Edgar Filing: SAFEWAY INC

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Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 20, 2009

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 1-00041

LOGO

SAFEWAY INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

94-3019135

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

5918 Stoneridge Mall Rd.

Pleasanton, California

94588-3229

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (925) 467-3000

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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. x Yes ¨ No.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). x Yes ¨ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 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 x No.

As of July 21, 2009, there were issued and outstanding 416.5 million shares of the registrant’s common stock.

SAFEWAY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Table of Contents


		Page
PART I–FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Unaudited)

Item 1.	Financial Statements

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the 12 and 24 weeks ended June 20, 2009 and June 14, 2008	3

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 20, 2009 and January 3, 2009	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the 24 weeks ended June 20, 2009 and June 14, 2008	6

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	14

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	21

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	21

PART II–OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	22

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	22

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	22

Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	23

Item 6.	Exhibits	24

SAFEWAY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In millions, except per-share amounts)

(Unaudited)


	12 Weeks Ended						24 Weeks Ended
	June 20, 2009			June 14, 2008			June 20, 2009			June 14, 2008
Sales and other revenue	$	9,462.1		$	10,120.0		$	18,698.5		$	20,118.8
Cost of goods sold		(6,730.6	)		(7,254.8	)		(13,314.1	)		(14,375.3	)


Gross profit		2,731.5			2,865.2			5,384.4			5,743.5

Operating and administrative expense		(2,373.9	)		(2,413.6	)		(4,745.3	)		(4,890.0	)


Operating profit		357.6			451.6			639.1			853.5

Interest expense		(77.2	)		(81.7	)		(155.4	)		(166.2	)

Other income, net		3.3			2.0			4.5			1.6


Income before income taxes		283.7			371.9			488.2			688.9

Income tax expense		(45.1	)		(137.6	)		(105.4	)		(261.2	)


Net income	$	238.6		$	234.3		$	382.8		$	427.7


Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.57		$	0.54		$	0.90		$	0.98

Diluted	$	0.57		$	0.53		$	0.90		$	0.97


Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		421.1			437.0			424.6			438.2

Diluted		422.3			440.3			425.7			441.6

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

SAFEWAY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)


	June 20, 2009			January 3, 2009
ASSETS

Current assets:
Cash and equivalents	$	219.4		$	382.8
Receivables		442.0			515.1
Merchandise inventories		2,639.4			2,591.4
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		314.9			254.6
Income taxes receivable		190.7			232.3


Total current assets		3,806.4			3,976.2


Property		19,857.0			19,692.3
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(9,428.3	)		(9,049.2	)

Property, net		10,428.7			10,643.1

Goodwill		2,392.1			2,390.2
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate		210.0			207.1
Other assets		294.4			268.1


Total assets	$	17,131.6		$	17,484.7

(Continued)

SAFEWAY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Continued)

(In millions, except per-share amounts)

(Unaudited)


	June 20, 2009			January 3, 2009
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:
Current maturities of notes and debentures	$	506.9		$	758.4
Current obligations under capital leases		38.1			40.6
Accounts payable		2,105.7			2,448.5
Accrued salaries and wages		405.2			450.3
Deferred income taxes		114.6			107.2
Other accrued liabilities		608.3			694.2


Total current liabilities		3,778.8			4,499.2


Long-term debt:
Notes and debentures		4,382.6			4,184.2
Obligations under capital leases		500.3			516.6


Total long-term debt		4,882.9			4,700.8

Deferred income taxes		268.2			249.6
Pension and postretirement benefit obligations		607.3			597.2
Accrued claims and other liabilities		655.6			651.7


Total liabilities		10,192.8			10,698.5

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock: par value $0.01 per share; 1,500 shares authorized; 591.2 and 590.7 shares issued		5.9			5.9
Additional paid-in capital		4,156.4			4,128.3
Treasury stock at cost: 174.8 and 161.8 shares		(5,027.1	)		(4,776.8	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(159.9	)		(228.7	)
Retained earnings		7,963.5			7,657.5

Total stockholders’ equity		6,938.8			6,786.2


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	17,131.6		$	17,484.7

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

SAFEWAY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)


	24 Weeks Ended
	June 20, 2009			June 14, 2008
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	382.8		$	427.7
Reconciliation to net cash flow provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		532.7			512.1
Property impairment charges		25.4			25.7
Stock-based employee compensation		25.8			27.7
Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options		—			(1.3	)
LIFO expense		—			13.2
Equity in (earnings) loss of unconsolidated affiliate		(2.9	)		4.0
Net pension expense		65.5			38.9
Contributions to pension plans		(18.9	)		(21.6	)
Loss on property retirements and lease exit costs, net		13.6			4.9
Increase in accrued claims and other liabilities		5.4			16.6
Amortization of deferred finance costs		2.2			2.3
Deferred income taxes		10.3			6.4
Other		14.6			1.8
Changes in working capital items:
Receivables		20.4			5.0
Inventories at FIFO cost		(36.7	)		115.6
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(61.1	)		(27.0	)
Income taxes		12.0			(12.0	)
Payables and accruals		(120.8	)		(245.0	)
Payables related to third-party gift cards, net of receivables		(186.2	)		(182.1	)

