Document:

Form of Stock Option Grant Notice and Stock Option Agreement

 Exhibit 10(iii).38 

SAFEWAY INC. 
 2011 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN 
 STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE –
CANADIAN PARTICIPANTS 
 Safeway Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2011
Equity and Incentive Award Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), hereby grants to the holder listed below (“Participant”), an option to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock set
forth below (the “Option”). This Option is subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Stock Option Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Stock Option
Agreement”) and the Plan, each of which are incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Grant Notice and the Stock Option Agreement.

  

							
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	Exercise Price per Share:	  	$[            ]	  		  	
				
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	 Total Number of Shares

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	Vesting Schedule:	  	[To be specified in individual agreements]	  		  	

  

							
	Type of Option:	  	         ̈     Incentive Stock Option	  	 ̈     Non-Qualified Stock Option	  	

 By his or her signature and the Company’s signature below, Participant agrees to be bound by
the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Stock Option Agreement and this Grant Notice. Participant has reviewed the Stock Option Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel
prior to executing this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of this Grant Notice, the Stock Option Agreement and the Plan. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the
Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice or the Stock Option Agreement. 
  

									
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 EXHIBIT A 
 TO STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE 
 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT– CANADIAN
PARTICIPANTS 
 Pursuant to the Stock Option Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) to which this Stock
Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) is attached, Safeway Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), has granted to Participant an option (the “Option”) to purchase the number
of shares of the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Stock”), specified in the Grant Notice, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Safeway Inc. 2011 Equity and Incentive Award Plan, as such plan
may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”), the Grant Notice and this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE I

 GENERAL 
 1.1 Defined Terms. Wherever the following terms are used in this Agreement they shall have the meanings specified below notwithstanding meanings that may be otherwise specified in the Plan, unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise. Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Grant Notice or, if not defined therein, the Plan. 

“Demotion” shall mean the demotion of Participant to a position within the Company or a Subsidiary which is not
then eligible for grants of stock options or to a position that is eligible for stock option grants at a lower level than the level for which Participant was eligible on the Grant Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company may make adjustments, in his discretion, to the foregoing definition in the event of the transfer, illness or disability of Participant, the occurrence of a force majeure event (including without limitation acts of God, strikes or labor
disturbances) affecting Participant’s position or other similar circumstances. 
 “Retirement Date”
shall mean the date Participant attains the age of 55. 
 “Termination of Employment” shall mean the
time when the employment of Participant with the Company or any Subsidiary ceases for any reason, with or without cause, including, without limitation, a termination by resignation, discharge, death, disability or retirement; but excluding:
(a) any termination of employment where there is a simultaneous reemployment or continuing employment of Participant by the Company or any Subsidiary, and (b) any termination of employment which is followed by the simultaneous
establishment of a consulting relationship by the Company or a Subsidiary with the former employee. For greater certainty and for the purposes of the Company’s obligations and Participant’s entitlements hereunder, upon termination without
just cause, Termination of Employment shall be effective as of the date on which the Company notifies Participant of the termination of Participant’s employment, without regard to any period of notice, salary continuation, pay in lieu of notice
or other payment to which Participant may be entitled on a Termination of Employment, and no such period of notice or entitlement to any payment shall extend the employee-employer relationship between Participant and the Company or any Subsidiary
for purposes of the Plan. The Administrator, in its discretion, shall determine the effect of all matters and questions relating to Termination of Employment, including, without limitation, the question of whether a Termination of Employment
resulted from a discharge for cause; provided, however, that, with respect to Incentive Stock Options, unless the Administrator otherwise provides in the terms of the Award Agreement or otherwise, a leave of absence, change in status from an
employee to an independent contractor or other change in the employee-employer relationship shall constitute a Termination of Employment if, and to the extent that, such leave 

  
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of absence, change in status or other change interrupts employment for the purposes of Section 422(a)(2) of the Code and the then applicable regulations and revenue rulings under said
Section. For purposes of the Plan, Participant’s employee-employer relationship shall be deemed to be terminated in the event that the Subsidiary employing Participant ceases to remain a Subsidiary following any merger, sale of stock or other
corporate transaction or event (including, without limitation, a spin-off). 
 1.2 Incorporation of Terms of Plan. The
Option is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan which are incorporated herein by reference. 
 ARTICLE II

 GRANT OF OPTION 
 2.1 Grant of Option. In consideration of Participant’s agreement to remain in the service or employ of the Company or a Subsidiary and for other good and valuable consideration, effective as
of the “Grant Date” set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Grant Date”), the Company irrevocably grants to Participant an Option to purchase any part or all of an aggregate of the number of shares of Stock set forth in
the Grant Notice, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11.3 of the Plan. Unless designated as an Incentive Stock Option in the Grant Notice, the
Option shall be a Non-Qualified Stock Option. 
 2.2 Exercise Price. The exercise price of the shares of Stock subject to
the Option shall be as set forth in the Grant Notice, without commission or other charge; provided, however, that the exercise price per share of Stock subject to the Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a
share of Stock on the Grant Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if this Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option and Participant owns (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary Corporation or “parent corporation” of the Company (as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code), the exercise price per share of Stock subject to the Option shall not be less than
110% of the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the Grant Date (or the date the Option is modified, extended or renewed for purposes of Section 424(h) of the Code). 
 2.3 Consideration to the Company; No Employment Rights. In consideration of the grant of the Option by the Company, Participant agrees to render faithful and efficient services to the Company or
any Subsidiary. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer upon Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement
between the Company or a Subsidiary and Participant. 
 ARTICLE III 

PERIOD OF EXERCISABILITY 
 3.1 Commencement of Exercisability. 
 (a) Subject to Sections 3.2, 3.3 and
3.4, the Option shall become vested and exercisable in such amounts and at such times as are set forth in the Grant Notice. 

