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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;6, 2004.</B>



<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration No.</DIV>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under The Securities Act of 1933


<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>ALBERTSON&#146;S, INC.</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">DELAWARE<BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction<BR>
of Incorporation or Organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">82-0184434<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">250 Parkcenter Boulevard, P.O. Box 20, Boise, Idaho 83726<BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Albertson&#146;s, Inc. 2004 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">John R. Sims<BR>
Executive Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
Albertson&#146;s, Inc.<BR>
250 Parkcenter Boulevard, P.O. Box 20<BR>
Boise, Idaho 83726<BR>
(208)&nbsp;395-6300<BR>
(Name , Address and Telephone Number of Agent For Service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Offering</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>be Registered</B></TD>
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                    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Shares,
$1.00 par value (4)
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    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">16,000,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">24.53</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">392,480,000.00</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">49,727.22</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(1)</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Represents maximum number of common shares of the Registrant, $1.00
par value (&#147;Common Shares&#148;), issuable pursuant to the Albertson&#146;s, Inc.
2004 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) being
registered hereon.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">(2)</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities
Act&#148;), this Registration Statement also covers such additional Common
Shares as may become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions
of the Plan.</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Estimated solely for calculating the amount of the registration
fee, pursuant to paragraphs (c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;of Rule&nbsp;457 of the General
Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act, on the basis of the
average of the high and low sale prices of such securities on the New
York Stock Exchange on December 3<B>, </B>2004, within five business days
prior to filing.</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">One right to purchase Series&nbsp;A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
(a &#147;Right&#148;) will also be issued with respect to each Common Share. The
terms of the Rights are described in the Stockholder Rights Plan
Agreement, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;1 to Form 8-A on March&nbsp;4, 1997, Amendment
No.&nbsp;1 thereto, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1(b) to Form 8-A on August&nbsp;6, 1998,
Amendment No.&nbsp;2 thereto, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3 to Form 8-A on March&nbsp;25,
1999 and Amendment No.&nbsp;3 thereto, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;6 to Form 8-A on
September&nbsp;30, 2003.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents have been filed by Albertson&#146;s, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) and are incorporated herein by reference:


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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March&nbsp;29, 2004 and
Form 10-K/A filed April&nbsp;2, 2004;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">&#149;</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, filed June&nbsp;4, 2004,
September&nbsp;3, 2004 and December&nbsp;3, 2004.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">&#149;</TD>
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    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed April&nbsp;30, 2004,
May&nbsp;6, 2004, June&nbsp;2, 2004 (reporting information under Items 5 and 7
of Form 8-K), June&nbsp;3, 2004, July&nbsp;9, 2004, October&nbsp;5, 2004 (reporting
information under 5.02) and October&nbsp;13, 2004.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">&#149;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Shares contained in the
registration statement on Form S-3 filed March&nbsp;29, 2004, including
any subsequently filed amendments and reports updating such
description; and</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">&#149;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Preferences and Rights of Series&nbsp;A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock included in the registration statement
on Form 8-A dated March&nbsp;4, 1997, as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 on Form
8-A dated August&nbsp;6, 1998, Amendment No.&nbsp;2 on Form 8-A dated March&nbsp;25,
1999 and Amendment No.&nbsp;3 on Form 8-A dated September&nbsp;30, 2003.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to
Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;) subsequent to the date of this registration statement and prior
to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, will be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration
statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or
in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant is a Delaware corporation. Reference is made to Section
145 of the Delaware General Corporation law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;), which provides that a
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action
by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person
is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or
was serving at its request in such capacity of another corporation, or business
organization against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good
faith and in the best interest of the corporation and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that such
person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may indemnify officers
and directors in an action by or in the right of a corporation under the same
conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial
approval if the officer or director is adjudged to be liable to the
corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or
otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must
indemnify the officer or director against the expenses that such officer or
director actually and reasonably incurred.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended)
provides that, to the extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or may
hereafter be amended, a director of the Registrant will not be liable to the
corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director. Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a Delaware
corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a provision
eliminating or limiting personal liability of directors of a corporation for
monetary damages arising from breaches of fiduciary duty, except for liability
(1)&nbsp;for breaches of a director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders, (2)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3)&nbsp;for the payment of
unlawful dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions or (4)&nbsp;for
transactions in which a director received an improper personal benefit. The
Registrant has entered into agreement with its directors providing
contractually for indemnification consistent with its Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (as amended) and By-Laws (described below).


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s By-Laws provide that each person who was or is made a
party to, or is involved in, any pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she was a director or officer of
the Registrant (or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director,
officer, employee or agent for another entity) will be indemnified and held
harmless by the Registrant, to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant is insured against various liabilities that it may incur by
reason of its indemnification of officers and directors in accordance with its
By-Laws. In addition, directors and officers are insured, at the expense of
the Registrant, against certain liabilities that might arise out of their
directorship or employment, respectively, and not subject to indemnification
under the By-Laws.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This summary is subject to the DGCL, the Registrant&#146;s Restated Certificate
of Incorporation (as amended), its By-Laws and agreements referred to above and
is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.