Net cash flow provided by operating activities		684.1			712.9


INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Cash paid for property additions		(445.6	)		(676.8	)
Proceeds from sale of property		6.0			43.5
Other		(21.6	)		(23.7	)

Net cash flow used by investing activities		(461.2	)		(657.0	)


FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
(Payments on) additions to short-term borrowings		(0.5	)		5.0
Additions to long-term borrowings		530.5			449.5
Payments on long-term borrowings		(602.7	)		(247.1	)
Purchase of treasury stock		(250.3	)		(174.7	)
Dividends paid		(70.9	)		(60.6	)
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options		1.3			23.4
Excess tax benefit from exercise of stock options		—			1.3
Income tax refund related to prior years’ debt financing		—			2.8
Other		(0.2	)		(0.4	)

Net cash flow used by financing activities		(392.8	)		(0.8	)


Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash		6.5			(6.8	)

(Decrease) increase in cash and equivalents		(163.4	)		48.3

CASH AND EQUIVALENTS:
Beginning of period		382.8			277.8

End of period	$	219.4		$	326.1

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

SAFEWAY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

NOTE A–THE COMPANY AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of Safeway Inc. and subsidiaries (“Safeway” or the “Company”) for the 12 and 24 weeks ended June 20, 2009 and June 14, 2008 are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments that are of a normal and recurring nature necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations for such periods. These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared on an accrual basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“US GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to SEC regulations. The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in the Company’s 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The results of operations for the 12 and 24 weeks ended June 20, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through July 27, 2009, the filing date of this Form 10-Q, and has determined that there were no subsequent events to recognize or disclose in these financial statements.

Inventory

Net income reflects the LIFO method of valuing certain domestic inventories based upon estimated annual inflation or deflation. The LIFO method of inventory valuation can only be determined annually, when inflation or deflation rates and inventory levels are known; therefore, LIFO inventory costs for interim financial statements are estimated. Actual LIFO inflation or deflation indices for the year are calculated during the fourth quarter based upon a statistical sampling of inventories. Safeway recorded no LIFO expense for the first 24 weeks of 2009 and LIFO expense of $13.2 million for the first 24 weeks of 2008.

Vendor Allowances

Vendor allowances totaled $598.7 million for the second quarter of 2009 and $583.9 million for the second quarter of 2008. Vendor allowances totaled $1.2 billion for the first 24 weeks of 2009 and 2008. Vendor allowances can be grouped into the following broad categories: promotional allowances, slotting allowances and contract allowances. All vendor allowances are classified as an element of cost of goods sold.

Promotional allowances make up approximately 90% of all allowances. With promotional allowances, vendors pay Safeway to promote their product. The promotion may be any combination of a temporary price reduction, a feature in print ads, a feature in a Safeway circular or a preferred location in the store. The promotions are typically one to two weeks long.

Slotting allowances are a small portion of total allowances, typically less than 5% of all allowances. With slotting allowances, the vendor reimburses Safeway for the cost of placing new product on the shelf. Safeway has no obligation or commitment to keep the product on the shelf for a minimum period.

Contract allowances make up the remainder of all allowances. Under the typical contract allowance, a vendor pays Safeway to keep product on the shelf for a minimum period of time or when volume thresholds are achieved.

Promotional and slotting allowances are accounted for as a reduction in the cost of purchased inventory and recognized when the related inventory is sold. Contract allowances are recognized as a reduction in the cost of goods sold as volume thresholds are achieved or through the passage of time.

SAFEWAY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Comprehensive Income

For the first 24 weeks of 2009, total comprehensive income was $451.6 million, which primarily consists of net income of $382.8 million, the transfer of pension amortization, net of tax, of $25.7 million from accumulated other comprehensive income to pension expense and foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax, of approximately $44.9 million.

For the first 24 weeks of 2008, total comprehensive income was $398.2 million, which primarily consists of net income of $427.7 million and transfer of pension amortization, net of tax, of $9.1 million from accumulated other comprehensive income to pension expense, partly offset by foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax, of approximately $37.3 million.

Fair Value Measurements

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” as amended, defines and establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands related disclosures. This Statement does not require any new fair value measurements. The Company adopted SFAS No. 157 for financial assets and financial liabilities beginning in fiscal 2008 and for nonfinancial assets and liabilities beginning in fiscal 2009. See Note K for additional information.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Disclosures of the fair value of certain financial instruments are required, whether or not recognized in the balance sheet. The Company estimated the fair values presented below using appropriate valuation methodologies and market information available as of June 20, 2009. Considerable judgment is required to develop estimates of fair value, and the estimates presented are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that the Company could realize in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions or estimation methodologies could have a material effect on the estimated fair values. Additionally, the fair values were estimated as of June 20, 2009, and current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts presented.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments:

Cash and equivalents, accounts receivables, accounts payable and short-term debt. The carrying amount of these items approximates fair value.

Long-term debt. Market values quoted on the New York Stock Exchange are used to estimate the fair value of publicly traded debt. To estimate the fair value of debt issues that are not quoted on an exchange, the Company uses those interest rates that are currently available to it for issuance of debt with similar terms and remaining maturities. At June 20, 2009, the estimated fair value of debt was $5.1 billion compared to a carrying value of $4.9 billion.