  
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 (b) No portion of the Option which has not become vested and exercisable at the date of
Participant’s Termination of Employment, Termination of Directorship or Termination of Consultancy, as applicable, shall thereafter become vested and exercisable, except as may be otherwise provided by the Administrator or as set forth in a
written agreement between the Company and Participant. No portion of the Option which has not become vested and exercisable at the date of Participant’s Demotion shall thereafter become vested and exercisable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
the event of Participant’s Demotion to a position that is eligible for stock option grants at a lower level than the level for which Participant was eligible on the Grant Date (the “New Position”), the immediately
preceding sentence shall apply only to that part (if any) of the portion of the Option which has not become vested and exercisable which exceeds the minimum number of stock options to which the New Position is eligible. 

3.2 Duration of Exercisability. The installments provided for in the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice are
cumulative. Each such installment which becomes vested and exercisable pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice shall remain vested and exercisable until it becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3. 

3.3 Expiration of Option. The Option may not be exercised to any extent by anyone after the first to occur of the following
events: 
 (a) The expiration of ten years following the Grant Date; 

(b) If this Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option and Participant owned (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the
Code), at the time the Option was granted, more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Subsidiary Corporation or any “parent corporation” of the Company (as defined in Section 424(e)
of the Code), the expiration of five years from the Grant Date; 
 (c) The expiration of three months following the date of
Participant’s Termination of Employment, Termination of Directorship or Termination of Consultancy, as applicable, unless such termination occurs on or after the Retirement Date or by reason of Participant’s death, Participant’s
“permanent and total disability” (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code) or Participant’s engagement in willful misconduct that injures the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; 

(d) The expiration of 12 months following the date of Participant’s Termination of Employment, Termination of Directorship or
Termination of Consultancy, as applicable, on or after the Retirement Date or by reason of Participant’s death or Participant’s “permanent and total disability” (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code);

 (e) The date of Participant’s Termination of Employment, Termination of Directorship or Termination of Consultancy by
the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary by reason of Participant’s engagement in willful misconduct that injures the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or 
 Participant acknowledges that an Incentive Stock Option exercised more than three months after Participant’s Termination of Employment, other than by reason of death or Participant’s
“permanent and total disability” (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code), will be taxed as a Non-Qualified Stock Option. 
 Subject only to the express requirements of applicable employment standards legislation, Participant waives any and all right to compensation or damages in consequence of Termination of Employment
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rights arise or may arise from Participant ceasing to have rights, or being entitled to any payment, under the Plan pursuant to Section 3.3(c) of this Agreement. 

3.4 Acceleration of Exercisability. Immediately prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Option shall vest and become
exercisable as to all shares of Stock covered thereby, notwithstanding that the Option may not yet have become fully vested and exercisable under Section 3.1(a). 
 3.5 Special Tax Consequences. Participant acknowledges that, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the Option is granted) of all shares of Stock with respect
to which Incentive Stock Options, including the Option, are exercisable for the first time by Participant in any calendar year exceeds $100,000, the Option and such other options shall be Non-Qualified Stock Options to the extent necessary to comply
with the limitations imposed by Section 422(d) of the Code. Participant further acknowledges that the rule set forth in the preceding sentence shall be applied by taking the Option and other “incentive stock options” into account in
the order in which they were granted, as determined under Section 422(d) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. 
 ARTICLE IV 
 EXERCISE OF OPTION 

4.1 Person Eligible to Exercise. Except as provided in Sections 5.2(b) and 5.2(c), during the lifetime of Participant, only
Participant may exercise the Option or any portion thereof. After the death of Participant, any exercisable portion of the Option may, prior to the time when the Option becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3, be exercised by Participant’s
personal representative or by any person empowered to do so under the deceased Participant’s will or under the then applicable laws of descent and distribution. 
 4.2 Partial Exercise. Any exercisable portion of the Option or the entire Option, if then wholly exercisable, may be exercised in whole or in part at any time prior to the time when the Option or
portion thereof becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3; provided, however, that each partial exercise shall be for not less than 100 shares (or, if less, the maximum number of shares for which the Option is vested and exercisable
at such time) and shall be for whole shares only. 
 4.3 Manner of Exercise. The Option, or any exercisable portion
thereof, may be exercised solely by delivery to the Secretary of the Company or the Secretary’s office of all of the following prior to the time when the Option or such portion thereof becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3: 

(a) Written evidence of exercise of the Option or any portion thereof by Participant or any other person then entitled to exercise the
Option or portion thereof, in such form or forms deemed acceptable by the Company (including an exercise notification confirmation statement provided by a broker), stating that the Option or portion thereof is thereby exercised, such written
evidence complying with all applicable rules established by the Administrator; 
 (b) The receipt by the Company of full payment
for the shares with respect to which the Option or portion thereof is exercised, including payment of any applicable withholding tax, which may be in one or more of the forms of consideration permitted under Section 4.4; 

(c) Such representations and documents as the Administrator, in its discretion, deems necessary or advisable to effect compliance with
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take whatever additional actions it deems appropriate to effect such compliance including, without limitation, placing legends on share certificates and issuing stop-transfer orders to transfer
agents and registrars; and 
 (d) In the event the Option or portion thereof shall be exercised pursuant to Section 4.1 by
any person or persons other than Participant, appropriate proof of the right of such person or persons to exercise the Option. 

