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Safeway Inc (SWY) 35.10 $SWY


Rite Aid spends $2B on push into pharmacy benefit management
By TOM MURPHY - AP - Wed Feb 11, 2:22PM CST
Rite Aid's $2 billion acquisition of a pharmacy benefits manager steers the drugstore chain toward a potentially lucrative focus for health care companies: Finding ways to tame customer costs.
ESRX: 85.38 (+1.43), WBA: 88.23 (+0.87), SWY: 35.10 (-0.04)

CVRs - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Chris DeMuth Jr. - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 11, 12:40AM CST

AGN: 240.22 (+2.88), ACT: 317.06 (+2.65), VRX: 204.26 (+2.17), KR: 76.83 (+0.43), SWY: 35.10 (-0.04), GCVRZ: 0.65 (unch), SNY: 50.64 (+1.17)

Safeway's reports results of offer to purchase senior notes
M2 - Tue Feb 03, 8:24PM CST
North American food and drug retailer Safeway Inc (NYSE:SWY) announced on Monday the results of its offer to purchase any and all of the outstanding series of USD500m of 5.00% senior notes due 15 August 2019, USD500m of 3.95% senior notes due 15 August 2020 and USD400m of 4.75% senior notes due 1 December 2021
SWY: 35.10 (-0.04)


Coke bets on super milk; more protein, less sugar
By CANDICE CHOI - AP - Tue Feb 03, 5:24PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Coke is coming out with premium milk that has more protein and less sugar than regular. And it's betting people will pay twice as much for it.
SWY: 35.10 (-0.04), KR: 76.83 (+0.43), TGT: 81.31 (+0.71), WMT: 83.24 (+1.72)

Safeway Contributes over $300 Million to eScrip Partner Schools
Business Wire - Tue Feb 03, 9:00AM CST
Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY) and eScrip, the premier year-round national fundraising program especially for schools, today announced that Safeway has contributed over $300 million to the eScrip program since it began in 1999.
SWY: 35.10 (-0.04)

Safeway Inc. Announces Expiration and Results of Offer to Purchase Senior Notes Due 2019, 2020 and 2021
PR Newswire - Mon Feb 02, 4:08PM CST
Safeway Inc. ("Safeway" (Formerly NYSE: SWY) today announced the results of its offer to purchase (the "Offer" any and all of the outstanding series of senior notes described in the table below (the "Senior Notes". The Offer, which was made pursuant to the Change of Control Notice and Offer to Purchase dated December 3, 2014, expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 30, 2015.
SWY: 35.10 (-0.04)

Lifeway Foods Is A New Niche In Health Food
Sergio Heiber - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 30, 11:11AM CST

WFM: 53.97 (+0.35), KR: 76.83 (+0.43), SWY: 35.10 (-0.04), WMT: 83.24 (+1.72), LWAY: 20.54 (+0.83)

Safeway officially private
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 30, 8:09AM CST

SWY: 35.10 (-0.04)

Albertsons and Safeway Complete Merger Transaction
PR Newswire - Fri Jan 30, 7:35AM CST
AB Acquisition LLC and Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY, "Safeway" announced today that they have completed their proposed merger. Under the terms of the merger agreement first announced and unanimously approved by Safeway's Board of Directors in March 2014, AB Acquisition LLC, the owner of Albertson's LLC and New Albertson's, Inc. (collectively "Albertsons", will acquire all outstanding shares of Safeway. AB Acquisition is controlled by an investor group led by Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. ("Cerberus", which also includes Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE:KIM), Klaff Realty LP, Lubert-Adler Partners LP, and Schottenstein Stores Corporation.
KIM: 27.74 (+0.75), SWY: 35.10 (-0.04), HAWKB: 34.04 (+0.51)

NYSE stocks posting largest volume increases
AP - Thu Jan 29, 5:14PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the 10 biggest volume gainers on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading:
HAR: 136.52 (-0.31), AOI: 0.99 (+0.02), SWY: 35.10 (-0.04), ALB: 52.25 (+0.58), ETH: 27.98 (+0.33), FSL: 43.39 (+0.82), X: 23.18 (+1.05), SR: 0.91 (-0.12), AGM: 27.99 (+0.06), TUP: 67.96 (+0.73), PAYC: 33.77 (-1.34)

Most active New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks
AP - Thu Jan 29, 5:14PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at the close of trading:
GE: 25.40 (+0.07), F: 16.48 (+0.14), BTU: 6.14 (+0.40), SWY: 35.10 (-0.04), PFE: 34.25 (+0.10), C: 52.98 (+0.60), XOM: 84.54 (+0.13), EMC: 26.70 (+0.49), BAC: 15.84 (+0.23), AKS: 4.05 (-0.15), X: 23.18 (+1.05), RAD: 8.05 (-0.18)

Fitch Withdraws Safeway Inc.'s Ratings
Business Wire - Thu Jan 29, 11:12AM CST
Fitch Ratings has withdrawn its ratings on Safeway Inc. in anticipation of the acquisition of Safeway by AB Acquisition LLC, following final FTC clearance for the merger.
SWY: 35.10 (-0.04)

Update: Safeway-Albertsons Merger Receives FTC Clearance
Special Situations and Arbs - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jan 29, 3:08AM CST

SWY: 35.10 (-0.04)

Safeway and Albertsons announces US FTC clearance for proposed merger
M2 - Wed Jan 28, 6:28AM CST
US food and drug retailers Safeway Inc (NYSE: SWY) and AB Acquisition LLC (Albertsons) announced on Tuesday the receipt of clearance from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the proposed merger of the companies, which was announced on 6 March 2014.
SWY: 35.10 (-0.04)

Safeway Inc. Announces Extension of Offer to Purchase Senior Notes Due 2019, 2020 and 2021
PR Newswire - Tue Jan 27, 6:10PM CST
Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) ("Safeway" today announced that it is extending the expiration of its offer to purchase (the "Offer" any and all of the outstanding series of senior notes described in the table below (the "Senior Notes". The Offer was previously extended on January 22, 2015, after which, it was scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 27, 2015, and is now being further extended until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 30, 2015, unless further extended or withdrawn by Safeway. All other terms and conditions of the Offer remain as set forth in the Change of Control Notice and Offer to Purchase dated December 3, 2014.
SWY: 35.10 (-0.04)

Caterpillar and Microsoft are big market movers
AP - Tue Jan 27, 3:32PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
RKT: 66.73 (+0.17), OLED: 44.42 (+0.11), SWY: 35.10 (-0.04), LSCC: 6.86 (-0.01), JJSF: 105.27 (+1.14), OCN: 8.52 (+0.17), RMTI: 10.55 (-0.36), HCA: 76.03 (+0.61), MAT: 24.00 (+0.24), SIMG: 7.30 (+0.02), AAL: 55.76 (+0.57), CAT: 81.19 (+1.10), PG: 84.74 (+1.36), MSFT: 42.88 (+0.60)