NOTE B–NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In December 2008, the FASB issued FSP 132(R)-1 “Employers’ Disclosure about Postretirement Benefit Plan Assets.” FSP 132(R)-1 provides additional guidance on employers’ disclosures about the plan assets of defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. FSP 132(R)-1 requires disclosures about how investment allocation decisions are made, the fair value of each major category of plan assets, valuation techniques used to develop fair value measurements of plan assets, the impact of measurements on changes in plan assets when using significant unobservable inputs and significant concentrations of risk in the plan assets. These disclosures are required for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009. Safeway is currently assessing the impact of FSP 132(R)-1 on its financial statement disclosures.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

In June 2009, the FASB approved the “FASB Accounting Standards Codification,” (“Codification”), as the single source of authoritative US GAAP for all non-governmental entities, with the exception of the SEC and its staff. The Codification, which launched July 1, 2009, changes the referencing and organization of accounting guidance and is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. Since it is not intended to change or alter existing US GAAP, the Codification is not expected to have any impact on Safeway’s financial condition or results of operations. Beginning after the third quarter of 2009, the Company’s financial statements will no longer refer to specific US GAAP statements.

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets.” SFAS No. 166 is a revision to SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities,” and amends the guidance on transfers of financial assets, including securitization transactions where entities have continued exposure to risks related to transferred financial assets. SFAS No. 166 also expands the disclosure requirements for such transactions. This statement will become effective for Safeway on January 3, 2010. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R).” SFAS No. 167 is a revision to FIN No. 46(R), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities,” and amends the consolidation guidance for Variable Interest Entities under FIN No. 46(R). This statement will become effective for Safeway on January 3, 2010. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

NOTE C–STOCK-BASED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION

The Company recognized share-based compensation expense of $11.6 million and $13.7 million in the second quarter of 2009 and 2008, respectively, as a component of operating and administrative expense. The Company recognized share-based compensation expense of $25.8 million and $27.7 million for the first 24 weeks of 2009 and 2008, respectively, as a component of operating and administrative expense.

The Company determines fair value of such awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The following weighted-average assumptions used to value Safeway’s grants through the second quarter, by year, are as follows:


	2009	2008
Expected life (in years)	6.5	4.5
Expected stock volatility	36.8% - 40.2%	32.0% - 32.6%
Risk-free interest rate	2.35% - 2.54%	2.83% - 3.01%
Expected dividend yield during the expected term	1.3%	0.8%

In 2009, the Company issued options with a longer term than had been used for prior years’ grants. Because not enough time has passed to provide the Company with sufficient data on the exercise behavior of employees who were granted these 2009 options, the expected life of the 2009 options was determined using the “simplified method” stated in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 that utilizes the following formula: ((vesting term + original contract term)/2). The Company calculated the expected life of 2008 options based upon its historical data. Expected stock volatility was determined based upon a combination of historical volatility for the 6.5-year-period and 4.5-year-period for 2009 and 2008, respectively, preceding the measurement date and estimates of implied volatility based on open interests in traded option contracts on Safeway common stock. The risk-free interest rate was based on the yield curve in effect at the time the options were granted, using U.S. constant maturities over the expected life of the option. Expected dividend yield is based on Safeway’s dividend policy at the time the options were granted.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

NOTE D–EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per share is calculated on the basis of weighted average outstanding common shares. Diluted earnings per share is computed on the basis of basic weighted average outstanding common shares adjusted for the dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock awards and other dilutive securities.

The following tables provide reconciliations of net earnings and shares used in calculating earnings per basic common share to those used in calculating earnings per diluted common share (in millions, except per-share amounts):


	12 Weeks Ended
	June 20, 2009				June 14, 2008
	Diluted		Basic		Diluted		Basic
Net income	$	238.6	$	238.6	$	234.3	$	234.3


Weighted average common shares outstanding		421.1		421.1		437.0		437.0

Common share equivalents		1.2				3.3

Weighted average shares outstanding		422.3				440.3


Earnings per share	$	0.57	$	0.57	$	0.53	$	0.54

Anti-dilutive shares totaling 36.8 million and 22.1 million have been excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the 12 weeks ended June 20, 2009 and June 14, 2008, respectively.


	24 Weeks Ended
	June 20, 2009				June 14, 2008
	Diluted		Basic		Diluted		Basic
Net income	$	382.8	$	382.8	$	427.7	$	427.7


Weighted average common shares outstanding		424.6		424.6		438.2		438.2

Common share equivalents		1.1				3.4

Weighted average shares outstanding		425.7				441.6


Earnings per share	$	0.90	$	0.90	$	0.97	$	0.98

Anti-dilutive shares totaling 34.9 million and 20.4 million have been excluded from diluted weighted average shares outstanding for the 24 weeks ended June 20, 2009 and June 14, 2008, respectively.

