Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GROVE JANET
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SAFEWAY INC [SWY]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5918 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/30/2015
(Street)

PLEASANTON, CA 94588
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/30/2015   D   18,287 D (1) 0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Units (2) 01/30/2015   D     92,109.1946 01/30/2015 01/30/2015 Common Stock 92,109.1946 (2) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GROVE JANET
5918 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD
PLEASANTON, CA 94588
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Laura A. Donald, Attorney-in-Fact   02/02/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Disposed of as of the effective date of the merger pursuant to the merger agreement dated as of March 6, 2014 among issuer, AB Acquisition LLC, Albertson's Holdings LLC, Albertson's LLC and Saturn Acquisition Merger Sub, Inc., as amended (the "merger agreement"). Upon the effective date of the merger each share of common stock became the right to receive the merger consideration consisting of: (i) a cash payment of $34.92, (ii) one contingent value right relating to issuer's interest in Casa Ley, S.A. de C.V. (a "Casa Ley CVR") and (iii) one contingent value right relating to any deferred consideration relating to the sale of the assets of issuer's real-estate development subsidiary Property Development Centers, LLC (a "PDC CVR"), less any applicable withholding taxes.
(2) Each phantom stock unit represented the right to receive the cash value of the common stock on a 1-for-1 basis upon retirement from the Board or at a permissible time elected by the director. Pursuant to the merger agreement, each phantom stock unit was canceled as of the effective date of the merger in exchange for the right to receive (i) a cash payment of $34.92, (ii) one Casa Ley CVR and (iii) one PDC CVR.

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