4.4 Method of Payment. Payment of the exercise price shall be by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election
of Participant: 
 (a) cash; 
 (b) check; 
 (c) to the extent permitted under applicable laws, delivery of a
notice that Participant has placed a market sell order with a broker with respect to shares of Stock then issuable upon exercise of the Option, and that the broker has been directed to pay a sufficient portion of the net proceeds of the sale to the
Company in satisfaction of the aggregate exercise price; provided, that payment of such proceeds is then made to the Company upon settlement of such sale; or 
 (d) any combination of the foregoing. 
 4.5 Conditions to Issuance of
Shares. The shares of Stock deliverable upon the exercise of the Option, or any portion thereof, may be either previously authorized but unissued shares or issued shares which have then been reacquired by the Company. Such shares shall be fully
paid and nonassessable. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any shares of Stock purchased upon the exercise of the Option or portion thereof prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions: 

(a) The admission of such shares to listing on all stock exchanges on which such Stock is then listed; 

(b) The completion of any registration or other qualification of such shares under any federal, state or foreign law or under rulings or
regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory body, which the Administrator shall, in its discretion, deem necessary or advisable; 

(c) The obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any federal, state or foreign governmental agency which the Administrator
shall, in its discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable; 
 (d) The receipt by the Company of full payment for such
shares, including payment of any applicable withholding tax, which may be in one or more of the forms of consideration permitted under Section 4.4; 
 (a) Unless a Registration Statement under the Securities Act is in effect with respect to the shares of Stock to be issued, the receipt of a written representation of Participant that the shares of Stock
are being acquired by Participant for investment and with no present intention of selling or transferring them and that Participant will not sell or otherwise transfer the shares except in compliance with all applicable securities laws; and

  
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 (b) The lapse of such reasonable period of time following the exercise of the Option and the
satisfaction of all other conditions to issuance as the Administrator may from time to time establish for reasons of administrative convenience. 
 4.6 Rights as Stockholder. The holder of the Option shall not be, nor have any of the rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of any shares purchasable upon the exercise of
any part of the Option unless and until such shares shall have been issued by the Company to such holder (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company). No adjustment will be
made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the shares are issued, except as provided in Section 11.3 of the Plan. 
 ARTICLE V 
 OTHER PROVISIONS 

5.1 Administration. The Administrator shall have the power to (a) interpret the Plan and this Agreement, (b) adopt such
rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules and (c) amend this Agreement, subject to Section 5.9. All actions taken and all
interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith shall be binding, conclusive and final upon Participant, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Administrator shall be personally liable for any
action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan, this Agreement or the Option. In its discretion, the Board may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all rights and duties of the Administrator under
the Plan except with respect to matters which under Rule 16b-3 or Section 162(m) of the Code, or any regulations or rules issued thereunder, are required to be determined in the discretion of the Administrator. 

5.2 Option Not Transferable. 
 (c) Subject to Section 5.2(b), the Option may not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Neither the Option nor any
interest or right therein or part thereof shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of Participant or Participant’s successors in interest or shall be subject to sale or other disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation,
pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such sale or other disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including
bankruptcy), and any attempted sale or other disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect, except to the extent that such sale or other disposition is permitted by the preceding sentence. 

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, with the consent of the Administrator and to the extent the Option is not
intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, the Option may be transferred to one or more Permitted Transferees, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 11.1(b) of the Plan. 

(e) Unless transferred to a Permitted Transferee in accordance with Section 5.2(b), during the lifetime of Participant, only
Participant may exercise the Option or any portion thereof. Subject to such conditions and procedures as the Administrator may require, a Permitted Transferee may exercise the Option or any portion thereof during Participant’s lifetime. After
the death of Participant, any exercisable portion of the Option may, prior to the time when the Option becomes unexercisable under Section 3.3, be exercised by Participant’s personal representative or by any person empowered to do so under
the deceased Participant’s will or under the then applicable laws of descent and distribution. 

  
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 5.3 Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders. 

(a) The share certificate or certificates evidencing the shares of Stock purchased hereunder shall be endorsed with any legends that may
be required by any applicable federal, state or foreign securities laws. 
 (b) Participant agrees that, in order to ensure
compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may issue appropriate “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to
the same effect in its own records. 
 (c) The Company shall not be required: (i) to transfer on its books any shares of
Stock that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement, or (ii) to treat as owner of such shares of Stock or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee
to whom such shares shall have been so transferred. 
 5.4 Shares to Be Reserved. The Company shall at all times during
the term of the Option reserve and keep available such number of shares of Stock as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Agreement. 
 5.5 Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of the Secretary of the Company at the address for the Company
appearing on the Grant Notice, and any notice to be given to Participant shall be addressed to Participant at the address for Participant appearing on the Grant Notice or at the last known address for Participant contained in the Company’s
records. By a notice given pursuant to this Section 5.5, either party may thereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to that party. Any notice which is required to be given to Participant shall, if Participant is then
deceased, be given to the person entitled to exercise Participant’s Option pursuant to Section 4.1 by written notice under this Section 5.5. Any notice shall be deemed duly given when sent via email or enclosed in a properly sealed
envelope or wrapper addressed as aforesaid, deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service. 
 5.6 Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement. 

