PRICE/COSTCO INC
SC 13D/A, 1995-01-24
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C.  20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D
                              (AMENDMENT NO. 1)

                  Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                           PRICE ENTERPRISES, INC.     
                               (Name of Issuer)

                   Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share     
                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                  741444103             
                    (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                           Donald E. Burdick, Esq.
                              Price/Costco, Inc.
                            10809 120th Avenue NE
                          Kirkland, Washington 98033
                              (206) 803-8100                     
          (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                    to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                   Copy to:

                            Joseph J. Giunta, Esq.
                     Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
                      300 South Grand Avenue, Suite 3400
                      Los Angeles, California 90071-3144
                                (213) 687-5000

                               January 23, 1995         
                        (Date of Event which Requires
                          Filing of this Statement)

          If the filing person has previously filed a statement on
          Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the
          subject of this Statement because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or
          (4), check the following:
                                                               ( )

          Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
          Statement:
                                                               ( )


      (1) NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
          Price/Costco, Inc.
          33-0572969
                                                                         
      (2)  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
                                                       (a)  ( )
                                                       (b)  ( )

      (3)  SEC USE ONLY

      (4)  SOURCE OF FUNDS*
           WC

      (5)  CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
           REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)          ( )

      (6)  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
           Delaware

                                             : (7)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                             :        3,775,972           
                                             : (8)  SHARED VOTING 
      NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY          :            0               
      OWNED BY EACH REPORTING                :
      PERSON WITH                            : (9)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE 
                                             :        3,775,972           
                                             :(10)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE 
                                             :            0

     (11)  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH 
           REPORTING PERSON
                      3,775,972

     (12)  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11
           EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*                         ( )

     (13)  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
                      14.0%

     (14)  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
               CO

                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


                    This Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed
          on January 3, 1995 by the Reporting Person (as amended,
          the "Schedule 13D") is being filed to amend and
          supplement Items 4, 5 and 6.

                    Unless otherwise indicated, each capitalized
          term used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the
          meaning assigned to such term in the Schedule 13D. The
          information set forth in the Exhibits attached hereto is
          hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference and the
          response to each item of this Amendment is qualified in
          its entirety by the provisions of such Exhibits.

          ITEM 4.   PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.

                    Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented as
          follows:

                    The Reporting Person has been informed by the
          exchange agent for the Exchange Offer that, as of January
          23, 1995, 23,224,028 shares of PriceCostco Common Stock
          were properly tendered in the Exchange Offer.  As a
          result, the Reporting Person holds 3,775,972 shares of
          Price Enterprises Common Stock.

                    By letter dated January 23, 1995, a copy of
          which is attached hereto as Exhibit 4, pursuant to the
          Amended and Restated Agreement of Transfer and Plan of
          Exchange dated as of November 14, 1994 between the
          Reporting Person and the Issuer, a copy of which was
          attached as Exhibit 3 to the Schedule 13D (the "Transfer
          and Exchange Agreement"), the Reporting Person notified
          the Issuer that the Reporting Person desires to sell to
          the Issuer all of the shares of Price Enterprises Common
          Stock owned by the Reporting Person.  Pursuant to the
          Transfer and Exchange Agreement, such sale will occur on
          February 6, 1995.

          ITEM 5.   INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

                    Item 5 is hereby amended and supplemented as
          follows:

                    The Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of
          3,775,972 shares of Price Enterprises Common Stock, or
          14.0% of the shares of Price Enterprises Common Stock
          outstanding, based upon 27,000,000 shares of Price
          Enterprises Common Stock outstanding.

          ITEM 6.   CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR
                    RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE
                    ISSUER.

                    Item 6 is hereby amended and supplemented as
          follows:

                    The information set forth in Item 4 hereof is
          hereby incorporated herein by reference.

          ITEM 7.   MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

          Exhibit        Description

          4              Letter, dated January 23, 1995, from
                         Price/Costco, Inc. to Price Enterprises,
                         Inc.



                                  SIGNATURE

                    After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
          knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set
          forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

          Dated:    January 23, 1995

                                        PRICE/COSTCO, INC.

                                        By:  /s/ Donald E. Burdick
                                             Donald E. Burdick
                                              Vice President


                                Exhibit Index

          Exhibit        Description                        Page

            4            Letter, dated January 23,
                         1995, from Price/Costco,
                         Inc. to Price Enterprises,
                         Inc.

___________________________________________________________________________

                                                          Exhibit 4

                              Price/Costco, Inc.
                            10809 120th Avenue NE
                         Kirkland, Washington  98033

                                        January 23, 1995

          Mr. Robert E. Price
          Chairman of the Board, President and
            Chief Executive Officer
          Price Enterprises, Inc.
          4649 Morena Boulevard
          San Diego, California  92117

                         Re:  Price Enterprises Common Stock

          Dear Robert:

                    Pursuant to Section 3.3(b) of the Amended and
          Restated Agreement of Transfer and Plan of Exchange,
          dated as of November 14, 1994, between Price/Costco, Inc.
          ("PriceCostco") and Price Enterprises, Inc., notice is
          hereby given that PriceCostco desires to exercise its
          option to sell to Price Enterprises 3,775,972 shares of
          common stock of Price Enterprises, constituting all of
          such shares owned by PriceCostco.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        /s/ James D. Sinegal
                                        James D. Sinegal
                                        President and Chief
                                          Executive Officer

          cc:  Scott N. Wolfe, Esq.




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