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):

June 6, 2018

 


 

DAVIDsTEA Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Canada

 

98-1048842

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

001-37404

(Commission File Number)

 

5430 Ferrier,
Town of Mount-Royal,

 

 

Québec, Canada

 

H4P 1M2

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(888) 873-0006

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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:

 

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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 x

 

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. x

 

 

 



 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On June 6, 2018, DAVIDsTEA Inc., a corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act, issued a press release announcing that its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 will be released after market close on Monday, June 11, 2018. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

The information presented under Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the accompanying exhibit attached herein 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 liability of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any registration statement 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.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release, dated June 6, 2018

 

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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.

 

 

 

DAVIDsTEA INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Howard Tafler

 

 

Name: Howard Tafler

 

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

Date: June 7, 2018

 

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

DAVIDsTEA Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2018 Earnings Conference Call

 

Montreal, Canada, June 6, 2018—(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) DAVIDsTEA Inc. (Nasdaq: DTEA) today announced that its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 will be released after market close on Monday, June 11, 2018. The Company will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time that day to discuss the financial results.

 

Details of the Conference Call

 

Via telephone: 1-866-521-4909 or 647-427-2311
Via the internet at: www.davidstea.com, in the “investor relations” section.

 

An online archive of the webcast will be available within two hours of the conclusion of the call and will remain available for 30 days.

 

About DAVIDsTEA Inc.

 

DAVIDsTEA is a retailer of specialty tea, offering a differentiated selection of proprietary loose-leaf teas, pre-packaged teas, tea sachets and tea-related gifts, accessories and food and beverages, primarily through 240 company-operated DAVIDsTEA stores throughout Canada and the United States as of February 3, 2018, and its website, davidstea.com. The Company is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

 

Investor Contact:

MaisonBrison Communications

Pierre Boucher

514-731-0000, x237

investors@davidstea.com

 

Media Contact:

Edelman

Nina Godard

416.455.6324

nina.godard@edelman.com