5.7 Governing Law; Severability. This Agreement shall be administered, interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of
Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. Should any provision of this Agreement be determined by a court of law to be illegal or unenforceable, the other provisions shall nevertheless remain effective and shall remain
enforceable. 
 5.8 Conformity to Securities Laws. Participant acknowledges that the Plan is intended to conform to the
extent necessary with all applicable federal, state and foreign securities laws (including the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) and any and all regulations and rules promulgated thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other
governmental regulatory body. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the Option is granted and may be exercised, only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, the Plan and this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. 
 5.9 Amendments. This Agreement may not be modified, amended or terminated, except by an instrument in writing, signed by a duly authorized representative of the Company and, to the extent

  
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any such modification, amendment or termination may adversely affect the rights of Participant or such other person as may be permitted to exercise the Option pursuant to Section 4.1, by
Participant or such other person, except as otherwise provided under the terms of the Plan. 
 5.10 Successors and
Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein
set forth in Section 5.2, this Agreement shall be binding upon Participant and Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. 
 5.11 Notification of Disposition. If this Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option, Participant shall give prompt notice to the Company of any disposition or other transfer of any shares
of Stock acquired under this Agreement if such disposition or transfer is made (a) within two years from the Grant Date or (b) within one year after the transfer of such shares to Participant. Such notice shall specify the date of such
disposition or other transfer and the amount realized, in cash, other property, assumption of indebtedness or other consideration, by Participant in such disposition or other transfer. 

5.12 Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if
Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the Option and this Agreement shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any
amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable
exemptive rule. 
 5.13 Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Grant Notice (including all Exhibits thereto) and this Agreement
constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a
written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Participant. 
 5.14 Section 409A. This Option is not
intended to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code (together with any U.S. Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without
limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the date hereof, “Section 409A”). However, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement, if at any time the
Administrator determines that the Option (or any portion thereof) may be subject to Section 409A, the Administrator shall have the right in its sole discretion (without any obligation to do so or to indemnify Participant or any other person for
failure to do so) to adopt such amendments to the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement, or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, as the
Administrator determines are necessary or appropriate either for the Option to be exempt from the application of Section 409A or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A. 

5.15 Limitation on Participant’s Rights. Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein
provided. This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and shall not be construed as creating a trust. Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets.
Participant shall have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the Option, and rights no greater than the right to receive the Stock as a general
unsecured creditor with respect to options, as and when exercised pursuant to the terms hereof. 

  
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 5.16 Claw-Back Policy. The Option shall be subject to any claw-back policy
implemented by the Company, in accordance with Section 11.7(b) of the Plan. 

  
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 EXHIBIT B 
 TO STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE 
 SAFEWAY INC. 2011 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE
AWARD PLAN 
  
  

 EXHIBIT C 
 TO STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE 
 SAFEWAY INC. 2011 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE
AWARD PLAN PROSPECTUSForm of Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Award Agreement

 Exhibit 10(iii).39 

SAFEWAY INC. 
 2011 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN 
 RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD GRANT
NOTICE AND 
 RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT 

Safeway Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”), pursuant to its 2011 Equity and Incentive Award Plan, as
amended from time to time (the “Plan”), hereby grants to the individual listed below (“Holder”), the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock set forth below (the
“Shares”). This Restricted Stock Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in the Restricted Stock Award Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Restricted Stock
Agreement”) (including without limitation the Restrictions on the Shares set forth in the Restricted Stock Agreement) and the Plan, each of which are incorporated herein by reference. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined
in the Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Grant Notice and the Restricted Stock Agreement. 
  

					
			
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	Vesting Schedule:	  	[To be specified in individual Grant Notices.]	  	

 By his or her signature and the Company’s signature below, Holder agrees to be bound by the
terms and conditions of the Plan, the Restricted Stock Agreement and this Grant Notice. Holder has reviewed the Restricted Stock Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel
prior to executing this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of this Grant Notice, the Restricted Stock Agreement and the Plan. Holder hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the
Administrator of the Plan upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice or the Restricted Stock Agreement. If Holder is married, his or her spouse has signed the Consent of Spouse included in the Grant Packet. 

 

							
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 EXHIBIT A 
 TO RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD GRANT NOTICE 
 RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

 Pursuant to the Restricted Stock Award Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) to which this Restricted
Stock Award Agreement (this “Agreement”) is attached, Safeway Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), has granted to Holder the number of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value
$0.01 per share (“Stock”), specified in the Grant Notice (the “Shares”), upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Safeway Inc. 2011 Equity and Incentive Award Plan, as such plan may be amended
from time to time (the “Plan”), the Grant Notice and this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE I 

GENERAL 

1.1 Defined Terms. Capitalized terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Grant Notice or, if
not defined therein, the Plan. 
 1.2 Incorporation of Terms of Plan. The Shares are subject to the terms and conditions
of the Plan which are incorporated herein by reference. 
 ARTICLE II 

GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK 
 2.1 Grant of Restricted Stock. In consideration of Holder’s agreement to remain in the service or employ of the Company or a Subsidiary and for other good and valuable consideration which the
Committee has determined exceeds the aggregate par value of the Shares, effective as of the “Grant Date” set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Grant Date”), the Company hereby agrees to issue to Holder the Shares,
upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement. 
 2.2 Issuance of Shares.
Subject to Section 2.3, the issuance of the Shares under this Agreement shall occur at the principal office of the Company simultaneously with the execution of the Grant Notice by the parties or on such other date as the Company and Holder
shall agree (the “Issuance Date”). Subject to the provisions of Article IV, the Company shall issue the Shares (which shall be issued in Holder’s name) on the Issuance Date and shall either (a) cause a stock
certificate or certificates representing the Shares to be issued and registered in the name of Holder, or (b) cause the Shares to be issued in book entry form with the Shares recorded in the name of Holder in the books and records of the
Company’s transfer agent with appropriate notations regarding the restrictions imposed on the Shares pursuant to this Agreement. If one or more stock certificates are issued, such stock certificates shall be delivered to and held in custody by
the Secretary of the Company (or other escrow agent appointed under Section 4.1) and shall bear the restrictive legends required by Section 5.2. 
 2.3 Conditions to Issuance of Shares. The Shares, or any portion thereof, may be either previously authorized but unissued shares or issued shares which have then been reacquired by the Company.
Such Shares shall be fully paid and nonassessable. The Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any Shares prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions: 
 (a) The admission of such Shares to listing on all stock exchanges on which the Stock is then listed; 

