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):
August 25, 2009
SAFEWAY INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 1-00041 | 94-3019135 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5918 Stoneridge Mall Road, Pleasanton, California | 94588-3229 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(925) 467-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On August 25, 2009, Safeway Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the appointments of Arun Sarin and Michael S. Shannon to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective August 25, 2009. There are no arrangements or understandings between either of Mr. Sarin or Mr. Shannon and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director of the Company. Neither Mr. Sarin nor Mr. Shannon was appointed to any of the standing committees of the Board. Neither Mr. Sarin nor Mr. Shannon has any reportable transactions under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 25, 2009 of Safeway Inc. |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| SAFEWAY INC. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: August 27, 2009 | By: | /s/ Robert A. Gordon | ||
| Name: | Robert A. Gordon | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, | |||
| Secretary & General Counsel | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 25, 2009 of Safeway Inc. |
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