0000086144-14-000022.txt : 20140627 0000086144-14-000022.hdr.sgml : 20140627 20140627133555 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000086144-14-000022 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 11-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20131231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140627 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140627 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SAFEWAY INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000086144 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-GROCERY STORES [5411] IRS NUMBER: 943019135 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 11-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-00041 FILM NUMBER: 14945225 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5918 STONERIDGE MALL RD CITY: PLEASANTON STATE: CA ZIP: 94588 BUSINESS PHONE: 9254673000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5918 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD CITY: PLEASANTON STATE: CA ZIP: 94588 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SAFEWAY STORES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19900226 11-K 1 a11-kdominicks401kcover123.htm 11-K 11-K Dominicks 401k Cover 12/31/13


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K

(Mark One)
X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to     
Commission file number 1-00041
A.
Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
DOMINICK'S FINER FOODS, LLC 401(k)
RETIREMENT PLAN FOR UNION EMPLOYEES
B.
Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
SAFEWAY INC.
5918 Stoneridge Mall Road, Pleasanton, California, 94588-3229
(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office)










REQUIRED INFORMATION
1. Not required to be furnished by the plan.
2. Not required to be furnished by the plan.
3. Not applicable.
4. Plan financial statements and schedules prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA are attached hereto as Exhibit A.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A. Plan financial statements and schedules.
Exhibit B. Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.







DOMINICK'S FINER FOODS, LLC 401(k) RETIREMENT PLAN
FOR UNION EMPLOYEES

SIGNATURES
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Benefit Plans Committee has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Date:
June 27, 2014
By:
/s/ David F. Bond
 
 
 
 
David F. Bond
 
 
 
 
Benefit Plans Committee Member
 
 
June 27, 2014
By:
/s/ Russell M. Jackson
 
 
 
 
Russell M. Jackson
 
 
 
 
Benefit Plans Committee Member
 
 
 
 
 
 



EX-99.A 2 a11-kdominicks401kfinancia.htm PLAN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES 11-K Dominicks 401k Financials 12/31/13






Dominick's Finer Foods, LLC
401(k) Retirement Plan for
Union Employees

Financial Statements as of and for the Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012,
Supplemental Schedule as of December 31, 2013, and Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm






DOMINICK'S FINER FOODS, LLC 401(k)
RETIREMENT PLAN FOR UNION EMPLOYEES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NOTE:
All other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.





REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Safeway Benefit Plans Committee and Participants of the
Dominick's Finer Foods, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan for Union Employees:
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Dominick's Finer Foods, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan for Union Employees (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting.  Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan's internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we express no such opinion.  An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole.  The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2013 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements, but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.  This schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management.  Such schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic 2013 financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

San Francisco, California
June 27, 2014




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DOMINICK'S FINER FOODS, LLC 401(k)
 
 
 
RETIREMENT PLAN FOR UNION EMPLOYEES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 
 
 
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
ASSETS:
 
 
 
  Investments at fair value —
 
 
 
    Plan's interest in investments of the Safeway Inc.
 
 
 
       Defined Contribution Plans Master Trust (Note 3)
$
160,827

 
$
149,724

   Other assets (liabilities) of the Safeway Inc. Defined Contribution Plans
 
 
 
       Master Trust:
 
 
 
           Due from broker for securities sold
4

 

           Due to broker for securities purchased
(3
)
 
(4
)
              Total interest in net assets of the Safeway Inc. Defined
 
 
 
                 Contribution Plans Master Trust
160,828

 
149,720

  Receivables — Notes receivable from participants
4,122

 
4,018

 
 
 
 
           Total assets
164,950

 
153,738

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
37

 
14

 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS REFLECTING ALL INVESTMENTS AT FAIR VALUE
164,913

 
153,724

 
 
 
 
ADJUSTMENT FROM FAIR VALUE TO CONTRACT VALUE FOR FULLY BENEFIT-RESPONSIVE INVESTMENT CONTRACTS
(601
)
 
(1,768
)
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
$
164,312

 
$
151,956

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See notes to financial statements
 
 
 


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DOMINICK’S FINER FOODS, LLC 401(k)
 
 
 
RETIREMENT PLAN FOR UNION EMPLOYEES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 
 
 
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
ADDITIONS:
 
 
 
  Investment income — Plan’s interest in Safeway Inc.
 