 (b) The completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any
federal, state or foreign law or under regulations or rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory body, which the Administrator shall, in its discretion, deem necessary or advisable; 

(c) The obtaining of any approval or other clearance from any federal, state or foreign governmental agency which the Administrator
shall, in its discretion, determine to be necessary or advisable; 
 (d) The receipt by the Company of full payment for all
amounts which, under federal, state, local or foreign tax law, the Company (or other employer corporation) is required to withhold upon issuance of such Shares; and 
 (e) The lapse of such reasonable period of time following the satisfaction of all other conditions to issuance as the Administrator may from time to time establish for reasons of administrative
convenience. 
 2.4 Rights as Stockholder. Except as otherwise provided herein, upon delivery of the Shares to the escrow
agent pursuant to Article IV, Holder shall have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to said Shares, subject to the restrictions herein, including the right to vote the Shares and to receive all dividends or other distributions paid or made
with respect to the Shares; provided, however, that any and all cash dividends paid on such Shares and any and all shares of Stock, capital stock or other securities or property received by or distributed to Holder with respect to the Shares
as a result of any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the Company shall also be subject to the Forfeiture Restriction (as defined in
Section 3.1) and the restrictions on transfer in Section 3.4 until such restrictions on the underlying Shares lapse or are removed pursuant to this Agreement (or, if such Shares are no longer outstanding, until such time as such Shares
would have been released from the Forfeiture Restriction pursuant to this Agreement). In addition, in the event of any merger, consolidation, share exchange or reorganization affecting the Shares, then any new, substituted or additional securities
or other property that is by reason of any such transaction received with respect to, in exchange for or in substitution of the Shares shall also be subject to the Forfeiture Restriction and the restrictions on transfer in Section 3.4 until
such restrictions on the underlying Shares lapse or are removed pursuant to this Agreement (or, if such Shares are no longer outstanding, until such time as such Shares would have been released from the Forfeiture Restriction pursuant to this
Agreement). Any such assets or other securities received by or distributed to Holder with respect to, in exchange for or in substitution of any Unreleased Shares (as defined in Section 3.3) shall be immediately delivered to the Company to be
held in escrow pursuant to Article IV. 
 ARTICLE III 

RESTRICTIONS ON SHARES 
 3.1 Forfeiture Restriction. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.2, upon Holder’s Termination of Employment, Termination of Consultancy or Termination of Directorship, as applicable,
for any or no reason, all of the Unreleased Shares (as defined in Section 3.3) shall thereupon be forfeited immediately and without any further action by the Company (the “Forfeiture Restriction”). Upon the occurrence of
such a forfeiture, the Company shall become the legal and beneficial owner of the Shares being forfeited and all rights and interests therein or relating thereto, and the Company shall have the right to retain and transfer to its own name the number
of Shares being forfeited by Holder. In the event any of the Unreleased Shares are forfeited under this Section 3.1, any cash, cash equivalents, assets or securities received by or distributed to Holder with respect to, in exchange for or in
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held by the escrow agent pursuant to Section 4.1 and the Joint Escrow Instructions shall be promptly transferred by the escrow agent to the Company. 

3.2 Release of Shares from Forfeiture Restriction; Acceleration upon Change in Control. The Shares shall be released from the
Forfeiture Restriction as indicated in the Grant Notice or, if earlier, upon the occurrence of a Change in Control; provided, however, that in no event shall the Forfeiture Restriction lapse as to any additional Shares following Holder’s
Termination of Employment, Termination of Consultancy or Termination of Directorship, as applicable. Any of the Shares released from the Forfeiture Restriction shall thereupon be released from the restrictions on transfer under Section 3.4. In
the event any of the Shares are released from the Forfeiture Restriction, any cash, cash equivalents, assets or securities received by or distributed to Holder with respect to, in exchange for or in substitution of such Shares and held by the escrow
agent pursuant to Section 4.1 and the Joint Escrow Instructions shall be promptly transferred by the escrow agent to Holder. 
 3.3 Unreleased Shares. Any of the Shares which, from time to time, have not yet been released from the Forfeiture Restriction are referred to herein as “Unreleased
Shares.” 
 3.4 Restrictions on Transfer. Unless otherwise permitted by the Administrator pursuant to
the Plan, no Unreleased Shares or any dividends or other distributions thereon or any interest or right therein or part thereof, shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of Holder or Holder’s successors in interest or shall be
subject to sale or other disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means whether such sale or other disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment,
garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted sale or other disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect. 
 ARTICLE IV 
 ESCROW OF SHARES 

