8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

May 26, 2005

SAFEWAY INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-00041	94-3019135
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

5918 Stoneridge Mall Road, Pleasanton, California	94588-3229
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(925) 467-3000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

The information in this Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

On May 26, 2005, we issued a press release reporting the preliminary results of the stockholder vote at our Annual Meeting held May 25, 2005. A copy of our press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K:

99.1 Press Release dated May 26, 2005 of Safeway Inc.

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SIGNATURES

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

	SAFEWAY INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: May 27, 2005	By:	/s/ Robert A. Gordon
	Name:	Robert A. Gordon
	Title:	Senior Vice President & General Counsel

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
99.1	Press Release dated May 26, 2005 of Safeway Inc.

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Contacts: Julie Hong (925) 467-3832

Safeway Inc. Announces Preliminary Results of 2005 Stockholder Vote

Pleasanton, CA – May 26, 2005 – The Board of Directors of Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) announced the preliminary results of its stockholder vote at the Company’s Annual Meeting.

Stockholders elected all nine directors by over 95% and approved the appointment of Deloitte and Touche to serve as the Company’s auditor for the 52-week year ending December 31, 2005. Stockholders also voted on eight stockholder resolutions presented at the meeting. Consistent with the Board of Directors’ recommendation, all eight proposals were defeated by the following approximate vote percentages:

	% Against
Cumulative voting	73	%
Sale of the Company	98	%
Independent director as chairman of the board	80	%
Issue sustainability report	83	%
Director compensation	97	%
Director election by majority vote	54	%
Independent board committees	89	%
Create office of the board of directors	96	%

All figures are expressed in terms of percentages of the shares voted. The Company stated that final vote totals would be filed with its second quarter Form 10-Q in late July.

“We are encouraged by this vote of shareholder confidence and support,” said Steve Burd Chairman, President and CEO. “We have taken significant steps to strengthen our corporate governance over the past few years and will continue to proactively make changes that we believe can positively impact shareholder value.”

Safeway Inc. is a Fortune 50 company and one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America based on sales. The company operates 1,801 stores in the United States and Canada and had annual sales of $35.8 billion in 2004. The company’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SWY.