 
 
    Defined Contribution Plans Master Trust investment income (Note 3)
$
22,042

 
$
11,592

  Interest income on notes receivable from participants
176

 
179

  Participant contributions
4,885

 
5,079

  Employer contributions
4

 
41

 
 
 
 
           Total additions
27,107

 
16,891

 
 
 
 
DEDUCTIONS:
 
 
 
  Benefits paid to participants
(14,672
)
 
(9,914
)
  Administrative expenses
(79
)
 
(90
)
 
 
 
 
           Total deductions
(14,751
)
 
(10,004
)
 
 
 
 
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
12,356

 
6,887

 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:
 
 
 
  Beginning of year
151,956

 
145,069

 
 
 
 
  End of year
$
164,312

 
$
151,956

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See notes to financial statements.
 
 
 


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DOMINICK'S FINER FOODS, LLC 401(k)
RETIRMENT PLAN FOR UNION EMPLOYEES
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012
1.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

The following description of the Dominick's Finer Foods, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan for Union Employees (the “Plan”) is provided for general information only. Participants should refer to the Summary Plan Description for more complete information about the Plan's provisions. The following description reflects all Plan amendments through December 31, 2013.
General - The Plan is a defined contribution plan available to Dominick's Finer Foods, LLC (the “Company”) union employees who have attained age 21 and completed one month of employment. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Safeway Inc. (“Safeway”), which sponsors the Plan. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). A portion of the Plan is designated as an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). The ESOP portion of the Plan permits each participant who has an investment in Safeway Inc. common stock to elect to receive dividends paid as cash or reinvested in additional shares of Safeway Inc. common stock. The Safeway Benefits Plans Committee controls and manages the operation and administration of the Plan.
During the fourth quarter of 2013, Safeway discontinued the Dominick's operations and plans to terminate the Plan sometime in 2014.
Contributions - Participants may elect to contribute between 1% and 18% of their eligible pay, up to a maximum contribution of $17,500 for 2013 and $17,000 for 2012, according to the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) limitations. Participants may also elect an automatic increase in their deferral contributions from 1% to 3%. Participant contributions are not currently taxable to participants pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Code. There have been no employer contributions to the Plan.
Trustee and Recordkeeper - The trustee of the Plan is JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the recordkeeper is J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services.
Investment Options - Participants may direct their accounts in any one or combination of investment funds and Safeway Inc. common stock. The Plan's current investment offerings include mutual funds, Safeway Inc. common stock, common collective trusts and the Interest Income Fund (see Note 4). Participants may change their investment options on a daily basis.
Vesting - Participants are vested immediately in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon.
Participant Accounts - Individual accounts are maintained for each Plan participant. Each participant's account is adjusted for the participant's contributions, income or loss thereon and withdrawals. Payment for Plan administrative expenses is paid in part by the investment funds based on revenue sharing agreements between the Plan and the investment funds. In addition, participants are charged up to $4.50 per month for administrative expenses. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the value of the participant's vested account.
Participant Loans - Participants may borrow a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum of the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of their account balance. The loan term cannot exceed five years, except where the loan is used to purchase a primary residence, in which case the loan period may extend to 15 years. Loans are secured by the balance in the participant's account. The interest rate charged on participant loans will be

