010, respectively.

Several items contributed to the increases in operating and administrative expenses for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, as compared to the same periods in the prior fiscal year, as follows (in millions):

 

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     16 weeks ended
January 12, 2011
     28 weeks ended
January 12, 2011
 

Increase (decrease)

     

Payroll and payroll-related expenses

   $ 4.4           12.8     

Depreciation

     4.5           8.7     

Self-insurance reserve adjustment

     12.5           12.5     

Share-based compensation

     (3.8)          (4.5)    

Other, net

     (6.0)          (7.7)    
                 
   $ 11.6           21.8     
                 

During the 16 weeks ended January 12, 2011 and January 6, 2010, we recorded adjustments to our self-insurance reserves as a result of the actuarial studies performed in the second quarter of each fiscal year. The reserve increase in fiscal 2011 negatively impacted operating and administrative expense by $5.2 million for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, while the reserve decrease in fiscal 2010 positively impacted operating and administrative expense by $7.3 million for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 6, 2010.

Impairment Charges. Impairment charges related to store facilities of $4.5 million were recorded during both the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011. Impairment charges of $1.1 million and $4.2 million were recorded during the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 6, 2010, respectively. See Part I, Item 1, Note 3 for further discussion of impairment charges.

Interest Expense, Net. Interest expense, net, is primarily interest on long-term and short-term debt and capital leases, offset by interest income. Interest expense, net remained relatively unchanged for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, as compared to the same periods in the prior fiscal year. Interest expense, net was $2.0 million and $1.4 million for the 16 weeks ended January 12, 2011, and January 6, 2010, respectively, and $3.2 million and $2.7 million for the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, and January 6, 2010, respectively.

Income Taxes. Income tax benefit was $0.8 million and $2.0 million for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, respectively. The effective tax rate was a benefit of 3.2% for 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011. The rate for both the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, reflects our ability to carry back certain net operating losses while maintaining a full valuation allowance and recording certain refundable credits.

Income tax benefit was $2.0 million and $2.7 million for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 6, 2010, respectively. The effective tax rate was a benefit of 66.1% for the 28 weeks ended January 6, 2010. The rate for both the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 6, 2010, reflects our ability to carry back certain net operating losses while maintaining a full valuation allowance and recording certain refundable credits. The rate for the 28 weeks ended January 6, 2010, also reflects the benefit of a reduction of an uncertain tax position.

 

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We maintain a full valuation allowance against substantially all of our net deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance will be maintained until there is sufficient positive evidence to conclude that it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax assets will be realized.

As of January 12, 2011, we had net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) for federal income tax purposes of approximately $783 million that will begin to expire in fiscal 2025.

Discontinued Operations

In evaluating whether store closures qualify for discontinued operations classification, we consider each store to be a component of a business, as this is the lowest level at which the operations and cash flows can be clearly distinguished, operationally and for financial reporting purposes. If the cash flows of a store to be exited will not be significant to our ongoing operations and cash inflows of our nearby stores are not expected to increase significantly because of the exit, the results of operations of the store are reported in discontinued operations. Costs incurred to dispose of a location are included in gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations only if the location qualifies for discontinued operations classification; otherwise, such costs are reported as continuing operations.

As previously announced, during the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, we closed 30 non-remodeled, underperforming stores, consolidated our four operating regions into three and reduced workforce at the field and corporate support levels.

Results of operations for the 30 stores were classified as discontinued operations. Net sales from discontinued operations for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, were $1.1 million and $49.1 million, respectively. Net sales from discontinued operations for the 16 and 28 weeks ended January 6, 2010, were $81.3 million and $141.8 million, respectively. For the 16 weeks ended January 12, 2011, the loss on disposal of discontinued operations consisted of $0.4 million of lease termination costs and $0.3 million of other costs. For the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, the loss on disposal of discontinued operations consisted of $8.4 million net gain on sale or retirement of assets, including pharmacy prescription files, $33.9 million of lease termination costs and $3.5 million of other costs.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Summary

