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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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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):
May 9, 2018


Walmart Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware
001-06991
71-0415188
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

702 Southwest 8th Street
Bentonville, Arkansas 72716-0215
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(479) 273-4000


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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 9, 2018, Walmart Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Walmart”), issued a press release (the “Press Release”) disclosing that it had entered into agreements to invest in a majority equity stake in Flipkart Private Limited, a leading eCommerce marketplace in India (“Flipkart”), through the purchase of equity from certain existing shareholders of Flipkart, as well as new equity funding to Flipkart. The Press Release describes, among other things, the level of Walmart’s initial estimated equity investment in Flipkart, the amount to be paid by Walmart for that investment (including the portion thereof representing new equity funding to Flipkart), Walmart’s plans to fund the purchase price for this investment, Walmart’s estimate of the earnings per share impact of this investment for the fiscal year ending on January 31, 2019 and the subsequent fiscal year, and certain financial and other information with respect to Flipkart. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing or other document pursuant to 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
The following document is furnished as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:  
99.1
 

    
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: May 9, 2018
WALMART INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Gordon Y. Allison
 
Gordon Y. Allison
 
Vice President and General Counsel, Corporate