UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 25, 2017

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Albertsons Companies, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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(208) 395-6200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On September 25, 2017, certain subsidiaries of Albertsons Companies, LLC (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement of Purchase and Sale of Real Estate (the “Sale Agreement”) with CF Albert LLC, an unaffiliated entity (the “Purchaser”), relating to the sale of 71 of the Company’s properties (the “Properties”) to Purchaser for an aggregate purchase price, exclusive of closing costs, of approximately $720 million. Pursuant to the Sale Agreement and upon the closing of the sale of the Properties, the Company expects to enter into lease agreements with Purchaser for each of the Properties for initial terms of 20 years. The Company has eight options for five-year renewals of the terms of the leases. The sale-leaseback of the Properties, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed during the 12 week period ended December 2, 2017.

The foregoing description of the Sale Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Sale Agreement, a copy of which is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

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.