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equal to the sum of 1% plus the prime rate published in The Wall Street Journal on the first business date of each month for loans processed in that week. Principal and interest payments are made through payroll deductions. Participants may make loan payments directly to the recordkeeper after termination of employment. Participants may only have one loan outstanding at a time and are charged a one-time $50 fee for the loan and a $10.50 servicing fee each quarter for the term of the loan. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, there were 544 and 631 loans outstanding, respectively, with interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 9.25%.
Participant loans are held by the Plan outside the Master Trust arrangement (see Note 3).
In-Service Withdrawals - An active or inactive participant may withdraw all or any portion of their rollover account, ESOP dividend account and certain prior accounts, if applicable, at any time. The Plan also provides for in-service withdrawals for participants who are age 59 1/2. Hardship withdrawals are not permitted.
Payment of Benefits - Upon termination of employment, a participant may elect (a) to leave the balance of his or her account in the Plan until April 1 of the year following the year in which the participant turns age 70 1/2, (b) to receive an immediate lump sum distribution as cash, as Safeway Inc. common stock (up to the amount invested in Safeway Inc. common stock) or as a rollover to another qualified plan or Individual Retirement Account, or (c) receive a series of payments over a period of years not to exceed the participant's or participant and spouse's life expectancies if such balance exceeds $5,000. The optional forms of annuity payments are (i) a 10 or 15 Years Certain and Life Annuity, (ii) a Contingent Annuitant - Ten Years Certain and Life Annuity, (iii) a Flexible Installment Refund Annuity, or (iv) a 5, 10 or 15 Years Installment Refund Annuity. If a participant's balance is $1,000 or less, and the participant does not elect a distribution of funds as a direct rollover or to be payable to the participant, the account will be distributed in accordance with plan provisions to be payable to the participant, subject to income tax withholding. If the balance of the participant's account is $5,000 or less, but greater than $1,000, and the participant does not elect a distribution of funds as a direct rollover or to be payable to the participant, the account will be automatically rolled over into an IRA designated by the Plan in accordance with plan provisions.
Plan Termination - Although Safeway has not expressed any intent to terminate the Plan, it may do so at any time, subject to the provisions set forth in ERISA. In the event of termination of the Plan, the assets of the Plan would be distributed to the participants in accordance with the value of their individual investment accounts.
2.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Accounting - The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP").
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition - The fair value of the Plan's interest in the Master Trust is based on the beginning of year value of the Plan's interest in the Safeway Inc. Defined Contribution Plans Master Trust (the "Master Trust"), plus actual contributions and allocated investment income, less actual distributions and allocated administrative expenses, plus or minus changes in unrealized gains and losses. The Master Trust's investments are stated at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). See Note 3 for discussion of fair value measurements.
In accordance with GAAP, the statements of net assets available for benefits present investment contracts at fair value, as well as an additional line item showing an adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive contracts from fair value to contract value. The statements of changes in net assets available for benefits are presented on a contract value basis.

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Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Management fees and operating expenses charged to the Plan for investments in mutual funds, Safeway Inc. common stock, common collective trusts and the Interest Income Fund are deducted from income earned on a daily basis and are not separately reflected. Consequently, management fees and operating expenses are reflected as a reduction of investment returns for such investments.
Concentrations of Risk - The Master Trust investments at December 31, 2013, include a mutual fund with a year-end fair value of $217.5 million that the Master Trust has a 51.3% beneficial ownership of the outstanding institutional shares.
Payment of Benefits - Benefit payments to participants are recorded upon distribution. Amounts allocated to accounts of persons who have elected to withdraw from the Plan, but have not yet been paid were $29,486 and $0 at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Notes Receivable from Participants - Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Delinquent participant loans are recorded as distributions based on the terms of the Summary Plan Description.
Excess Contributions Payable - The Plan is required to return contributions received during the Plan year in excess of the Code limits.
Administrative Expenses - The Plan's administrative expenses are primarily allocated to participant accounts.
Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of additions to and deductions from net assets available for benefits during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
The estimated fair value of traditional guaranteed investment contracts presented in Note 3 and Note 4 are based on assumptions about the market for such investments because quoted market prices are unavailable. Such estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions could have a material effect on the estimated fair values. Additionally, the fair values were estimated as of year-end, and current estimates may differ from the amounts presented.
Risks and Uncertainties - The Plan invests in the Master Trust which utilizes various investment instruments, including common stock, mutual funds, common collective trusts and the Interest Income Fund. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit and overall market volatility. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and such changes could materially affect the amounts reported in the financial statements.
3.
MASTER TRUST FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The Plan participates in a master trust arrangement with the Safeway Inc. Defined Contribution Plans Master Trust. The Trustee holds the Master Trust's investment assets, provides administrative functions for each of the Plans participating in the Master Trust, and executes investment transactions as directed by participants.

