SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. 9)/1/
SAFEWAY INC.
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
786514-20-8
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2000
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[_] Rule 13d-1(b)
[_] Rule 13d-1(c)
[X] Rule 13d-1(d)
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/1/The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 786514-20-8 Page 2 of 11 pages.
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
1. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
KKR Associates, L.P.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
2. (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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SEC USE ONLY
3.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4.
New York
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5.
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6.
OWNED BY -0-
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7.
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8.
-0-
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9.
-0-
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
10.
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11.
-0-
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
12.
PN
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
1. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
RFM Acquisition L.L.C.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
2. (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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SEC USE ONLY
3.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4.
Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5.
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6.
OWNED BY -0-
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7.
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8.
-0-
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9.
-0-
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
10.
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11.
-0-
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
12.
OO
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
1. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
KKR 1996 Fund L.P.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
2. (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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SEC USE ONLY
3.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4.
Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5.
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6.
OWNED BY -0-
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7.
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8.
-0-
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9.
-0-
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
10.
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11.
-0-
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
12.
PN
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
1. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
KKR Associates 1996, L.P.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
2. (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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SEC USE ONLY
3.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4.
Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5.
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6.
OWNED BY -0-
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7.
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8.
-0-
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9.
-0-
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
10.
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11.
-0-
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
12.
PN
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
1. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
KKR 1996 GP L.L.C.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
2. (a) [_]
(b) [X]
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SEC USE ONLY
3.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4.
Delaware
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5.
NUMBER OF
-0-
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6.
OWNED BY -0-
-----------------------------------------------------------
EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7.
REPORTING
-0-
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8.
-0-
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9.
-0-
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
10.
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
11.
-0-
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
12.
OO
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer:
Safeway Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
5918 Stoneridge Mall Road
Pleasanton, California 94588
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing:
KKR Associates, L.P.
RFM Acquisition L.L.C.
KKR 1996 Fund L.P.
KKR Associates 1996, L.P.
KKR 1996 GP L.L.C.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
9 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
(c) Citizenship:
See Item 2(c) of each cover page.
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
(e) CUSIP Number:
786514-20-8
Item 3. Not applicable
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
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As of December 31, 2000, KKR Associates, L.P., RFM Acquisition
L.L.C., KKR 1996 Fund L.P., KKR Associates 1996, L.P. and KKR
1996 GP L.L.C. did not beneficially own any shares of common
stock of Safeway Inc.
(b) Percent of Class:
-0-.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:
-0-
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
-0-
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
-0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
-0-
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following [x].
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
-0-
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
Company
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Page 8 of 11 pages.
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Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification
Not applicable.
Page 9 of 11 pages.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: February 9, 2001
KKR ASSOCIATES, L.P.
By: /s/ William Janetschek
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Name: William Janetschek
Title: Attorney-in-fact for
James H. Greene, Jr., general partner
RFM ACQUISITION L.L.C.
By: /s/ William Janetschek
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Name: William Janetschek
Title: Attorney-in-fact for
James H. Greene, Jr., President
KKR 1996 FUND L.P.
By: KKR Associates 1996, L.P., general partner
By: KKR 1996 GP L.L.C., general partner
By: /s/ William Janetschek
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Name: William Janetschek
Title: Attorney-in-fact for
James H. Greene, Jr.
KKR ASSOCIATES 1996, L.P.
By: KKR 1996 GP L.L.C., general partner
By: /s/ William Janetschek
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Name: William Janetschek
Title: Attorney-in-fact for
James H. Greene, Jr.
KKR 1996 GP L.L.C.
By: /s/ William Janetschek
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Name: William Janetschek
Title: Attorney-in-fact for
James H. Greene, Jr.
Page 10 of 11 pages.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 1 - Joint Filing Agreement (incorporated by reference to Amendment
No. 7 to Schedule 13G)
Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 7
to Schedule 13G)
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