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): July 23, 2018

Albertsons Companies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(208) 395-6200

(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):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD.

As previously announced by Albertsons Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) on July 20, 2018, outside counsel to the Company received a letter (the “Original Letter”) from a law firm purporting to represent in excess of 45% of the outstanding principal amount of the 7.25% Senior Debentures due February 2031 (the “2031 Safeway Notes”) issued by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Safeway Inc. (“Safeway”). On July 23, 2018, the Company and Safeway responded to the Original Letter. A copy of the response letter is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Such information shall not be 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, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

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.