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Use of the Master Trust permits the commingling of Plan assets with the assets of the Safeway 401(k) Plan and The Vons Companies, Inc. Pharmacists' 401(k) Plan. Although assets of each of the plans are commingled in the Master Trust, the Trustee maintains supporting records for each participating plan. The net investment income of the investment assets is allocated daily by the Trustee to each participating plan based on the relationship of the interest in each plan to the total of the interests of all three participating plans.
The following presents the investment securities of the Master Trust, and the Plan's share of investment securities, as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
 
2013
 
2012
Investments at fair value:
 
 
 
  Safeway Inc. common stock
$
208,332

 
$
140,163

  Mutual Funds (outside of Interest Income Fund)
773,935

 
634,864

  Common/collective trusts (outside of Interest Income Fund)
603,148

 
469,931

  Interest Income Fund (see Note 4):
 
 
 
    Synthetic guaranteed investment contracts (“GICs”):
 
 
 
      Underlying investments
434,889

 
411,788

      Wrapper contracts
130

 
65

    Traditional guaranteed investment contracts

 
18,342

    Separate account contract
25,178

 
25,053

    Mutual Fund
32,480

 
50,017

 
 
 
 
Investment securities in Trust at fair value
$
2,078,092

 
$
1,750,223

Other
289

 
231

Total net assets of Master Trust
$
2,078,381

 
$
1,750,454

 
 
 
 
Plan’s interest in investment securities in Trust, at fair value
$
160,827

 
$
149,724

 
 
 
 
Plan’s percentage interest in investment securities
 
 
 
  in Trust, at fair value
7.7
%
 
8.6
%











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The following presents the increase (decrease) in the Master Trust's assets, and the Plan's share of the increase (decrease) in the Master Trust's assets, for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
 
2013
 
2012
Investment income:
 
 
 
  Income from Safeway Inc. common stock:
 
 
 
    Dividends on Safeway Inc. common stock
$
4,048

 
$
6,094

    Net gain (loss) in market value of Safeway Inc. common stock
104,029

 
(20,468
)
  Income from mutual funds:
 
 
 
    Dividend income
36,193

 
34,005

    Net investment gain
118,913

 
54,078

  Income from common/collective trusts (outside of Interest
 
 
 
    Income Fund) — net investment gain
127,490

 
64,366

  Income from Interest Income Fund:
 
 
 
    Interest income
7,048

 
8,740

    Net investment loss
(1,626
)
 
(2,447
)
 
 
 
 
Increase in trust assets derived from investment activities
$
396,095

 
$
144,368

 
 
 
 
Plan’s interest in Trust investment activities
$
22,042

 
$
11,592


The Plan's interest in the Master Trust's investments that represent five percent or more of the Plan's net assets available for benefits at year-end 2013 and 2012, are as follows (in thousands):
SSgA S&P 500 Fund
$
39,423

$
31,479

Monumental MDA #01046TR
17,107

17,738

Wells Fargo Advantage Large Cap Growth-Inst
15,909

12,580

State Street Bank #97044
15,264

15,830

CDC-IXIS WR-1027-01
12,712

13,178

PIMCO Total Return Fund
11,528

14,571

Prudential GA-62379
10,214


American EuroPacific Growth Fund
8,494



Fair Value Measurements - The accounting guidance for fair value measurements defines fair value, established a framework for measuring fair value, and requires disclosures about fair value measurements. The guidance prioritizes the inputs for measuring fair value into the following hierarchy:
Level 1 - Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable;
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs in which little or no market activity exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing.
The level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input which is deemed significant to the fair value measurement. The Plan's policy is to recognize significant transfers between levels at the end of the reporting period.

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In accordance with the accounting guidance for fair value measurements, the table below includes the major categorization for debt and equity securities on the basis of nature and risk. Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following as of December 31, 2013 (in thousands):
 
 
 
Master Trust Fair Value Measurements
 
 
 
 
 
Quoted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prices in
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Active
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Markets
 
Significant
 
Significant
 
 
 
 
 
for Identical
 
Observable
 
Unobservable
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
Inputs
 
Inputs
 
Asset Category
 
Total
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
Safeway Inc. common stock
 
$
208,333

 
$
208,333

 
$

 
$

 
Mutual funds (outside of
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Interest Income Fund):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Bond fund
 
180,300

 
180,300

 

 

 
  Domestic stock funds
 
476,222

 
476,222

 

 

 
  International stock fund
 
117,413

 
117,413

 

 

 
Common/collective trusts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  (outside of Interest Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Fund):
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  S&P 500 funds
 
405,244

 

 
405,244

 

*
  Target date retirement funds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  (blend of investments)
 
197,904

 

 
197,904

 

 
Interest Income Fund:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Synthetic GICs — underlying
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Cash and cash equivalents
 
2,304

 
2,304

 

 

**
     Commercial trust
 
80,326

 

 
80,326

 

 
     Mortgage-and other-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       asset backed securities
 
92,918

 

 
92,918

 

