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FORM 4 OMB Number 3235-0287
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/X/ Check this box if no
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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Persons to
YUCAIPA ARIZONA PARTNERS, L.P. SMITH'S FOOD & DRUG CENTERS, INC. (SFD) Issuer (Check all applicable)
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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
---- Reporting Person
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, 9/9/97 J(1) 273,582 D (1) -0- D
par value $.01 per share
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REMINDER: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*If the Form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). (Over)
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 287,261 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 Partner
By: /s/ Ronald W. Burkle
Ronald W. Burkle, General Partner October 10, 1997
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal 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 is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. (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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