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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (as amended),
previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on
Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended April&nbsp;30, 1998, and incorporated herein by
reference. <BR><BR></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">By-Laws of the Registrant, amended on March&nbsp;15, 2001 and December&nbsp;5,
2003, previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended January&nbsp;29, 2004, and incorporated
herein by reference. <BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Stockholder Rights Plan Agreement, previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed on March&nbsp;4, 1997,
and incorporated herein by reference. <BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment No.&nbsp;One to Stockholder Rights Plan Agreement, dated August&nbsp;2,
1998, previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1(b) to Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed on August&nbsp;6, 1998,
and incorporated herein by reference. <BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment No.&nbsp;Two to Stockholder Rights Plan Agreement, dated March&nbsp;16,
1999, previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed on March&nbsp;25, 1999, and
incorporated herein by reference. <BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment No.&nbsp;Three to Stockholder Rights Plan Agreement, dated September
26, 2003, previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;6 to Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Form&nbsp;8-A
filed on September&nbsp;30, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference. <BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.7
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series&nbsp;A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1.1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended January&nbsp;30,
1997, and incorporated herein by reference. <BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.8
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series
A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1.2
to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended January
28, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference. <BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.9
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Albertson&#146;s, Inc. 2004 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, previously
filed as Attachment B to the Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement filed on April
29, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference. <BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Counsel. <BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. <BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Counsel (Included in Exhibit&nbsp;5).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney. <BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Registrant hereby undertakes:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase
or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of a prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the
maximum aggregate price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration
Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and



<P align="left" style="margin-left:5%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement
or any material change to such information in this registration
statement;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment will be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time will be deemed to be the initial <I>bona
fide </I>offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in this registration statement will be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time will be deemed to be the initial <I>bona
fide </I>offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>&#091;Signatures on following page&#093;</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Boise, State of Idaho, on December&nbsp;6, 2004.


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    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3"><B>ALBERTSON&#146;S, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ Felicia D. Thornton
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Felicia D. Thornton&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial <BR>
Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration
statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
date indicated.

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">Date: December 6, 2004</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Lawrence R. Johnston<BR>
Chairman of the Board, ChiefExecutive Officer and<BR>
President (Principal ExecutiveOfficer)</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">Date: December 6, 2004</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Felicia D. Thornton<BR>
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial<BR>
Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal<BR>
Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">Date: December 6, 2004</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
A. Gary Ames<BR>
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">Date: December 6, 2004</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Pamela G. Bailey<BR>
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">Date: December 6, 2004</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Teresa Beck<BR>
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">Date: December 6, 2004</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Henry I. Bryant<BR>
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">Date: December 6, 2004</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Paul I. Corddry<BR>
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">Date: December 6, 2004</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Bonnie G. Hill<BR>
Director</TD>
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    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">Date: December 6, 2004</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Jon C. Madonna<BR>
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">Date: December 6, 2004</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Beth M. Pritchard<BR>
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">Date: December 6, 2004</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Kathi P. Seifert<BR>
Director</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" nowrap valign="top">Date: December 6, 2004</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
*<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Beatriz Rivera<BR>
Director</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">*This registration statement has been signed on behalf of the above officers
and directors by John R. Sims, as attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of
attorney filed as Exhibit&nbsp;24 to this registration statement.



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    <TD colspan="3">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>DATED:   December 6, 2004&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">/s/ John R. Sims
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">John R. Sims&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2">Attorney-in-Fact&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit Number</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Description</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (as amended),
previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on
Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended April&nbsp;30, 1998, and incorporated herein by
reference. <BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By-Laws of the Registrant, amended on March&nbsp;15, 2001 and December&nbsp;5,
2003, previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on
Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended January&nbsp;29, 2004, and incorporated
herein by reference.<BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Stockholder Rights Plan Agreement, previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed on March&nbsp;4, 1997,
and incorporated herein by reference.<BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment No.&nbsp;One to Stockholder Rights Plan Agreement, dated August&nbsp;2,
1998, previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1(b) to Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed on August&nbsp;6, 1998,
and incorporated herein by reference.<BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment No.&nbsp;Two to Stockholder Rights Plan Agreement, dated March&nbsp;16,
1999, previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3 to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed on March&nbsp;25, 1999, and
incorporated herein by reference.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit Number</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Description</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment No.&nbsp;Three to Stockholder Rights Plan Agreement, dated September
26, 2003, previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;6 to Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Form&nbsp;8-A
filed on September&nbsp;30, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference. <BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.7
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series&nbsp;A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1.1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended January&nbsp;30,
1997, and incorporated herein by reference.<BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.8
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment to Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series
A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, previously filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1.2
to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended January
28, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.<BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.9
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Albertson&#146;s, Inc. 2004 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, previously
filed as Attachment B to the Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement filed on April
29, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference.<BR><BR></TD>
</TR>

