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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 22, 2023

Walmart Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


DE	001-06991	71-0415188
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

702 S.W. 8th Street

Bentonville, AR 72716-0215

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

(479) 273-4000

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share

WMT

NYSE

2.550% Notes Due 2026

WMT26

NYSE

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 ☐

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. ☐

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

During fiscal 2023, Walmart Inc. (the “Company”) accrued a liability for approximately $3.3 billion for the Settlement Framework (described below) and other previously agreed upon state and tribal settlements to resolve substantially all opioids-related lawsuits filed against the Company, as well as all potential claims that could be made against the Company, by states and political subdivisions (the “State Settlement Framework”) and tribes (the “Tribal Settlement Framework”). Both the State Settlement Framework and the Tribal Settlement Framework are referred to collectively as the "Settlement Framework."

On August 22, 2023, a settlement administrator determined that a sufficient number of political subdivisions have agreed to participate in the State Settlement Framework. Therefore, the State Settlement Framework will become effective on September 6, 2023, and the Company will pay the remaining approximately $2.8 billion of the original approximately $3.3 billion accrued liability in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. Although the settlement administrator has determined a sufficient number of political subdivisions have agreed to participate in the State Settlement Framework, and thus the State Settlement Framework will become effective, eligible political subdivisions still have until July 15, 2025 to join the State Settlement Framework.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise be subject to the liability of that section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing 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 or document.

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: August 22, 2023


WALMART INC.

By:			/s/ Gordon Y. Allison
Name:			Gordon Y. Allison
Title:			Senior Vice President, Office of the Corporate Secretary, and Chief Counsel for Finance and Governance

Walmart Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure