SC 13G/A 1 0001.txt SCHEDULE 13G/A - SAFEWAY INC. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ____________ SCHEDULE 13G (Rule 13d-102) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b) (Amendment No. 9)/1/ SAFEWAY INC. (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE (Title of Class of Securities) 786514-20-8 (CUSIP Number) December 31, 2000 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: [_] Rule 13d-1(b) [_] Rule 13d-1(c) [X] Rule 13d-1(d) ___________________ /1/The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). 13G ------------------------------ ------------------------------ CUSIP No. 786514-20-8 Page 2 of 11 pages. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 1. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) KKR Associates, L.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP 2. (a) [_] (b) [X] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4. New York ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5. NUMBER OF -0- SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6. OWNED BY -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7. REPORTING -0- PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8. -0- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9. -0- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10. [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11. -0- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 12. PN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13G ------------------------------ ------------------------------ CUSIP No. 786514-20-8 Page 3 of 11 pages. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 1. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) RFM Acquisition L.L.C. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP 2. (a) [_] (b) [X] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4. Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5. NUMBER OF -0- SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6. OWNED BY -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7. REPORTING -0- PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8. -0- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9. -0- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10. [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11. -0- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 12. OO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13G ------------------------------ ------------------------------ CUSIP No. 786514-20-8 Page 4 of 11 pages. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 1. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) KKR 1996 Fund L.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP 2. (a) [_] (b) [X] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4. Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5. NUMBER OF -0- SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6. OWNED BY -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7. REPORTING -0- PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8. -0- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9. -0- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10. [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11. -0- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 12. PN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13G ----------------------------- --------------------------- CUSIP No. 786514-20-8 Page 5 of 11 pages. ----------------------------- --------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 1. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) KKR Associates 1996, L.P. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP 2. (a) [_] (b) [X] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4. Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5. NUMBER OF -0- SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6. OWNED BY -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7. REPORTING -0- PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8. -0- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9. -0- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10. [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11. -0- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 12. PN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13G ----------------------------- --------------------------- CUSIP No. 786514-20-8 Page 6 of 11 pages. ----------------------------- --------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS 1. I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) KKR 1996 GP L.L.C. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP 2. (a) [_] (b) [X] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4. Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5. NUMBER OF -0- SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6. OWNED BY -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7. REPORTING -0- PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8. -0- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9. -0- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES 10. [_] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11. -0- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 12. OO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13G Item 1. (a) Name of Issuer: Safeway Inc. (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 5918 Stoneridge Mall Road Pleasanton, California 94588 Item 2. (a) Name of Person Filing: KKR Associates, L.P. RFM Acquisition L.L.C. KKR 1996 Fund L.P. KKR Associates 1996, L.P. KKR 1996 GP L.L.C. (b) Address of Principal Business Office: 9 West 57th Street New York, New York 10019 (c) Citizenship: See Item 2(c) of each cover page. (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (e) CUSIP Number: 786514-20-8 Item 3. Not applicable Item 4. Ownership (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: Page 7 of 11 pages. 13G As of December 31, 2000, KKR Associates, L.P., RFM Acquisition L.L.C., KKR 1996 Fund L.P., KKR Associates 1996, L.P. and KKR 1996 GP L.L.C. did not beneficially own any shares of common stock of Safeway Inc. (b) Percent of Class: -0-. (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0- (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [x]. Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person -0- Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company Not applicable. Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Not applicable. Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group Page 8 of 11 pages. 13G Not applicable. Item 10. Certification Not applicable. Page 9 of 11 pages. 13G 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. Date: February 9, 2001 KKR ASSOCIATES, L.P. By: /s/ William Janetschek --------------------------- Name: William Janetschek Title: Attorney-in-fact for James H. Greene, Jr., general partner RFM ACQUISITION L.L.C. By: /s/ William Janetschek --------------------------------------- Name: William Janetschek Title: Attorney-in-fact for James H. Greene, Jr., President KKR 1996 FUND L.P. By: KKR Associates 1996, L.P., general partner By: KKR 1996 GP L.L.C., general partner By: /s/ William Janetschek --------------------------------------- Name: William Janetschek Title: Attorney-in-fact for James H. Greene, Jr. KKR ASSOCIATES 1996, L.P. By: KKR 1996 GP L.L.C., general partner By: /s/ William Janetschek --------------------------------------- Name: William Janetschek Title: Attorney-in-fact for James H. Greene, Jr. KKR 1996 GP L.L.C. By: /s/ William Janetschek -------------------------------------- Name: William Janetschek Title: Attorney-in-fact for James H. Greene, Jr. Page 10 of 11 pages. 13G EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit 1 - Joint Filing Agreement (incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13G) Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13G) Page 11 of 11 pages.