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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 6, 2004.
Registration No.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under The Securities Act of 1933
ALBERTSON'S, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
82-0184434
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
250 Parkcenter Boulevard, P.O. Box 20, Boise, Idaho 83726
(Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)
Albertson's, Inc. 2004 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
John R. Sims
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Albertson's, Inc.
250 Parkcenter Boulevard, P.O. Box 20
Boise, Idaho 83726
(208) 395-6300
(Name , Address and Telephone Number of Agent For Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Securities to
Amount to be
Offering
Aggregate
Registration
be Registered
Registered
(1)(2)
Price Per Share
(3)
Offering Price
(3)
Fee
Common Shares,
$1.00 par value (4)
16,000,000
$
24.53
$
392,480,000.00
$
49,727.22
(1)
Represents maximum number of common shares of the Registrant, $1.00
par value ("Common Shares"), issuable pursuant to the Albertson's, Inc.
2004 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan (the "Plan") being
registered hereon.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities
Act"), this Registration Statement also covers such additional Common
Shares as may become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions
of the Plan.
(3)
Estimated solely for calculating the amount of the registration
fee, pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 of the General
Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act, on the basis of the
average of the high and low sale prices of such securities on the New
York Stock Exchange on December 3
,
2004, within five business days
prior to filing.
(4)
One right to purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
(a "Right") will also be issued with respect to each Common Share. The
terms of the Rights are described in the Stockholder Rights Plan
Agreement, filed as Exhibit 1 to Form 8-A on March 4, 1997, Amendment
No. 1 thereto, filed as Exhibit 4.1(b) to Form 8-A on August 6, 1998,
Amendment No. 2 thereto, filed as Exhibit 3 to Form 8-A on March 25,
1999 and Amendment No. 3 thereto, filed as Exhibit 6 to Form 8-A on
September 30, 2003.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 5
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 24.1
EXHIBIT 24.2
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents have been filed by Albertson's, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Registrant"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") and are incorporated herein by reference:
•
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 29, 2004 and
Form 10-K/A filed April 2, 2004;
•
The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, filed June 4, 2004,
September 3, 2004 and December 3, 2004.
•
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed April 30, 2004,
May 6, 2004, June 2, 2004 (reporting information under Items 5 and 7
of Form 8-K), June 3, 2004, July 9, 2004, October 5, 2004 (reporting
information under 5.02) and October 13, 2004.
•
The description of the Registrant's Common Shares contained in the
registration statement on Form S-3 filed March 29, 2004, including
any subsequently filed amendments and reports updating such
description; and
•
The description of the Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock included in the registration statement
on Form 8-A dated March 4, 1997, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form
8-A dated August 6, 1998, Amendment No. 2 on Form 8-A dated March 25,
1999 and Amendment No. 3 on Form 8-A dated September 30, 2003.
All documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act") subsequent to the date of this registration statement and prior
to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities
offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, will be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration
statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or
in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
such statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Registrant is a Delaware corporation. Reference is made to Section
145 of the Delaware General Corporation law (the "DGCL"), which provides that a
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action
by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person
is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or
was serving at its request in such capacity of another corporation, or business
organization against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good
faith and in the best interest of the corporation and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that such
person's conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may indemnify officers
and directors in an action by or in the right of a corporation under the same
conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial
approval if the officer or director is adjudged to be liable to the
corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or
otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must
indemnify the officer or director against the expenses that such officer or
director actually and reasonably incurred.
The Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended)
provides that, to the extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or may
hereafter be amended, a director of the Registrant will not be liable to the
corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director. Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a Delaware
corporation to include in its certificate of incorporation a provision
eliminating or limiting personal liability of directors of a corporation for
monetary damages arising from breaches of fiduciary duty, except for liability
(1) for breaches of a director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) for the payment of
unlawful dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions or (4) for
transactions in which a director received an improper personal benefit. The
Registrant has entered into agreement with its directors providing
contractually for indemnification consistent with its Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (as amended) and By-Laws (described below).
The Registrant's By-Laws provide that each person who was or is made a
party to, or is involved in, any pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she was a director or officer of
the Registrant (or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director,
officer, employee or agent for another entity) will be indemnified and held
harmless by the Registrant, to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL.
The Registrant is insured against various liabilities that it may incur by
reason of its indemnification of officers and directors in accordance with its
By-Laws. In addition, directors and officers are insured, at the expense of
