RICHFOOD HOLDINGS INC
8-K/A, 1998-09-30
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              SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                   Washington, D.C.  20549




                        FORM 8-K/A2


                       CURRENT REPORT


            Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
               Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 13, 1998


                   RICHFOOD HOLDINGS, INC.
       (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)



      Virginia           0-16900               54-1438602
(State or other       (Commission            (IRS Employer
 jurisdiction of      File Number)           Identification No.)
 incorporation)


4860 Cox Road, Suite 300                  
Glen Allen, Virginia                        23060
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (804)
915-6000


                        Not Applicable
(former name or former address if changed since last report)


                        Page 1 of 6 pages.
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               INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN REPORT

EXPLANATORY NOTE:   This Current Report on Form 8-K/A2 amends
                    Item 7(b) of the Registrant's Current Report
                    on Form 8-K, filed on May 28, 1998, as
                    amended on Form 8-K/A1, filed July 27, 1998,
                    to provide the Registrant's Unaudited Pro
                    Forma Condensed Statement of Earnings for the
                    12 Weeks Ended July 25, 1998.  The remaining
                    Items have not been amended herein.
                    

Item 7:   Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information
          and Exhibits

          b)   Pro Forma Financial Information.

               Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Statement
               of Earnings for the 12 Weeks Ended July 25, 1998;
               and

               Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed
               Statement of Earnings for the 12 Weeks Ended July
               25, 1998.

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               UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     The following unaudited pro forma combined condensed
statement of earnings gives effect to the acquisition (the "Dart
Acquisition") by Richfood Holdings, Inc., a Virginia corporation
("Richfood"), through its wholly-owned subsidiary DGC
Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("DGC"), of all of the
outstanding shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share
(the "Shares"), of Dart Group Corporation ("Dart").  On May 13,
1998, Richfood accepted for purchase 1,180,503 Shares,
representing approximately 96% of the outstanding Shares,
pursuant to a tender offer, which was made upon the terms and
subject to the conditions contained in the Offer to Purchase,
dated April 15, 1998, and the related Letter of Transmittal
(which together with any amendments or supplements thereto,
constituted the "Offer").  Richfood completed the Dart
Acquisition on May 18, 1998, which was the effective date (the
"Effective Date") of the merger of DGC with and into Dart, with
Dart surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Richfood (the
"Merger").  The aggregate purchase price for the Shares acquired
in the Offer or converted in the Merger, and for the cash
settlement and cancellation of previously outstanding options to
purchase Shares, was approximately $201.1 million.  The
transaction was accounted for using the purchase method of
accounting.

     As of the Effective Date of the acquisition, Dart,
headquartered in Landover, Maryland, was comprised of (i)
Shoppers Food Warehouse Corporation ("Shoppers"), which operates
a chain of price impact warehouse-style supermarkets in the
greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area (100% owned by Dart);
(ii) Trak Auto Corporation ("Trak"), a publicly-owned retailer of
auto parts (67.1% owned by Dart); (iii) Crown Books Corporation
("Crown"), a publicly-owned retailer of popular books (52.3%
owned by Dart); and (iv) Total Beverage Corp. ("Total Beverage"),
a discount beverage retailer based in Washington, D.C. (100%
owned by Dart).  On May 22, 1998, the stock of Total Beverage was
sold to a third party for approximately $8 million.  It is
Richfood's intention to cause Dart to divest its ownership of its
remaining non-core assets, including its ownership of Trak and
Crown, within one year of the acquisition date.  Accordingly, the
unaudited pro forma combined condensed statement of earnings
excludes the historical results of operations of these entities. 
Crown filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S.
Bankruptcy Code on July 14, 1998.

     The unaudited pro forma combined condensed statement of
earnings data are presented as if the Dart Acquisition occurred
on May 3, 1998 (the beginning of the 12 week period ended July
25, 1998), rather than the actual Effective Date of May 18, 1998.
The unaudited pro forma combined condensed statement of earnings
combines Richfood's historical condensed consolidated statement
of earnings for the 12 weeks ended July 25, 1998, with Dart's
historical condensed consolidated statement of earnings for the
15-day period of May 3, 1998 through May 17, 1998 (the day prior
tothe Effective Date).  The unaudited pro forma combined
condensed statement of earnings should be read in conjunction
with Richfood's historical statement of earnings, and the notes
thereto, contained in Richfood's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the 12 weeks ended July 25, 1998, filed on September 8, 1998.
Dart's historical condensed consolidated statement of earnings
for the 15-day period from May 3, 1998 through May 17, 1998 was
derived from the books and records of Dart.  The assets acquired
and liabilities assumed in conjunction with the Dart Acquisition
are reflected in Richfood's historical consolidated balance sheet
as of July 25, 1998.

