SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 8, 2004
Albertson's, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-6187 82-0184434
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(Commission (IRS Employer
File Number) Identification No.)
250 Parkcenter Boulevard, P.O. Box 20, Boise, Idaho 83726
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(208) 395-6200
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Item 5. Other Events.
A Director of Albertson's, Inc., Teresa Beck, has adopted a pre-arranged stock
trading plan to sell a portion of her company stock over time as part of her
individual long-term strategy for asset diversification and liquidity. The stock
trading plan was adopted in accordance with guidelines specified under Rule
10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Albertsons policies regarding
stock transactions.
Rule 10b5-1 allows corporate officers and directors to adopt written,
pre-arranged stock trading plans when they do not have material, non-public
information. Using these plans, insiders can gradually diversify their
investment portfolios, can spread stock trades out over an extended period of
time to reduce any market impact and can avoid concerns about whether they had
material, non-public information when they sold their stock.
Under her Rule 10b5-1 plan, Ms. Beck may sell up to 43,000 shares over a period
of approximately 12 months. If Ms. Beck completes all the planned sales of
shares under her Rule 10b5-1 plan, she would beneficially own approximately
35,000 shares of Albertsons common stock.
The transactions under this plan will be disclosed publicly through Form 144 and
Form 4 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Form 4 filings
will also be posted on Albertsons web site.
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SIGNATURE
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.
ALBERTSON'S, INC.
By: /s/ John R. Sims
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Name: John R. Sims
Title: Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
Dated: July 8, 2004