# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000084129
**File Stem:** 0001104659-23-029670
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 3043
**Document Hash:** 8bed111c89998a9cd9ddb681626f364a
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## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-23-029670

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: CORRESP

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230307

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** RITE AID CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000084129
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** RETAIL-DRUG STORES AND PROPRIETARY STORES [5912]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 231614034
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0304

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** CORRESP

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1200 INTREPID AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR
- **CITY:** PHILADELPHIA
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19112
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 7177612633

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** PO BOX 3165
- **CITY:** HARRISBURG
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 17105

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** RACK RITE DISTRIBUTORS
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19680510

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** LEHRMAN LOUIS & CO
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19680510

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom llp

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**<u>VIA EDGAR</u>**

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Office of Trade & Services

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attn: Scott Stringer / Lyn Shenk

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| **Re:** | **Rite Aid Corporation<br> Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended February 26, 2022<br> Filed April 25, 2022<br> File No. 001-05742** |

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Dear Messrs. Stringer and Shenk:

This is to confirm that on March 6, 2023 in a telephone conversation Michael Zeidel spoke to Mr. Shenk to request that Rite Aid Corporation (the "Company") be granted an extension of 10 business days to provide responses to the comments of the Securities and Exchange Commission staff contained in its letter dated February 21, 2023 with respect to the Company's Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended February 26, 2022. Such extension was granted, and the Company will provide its responses no later than March 21, 2023. If you have any questions or comments to this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me directly at (212) 735-3259.

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| Sincerely, |
| /s/ Michael J. Zeidel |

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Via E-mail:

cc: Matthew C. Schroeder, Chief Financial Officer

Steven Bixler, Chief Accounting Officer

Paul Gilbert, General Counsel

Christin Bassett, Deputy General Counsel