NOTE E–GOODWILL

A summary of changes in Safeway’s goodwill during the first 24 weeks of 2009 by geographic area is as follows (in millions):


	2009
	U.S.			Canada			Total
Balance-beginning of period	$	2,307.9		$	82.3		$	2,390.2
Adjustments		(0.5	)		2.4	⁽¹⁾		1.9

Balance-end of period	$	2,307.4		$	84.7		$	2,392.1

(1)	Represents foreign currency translation adjustments in Canada.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

NOTE F–FINANCING

Notes and debentures were composed of the following at June 20, 2009 and January 3, 2009 (in millions):


	June 20, 2009			January 3, 2009
Commercial paper	$	555.3		$	362.1
Bank credit agreement, unsecured		—			—
Other bank borrowings, unsecured		2.6			3.2
Mortgage notes payable, secured		16.1			17.0
Floating Rate Notes paid March 2009, unsecured (interest at 1.82% as of January 3, 2009)		—			250.0
7.50% Senior Notes due September 2009, unsecured		500.0			500.0
4.95% Senior Notes due 2010, unsecured		500.0			500.0
6.50% Senior Notes due 2011, unsecured		500.0			500.0
5.80% Senior Notes due 2012, unsecured		800.0			800.0
6.25% Senior Notes due 2014, unsecured		500.0			500.0
5.625% Senior Notes due 2014, unsecured		250.0			250.0
6.35% Senior Notes due 2017, unsecured		500.0			500.0
7.45% Senior Debentures due 2027, unsecured		150.0			150.0
7.25% Senior Debentures due 2031, unsecured		600.0			600.0
Other notes payable, unsecured		13.6			7.7
Unamortized deferred gain on swap termination		1.9			2.6

		4,889.5			4,942.6
Less current maturities		(506.9	)		(758.4	)

Long-term portion	$	4,382.6		$	4,184.2

NOTE G–TAXES ON INCOME

Income tax expense was reduced by $57.8 million in the second quarter of 2009 for previously unrecognized tax benefits and related interest income. The recognition of this item is due to the settlement of a claim with the Internal Revenue Service with respect to the 2002 and 2003 impairment of the Company’s investment in Dominick’s.

As of June 20, 2009, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits were $70.5 million of which $38.0 million may affect the effective tax rate. The Company also had a net receivable for interest on income taxes of $9.0 million.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

NOTE H–EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The following table provides the components of net pension expense for retirement plans (in millions):


	12 Weeks Ended June 20, 2009			12 Weeks Ended June 14, 2008			24 Weeks Ended June 20, 2009			24 Weeks Ended June 14, 2008
Estimated return on assets	$	(25.3	)	$	(39.4	)	$	(50.5	)	$	(78.9	)
Service cost		11.3			23.8			21.9			47.1
Interest cost		27.0			28.9			53.8			57.8
Amortization of prior service cost		4.6			5.0			9.1			10.1
Amortization of unrecognized losses		15.6			1.4			31.2			2.8

Net pension expense	$	33.2		$	19.7		$	65.5		$	38.9

Safeway made approximately $20.4 million of contributions to its defined benefit pension plan trusts, including $1.5 million for the Retirement Restoration Plan, in the first 24 weeks of 2009. For the remainder of 2009, Safeway currently anticipates contributing an additional $18.6 million to these trusts.

NOTE I–CONTINGENCIES

Legal Matters

Note K to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, under the caption “Legal Matters” on page 66 of the Form 10-K included in the 2008 Annual Report to Stockholders, provides information on certain litigation in which the Company is involved. Through July 27, 2009, the filing date of this Form 10-Q, there have been no subsequent material developments to these matters.

Guarantees

Note N to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, under the caption “Guarantees” of the 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K provides information on guarantees required under FIN No. 45.

NOTE J–STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Dividends Declared on Common Stock The following table presents information regarding dividends declared on Safeway’s common stock for the first 24 weeks of fiscal 2009 and 2008.


(in millions, except per-share amounts)	Date Declared	Record Date	Per-Share Amounts		Total		YTD Total
2009
Quarter 2	04/29/09	06/25/09	$	0.1000	$	41.6	$	76.9
Quarter 1	03/05/09	03/26/09		0.0828		35.3		35.3

2008
Quarter 2	05/13/08	06/26/08	$	0.0828	$	36.1	$	66.3
Quarter 1	03/06/08	03/27/08		0.0690		30.2		30.2

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Dividends Paid on Common Stock The following table presents information regarding dividends paid on Safeway’s common stock through the second quarters of fiscal 2009 and 2008.


(in millions, except per-share amounts)	Date Paid	Record Date	Per-Share Amounts		Total		YTD Total
2009
Quarter 2	04/16/09	03/26/09	$	0.0828	$	35.3	$	70.9
Quarter 1	01/14/09	12/24/08		0.0828		35.6		35.6

2008
Quarter 2	04/17/08	03/27/08	$	0.069	$	30.2	$	60.6
Quarter 1	01/17/08	12/27/07		0.069		30.4		30.4

NOTE K–FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

SFAS No. 157 prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into the following hierarchy:


Level 1		Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2		Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable;

Level 3		Unobservable inputs in which little or no market activity exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing.

