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): October 10, 2008
Limited Brands, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-8344
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31-1029810
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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Three
Limited Parkway
Columbus,
OH
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43230
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(614)
415-7000
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
The
following information is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 “Regulation
FD Disclosure”, and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such a filing.
On October
10, 2008, Limited Brands, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its Board
of Directors has authorized a $250 million share repurchase program. A copy of
the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated
by reference.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) Exhibits
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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Press
Release dated October 10, 2008
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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 hereunto
duly authorized.
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Limited
Brands, Inc.
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Date:
October 14, 2008
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By
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/s/ Douglas L. Williams | ||
| Douglas L. Williams | ||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||
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Exhibit
99.1
LIMITED
BRANDS ANNOUNCES $250 MILLION
SHARE
REPURCHASE PROGRAM
Columbus,
Ohio, October 10, 2008 — As part of its ongoing commitment to return value to
shareholders, Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD) announced today that its Board of
Directors has authorized a $250 million share repurchase. Repurchases
will be made at the times, in the amounts and in the manner that the Company
believes appropriate. Over the past 5 years, Limited Brands has
returned nearly $7 billion to shareholders through dividends and share
repurchases.
ABOUT LIMITED
BRANDS:
Limited
Brands, through Victoria’s Secret, Pink, Bath & Body Works, C.O. Bigelow, La
Senza, White Barn Candle Co. and Henri Bendel, presently operates 3,010
specialty stores. The company’s products are also available online at
www.VictoriasSecret.com,
www.BathandBodyWorks.com, www.HenriBendel.com
and www.LaSenza.com.
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For
further information, please contact:
Limited
Brands:
Investor
Relations
Amie
Preston
(614)
415-6704
apreston@limitedbrands.com
Media
Relations
Tammy
Roberts Myers
(614) 415-7072
extcomm@limitedbrands.com