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): September 29, 2017

99 CENTS ONLY STORES LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California

1-11735

95-2411605

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

4000 East Union Pacific Avenue

City of Commerce, California

90023

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(323) 980-8145

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None

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

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 29, 2017, 99 Cents Only Stores LLC (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing Standard & Poor’s recent lowering of the Company’s credit rating and other matters.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The information disclosed in this Item 8.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and 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 liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press release, dated September 29, 2017

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press release, dated September 29, 2017

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.

	99 CENTS ONLY STORES LLC


Dated: September 29, 2017	By:	/s/ Felicia Thornton

		Felicia Thornton

		Chief Financial Officer

99 CENTS ONLY STORES LLC 8-K