As of June 20, 2009, Safeway held various short-term investments with a fair value of $20.5 million measured at Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

The Company maintains a rabbi trust to fund a deferred compensation plan. Investments in the trust are included in other long-term assets at fair value and categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy. As of June 20, 2009, the fair value of these investments was approximately $19.2 million.

Long-lived assets were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis using Level 3 inputs as defined in the fair value hierarchy. Fair value of long-lived assets is determined by estimating the amount and timing of net future cash flows (including rental expense for leased properties, sublease rental income, common area maintenance costs and real estate taxes) and discounting them using a risk-adjusted rate of interest. Safeway estimates future cash flows based on its experience and knowledge of the market in which the store is located and, when necessary, uses real estate brokers.

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” long-lived assets with a carrying value of $18.9 million were written down to their fair value of $4.6 million, resulting in an impairment charge of $14.3 million for the second quarter of 2009. For the first 24 weeks of 2009, long-lived assets with a carrying value of $37.1 million were written down to their fair value of $11.7 million, resulting in an impairment charge of $25.4 million. Impairment charges are included in operating and administrative expense.

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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Results of Operations

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK The current economic environment has made consumers more cautious. This has led to reduced consumer spending, to consumers trading down to a less expensive mix of products and to consumers trading down to discounters for grocery items, all of which have affected Safeway’s sales. In 2009, the Company has experienced deflation in certain product categories and expects this may continue. With continued deflation and investments in lower prices, the Company anticipates soft identical-store sales, excluding fuel, for the remainder of 2009.

Net income was $238.6 million ($0.57 per diluted share) for the second quarter of 2009 compared to net income of $234.3 million ($0.53 per diluted share) for the second quarter of 2008. Earnings in the second quarter of 2009 included a $57.8 million tax benefit ($0.14 per diluted share) from the resolution of a tax matter.

SALES AND OTHER REVENUE Same-store sales (decreases) increases for the second quarters of 2009 and 2008 were as follows:


	12 weeks ended
	June 20, 2009				June 14, 2008
	Comparable- Store Sales (Decreases)		Identical- Store Sales (Decreases)*		Comparable- Store Sales Increases/ (Decreases)		Identical- Store Sales Increases/ (Decreases)*
As reported	(5.5	)%	(5.6	)%	1.0	%	0.9	%
Excluding fuel sales	(1.5	)%	(1.5	)%**	(0.2	)%	(0.3	)%***

*	Excludes replacement stores.

**	Negative 2.2% after excluding the weeks affected by the shift in Easter holiday sales.

***	Positive 1.0% after excluding the weeks affected by the shift in Easter holiday sales.

Total sales declined 6.5% to $9.5 billion in the second quarter of 2009 compared to $10.1 billion in the second quarter of 2008. This decline was the result of a $404.8 million decrease in fuel sales (which was due primarily to lower fuel prices), an unfavorable change in the Canadian exchange rate of $216.4 million and a 1.5% decline in identical-store sales for the quarter, excluding fuel. The number of transactions increased, and average transaction size decreased during the quarter.

Easter holiday sales occurred in the second quarter of 2009 and in the first quarter of 2008. After excluding the weeks affected by the shift in Easter holiday sales, identical-store sales for the quarter, excluding fuel, declined 2.2%. After excluding the weeks affected by the shift in Easter holiday sales, the number of transactions was about flat, and average transaction size decreased during the quarter.

At the end of the second quarter of 2009, Safeway had 1,324 Lifestyle stores compared to 1,096 at the end of the second quarter of 2008.

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The following table presents sales revenue by type of similar product (dollars in millions):


	12 Weeks Ended
	June 20, 2009				June 14, 2008
Non-perishables⁽¹⁾	$	4,359.5	46.1	%	$	4,431.5	43.8	%
Perishables⁽²⁾		3,605.5	38.1			3,780.7	37.4
Fuel		620.7	6.5			1,025.5	10.1
Pharmacy		876.4	9.3			882.3	8.7

Total sales and other revenue	$	9,462.1	100.0	%	$	10,120.0	100.0	%

(1)	Consists primarily of general merchandise, grocery, meal ingredients, soft drinks and other beverages, snacks and frozen foods.

(2)	Consists primarily of produce, dairy, meat, bakery, deli, floral and seafood.

GROSS PROFIT Gross profit represents the portion of sales revenue remaining after deducting the cost of goods sold during the period, including purchase and distribution costs. These costs include inbound freight charges, purchasing and receiving costs, warehouse inspection costs, warehousing costs and other costs of Safeway’s distribution network. Advertising and promotional expenses are also a component of cost of goods sold. Additionally, all vendor allowances are classified as an element of cost of goods sold.

Gross profit increased 56 basis points to 28.87% of sales in the second quarter of 2009 compared to 28.31% of sales in the second quarter of 2008. The impact from fuel sales increased gross profit 99 basis points. The offsetting 43 basis-point decline in gross profit was largely the result of investments in everyday price, partly offset by lower energy and LIFO expense.

