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ition, on September 1, 2015, Haggen commenced a lawsuit against Albertson's LLC and Albertson's Holdings LLC in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, alleging claims for violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, attempted monopolization under the Sherman Act, breath of contract, indemnification,

acturing facilities. As a condition to approving the Safeway acquisition, the FTC required the sale of 111 Albertsons stores and 57 Safeway stores. Haggen purchased 146 stores in Arizona, California. Nevada, Oregon and Washington; Associated Wholesale Grocers purchased 12 stores in Texas; Associated Fo

1 million due for purchased inventory at 38 stores and has announced its intention to close or sell 27 of the acquired stores. On September 8, 2015, Haggen filed a petition for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. See "Risks Related to Our Business and Industry—We may have liability

wing the closing of the Safeway acquisition and was completed in the first quarter of fiscal 2015 in accordance with the asset purchase agreements. Haggen has withheld payment of approximately $41 million due for purchased inventory at 38 stores and has announced its intention to close or sell 27 of th

in the future. On September 8, 2015, Haggen commenced a case under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, and on September 14, 2015, Haggen filed a motion in its bankruptcy case for an order authorizing and approving procedures for the rejection of unex

s lease obligations, the Company could be responsible for the obligations of Haggen under such leases. The Company does not know the extent to which Haggen will reject or default on its lease obligations to third parties or whether Haggen will be successful in selling store leases to third parties. The

sible for the lease obligation. In connection with the FTC-mandated divestitures, the Company assigned leases with respect to 93 store properties to Haggen. On August 14, 2015, Haggen announced that it intended to close 26 stores (including 18 leased stores and one ground-leased store) that the Company

on. In connection with the FTC-mandated divestitures, the Company assigned leases with respect to 93 store properties to Haggen. On August 14, 2015, Haggen announced that it intended to close 26 stores (including 18 leased stores and one ground-leased store) that the Company sold to it and that it may c

unty. On September 1, 2015, Haggen commenced a lawsuit against Albertson's LLC and Albertson's Holdings LLC in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. alleging claims for violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act, attempted monopolization under the Sherman Act, breach of contract, indemnification,

lbertson's LLC and Albertson's Holdings LLC asserting that those companies had committed fraud and breached the Asset Purchase Agreement under which Haggen purchased 146 divested stores by improperly transferring inventory out of purchased stores, overstocking and understocking inventory, failing to adv

f operations, or cash flows. Action against Haggen: Subsequent to the end of the Company's fiscal 2015 first quarter, on June 29, 2015, counsel for Haggen delivered a notice of claims to Albertson's LLC and Albertson's Holdings LLC asserting that those companies had committed fraud and breached the As

rdinary course of business, misusing confidential information and failing to use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve existing relationships. Haggen made no specific monetary demands, but withheld payment of approximately 541.1 million due for purchased inventory at 38 stores on the basis of thes

n has further moved to transfer the lawsuit the Company commenced in Superior Court of the State of Delaware to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The Company's Delaware state court case is now stayed due to Haggen's Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. The Company believes that the claims asserted by

S Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) and misleading inventory data and pricing information on products transferred to Haggen, deliberately understocked and overstocked inventory in stores acquired by Haggen and wrongfully cut off advertising prior to the transfer of the st

d overstocked inventory in stores acquired by Haggen and wrongfully cut off advertising prior to the transfer of the stores to Haggen. Furthermore, Haggen alleged that, if it is destroyed as a competitor, its damages may exceed $1 billion, and asserted it is entitled to treble and punitive damages and