As of January 12, 2011, we had $530.3 million of liquidity, comprised of $421.7 million of borrowing availability under the Credit Agreement (defined below) and $108.6 million of cash and cash equivalents. We anticipate our capital expenditures for the remainder of fiscal 2011 will be funded substantially by cash flows from operations, working capital improvements, and cash and cash equivalents on hand. Based on anticipated cash flow from operations and borrowing availability, we believe that we will have sufficient resources beyond fiscal 2011 to operate our business and fund capital expenditures. Our Credit Agreement matures in November 2011 and we currently expect to refinance the credit agreement before the end of fiscal 2011. Our expected borrowing availability beyond the maturity date of our Credit Agreement in November 2011 is

 

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subject to our expectation of available financing alternatives at a reasonable cost. See Item 1A, Risk Factors, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, for more information regarding the need to refinance our Credit Agreement.

Credit Agreement

On November 21, 2006, Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., and certain of our subsidiaries entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement, to be used for working capital and general corporate purposes, provides for a $725.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, of which a maximum of $300.0 million may be utilized for letters of credit. The Credit Agreement matures November 21, 2011, at which time all amounts then outstanding under the agreement will be due and payable. At our request, under certain conditions the facility may be increased by up to $100.0 million. Obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by substantially all of our subsidiaries and are secured by senior liens on substantially all of our assets. Debt issuance costs of $9.2 million are being amortized over the term of the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement contains certain covenants, including an EBITDA financial covenant, which is tested only when Excess Availability falls below $75.0 million. This Form 10-Q contains only a general description of the terms of the Credit Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full Credit Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on November 28, 2006) and Amendment 1 to the Credit Agreement (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on September 5, 2008). The following capitalized terms have specific meanings as defined in the Credit Agreement: Agent, Borrowing Base, Capital Expenditures, EBITDA, Excess Availability, and Reserves.

We had no material borrowings on the Credit Agreement, other than fees charged by the lender, during the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011.

Borrowing availability was $421.7 million as of January 12, 2011, as summarized below (in thousands):

 

     January 12, 2011  

Lesser of Borrowing Base or Credit Agreement capacity1

   $ 471,739     

Outstanding borrowings

     -     
        

Excess Availability

     471,739     

Limitation on Excess Availability2

     (50,000)    
        

Borrowing availability

   $ 421,739     
        

 

1

Net of Reserves of $164.6 million, including $147.5 million related to outstanding letters of credit.

2

Assumes the Credit Agreement’s EBITDA covenant is met or is not being tested.

As shown in the table above, Borrowing availability under the Credit Agreement was determined net of Reserves, which are subject to revision by the Agent to reflect events or circumstances that adversely affect the value of the Borrowing Base assets. Accordingly, a determination by the Agent to increase Reserves would reduce availability.

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letters of credit totaling $147.5 million were issued under the Credit Agreement. Outstanding letters of credit related primarily to insurance programs including workers’ compensation.

Historical Cash Flow Data

The table below sets forth certain Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows data for the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, and January 6, 2010 (in thousands):

 

     28 weeks ended  
Cash (used in) provided by :    January 12, 2011      January 6, 2010  

Operating activities

   $ (6,003)         46,949    

Investing activities

     (34,328)         (82,711)   

Financing activities

     (3,434)         7,213    

Operating Activities. Net cash used in operating activities of $6.0 million for the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, was due primarily to operating losses from both continuing and discontinued operations and changes in working capital items. Net cash provided by operating activities of $46.9 million for the 28 weeks ended January 6, 2010, was due primarily to operating cash flows and changes in working capital items.

Investing Activities. For the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, and January 6, 2010, net cash used in investing activities was $34.3 million and $82.7 million, respectively. Capital expenditures including our store-remodeling program were $44.6 million and $83.0 million for the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, and January 6, 2010, respectively. In addition, we received $9.8 million in proceeds from sales of pharmacy prescription files related to the discontinued operations stores during the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011. There were no similar sales in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Financing Activities. For the 28 weeks ended January 12, 2011, net cash used in financing activities was $3.4 million due primarily to payments on capital leases. For the 28 weeks ended January 6, 2010, net cash provided by financing activities was $7.2 million due primarily to an increase in book overdrafts.

