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EX-10.III.37 - FORM OF STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE AND STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT - SAFEWAY INCdex10iii37.htm
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EX-10.III.36 - SAFEWAY INC. 2011 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN - SAFEWAY INCdex10iii36.htm
EX-10.III.39 - FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD GRANT NOTICE AND RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT - SAFEWAY INCdex10iii39.htm

 

 

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 19, 2011

 

 

SAFEWAY INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-00041   94-3019135

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 15, 2011, the Board of Directors of Safeway Inc. approved the 2011 Equity and Incentive Award Plan (the “2011 Plan”), subject to the approval of our stockholders. On May 19, 2011, our stockholders approved the 2011 Plan. For a description of the 2011 Plan, please see “Proposal 4, Approval of Safeway Inc. 2011 Equity and Incentive Award Plan” in Safeway’s definitive proxy statement for its 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2011. The 2011 Plan and the forms of award agreements under the 2011 Plan are attached as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Our Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 19, 2011, at which the stockholders voted on proposals as follows:

 

     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Proposal 1. Election of Directors

           

Steven A. Burd

     287,820,012         9,402,887         419,438         15,532,871   

Janet E. Grove

     295,269,022         1,746,936         626,380         15,532,871   

Mohan Gyani

     293,439,067         3,537,644         665,628         15,532,871   

Paul Hazen

     278,904,815         18,371,217         366,306         15,532,871   

Frank C. Herringer

     283,843,143         13,078,598         720,597         15,532,871   

Kenneth W. Oder

     283,489,639         13,565,401         587,298         15,532,871   

T. Gary Rogers

     294,736,953         2,413,032         492,353         15,532,871   

Arun Sarin

     294,196,313         2,743,689         702,336         15,532,871   

Michael S. Shannon

     283,702,074         12,911,810         1,028,454         15,532,871   

William Y. Tauscher

     293,942,040         3,181,803         518,495         15,532,871   

Proposal 2. Non-binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (“Say-on-Pay”)

     157,188,349         137,479,043         2,974,946         15,532,871   

 

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     1 year      2 years      3 years      Abstentions     

Broker

Non-Votes

 

Proposal 3. Non-binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency of
Say-on-Pay Votes

     263,156,522         206,935         30,992,907         3,285,975         15,532,871   

 

     Votes For     

Votes

Against

     Abstentions     

Broker

Non-Votes

 

Proposal 4. Approval of the 2011 Equity and Incentive Award Plan

     251,700,531         43,843,955         2,097,852         15,532,871   

Proposal 5. Re-approval of the 2001 Amended and Restated Operating Performance Bonus Plan

     284,613,018         12,573,454         455,866         15,532,871   

Proposal 6. Ratification of Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2011

     302,754,765         9,930,668         489,776         0   

Proposal 7. Stockholder Proposal Regarding Cumulative Voting

     82,084,459         212,366,367         3,191,512         15,532,871   

In accordance with the recommendation of our Board of Directors as set forth in the 2011 Proxy Statement, and based on the voting results for this proposal, we determined that an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers will be conducted on an annual basis, until the next advisory vote on this matter is held.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

10(iii).36*   Safeway Inc. 2011 Equity and Incentive Award Plan
10(iii).37*   Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement – Non Canadian Participants under the Safeway Inc. 2011 Equity and Incentive Award Plan
10(iii).38*   Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement – Canadian Participants under the Safeway Inc. 2011 Equity and Incentive Award Plan
10(iii).39*   Form of Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the Safeway Inc. 2011 Equity and Incentive Award Plan

 

* Management contract, or compensatory plan or arrangement

 

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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 25, 2011   By:  

/s/ Robert A. Gordon

    Name:   Robert A. Gordon
    Title:   Senior Vice President,
      Secretary & General Counsel

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

   
10(iii).36*   Safeway Inc. 2011 Equity and Incentive Award Plan
10(iii).37*   Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement – Non Canadian Participants under the Safeway Inc. 2011 Equity and Incentive Award Plan
10(iii).38*   Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement – Canadian Participants under the Safeway Inc. 2011 Equity and Incentive Award Plan
10(iii).39*   Form of Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the Safeway Inc. 2011 Equity and Incentive Award Plan

 

* Management contract, or compensatory plan or arrangement

 

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