 
     U.S. government securities
 
225,300

 

 
225,300

 

 
     Other securities
 
34,041

 

 
34,041

 

 
     Wrapper contracts
 
130

 

 

 
130

***
  Separate account contract
 
25,178

 

 
25,178

 

*
  Mutual Fund
 
32,479

 
32,479

 

 

 
Total Investment Securities
 
$
2,078,092

 
$
1,017,051

 
$
1,060,911

 
$
130

 
Other
 
289

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Trust Assets
 
$
2,078,381

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
Represents a party-in-interest transaction (see Note 6)
**
Contains 17 securities totaling $1 million that represents party-in-interest transactions (see Note 6)
***
Contains 6 securities totaling $535 thousand that represents party-in-interest transactions (see Note 6)
For the year ended December 31, 2013, there were no significant transfers in or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3.
 

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Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis consisted of the following as of December 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
 
 
Master Trust Fair Value Measurements
 
 
 
 
 
Quoted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prices in
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Active
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Markets
 
Significant
 
Significant
 
 
 
 
 
for Identical
 
Observable
 
Unobservable
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
Inputs
 
Inputs
 
Asset Category
 
Total
 
(Level 1)
 
(Level 2)
 
(Level 3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
Safeway Inc. common stock
 
$
140,163

 
$
140,163

 
$

 
$

 
Mutual funds (outside of
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Interest Income Fund):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Bond fund
 
207,350

 
207,350

 

 

 
  Domestic stock funds
 
327,997

 
327,997

 

 

 
  International stock fund
 
99,517

 
99,517

 

 

 
Common/collective trusts
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  (outside of Interest Income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Fund):
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  S&P 500 funds
 
318,702

 

 
318,702

 

*
  Target date retirement funds
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  (blend of investments)
 
151,229

 

 
151,229

 

 
Interest Income Fund:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Synthetic GICs — underlying
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Cash and cash equivalents
 
11,666

 
11,666

 

 

**
     Commercial trust
 
56,389

 

 
56,389

 

 
     Mortgage-and other-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       asset backed securities
 
98,995

 

 
98,995

 

 
     U.S. government securities
 
209,801

 

 
209,801

 

 
     Other securities
 
34,937

 

 
34,937

 

 
     Wrapper contracts
 
65

 

 

 
65

 
  Traditional GICs
 
18,342

 

 
18,342

 

***
  Separate account contract
 
25,053

 

 
25,053

 

*
  Mutual Fund
 
50,017

 
50,017

 

 

 
Total Investment Securities
 
1,750,223

 
836,710

 
913,448

 
65

 
Other
 
231

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Trust Assets
 
$
1,750,454

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
Represents a party-in-interest transaction (see Note 6)
**
Contains 21 securities totaling $582 thousand that represents party-in-interest transactions (see Note 6)
***
Contains 6 securities totaling $718 thousand that represents party-in-interest transactions (see Note 6)
For the year ended December 31, 2012, there were no significant transfers in or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3.
 


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A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for Level 3 assets for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, follows (in thousands):
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
 
 
Balance as of January 1
$
65

 
$
30

Settlements

 

Unrealized gains
65

 
35

 
 
 
 
Balance as of December 31
$
130

 
$
65


Below is a description of the valuation methodologies used for the fair value measurements.
Safeway Inc. Common Stock - Safeway Inc. common stock is valued at the closing price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape.
Mutual Funds - These investments are publicly traded investments which are valued using the Net Asset Value ("NAV"). The NAV of the mutual funds is a quoted price in an active market. The NAV is determined once a day after the closing of the exchange based upon the underlying assets in the fund, less the fund's liabilities, expressed on a per-share basis.
Common/Collective Trusts (Outside of Interest Income Fund) - Common/collective trusts invest primarily in a pool of investments, including equity securities, fixed income securities, and commodities. Common/collective trusts are valued at the net asset value of units of a bank collective trust. The net asset value as provided by the trustee, is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value. The net asset value is based on the fair value of the underlying investments held by the fund less its liabilities. This practical expedient is not used when it is determined to be probable that the fund will sell the investment for an amount different than the reported net asset value. Participant transactions (purchased and sales) may occur daily. Were the Plan to initiate a full redemption of the collective trust, the investment advisor reserves the right to temporarily delay withdrawal from the trust in order to ensure that securities liquidations will be carried out in an orderly business manner.
Investment Contracts (Interest Income Fund) - The fair value of Traditional GICs are calculated by discounting the related cash flows based on current yields of similar instruments with comparable durations. Separate account contracts and synthetic GICs include underlying investments that are stated at fair value. Fair value of the underlying investments is determined based on quoted market prices or yields currently available on comparable securities of issuers with similar credit ratings. Synthetic GICs also include wrapper contracts which guarantee that there will be no loss of principal or accrued interest. Fair market value of the wrapper contracts is estimated by converting the basis points assigned to the wrap fees into dollars and comparing cost to replacement value.
4.
INTEREST INCOME FUND

