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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For The Fiscal Year Ended February 27 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For The Transition Period From Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Commission File Number 1-5742 RITE AID CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 30 Hunter Lane , Camp Hill , Pennsylvania ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 1.00 par value To Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : 23-1614034 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 717 ) 761-2633 17011 ( Zip Code ) Trading Symbol ( s ) RAD Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to section 13 or section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange Act . Yes No Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " Large Accelerated Filer , " " Accelerated Filer , " " Smaller Reporting Company , " and " Emerging Growth Company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large Accelerated Filer Accelerated Filer > Non - Accelerated Filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . The aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common stock of the registrant held by non - affiliates of the registrant based on the closing price at which such stock was sold on the New York Stock Exchange on August 29 , 2020 was approximately $ 737,566,209 . For purposes of this calculation , only executive officers and directors are deemed to be affiliates of the registrant . As of April 15 , 2021 the registrant had outstanding 55,101,661 shares of common stock , par value $ 1.00 per share . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Certain portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or an amendment to this Annual Report on Form 10 - K , to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission , are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K .