4.1 Escrow of Shares. To insure the availability of the Unreleased Shares for delivery in the event of forfeiture of such Shares
by Holder pursuant to Section 3.1, Holder hereby appoints the Secretary of the Company, or any other person designated by the Administrator as escrow agent, as Holder’s attorney-in-fact to assign and transfer unto the Company, such
Unreleased Shares, if any, forfeited by Holder pursuant to Section 3.1 and any cash, cash equivalents, assets or securities received by or distributed to Holder with respect to, in exchange for or in substitution of such Unreleased Shares, and
shall, upon execution of this Agreement, deliver and deposit with the Secretary of the Company, or such other person designated by the Administrator, any share certificates representing the Unreleased Shares, together with the Stock Assignment duly
endorsed in blank, attached as Exhibit C to the Grant Notice. The Unreleased Shares and stock assignment shall be held by the Secretary of the Company, or such other person designated by the Administrator, in escrow, pursuant to the Joint
Escrow Instructions of the Company and Holder attached as Exhibit D to the Grant Notice, until the Unreleased Shares are forfeited by Holder as provided in Section 3.1, until such Unreleased Shares are released from the Forfeiture
Restriction, or until such time as this Agreement no longer is in effect. If the Shares are held in book entry form, then such book entry form shall reflect that the Shares are subject to the restrictions of this Agreement. Upon release of the
Unreleased Shares from the Forfeiture Restriction, the escrow agent shall, as applicable, either (a) deliver to Holder any certificate or certificates representing such Shares in the escrow agent’s possession belonging to Holder in
accordance with the terms of the Joint Escrow Instructions attached as Exhibit D to the Grant Notice, or (b) if the Shares are issued in book entry form, direct the Company’s transfer agent to remove the notations regarding the
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all further obligations hereunder; provided, however, that, if the Shares are issued in certificated form, the escrow agent shall nevertheless retain any such certificate or certificates
as escrow agent if so required pursuant to other restrictions imposed pursuant to this Agreement. If any cash, cash equivalents, assets or securities are paid, received by or distributed to Holder with respect to, in exchange for or in substitution
of the Unreleased Shares and held by the escrow agent pursuant to Section 4.1 and the Joint Escrow Instructions, such cash, cash equivalents, assets or securities shall also be subject to the restrictions set forth in this Agreement and held in
escrow pending release of the Unreleased Shares with respect to which such cash, cash equivalents, assets or securities were paid, received or distributed from the Forfeiture Restriction. 

4.2 Transfer of Forfeited Shares. Holder hereby authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Company, or such other person
designated by the Administrator, to transfer the Unreleased Shares which have been forfeited by Holder to the Company, and any cash, cash equivalents, assets or securities received by or distributed to Holder with respect to, in exchange for or in
substitution of such Unreleased Shares. 
 4.3 No Liability for Actions in Connection with Escrow. The Company, or its
designee, shall not be liable for any act it may do or omit to do with respect to holding the Shares in escrow while acting in good faith and in the exercise of its judgment. 
 ARTICLE V 
 OTHER PROVISIONS 

5.1 Administration. The Administrator shall have the power to (a) interpret the Plan and this Agreement, (b) adopt such
rules for the administration, interpretation and application of the Plan as are consistent therewith and to interpret, amend or revoke any such rules and (c) amend this Agreement, subject to Section 5.8. All actions taken and all
interpretations and determinations made by the Administrator in good faith shall be binding, conclusive and final upon Holder, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Administrator shall be personally liable for any action,
determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan, this Agreement or the Shares. In its discretion, the Board may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all rights and duties of the Administrator under the Plan,
except with respect to matters which under Rule 16b-3 or Section 162(m) of the Code, or any regulations or rules issued thereunder, are required to be determined in the discretion of the Administrator 

5.2 Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders. 
 (a) Any share certificate(s) evidencing the Shares issued hereunder shall be endorsed with the following legend and any other legend(s) that may be required by any applicable federal, state or foreign
securities laws: 
 THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE IN FAVOR OF THE COMPANY AND MAY BE
TRANSFERRED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE STOCKHOLDER, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY. 
 If the Shares issued hereunder are issued in book entry form, such book entry form shall include a notation setting forth the restrictions described in the above legend. 

  
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 (b) Holder agrees that, in order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to
herein, the Company may issue appropriate “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.

 (c) The Company shall not be required: (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise
transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement, or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so
transferred. 
 5.3 Adjustments. The Administrator may adjust the Unreleased Shares in accordance with the provisions of
Section 11.3 of the Plan. 
 5.4 Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company
shall be addressed to the Company in care of the Secretary of the Company, and any notice to be given to Holder shall be addressed to Holder at the address for Holder appearing on the Grant Notice or at the last known address for Holder contained in
the Company’s records. By a notice given pursuant to this Section 5.4, either party may hereafter designate a different address for notices to be given to that party. Any notice shall be deemed duly given when sent via email or enclosed in
a properly sealed envelope or wrapper addressed as aforesaid, deposited (with postage prepaid) in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service. 

5.5 Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of
this Agreement. 
 5.6 Governing Law; Severability. This Agreement shall be administered, interpreted and enforced under
the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. Should any provision of this Agreement be determined by a court of law to be illegal or unenforceable, the other provisions shall nevertheless remain
effective and shall remain enforceable. 
 5.7 Conformity to Securities Laws. Holder acknowledges that the Plan is
intended to conform to the extent necessary with all applicable federal, state and foreign securities laws (including the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) and any and all regulations and rules promulgated thereunder by the Securities and
Exchange Commission or any other governmental regulatory body. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan shall be administered, and the Shares are to be issued, only in such a manner as to conform to such laws, rules and regulations.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Plan and this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws, rules and regulations. 
 5.8 Amendments. This Agreement may not be modified, amended or terminated, except by an instrument in writing, signed by a duly authorized representative of the Company and, to the extent any such
modification, amendment or termination may adversely affect Holder’s rights under this Agreement, by Holder, except as otherwise provided under the terms of the Plan. 
 5.9 Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the successors and
assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer herein set forth, this Agreement shall be binding upon Holder and Holder’s heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. 