The Master Trust maintains an Interest Income Fund (the “Fund”) that invests in a mutual fund, a separate account contract, traditional GICs and synthetic GICs, as described below. The GICs and common collective trust are fully-benefit responsive and are recorded in the financial statements at fair value and then adjusted to contract value.


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Mutual Fund - The Fund invests in the JPM U.S. Treasury Plus Money Market Fund. The Fund seeks current income with liquidity and stability of principal. The Fund invests exclusively in U.S. Treasury bills, notes and other obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, and repurchase agreements collateralized by such obligations.
Separate Account Contract - A Separate Account Contract is an investment contract issued by an insurance company or bank. The contract has no maturity and has a variable crediting rate that resets monthly. These contracts typically provide that realized and unrealized gains and losses on the underlying assets are not reflected immediately in the net assets of the Fund, but rather are amortized, usually over time to maturity or the duration of the underlying investments, through adjustments to the future interest crediting rate. The issuer guarantees that all qualified participant withdrawals will occur at contract value. Crediting rates of separate account contracts can be impacted by variables which include the current yield of the assets within the wrap contract, the duration of the assets covered by the wrap contract and the existing difference between the market value and contract value of the assets within the wrap contract.

Traditional GICs - Traditional GICs are backed by the general account of the issuer. The Fund deposits a lump sum with the issuer and receives a guaranteed interest rate for a specified time. Interest is accrued on either a simple interest or fully compounded basis and paid either periodically or at the end of the contract term. The issuer guarantees that all qualified participant withdrawals will occur at contract value (principal plus accrued interest). The traditional GICs in the Fund provide a fixed rate of interest over the term to maturity of the contract; therefore, crediting rates do not reset.
Synthetic GICs - A synthetic GIC is an investment contract (otherwise known as a wrap contract) issued by an insurance company or bank, backed by a portfolio of bonds that are owned by the Fund. The Fund has four synthetic GICs, as of December 31, 2013, with three having a pro-rata share of one wrapped portfolio and one having its own wrap. The assets underlying the synthetic GICs are maintained separate from the contract issuer's general assets, usually by a third party custodian. These contracts typically provide that realized and unrealized gains and losses on the underlying assets are not reflected immediately in the net assets of the Fund, but rather are amortized, usually over time to maturity or the duration of the underlying investments, through adjustments to the future interest crediting rate. The issuer guarantees that all qualified participant withdrawals will occur at contract value. Crediting rates of synthetic GICs can be impacted by variables which include the current yield of the assets within the wrap contract, the duration of the assets covered by the wrap contract and the existing difference between the market value and contract value of the assets within the wrap contract. For synthetic contracts, the Fund uses crediting rate calculations which adjust the current yield of the bonds by a portion of the current gain or loss that is built into the wrap contracts at the measurement date. These crediting rates are reset quarterly and cannot be less than zero. The crediting rate of synthetic contracts will track current market yields on a trailing basis. The rate reset allows the contract value of the portfolio to converge to the market value over time, assuming the market value continues to earn the current portfolio yield for a period of time equal to the current portfolio duration.
With regards to both traditional and synthetic GICs and separate account contracts, certain potential events could limit the ability of the Fund to transact at contract value with the issuer. Such events include the following: (i) amendments to the Plan documents; (ii) changes to Fund's prohibition on competing investment options by participating plans or deletion of equity wash provisions; (iii) complete or partial termination of the Fund or its merger with another fund; (iv) the failure of the Plan to qualify for exemption from federal income taxes or any required prohibited transaction exemption under ERISA; (v) unless made in accordance with the withdrawal provisions of the Fund, the redemption of all or a portion of the interests in the Fund held by a participating plan at the direction of the participating plan sponsor, including withdrawals due to the removal of a specifically identifiable group of employees from coverage under the participating plan (such as a group layoff or early retirement incentive program), or the closing or sale of a subsidiary, employing unit or affiliate, the bankruptcy or insolvency of a plan sponsor, the merger of the Plan with another plan, or the Plan sponsor's establishment of another tax-qualified defined contribution plan; (vi) any change in law, regulation, ruling, administrative or judicial position or