Capital Expenditures. Capital expenditures for fiscal 2011 are currently expected to be approximately $132.0 million, a $26.0 million decrease from our prior estimate due in part to the timing of expenditures for certain remodeling efforts which will occur in fiscal 2012 rather than fiscal 2011.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

Our critical accounting estimates for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 are consistent with those included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

As of January 12, 2011, we had no derivative instruments that increased our exposure to market risks for interest rates, foreign currency rates, commodity prices or other market price risks. We do not use derivatives for speculative purposes. Our current exposure to market risks results primarily from changes in interest rates, principally with respect to our Credit Agreement, which is a variable rate financing agreement. As of January 12, 2011, we had no borrowing outstanding under the Credit Agreement. We currently do not use swaps or other interest rate protection agreements to hedge this risk.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of January 12, 2011, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, together with a disclosure review committee appointed by the Chief Executive Officer, evaluated the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of January 12, 2011, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“the Exchange Act”) and are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act, is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter ended January 12, 2011, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II - Other Information

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See Part I, Item 1, Note 7 for a discussion of legal proceedings.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

The risks described in Item 1A, Risk Factors, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, except as mentioned below. Additional information concerning those risks and uncertainties and other factors that you may wish to consider are contained elsewhere in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We face risks inherent in providing pharmacy services at our stores, and continued reimbursement rate pressures and increased regulatory requirements in the pharmacy industry may adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Pharmacies are exposed to risks such as filling and labeling of prescriptions, adequacy of warnings, unintentional distribution of counterfeit drugs and expiration of drugs. Although we maintain professional liability and errors and omissions liability insurance, from time to time, claims result in the payment of significant amounts, some portions of which may not be covered by insurance.

Sales of prescription drugs reimbursed by third party payors, including Medicare Part D and state sponsored Medicaid agencies, represent a significant portion of our pharmacy sales. Continued reimbursement rate pressures, and increased regulatory requirements related to such third party payors, may adversely affect our business and results of operations.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Reserved

 

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
   Description of Exhibit    Incorporated by Reference From
2.1    Order Confirming Joint Plan of Reorganization of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. and Affiliated Debtors entered November 9, 2006.    Previously filed as Exhibit 99.2 to Form 8-K on November 15, 2006, which Exhibit is herein incorporated by reference.
3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.    Previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-A/A on November 21, 2006, which Exhibit is herein incorporated by reference.
3.2    Amended and Restated By-Laws of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.    Previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K on November 12, 2008, which Exhibit is herein incorporated by reference.
31.1    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.   
31.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.   
32.1    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.   
32.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.   

 

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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.

 

   WINN-DIXIE STORES, INC.

Date: February 14, 2011

  

/s/ BENNETT L. NUSSBAUM

   Bennett L. Nussbaum
   Senior Vice President and
   Chief Financial Officer
  

(Principal Financial Officer and

Duly Authorized Officer)

Date: February 14, 2011

  

/s/ D. MICHAEL BYRUM

     D. Michael Byrum
   Vice President, Corporate Controller
   and Chief Accounting Officer
   (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
   Description of Exhibit    Incorporated by Reference From

2.1

   Order Confirming Joint Plan of Reorganization of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. and Affiliated Debtors entered November 9, 2006.    Previously filed as Exhibit 99.2 to Form 8-K on November 15, 2006, which Exhibit is herein incorporated by reference.

3.1

   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.    Previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-A/A on November 21, 2006, which Exhibit is herein incorporated by reference.

3.2

   Amended and Restated By-Laws of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.    Previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K on November 12, 2008, which Exhibit is herein incorporated by reference.

31.1

   Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.   

31.2

   Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.   

32.1

   Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.   

32.2

   Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.