5.10 No Employment Rights. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer upon Holder any right to continue in the employ or
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reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of Holder at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement
between the Company or a Subsidiary and Holder. 
 5.11 Taxes. Holder has reviewed with Holder’s own tax advisors
the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the transactions contemplated by the Grant Notice and this Agreement. Holder is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company
or any of its agents. Holder understands that Holder (and not the Company) shall be responsible for Holder’s own tax liability that may arise as a result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Holder understands
that Holder will recognize ordinary income for federal income tax purposes under Section 83 of the Code as the restrictions applicable to the Unreleased Shares lapse. In this context, “restriction” includes the Forfeiture Restriction.
Holder understands that Holder may elect to be taxed for federal income tax purposes at the time the Shares are issued rather than as and when the Forfeiture Restriction lapses by filing an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with the
Internal Revenue Service no later than 30 days following the date of grant. Information regarding an election under Section 83(b) of the Code is attached to the Grant Notice as Exhibit E. 

HOLDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS HOLDER’S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT THE COMPANY’S TO TIMELY FILE THE ELECTION UNDER SECTION
83(B), EVEN IF HOLDER REQUESTS THE COMPANY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE THIS FILING ON HOLDER’S BEHALF. 
 5.12 Tax
Withholding. 
 (a) The Company shall be entitled to require payment of any sums required by federal, state or local tax law
to be withheld with respect to the transfer of the Shares or the lapse of the Forfeiture Restriction with respect to the Shares, or any other taxable event related thereto. The Company may permit Holder to make such payment in one or more of the
forms specified below: 
 (i) by cash or check made payable to the Company; 

(ii) by the deduction of such amount from other compensation payable to Holder; 

(iii) by tendering Shares which are not subject to the Forfeiture Restriction and which have a then current Fair Market Value not greater
than the amount necessary to satisfy the Company’s withholding obligation based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal, state and local income tax and payroll tax purposes; or 

(iv) in any combination of the foregoing. 
 (b) In the event Holder fails to provide timely payment of all sums required by the Company pursuant to Section 5.12(a), the Company shall have the right and option, but not obligation, to treat such
failure as an election by Holder to provide all or any portion of such required payment by means of tendering Shares in accordance with Section 5.12(a)(iii). 
 5.13 Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Holder is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the
Shares and this Agreement shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act) that are requirements for the
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law, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule. 
 5.14 Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Grant Notice (including all Exhibits thereto) and this Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior
undertakings and agreements of the Company and Holder with respect to the subject matter hereof, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Holder 

5.15 Claw-Back Policy. The Shares shall be subject to any claw-back policy implemented by the Company, in accordance with
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 EXHIBIT B 
 TO RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD GRANT NOTICE 
 CONSENT OF SPOUSE 

[See separate form in Grant Packet] 

 EXHIBIT C 
 TO RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD GRANT NOTICE 
 STOCK ASSIGNMENT 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned,
                , hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto SAFEWAY INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
                     shares of the common stock of the Company, standing in its name on the books of said corporation represented by
(a) Certificate No.          herewith, or (b) book entry No.         , as applicable, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
                             to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named corporation
with full power of substitution in the premises. 
 This Stock Assignment may be used only in accordance with the Restricted
Stock Award Grant Notice between the Company and the undersigned dated                             ,
20     and the Restricted Stock Award Agreement attached thereto. 
  

					
	Dated:             ,         	 		 	  

		 		 	Signature of Holder

 INSTRUCTIONS:
Please do not fill in the blanks other than the signature line. The purpose of this assignment is to enable the Company to enforce the Forfeiture Restriction as set forth in the Agreement, without requiring additional signatures on the part of
Holder. 

 EXHIBIT D 
 TO RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD GRANT NOTICE 
 JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS

                      
      ,              
 Secretary

 Safeway Inc. 
 5918 Stoneridge Mall
Road 
 Pleasanton, CA 94588-3229 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 As
escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”) for both Safeway Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Safeway”), and the undersigned recipient of stock of Safeway (the “Holder”), you are hereby
authorized and directed to hold in escrow the documents delivered to you pursuant to the terms of that certain Restricted Stock Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) between Safeway and the undersigned (the
“Escrow”), including any stock certificates and the Stock Assignment, in accordance with the following instructions: 
 1. In the event of (a) forfeiture by Holder of any of the shares owned by Holder pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Agreement (the “Forfeiture Restriction”), or (b) an
election (or deemed election) by Holder to tender shares owned by Holder which are not subject to the Forfeiture Restriction to satisfy the Company’s tax withholding obligation pursuant to Section 5.12 of the Agreement, Safeway and/or any
assignee of Safeway (referred to collectively for convenience herein as the “Company”) shall give to Holder and you a written notice specifying the number of shares of stock forfeited or tendered and the date of forfeiture or
tender. Holder and the Company hereby irrevocably authorize and direct you to effect the forfeiture or tender contemplated by such notice in accordance with the terms of said notice. 

2. As of the date of forfeiture or tender indicated in such notice, you are directed (a) to date the stock assignments necessary for
the forfeiture/tender and transfer in question, (b) to fill in the number of shares being forfeited/tendered and transferred, and (c) to deliver the same, together with any certificates evidencing the shares of stock to be
forfeited/tendered and transferred, to the Company or its assignee. 
 3. Holder irrevocably authorizes the Company to deposit
with you any certificates evidencing shares of stock to be held by you hereunder and any additions and substitutions to said shares as described in the Agreement. Holder does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint you as Holder’s
attorney-in-fact and agent for the term of this escrow to execute with respect to such securities all documents necessary or appropriate to make such securities negotiable and to complete any transaction herein contemplated, including, but not
limited to, the filing with any applicable state blue sky authority of any required applications for consent to, or notice of transfer of, the securities. Subject to the provisions of this paragraph 3, Holder shall exercise all rights and
privileges of a stockholder of the Company while the stock is held by you. 
 4. Upon written request of Holder, but no more
than once per calendar year, unless the Forfeiture Restriction has been enforced, if the shares are issued in certificated form, you will deliver to Holder a certificate or certificates representing so many shares of stock as are not then subject to
the Forfeiture Restriction. Within 120 days after any voluntary or involuntary termination of Holder’s services to the Company for any or no reason, if the shares are issued in certificated form, you will deliver

 
to Holder a certificate or certificates representing the aggregate number of shares held or issued pursuant to the Agreement and not forfeited pursuant to the Forfeiture Restriction. 