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accounting requirement, in any case applicable to the Fund or participating plans, and (vii) the delivery of any communication to Plan participants designed to influence a participant not to invest in the Fund. The Plan Administrator does not believe that the occurrence of any such market value event which would limit the Fund's ability to transact at contract value with participants is probable.
Guaranteed investment contracts in the Fund do not permit issuers to terminate the agreement prior to the scheduled maturity date. The wrap contracts are evergreen contracts that contain termination provisions. Wrap agreements permit the Fund's investment manager or issuer to terminate upon notice at any time at market value and provide for automatic termination of the wrap contract if the book value or the market value of the contract equals zero. The issuer is not excused from paying the excess contract value when the market value equals zero. Wrap contracts that permit the issuer to terminate at market value generally provide that the Fund may elect to convert such termination to an Amortization Election as described below. In addition, if the Fund defaults in its obligations under the agreement (including the issuer's determination that the agreement constitutes a nonexempt prohibited transaction as defined under ERISA) and such default is not cured within the time permitted by any cure period, then the wrap contract may be terminated by the issuer and the Fund will receive the market value as of the date of termination. Also, wrap contracts permit the issuer or investment manager to elect at any time to convert the wrapped portfolio to a declining duration strategy whereby the contract would terminate at a date which corresponds to the duration of the underlying fixed-income portfolio on the date of the amortization election (“Amortization Election”). After the effective date of an Amortization Election, the fixed-income portfolio must conform to the guidelines agreed upon by the wrap issuer and the investment manager for the Amortization Election period. Such guidelines are intended to result in contract value equaling market value of the wrapped portfolio by such termination date.
The average yield on guaranteed investment contracts was computed by dividing the annualized one-day actual earnings of the contract on the last day of the Plan year by the fair value of the investments on the same date. For 2013 and 2012, the average yield for the Master Trust was 1.11% and 0.73% respectively.
The average crediting interest rate was computed by dividing the annualized one-day earnings credited to participants on the last day of the Plan year by the fair value of the investments on the same date. The average crediting interest rate for the Master Trust was 1.35% and 1.56% at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.












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The portfolio holdings of the Interest Income Fund in the Master Trust at December 31, 2013, is shown below (in thousands):
 
As of December 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
Wrapper
 
 
 
Rating
 
Investments
 
Contracts
 
Adjustment to
 
S&P/
 
at
 
at Fair
 
Contract
 
Moody’s
 
Fair Value
 
Value
 
Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mutual Fund — JPM U.S. Treasury
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Plus Money Market Fund
  AAA/Aaa
 
$
32,479

 
 
 
$

Insurance Company Separate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Account Contract - Metropolitan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Life GAC 32718
  AA/Aa2
 
25,178

 
 
 
(30
)
Synthetic Guaranteed Investment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Prudential #GA-62379
  AA/Aa2
 
80,327

 
 
 
726

  CDC-IXIS #WR-1027-01
  AA+/Aa1
 
99,975

 
 
 
(1,529
)
  Monumental MDA #01046TR
  AA+/Aa1
 
134,540

 
 
 
(2,058
)
    Wrapper
 
 
 
 
$
100

 

  State Street Bank #97044
  AA+/Aa1
 
120,047

 
 
 
(1,836
)
    Wrapper
 
 
 
 
30

 
 
Total
 
 
$
120,047

 
$
130

 
$
(4,697
)















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The portfolio holdings of the Interest Income Fund in the Master Trust at December 31, 2012, is shown below (in thousands):
 
As of December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
Wrapper
 
 
 
Rating
 
Investments
 
Contracts
 
Adjustment to
 
S&P/
 
at
 
at Fair
 
Contract
 
Moody’s
 
Fair Value
 
Value
 
Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mutual Fund — JPM U.S. Treasury
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Plus Money Market Fund
  AAA/Aaa
 
$
50,017

 
 
 
$

Insurance Company Separate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Account Contract - Metropolitan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Life GAC 32718
  AA/Aa2
 
