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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

Albertsons Companies, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



Delaware	333-205546	47-4376911
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

250 Parkcenter Blvd.

(Address of principal executive office and zip code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
None	N/A	N/A



	Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 8.01		Other Events.

On August 1, 2019, Albertsons Companies, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the proposed offering by the Company, Albertson’s LLC, Safeway Inc. ("Safeway") and New Albertsons L.P. of senior notes due 2028 (the "Notes") to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. On August 1, 2019, the Company issued a separate press release announcing the pricing of its upsized offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with the proceeds of a new $1.6 billion term loan tranche and cash on hand, to (i) fund the repayment of approximately $3.2 billion of the Company’s existing term loans (the "Term Loan Repayment") and (ii) pay fees and expenses related to the Term Loan Repayment and the issuance of the Notes. Copies of the press releases are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto and are incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference.



Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



	Albertsons Companies, Inc.
	(Registrant)

August 1, 2019	By:	/s/ Robert A. Gordon
	Name:	Robert A. Gordon
	Title:	Executive Vice President and General Counsel



99.1		Press Release dated August 1, 2019
99.2		Press Release dated August 1, 2019