Please find Rite Aid (RAD)’s 10-K for April 2020 on SEC.gov and answer the following questions: 

• Explain the difference between Rite Aid’s secured and unsecured debt. Why does Rite Aid distinguish between these two types of debt? 
• What does it mean for debt to be “guaranteed”? According to the disclosure, who has provided the guarantee for some of Rite Aid’s unsecured debt? 
• What is meant by the terms “senior,” “fixed-rate,” and “convertible”? 
• How much total debt does Rite Aid have as of April 2020? How much of this is due within the coming fiscal year? Reconcile the total debt reported in the disclosure with what Rite Aid reports on its balance sheet.

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