25,053

 
 
 
(19
)
Traditional Guaranteed Investment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Metropolitan Life GAC 32173
  AA-/Aa3
 
6,686

 
 
 
(105
)
  Metropolitan Life GAC 32333
  AA-/Aa3
 
5,211

 
 
 
(27
)
  Monumental SV-04747-Q
  AA-/A1
 
6,445

 
 
 
(176
)
Synthetic Guaranteed Investment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contracts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Prudential #GA-62379
  AA/Aa2
 
56,389

 
 
 
(1,521
)
  CDC-IXIS #WR-1027-01
  AA+/Aa1
 
100,190

 
 
 
(3,269
)
  Monumental MDA #01046TR
  AA+/Aa1
 
134,856

 
 
 
(4,399
)
    Wrapper
 
 
 
 
$
65

 

  State Street Bank #97044
  AA+/Aa1
 
120,353

 
 
 
(3,926
)
Total
 
 
$
120,353

 
$
65

 
$
(13,442
)


5.
COMMON/COLLECTIVE TRUSTS (OUTSIDE OF INTEREST INCOME FUND)

The Fund invests in the JPMCB SmartRetirement Passive Blend Funds and the SSgA S&P 500 Index NL-A Fund which are common collective trusts. Fair value of these investments has been estimated using the NAV per share of the investment. Plan participants had the ability to redeem these investments with the investee at NAV per share at December 31, 2013 and 2012.
There were no unfunded commitments, normal course of business redemption restrictions, or other redemption restrictions on these funds at December 31, 2013 or 2012.
6.
PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

The Plan's investments include Safeway Inc. common stock, which qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Plan held 59,464 and 84,461 shares, respectively, of Safeway Inc. common stock, with a cost basis of $1,528,921 and $2,056,566, respectively. During 2013 and 2012, the Plan received $44,108 and $66,230, respectively, of dividend income on Safeway Inc. common stock.


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Certain Plan investments are managed or significantly influenced by J.P. Morgan Chase Bank N.A., trustee of the Plan. As J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services provides recordkeeping services to the Plan, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions. Administrative fees paid to J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services for recordkeeping were $61,912 in 2013 and $65,705 in 2012.
7.
INCOME TAXES

The Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") issued a Determination Letter dated March 31, 2003 stating that the Plan and related trust, as then designed, qualified under the Code. Subsequent to this determination by the IRS, the Plan was amended and restated in its entirety, effective January 1, 2005. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. In 2010, the Plan applied for an updated Determination Letter. On September 17, 2013, the Plan received the updated Determination Letter. The Plan Administrator believes the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore, believes that the Plan, as amended and restated, is qualified and the related trust is tax exempt as of the financial statement date. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan's financial statements.
GAAP requires Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2013, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2006.
8.
RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

The following is a reconciliation of the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500 (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
$
164,312

 
$
151,956

Adjustment from contract to fair value for fully
 
 
 
  benefit-responsive investment contracts
601

 
1,768

Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500
$
164,913

 
$
153,724

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
 
 
Increase in net assets per the financial statements
$
12,356

 
$
6,887

Adjustment from contract to fair value for fully
 
 
 
  benefit-responsive investment contracts
(1,167
)
 
133

Net income per Form 5500
$
11,189

 
$
7,020



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DOMINICK'S FINER FOODS, LLC 401(k)
 
RETIREMENT PLAN FOR UNION EMPLOYEES
 
 
 
FORM 5500, SCHEDULE H, PART IV, LINE 4i — SCHEDULE OF ASSETS
 
(HELD AT END OF YEAR)
 
DECEMBER 31, 2013
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
Asset Name and Description
Value
 
 
* Notes receivable from participants, maturing in 2014–2028 (544 loans, interest rates
 
     ranging from 4.25% to 9.25%)
$
4,122

 
 
TOTAL
$
4,122

 
 
* Represents a party-in-interest transaction
 


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EX-99.B 3 a11-kdominicks401kconsent1.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 11-K Dominicks 401k Consent 12/31/13


Exhibit B

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-91975 of Safeway Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated June 27, 2014, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of the Dominick's Finer Foods, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan for Union Employees appearing in the Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Dominick's Finer Foods, LLC 401(k) Retirement Plan for Union Employees for the year ended December 31, 2013.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
San Francisco, California
June 27, 2014