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FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL
- ------ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB Number 3235-0287
WASHINGTON, DC 20549 Expires: September 30, 1998
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP hours per response......0.5
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longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Instruction 1(b). Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
YUCAIPA SMITTY'S PARTNERS, L.P. SMITH'S FOOD & DRUG CENTERS, INC. (SFD)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
10000 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, FIFTH FLOOR Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (specify
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(Street) ------------------ below)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90067 5. If Amendment,
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(City) (State) (Zip) (Month/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
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Form filed by One
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Form filed by more than
---- One Reporting Person
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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CLASS B COMMON STOCK, PAR
VALUE $.01 PER SHARE 9/9/97 J(1) 300,667 D (1) -0- D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
SEC 1474 (7/96)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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1. Title of Derivative 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Security Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3) Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Exchanged for 315,700 shares of common stock of Fred Meyer, Inc. pursuant to the business combination transaction between
Smith's Food & Drug Centers, Inc. and Fred Meyer, Inc. On September 9, 1997, the closing price of the common stock of Fred
Meyer, Inc. on the New York Stock Exchange was $56.56.
By: The Yucaipa Companies
Its: General Parnter
By: /S/ Ronald W. Burkle
Ronald W. Burkle, General Partner October 10, 1997
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**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note. File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. (SEC 1474) (8/96)
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number
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