5. If at the time of termination of this escrow you should have in your possession any cash, cash equivalents, documents, securities or
other property belonging to Holder, you shall deliver all of the same to Holder and shall be discharged of all further obligations hereunder. 
 6. Your duties hereunder may be altered, amended, modified or revoked only by a writing signed by all of the parties hereto. 
 7. You shall be obligated only for the performance of such duties as are specifically set forth herein and may rely and shall be protected in relying or refraining from acting on any instrument reasonably
believed by you to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. You shall not be personally liable for any act you may do or omit to do hereunder as Escrow Agent or as attorney-in-fact for Holder while acting in
good faith, and any act done or omitted by you pursuant to the advice of your own attorneys shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith. 
 8. You are hereby expressly authorized to disregard any and all warnings given by any of the parties hereto or by any other person or corporation, excepting only orders or process of courts of law and are
hereby expressly authorized to comply with and obey orders, judgments or decrees of any court. In case you obey or comply with any such order, judgment or decree, you shall not be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any other person, firm or
corporation by reason of such compliance, notwithstanding any such order, judgment or decree being subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside, vacated or found to have been entered without jurisdiction. 

9. You shall not be liable in any respect on account of the identity, authorities or rights of the parties executing or delivering or
purporting to execute or deliver the Agreement or any documents or papers deposited or called for hereunder. 
 10. You shall
not be liable for the expiration of any rights under any applicable federal, state, local or foreign statute of limitations or similar statute or regulation with respect to these Joint Escrow Instructions or any documents deposited with you.

 11. You shall be entitled to employ such legal counsel and other experts as you may deem necessary to properly advise you in
connection with your obligations hereunder, may rely upon the advice of such counsel and may pay such counsel reasonable compensation therefor. 
 12. Your responsibilities as Escrow Agent hereunder shall terminate if you shall cease to be an officer or agent of the Company or if you shall resign by written notice to each party. In the event of any
such termination, the Company shall appoint a successor Escrow Agent. 
 13. If you reasonably require other or further
instruments in connection with these Joint Escrow Instructions or obligations in respect hereto, the necessary parties hereto shall join in furnishing such instruments. 
 14. It is understood and agreed that should any dispute arise with respect to the delivery and/or ownership or right of possession of the securities held by you hereunder, you are authorized and directed
to retain in your possession without liability to anyone all or any part of said securities until such disputes shall have been settled either by mutual written agreement of the parties concerned or by a final order, decree or judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction after the time for appeal has expired and no appeal has been perfected, but you shall be under no duty whatsoever to institute or defend any such proceedings. 

  
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 15. Any notice or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be delivered personally or sent by facsimile transmission, overnight air courier, or first class certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to the parties at the addresses for the parties set forth in the Grant Notice or
such other address as a party may designate by five days’ advance written notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and communications shall be deemed to have been received unless otherwise set forth herein: (i) in the case of
personal delivery, on the date of such delivery; (ii) in the case of facsimile transmission, on the date on which the sender receives electronic confirmation that such notice was received by the addressee; (iii) in the case of overnight
air courier, on the second business day following the day sent, with receipt confirmed by the courier; and (iv) in the case of mailing by first class certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, on the fifth business
day following such mailing. 
 16. By signing these Joint Escrow Instructions, you become a party hereto only for the purpose of
said Joint Escrow Instructions; you do not become a party to the Agreement. 
 17. This instrument shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns. 
 18. These Joint Escrow
Instructions shall be governed by, and interpreted and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed these Joint Escrow Instructions as of the date
first written above. 
  

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	SAFEWAY INC.:
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name: Robert A. Gordon
		 	Title: Senior Vice President & Secretary

  

			
	Address:	 	5918 Stoneridge Mall Road
		 	Pleasanton, CA 94588-3229
		
	HOLDER:	 	
	
	  

 

			
	ESCROW AGENT:
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Assistant Secretary
		 	Safeway Inc.

  

			
	Address	  	5918 Stoneridge Mall Road
		  	Pleasanton, CA 94588-3229

  
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 EXHIBIT E 
 TO RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD GRANT NOTICE 
 FORM OF 83(B) ELECTION AND
INSTRUCTIONS 
 Please consult with your personal tax advisor as to whether an election under Section 83(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code, as amended, with respect to the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Safeway Inc. transferred to you will be in your best interests in light of your personal tax situation. 

If you choose to make a Section 83(b) election, an executed original of the Section 83(b) election form must be filed with
the Internal Revenue Service not later than 30 days after the date the shares were transferred to you. PLEASE NOTE: There is no remedy for failure to file on time. ALSO, PLEASE NOTE: If you make the Section 83(b) election, the election
is irrevocable. 
 For additional information on a Section 83(b) election, please refer to the Frequently Asked
Questions for Restricted Stock Awards located in your Grant Packet. After reviewing this information, if you wish to make a Section 83(b) election, please contact Safeway Stock Administration for the election form and filing instructions.

 EXHIBIT F 
 TO RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD GRANT NOTICE 
 SAFEWAY INC. 2011 EQUITY AND
INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN 

 EXHIBIT G 
 TO RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD GRANT NOTICE 
 SAFEWAY INC. 2011 EQUITY AND
INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN PROSPECTUS

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