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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 5, 1996
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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SAFEWAY INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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DELAWARE SAFEWAY INC. 94-3019135
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION FOURTH AND JACKSON STREETS (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94660 IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
(510) 891-3000
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND
TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA
CODE,
OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL
EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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JULIAN C. DAY
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
SAFEWAY INC.
FOURTH AND JACKSON STREETS
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94660
(510) 891-3000
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER,
INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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COPIES TO:
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SCOTT R. HABER, ESQ. PAUL C. PRINGLE, ESQ.
TRACY K. EDMONSON, ESQ. BROWN & WOOD
LATHAM & WATKINS 555 CALIFORNIA STREET
505 MONTGOMERY STREET, SUITE 1900 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94104
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111 (415) 772-1200
(415) 391-0600
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As soon as
practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. / /
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. / /
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. /X/ 333-00037
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. / /
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. / /
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM
PROPOSED MAXIMUM AGGREGATE
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES AMOUNT TO BE OFFERING PRICE OFFERING AMOUNT OF
TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED(1) PER UNIT(2) PRICE(2) REGISTRATION FEE
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Common Stock ($0.01 par value)......... 2,300,000 $25.156 $57,858,800 $19,951
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(1) Includes 300,000 shares of Common Stock which the Underwriters have the
option to purchase to cover over-allotments, if any.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of registration
fee, based on the average of the high and low prices for the Common Stock as
reported on the New York Stock Exchange on January 30, 1996, in accordance
with Rule 457(c) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-00037
Safeway Inc. (the "Company") hereby incorporates by reference into this
Registration Statement in its entirety the Registration Statement No. 333-00037
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on January
3, 1996, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with the Commission on
February 1, 1996, including each of the documents filed by the Company with the
Commission and incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.
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SIGNATURES
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THE REGISTRANT
HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE
UNDERSIGNED, THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED, IN THE CITY OF OAKLAND, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, ON THIS 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1996.
SAFEWAY INC.
By STEVEN A. BURD*
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Steven A. Burd
President and Chief Executive
Officer
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE
CAPACITIES INDICATED ON FEBRUARY 5, 1996.
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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STEVEN A. BURD* President, Chief Executive Officer and
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Steven A. Burd
/s/ JULIAN C. DAY Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
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Julian C. Day
PETER A. MAGOWAN* Chairman of the Board
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Peter A. Magowan
SAM GINN* Director
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Sam Ginn
JAMES H. GREENE, JR.* Director
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James H. Greene, Jr.
PAUL HAZEN* Director
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Paul Hazen
HENRY R. KRAVIS* Director
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Henry R. Kravis
ROBERT I. MACDONNELL* Director
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Robert I. MacDonnell
GEORGE R. ROBERTS* Director
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George R. Roberts
MICHAEL T. TOKARZ* Director
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Michael T. Tokarz
*By: /s/ JULIAN C. DAY
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(Julian C. Day, Attorney-in-fact)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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5.1* Opinion of Latham & Watkins.
23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2* Consent of Latham & Watkins.
24.1** Power of Attorney.
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* Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No.
333-00037 filed on February 1, 1996.
** Filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement No. 333-00037 filed on January
3, 1996.
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EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of Safeway Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated February 20, 1995 (January 30,
1996 as to the effects of the stock split described in Note A) (which expresses
an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to changes
in Safeway Inc.'s methods of accounting during the fiscal year ended January 2,
1993) appearing in Registration Statement No. 333-00037.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectuses, which are part of such Registration Statement.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Oakland, California
February 5, 1996