     The unaudited pro forma combined condensed statement of
earnings is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not
necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have
occurred if the Dart Acquisition had been consummated at the
beginning of the 12 week period ended July 25, 1998, nor is it
necessarily indicative of the future operating results of
Richfood. The unaudited pro forma combined condensed statement of
earnings is presented based on preliminary estimates for values
of net assets acquired in the Dart Acquisition and may change as
valuations are completed and more facts become known.  The
unaudited pro forma statement of earnings does not give effect to
any synergies that may occur due to the integration of the
operations of Dart with Richfood's operations.

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                RICHFOOD HOLDINGS, INC.
                 UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
         COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
   (Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

                                 
                               Dart
                     Richfood  Group
                     Holdings, Corpor-
                     Inc.      ation
                     Histor-   Histor-
                     ical      ical
                     12 Weeks  15 Days   Pro
                     Ended     Ended     Forma          Combined
                     July 25,  May 17,   Adjust-  Note    Pro
                     1998      1998(1)   ments    Number  Forma

Sales               $901,303  $34,589   $(14,187)    2  $921,705
                                                         
Costs and 
expenses:                                      
  Cost of goods
  sold               745,664   26,370    (14,187)   2    757,847
                                                         
  Operating and      124,275    7,238       (167)   3    131,682
  administrative 
  expenses
                                             336    4     
  Interest expense    10,117      706        487    5     11,310
                                                         
  Interest income       (805)     (28)                      (833)
                                                         
Earnings before 
income taxes          22,052     303        (656)         21,699
                                                         
Income tax 
expense                8,766                (141)   6      8,625
                                                         
Earnings from
continuing 
operations           $13,286    $303       $(515)        $13,074 

                                                     
                                                         
Earnings per common                                      
share:      
  Earnings from   
  continuing
  operations          $ 0.28                               $0.27
                                                         
Earnings per common                                      
share - assuming
dilution:       
  Earnings from
  continuing
  operations           $0.28                              $0.27
                                                         
Weighted average                                         
common shares:
  Basic             47,666,834                       47,666,834
  Diluted           47,826,605                       47,826,605


See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed
Statement of Earnings.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF
EARNINGS
                    (amounts in thousands)


1.   Reflects the historical results of operations of Dart for
     the 15 days ended May 17, 1998.  The Company's historical 12
     week period ended July 25, 1998 includes the results of
     operations of Dart from May 18, 1998 through July 25, 1998. 
     In  accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No.
     87-11:  Allocation of Purchase Price to Assets to
     Be Sold, the historical results of operations of Trak, Crown
     and Total Beverage have been excluded from the unaudited pro
     forma combined condensed statement of earnings for the 12
     week period ended July 25, 1998 because it is Richfood's
     intent to sell these operating units within one year from
     the date of acquisition.

2.   Elimination of sales by Richfood to Shoppers and related
     cost of goods sold.

3.   Elimination of historical amortization of Shoppers'
     intangible assets for which no value was assigned in the
     allocation of the purchase price.

4.   Adjustment to record amortization of goodwill arising from
     the  Dart Acquisition.  Goodwill was calculated based on a
     preliminary allocation of the purchase price and is being
     amortized over 40 years.

5.   Adjustment to record interest expense associated with net
     borrowings to finance the cash portion of the purchase price
     of Dart.  Borrowings were made under the Company's $450,000
     senior unsecured credit facilities at an assumed interest
     rate of 6.66%.

6.   Adjustment reflects income taxes on the net combined pro
     forma earnings at an assumed consolidated pro forma
     effective tax rate of 39.75%.  This assumed effective tax
     rate is based on the historical income tax rate of Richfood
     for the 12 week period ended July 25, 1998, adjusted to
     reflect (a) income tax on Dart's earnings before income
     taxes computed based on statutory rates, and (b) the impact
     of pro forma adjustments and non-deductible goodwill.

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                             SIGNATURE

     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.


                              RICHFOOD HOLDINGS, INC.



Date:  September 30, 1998     By:  /s/ John C. Belknap
                                   John C. Belknap
                                   Executive Vice President,
                                   Chief Financial Officer and
                                   Secretary




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