DBRS Discontinues Ratings of Safeway Inc.

DBRS Limited (DBRS) has today discontinued the Issuer Rating and Senior Secured Second-Lien Notes rating (including the recovery rating) of Safeway Inc. (Safeway or the Company). The ratings are being discontinued at the request of the Company. DBRS notes that the discontinuation is unrelated to Safeway’s credit risk profile.

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The related regulatory disclosures pursuant to the National Instrument 25-101 Designated Rating Organizations are hereby incorporated by reference and can be found by clicking on the link to the right under Related Research or by contacting us at info@dbrs.com.

This rating is endorsed by DBRS Ratings Limited for use in the European Union.

The applicable methodologies are Rating Companies in the Merchandising Industry and DBRS Recovery Ratings for Non-Investment Grade Corporate Issuers, which can be found on our web site under Methodologies.

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