UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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):
July 14, 2014
SAFEWAY INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-00041 | 94-3019135 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
5918 Stoneridge Mall Road, Pleasanton, California | 94588-3229 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(925) 467-3000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On July 14, 2014, the parties to the action In Re Safeway Inc. Stockholder Litigation, Consol. C.A. 9445-VCL (the Delaware Action), including Safeway Inc. (Safeway), entered into a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement (the Stipulation) for the dismissal of the Delaware Action with prejudice upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Stipulation, subject to the approval of the Delaware Court of Chancery.
The Notice of the Proposed Settlement of Class Action, Settlement Fairness Hearing, and Right to Appear and the Stipulation are attached as Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
99.1 | Notice of the Proposed Settlement of Class Action, Settlement Fairness Hearing, and Right to Appear. | |
99.2 | Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement, dated as of July 14, 2014, by and among Safeway Inc., Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Fund, Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension and Health & Welfare Funds, The City of Atlanta Firefighters Pension Fund, Robert Edwards, T. Gary Rogers, Janet E. Grove, Mohan Gyani, Frank C. Herringer, George J. Morrow, Kenneth W. Oder, Arun Sarin, and William Y. Tauscher, Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., AB Acquisition LLC, Albertsons Holdings LLC, Albertsons LLC and Saturn Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc. |
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.
Safeway Inc. | ||||||
(Registrant) | ||||||
Date: July 30, 2014 | By: | /s/ Robert A. Gordon | ||||
Robert A. Gordon | ||||||
Senior Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Exhibit Description | |
99.1 | Notice of the Proposed Settlement of Class Action, Settlement Fairness Hearing, and Right to Appear. | |
99.2 | Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement, dated as of July 14, 2014, by and among Safeway Inc., Pipefitters Local 636 Defined Benefit Fund, Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension and Health & Welfare Funds, The City of Atlanta Firefighters Pension Fund, Robert Edwards, T. Gary Rogers, Janet E. Grove, Mohan Gyani, Frank C. Herringer, George J. Morrow, Kenneth W. Oder, Arun Sarin, and William Y. Tauscher, Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., AB Acquisition LLC, Albertsons Holdings LLC, Albertsons LLC and Saturn Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc. |