As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2014

Registration No.  333-    

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C.  20549

 


 

FORM S-8

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


 

SUPERVALU INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

 

41-0617000
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

7075 Flying Cloud Drive
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
55344
(Address of principal executive
offices, including zip code)

 

SUPERVALU INC. 2012 Stock Plan

(As Amended and Restated July 16, 2014)
(Full title of the plan)

 

Karla C. Robertson
Executive Vice President, General Counsel

and Corporate Secretary
SUPERVALU INC.
7075 Flying Cloud Drive
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344
(952) 828-4000

(Name, address and telephone number,

including area code, of agent for service)

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):

 

Large Accelerated Filer x

 

Accelerated Filer o

 

Non-accelerated Filer o

 

Smaller Reporting Company o

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title of Securities To Be
Registered

 

Amount To Be
Registered (1)

 

Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (2)

 

Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (2)

 

Amount of
Registration Fee

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

9,303,746

 

$

8.775

 

$

81,640,371

 

$

10,516

 

 

(1)                                 The number of shares being registered represents 9,303,746 shares of SUPERVALU INC. common stock issuable under the SUPERVALU INC. 2012 Stock Plan (As Amended and Restated July 16, 2014).  Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement also covers any additional shares of common stock that become issuable under the SUPERVALU INC. 2012 Stock Plan (As Amended and Restated July 16, 2014) pursuant to its anti-dilution provisions.

(2)                                 Estimated solely for calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) under the Securities Act.  The proposed maximum offering price per share and proposed maximum aggregate offering price are calculated based on the average of the high and low sale prices per share of SUPERVALU INC. common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on July 24, 2014.

 

 

 



 

SUPERVALU INC.

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional 9,303,746 shares of the Registrant’s common stock issuable pursuant to the SUPERVALU INC. 2012 Stock Plan (As Amended and Restated July 16, 2014) (the “Plan”).  In accordance with Section E of the General Instructions to Form S-8, the Registration Statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 2012 relating to the Plan (File No. 333-182757) is incorporated by reference herein, except as to the Items provided below.

 

PART II

 

Item 3.         Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

 

The following documents have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by SUPERVALU INC. (“SUPERVALU” or the “Registrant”) and are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:

 

(a)         The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 22, 2014;

 

(b)         The Registrant’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 28, 2014, March 7, 2014, April 18, 2014, April 24, 2014, May 7, 2014, May 20, 2014, July 11, 2014 and July 21, 2014;

 

(c)          The Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 14, 2014; and

 

(d)         The description of the Registrant’s common stock contained in any registration statement or report filed by the Registrant under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

 

All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents.

 

Item 8.         Exhibits.

 

4.1

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 18, 2012).

 

 

 

4.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 22, 2013).

 

 

 

4.3

 

SUPERVALU INC. 2012 Stock Plan (As Amended and Restated July 16, 2014) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 21, 2014).

 

 

 

5.1

 

Opinion of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP.

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 

 

 

23.2

 

Consent of KPMG LLP.

 

 

 

24.1

 

Power of Attorney.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Eden Prairie, State of Minnesota on July 31, 2014.

 

 

SUPERVALU INC.

 

 

 

 

By

/s/ Sam Duncan

 

 

Sam Duncan

 

Chief Executive Officer and President

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

Name

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Sam Duncan

 

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

 

July 31, 2014

Sam Duncan

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Bruce H. Besanko

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 

July 31, 2014

Bruce H. Besanko

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Susan S. Grafton

 

Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief

 

July 31, 2014

Susan S. Grafton

 

Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Donald R. Chappel*

 

Director

 

 

Donald R. Chappel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Irwin S. Cohen*

 

Director

 

 

Irwin S. Cohen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Philip L. Francis*

 

Director

 

 

Philip L. Francis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Eric G. Johnson*

 

Director

 

 

Eric G. Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Mathew M. Pendo*

 

Director

 

 

Mathew M. Pendo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Matthew E. Rubel*

 

Director

 

 

Matthew E. Rubel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Wayne C. Sales*

 

Director

 

 

Wayne C. Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Frank A. Savage*

 

Director

 

 

Frank A. Savage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ John T. Standley*

 

Director

 

 

John T. Standley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Gerald L. Storch*

 

Director and Non-Executive Chairman

 

 

Gerald L. Storch

 

 

 

 

 

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*Executed on July 31, 2014 on behalf of the indicated Directors by Karla C. Robertson, duly appointed Attorney-in-Fact.

 

/s/ Karla C. Robertson

 

Karla C. Robertson

 

Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

4.1

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 18, 2012).

 

 

 

4.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 22, 2013).

 

 

 

4.3

 

SUPERVALU INC. 2012 Stock Plan (As Amended and Restated July 16, 2014) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 21, 2014).

 

 

 

5.1

 

Opinion of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP (filed herewith).

 

 

 

23.1

 

Consent of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

 

 

 

23.2

 

Consent of KPMG LLP (filed herewith).

 

 

 

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (filed herewith).

 

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