the Registrant, against certain liabilities that might arise out of their
directorship or employment, respectively, and not subject to indemnification
under the By-Laws.
This summary is subject to the DGCL, the Registrant's Restated Certificate
of Incorporation (as amended), its By-Laws and agreements referred to above and
is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (as amended),
previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 1998, and incorporated herein by
reference.
4.2
By-Laws of the Registrant, amended on March 15, 2001 and December 5,
2003, previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2004, and incorporated
herein by reference.
4.3
Stockholder Rights Plan Agreement, previously filed as Exhibit 1 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on March 4, 1997,
and incorporated herein by reference.
4.4
Amendment No. One to Stockholder Rights Plan Agreement, dated August 2,
1998, previously filed as Exhibit 4.1(b) to Amendment No. 1 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on August 6, 1998,
and incorporated herein by reference.
4.5
Amendment No. Two to Stockholder Rights Plan Agreement, dated March 16,
1999, previously filed as Exhibit 3 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on March 25, 1999, and
incorporated herein by reference.
4.6
Amendment No. Three to Stockholder Rights Plan Agreement, dated September
26, 2003, previously filed as Exhibit 6 to Amendment No. 3 to Form 8-A
filed on September 30, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.7
Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, previously filed as Exhibit 3.1.1 to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30,
1997, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.8
Amendment to Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series
A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, previously filed as Exhibit 3.1.2
to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January
28, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.9
Albertson's, Inc. 2004 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, previously
filed as Attachment B to the Registrant's Proxy Statement filed on April
29, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference.
5
Opinion of Counsel.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Counsel (Included in Exhibit 5).
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Exhibit Number
Description
24.1
Power of Attorney.
24.2
Power of Attorney.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase
or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of a prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes
in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the
maximum aggregate price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration
Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement
or any material change to such information in this registration
statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment will be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time will be deemed to be the initial
bona
fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in this registration statement will be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time will be deemed to be the initial
bona
fide
offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
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otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Boise, State of Idaho, on December 6, 2004.
ALBERTSON'S, INC.
By:
/s/ Felicia D. Thornton
Felicia D. Thornton
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration
statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
date indicated.
Date: December 6, 2004
*
Lawrence R. Johnston
Chairman of the Board, ChiefExecutive Officer and
President (Principal ExecutiveOfficer)
Date: December 6, 2004
*
Felicia D. Thornton
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)
Date: December 6, 2004
*
A. Gary Ames
Director
Date: December 6, 2004
*
Pamela G. Bailey
Director
Date: December 6, 2004
*
Teresa Beck
Director
Date: December 6, 2004
*
Henry I. Bryant
Director
Date: December 6, 2004
*
Paul I. Corddry
Director
Date: December 6, 2004
*
Bonnie G. Hill
Director
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Date: December 6, 2004
*
Jon C. Madonna
Director
Date: December 6, 2004
*
Beth M. Pritchard
Director
Date: December 6, 2004
*
Kathi P. Seifert
Director
Date: December 6, 2004
*
Beatriz Rivera
Director
*This registration statement has been signed on behalf of the above officers
and directors by John R. Sims, as attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of
attorney filed as Exhibit 24 to this registration statement.
DATED:   December 6, 2004
By:
/s/ John R. Sims
John R. Sims
Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (as amended),
previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 1998, and incorporated herein by
reference.
4.2
By-Laws of the Registrant, amended on March 15, 2001 and December 5,
2003, previously filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 29, 2004, and incorporated
herein by reference.
4.3
Stockholder Rights Plan Agreement, previously filed as Exhibit 1 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on March 4, 1997,
and incorporated herein by reference.
4.4
Amendment No. One to Stockholder Rights Plan Agreement, dated August 2,
1998, previously filed as Exhibit 4.1(b) to Amendment No. 1 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on August 6, 1998,
and incorporated herein by reference.
4.5
Amendment No. Two to Stockholder Rights Plan Agreement, dated March 16,
1999, previously filed as Exhibit 3 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on March 25, 1999, and
incorporated herein by reference.
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Exhibit Number
Description
4.6
Amendment No. Three to Stockholder Rights Plan Agreement, dated September
26, 2003, previously filed as Exhibit 6 to Amendment No. 3 to Form 8-A
filed on September 30, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.7
Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior
Participating Preferred Stock, previously filed as Exhibit 3.1.1 to the
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 30,
1997, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.8
Amendment to Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series
A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, previously filed as Exhibit 3.1.2
to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January
28, 1999, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.9
Albertson's, Inc. 2004 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, previously
filed as Attachment B to the Registrant's Proxy Statement filed on April
29, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference.
5
Opinion of Counsel.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Counsel (Included in Exhibit 5).
24.1
Power of Attorney.
24.2
Power of Attorney.
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