EFTA Document EFTA01382445

Amendment No. 3 to Form S-1 Table of Contents AB ACQUISITION LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements On December 13, 2013, American Stores commenced a tender offer to purchase for cash all of its outstanding 2017 Debentures and 2026 Debentures, and 2028 Notes, culminating in the repurchase and retirement of substantially all the related debt for $619.9 million. As a result of the debt repurchase, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $49.1 million