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) August 16, 2005
Books-A-Million, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 0-20664 63-0798460
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
402 Industrial Lane, Birmingham, Alabama 35211
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (205) 942-3737
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On August 16, 2005, at a meeting of the Board of Directors, pursuant to
Article II, Section 7 of our bylaws, the Board of Directors elected Mr. Albert
C. Johnson to fill a vacancy on the Board in the class of directors who will be
subject for reelection at the annual meeting of the Corporation's stockholders
in 2008. In addition, Mr. Johnson has been appointed to serve as a member of our
Audit Committee. Mr. Johnson has accepted these appointments. Mr. Johnson's
biographical information is:
Mr. Johnson (age 61) currently is a financial consultant. He has more than
30 years of experience in finance and administration, most recently as senior
vice president and chief financial officer of Dunn Investment Company in
Birmingham, Alabama. Prior to that, Mr. Johnson was a partner with Arthur
Andersen, where he worked in various senior level positions for nearly 25 years.
Mr. Johnson currently serves on the Board of Directors of MidSouth Industries,
Inc., where he is chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee. Mr. Johnson
earned a Master of Science degree in Systems Management from the University of
Southern California and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Florida State
University. Mr. Johnson is a Certified Public Accountant. He also served as a
Captain in the Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Document Description
99.1 Press Release dated August 18, 2005
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.
_____________BOOKS-A-MILLION, INC._______
(Registrant)
Date _August 22, 2005______
____________/s/ Richard S. Wallington__________
(Signature)
Name: Richard S. Wallington
Title: Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Document Description
99.1 Press Release dated May 18, 2005