OPERATING AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE Operating and administrative expense declined $39.7 million to $2,373.9 million in the second quarter of 2009 from $2,413.6 million in the second quarter of 2008. However, due to lower sales, operating and administrative expense increased 124 basis points to 25.09% of sales in the second quarter of 2009 from 23.85% of sales in the second quarter of 2008. Lower fuel sales in the second quarter of 2009 increased operating and administrative expense by 89 basis points. The remaining 35 basis-point increase was primarily the result of decreased sales leverage and increased pension expense.

INTEREST EXPENSE Interest expense declined to $77.2 million in the second quarter of 2009 from $81.7 million in the second quarter of 2008 due to lower average borrowings, partly offset by slightly higher average interest rates.

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INCOME TAXES Income tax expense was $45.1 million, or 15.9% of pre-tax income, in the second quarter of 2009. Income tax expense in the second quarter of 2008 was $137.6 million, or 37.0% of pre-tax income. The decline in the tax rate was due primarily to a benefit of $57.8 million from the favorable resolution of a tax matter.

24-WEEKS ENDED JUNE 20, 2009 COMPARED WITH 24-WEEKS ENDED JUNE 14, 2008

Net income for the first 24 weeks of 2009 was $382.8 million ($0.90 per diluted share) compared to $427.7 million ($0.97 per diluted share) in the first 24 weeks of 2008.

The gross profit margin was 28.80% in the first 24 weeks of 2009 compared to 28.55% for the first 24 weeks of 2008. Operating and administrative expense margin was 25.38% in the first 24 weeks of 2009 compared to 24.31% in the first 24 weeks of 2008.

Same-store sales (decreases) increases through the second quarters of 2009 and 2008 were as follows:


	24 weeks ended
	June 20, 2009				June 14, 2008
	Comparable- Store Sales Decreases		Identical- Store Sales Decreases*		Comparable- Store Sales Increases		Identical- Store Sales Increases*
As reported	(4.8	)%	(4.9	)%	2.8	%	2.6	%
Excluding fuel sales	(1.1	)%	(1.1	)%	1.4	%	1.3	%

*	Excludes replacement stores.

The following table presents sales revenue by type of similar product (dollars in millions):


	24 Weeks Ended
	June 20, 2009				June 14, 2008
Non-perishables⁽¹⁾	$	8,690.9	46.5	%	$	8,935.8	44.4	%
Perishables⁽²⁾		7,130.2	38.1			7,540.1	37.5
Fuel		1,125.3	6.0			1,862.1	9.3
Pharmacy		1,752.1	9.4			1,780.8	8.8

Total sales and other revenue	$	18,698.5	100.0	%	$	20,118.8	100.0	%

(1)	Consists primarily of general merchandise, grocery, meal ingredients, soft drinks and other beverages, snacks and frozen foods.

(2)	Consists primarily of produce, dairy, meat, bakery, deli, floral and seafood.

Critical Accounting Policies

Critical accounting policies are those accounting policies that management believes are important to the portrayal of Safeway’s financial condition and results and require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. The Company’s 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K includes a description of certain critical accounting policies, including those with respect to workers’ compensation, store closures, employee benefit plans, stock-based employee compensation, goodwill and income tax contingencies.

New Accounting Standards

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in plan assets when using significant unobservable inputs and significant concentrations of risk in the plan assets. These disclosures are required for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2009. Safeway is currently assessing the impact of FSP 132(R)-1 on its financial statement disclosures.

Liquidity and Financial Resources

Net cash flow provided by operating activities declined to $684.1 million in the first 24 weeks of 2009 from $712.9 million in the first 24 weeks of 2008. This was primarily due to lower pre-tax income and an increase in cash used by working capital, partly offset by $160 million of income tax refunds.

Net cash flow used by investing activities declined to $461.2 million in the first 24 weeks of 2009 from $657.0 million in the first 24 weeks of 2008 because of reduced capital expenditures partly offset by lower proceeds from the sale of property.

Net cash flow used by financing activities increased to $392.8 million in the first 24 weeks of 2009 compared to $0.8 million in the first 24 weeks of 2008 due primarily to a net reduction in borrowings and increased stock repurchases.

Based upon the current level of operations, Safeway believes that net cash flow from operating activities and other sources of liquidity, including potential borrowing under Safeway’s commercial paper program and its Credit Agreement, referred to below, will be adequate to meet anticipated requirements for working capital, capital expenditures, interest payments, dividend payments and stock repurchases and scheduled principal payments for the foreseeable future. There can be no assurance, however, that Safeway’s business will continue to generate cash flow at or above current levels or that the Company will maintain its ability to borrow under the commercial paper program and Credit Agreement.

