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Table of Contents
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(1) Robert L. Edwards joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2004. In April 2012, Mr. Edwards was named President.
He continued as Chief Financial Officer until Peter J. Bocian joined the Company on February 19, 2013. In May 2013, Mr. Edwards was appointed Chief
Executive Officer and continued as President of the Company.
(2) Peter J. Bocian joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective February 19, 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Bocian served as
Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Services and Finance at JPMorgan Chase & Co. since 2011. From 2008 until 2011, he served as Executive Vice
President and Chief Administrative Officer of Hewlett-Packard Company.
(3) From 2010 until his election to Executive Vice President, Retail Operations in 2013, Kelly P. Griffith was President of Merchandising for Safeway. From 2008
until 2010, Mr. Griffith served as President, Perishables for the Company.
(4) Barry J. Libenson joined Safeway in July 2013. Prior to Safeway, Mr. Libenson served as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer of Land O' Lakes,
Inc. since 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Libenson was Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Ingersoll- Rand, Co. Ltd. Mr. Libenson joined Ingersoll-Rand
as Vice President of e-Business in 2001.
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The Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Information on dividends declared per common
share is set forth in Part II, Item 7 of this report. The following table presents quarterly high and low sales prices for the Company’s common
stock.
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High
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2012
Quarter 4 (16 weeks)
$15.00
$19.36
Quarter 3 (12 weeks)
14.73
18.31
Quarter 2 (12 weeks)
17.53
22.21
Quarter 1 (12 weeks)
20.20
23.16
There were 13,037 stockholders of record as of February 20, 2014; however, approximately 98% of the Company’s outstanding stock is held
in “street name” by depositories or nominees on behalf of beneficial holders. The closing price per share of common stock, as reported on the
New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape, was $35.32 at the close of business on February 20, 2014.
Although the Company expects to continue to pay quarterly dividends on its common stock, the payment of future dividends is at the
discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend upon the Company’s earnings, capital requirements, financial condition and other factors.
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