CREDIT AGREEMENT The Company has a $1,600.0 million credit agreement (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of banks which has a termination date of June 1, 2012 and provides for two additional one-year extensions of the termination date. There are approximately 25 banks in the syndicate with individual commitments to lend ranging from approximately $20 million to approximately $170 million. The Credit Agreement provides (i) to Safeway a $1,350.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Domestic Facility”), (ii) to Safeway and Canada Safeway Limited a Canadian facility of up to $250.0 million for U.S. Dollar and Canadian Dollar advances and (iii) to Safeway a $400.0 million sub-facility of

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the Domestic Facility for issuance of standby and commercial letters of credit. The Credit Agreement also provides for an increase in the credit facility commitments up to an additional $500.0 million, at the option of the lenders and subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. The restrictive covenants of the Credit Agreement limit Safeway with respect to, among other things, creating liens upon its assets and disposing of material amounts of assets other than in the ordinary course of business. Additionally, the Company is required to maintain a minimum Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in the Credit Agreement, to interest expense ratio of 2.0 to 1 and is required to not exceed an Adjusted Debt (total consolidated debt less cash and cash equivalents in excess of $75.0 million) to Adjusted EBITDA ratio of 3.5 to 1. As of June 20, 2009, the Company was in compliance with these covenant requirements. As of June 20, 2009, there were no borrowings and $36.5 million in letters of credit under the Credit Agreement. Total unused borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement was $1,563.5 million as of June 20, 2009.

SHELF REGISTRATION On December 8, 2008, the Company filed a shelf registration statement (the “Shelf”) with the SEC which enables Safeway to issue an unlimited amount of debt securities and/or common stock. The Shelf expires on December 8, 2011. The Safeway Board of Directors has authorized issuance of up to $2.0 billion of securities under the Shelf. As of June 20, 2009, $1.5 billion of securities were available for issuance under the board’s authorization.

DIVIDENDS ON COMMON STOCK Dividends paid on common stock totaled $35.3 million and $30.2 million for the second quarters of 2009 and 2008, respectively. Year-to-date dividends paid on common stock totaled $70.9 million and $60.6 million for 2009 and 2008, respectively. Note J to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in this report provides additional information on dividends declared and dividends paid on Safeway common stock.

STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM From the initiation of the Company’s stock repurchase program in 1999 through the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2009, the aggregate cost of shares of common stock repurchased by the Company, including commissions, was approximately $4.1 billion, leaving an authorized amount for repurchases of approximately $0.9 billion. This includes an increase in the total authorized level of the repurchase program by $1.0 billion to $5.0 billion approved by the Board of Directors in May 2008. During the second quarter of 2009, Safeway repurchased approximately 9.5 million shares of its common stock under the repurchase program at an aggregate price, including commissions, of $185.8 million. The average price per share, excluding commissions, was $19.63. The timing and volume of future repurchases will depend on several factors, including market conditions.

CREDIT RATINGS The senior long-term and short-term debt ratings and outlooks currently assigned to unsecured Safeway public debt securities by the rating agencies are as follows:


	Senior Long-Term	Short-Term	Outlook
Fitch Ratings	BBB	F2	Stable
Moody’s Investors Services	Baa2	P-2	Stable
Standard & Poor’s	BBB	A-2	Stable

Investors should note that a credit rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to withdrawal by the rating agency.

Capital Expenditure Program

Safeway invested $202.1 million in capital expenditures in the second quarter of 2009. The Company opened one new Lifestyle store, completed 36 Lifestyle remodels and closed three stores. For the year, the Company expects to spend approximately $1.0 billion in capital expenditures, open about 10 new Lifestyle stores and complete approximately 90 Lifestyle remodels.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements contain information about our future operating or financial performance. Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties, which may be beyond our control, as well as assumptions. If assumptions prove to be incorrect or if known or unknown risks and uncertainties materialize into actual events or circumstances, actual results could differ materially from those included in or contemplated or implied by these statements. Forward-looking statements do not strictly relate to historic or current facts. Forward-looking statements are indicated by words or phrases such as “will,” “may,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expects,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “guidance” and similar words or phrases and the negative of such words or phrases.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements, including forward-looking statements relating to pension plan contributions; sufficiency of liquidity for the foreseeable future; capital expenditures; new accounting standards; unrecognized tax benefits; deflation in certain product categories; and Lifestyle stores. The following are among the principal factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in or contemplated or implied by the forward-looking statements:

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General business and economic conditions in our operating regions, including the rate of inflation or deflation, consumer spending levels, currency valuations, population, employment and job growth in our markets;

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Pricing pressures and competitive factors, which could include pricing strategies, store openings, remodels or acquisitions by our competitors;

•

Results of our programs to control or reduce costs, improve buying practices and control shrink;

•

Results of our programs to increase sales;

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Results of our continuing efforts to expand corporate brands;

•

Results of our programs to improve our perishables departments;

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Results of our promotional programs;

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Results of our capital program;

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Results of our efforts to improve working capital;

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Results of any ongoing litigation in which we are involved or any litigation in which we may become involved;

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The resolution of uncertain tax positions;

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The ability to achieve satisfactory operating results in all geographic areas where we operate;

•

Changes in the financial performance of our equity investments;

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Labor costs, including benefit plan costs and severance payments, or labor disputes that may arise from time to time and work stoppages that could occur in areas where certain collective bargaining agreements have expired or are on indefinite extensions or are scheduled to expire in the near future;

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Failure to fully realize or delay in realizing growth prospects for new business ventures, including Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. (“Blackhawk”);

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Legislative, regulatory, tax, accounting or judicial developments, including with respect to Blackhawk;

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The cost and stability of fuel, energy and other power sources;

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The impact of the cost of fuel on gross margin and identical-store sales;

•

Discount rates used in actuarial calculations for pension obligations and self-insurance reserves;

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The rate of return on our pension assets;

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The availability and terms of financing, including interest rates and our ability to issue commercial paper or public debt or borrow under our lines of credit as a result of current financial market conditions;

•

Adverse developments with regard to food and drug safety and quality issues or concerns that may arise;

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Loss of a key member of senior management;

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Data security or other information technology issues that may arise;

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Unanticipated events or changes in real estate matters, including acquisitions, dispositions and impairments;

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Adverse weather conditions;

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Performance in new business ventures or other opportunities that we pursue, including Blackhawk; and

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The capital investment in and financial results from our Lifestyle stores.

We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or developments after the date hereof. Please refer to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and subsequent Current Reports on Form 8-K for more information regarding these risks and uncertainties. These reports are not intended to be a discussion of all potential risks or uncertainties, as it is not possible to predict or identify all risk factors.

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Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no material changes regarding the Company’s market risk position from the information provided under Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” of the Company’s 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined under Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, the Company’s management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and in reaching a reasonable level of assurance, the Company’s management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. The Company also has investments in certain unconsolidated entities, including Casa Ley, S.A. de C. V. As the Company does not control or manage these entities, its disclosure controls and procedures with respect to such entities are necessarily more limited than those it maintains with respect to its consolidated subsidiaries.

The Company has carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer along with the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b). Based upon the foregoing, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer along with the Company’s Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level. There has been no change during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended June 20, 2009 in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that was identified in connection with the evaluation required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(d) which has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II–OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, in the Company’s 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table contains information for shares repurchased during the second quarter of 2009.


Fiscal period	Total number of shares purchased¹	Average price paid per share²		Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs	Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs (in millions)³
March 29, 2009 – April 25, 2009	1,786	$	20.84	—	$	1,097.1
April 26, 2009 – May 23, 2009	9,450,000		19.63	9,450,000		911.3
May 24, 2009 – June 20, 2009	—		—	—		911.3

Total	9,451,786	$	19.63	9,450,000	$	911.3

¹	Includes 1,786 shares withheld, at the election of certain holders of restricted stock, by the Company from the vested portion of restricted stock awards with a market value approximating the amount of the withholding taxes due from such restricted stockholders.

²	Average price per share excludes commissions. Average price per share excluding the withheld restricted shares referred to in footnote 1 above was $19.63.

In 1999, the Company’s Board of Directors initiated a $2.5 billion stock repurchase program. The Board increased the authorized level of the stock repurchase program to $3.5 billion in 2002, to $4.0 billion in 2006 and then to $5.0 billion in May 2008. From the initiation of the repurchase program in 1999 through the end of the second quarter of 2009, the aggregate cost of shares of common stock repurchased by the Company, including commissions, was approximately $4.1 billion, leaving an authorized amount for repurchases of approximately $0.9 billion. The timing and volume of future repurchases will depend on several factors, including market conditions. The repurchase program has no expiration date but may be terminated by the Board of Directors.

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Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 13, 2009, at which the stockholders voted on proposals as follows:


	Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Proposal 1. Election of Directors.
Steven A. Burd	364,330,145	7,178,483	860,647	N/A
Janet E. Grove	367,909,202	4,006,938	453,135	N/A
Mohan Gyani	363,076,175	8,400,649	892,451	N/A
Paul Hazen	365,548,326	5,998,752	822,196	N/A
Frank C. Herringer	360,544,106	11,280,257	544,911	N/A
Robert I. MacDonnell	365,257,362	6,368,160	743,753	N/A
Kenneth W. Oder	357,111,508	14,527,294	730,473	N/A
Rebecca A. Stirn	367,477,581	4,002,467	889,227	N/A
William Y. Tauscher	365,590,263	5,992,830	786,182	N/A
Raymond G. Viault	367,919,297	3,771,296	678,682	N/A

Proposal 2. Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2009.	365,290,209	6,761,449	317,617	N/A

Proposal 3. Stockholder Proposal Regarding Cumulative Voting.	91,364,755	254,932,536	636,369	25,435,614

Proposal 4. Stockholder Proposal Regarding Special Shareowner Meetings.	209,284,778	137,127,884	520,999	25,435,614

Proposal 5. Stockholder Proposal Regarding Death Benefits.	132,208,039	214,180,847	544,774	25,435,614

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Item 6.

Exhibits


Exhibit 31.1		Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification.

Exhibit 31.2		Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification.

Exhibit 32		Section 1350 Certifications.

Exhibit 101 **		The following materials from the Safeway Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 20, 2009 formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (iv) related notes, tagged as blocks of text.

**	Furnished herewith.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.


				SAFEWAY INC.

Date: July 27, 2009				/s/ Steven A. Burd
				Steven A. Burd
				Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: July 27, 2009				/s/ Robert L. Edwards
				Robert L. Edwards
				Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index

LIST OF EXHIBITS FILED WITH FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD

ENDED JUNE 20, 2009


Exhibit 31.1		Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification.

Exhibit 31.2		Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification.

Exhibit 32		Section 1350 Certifications.

Exhibit 101 **		The following materials from the Safeway Inc. Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 20, 2009 formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (iv) related notes, tagged as blocks of text.

**	Furnished herewith.