Albertsons Companies, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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June 22, 2026Dear Fellow Stockholder:

It is my pleasure to invite you to participate in the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Albertsons Companies, Inc. at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time on Thursday, August 6, 2026.

Reflecting on my first year serving as CEO, I am proud of how our company has navigated a dynamic period for both the grocery industry and Albertsons Companies. We advanced our productivity initiatives, sharpened our value proposition, and accelerated the digital and technology capabilities that are reshaping how we serve our customers. Our fiscal 2025 performance reflects disciplined execution in a highly competitive and value-focused marketplace. Our results reflect continued progress across our business and a foundation for long-term growth.

Looking ahead, we believe the future of grocery is personal, and our ability to deliver individualized experiences at scale will become a meaningful and durable competitive advantage for Albertsons Companies.

Becoming the Most Loved Grocer – Our ambition is to become the most loved grocer in our communities. We plan to achieve this by transforming routine transactions into differentiated customer connections and experiences that deepen engagement.

It is not a reinvention of who we are. It is a deliberate build on strengths that already differentiate us: our neighborhood store network, our capabilities to deliver sustained value, our talented people, and the trust we earn with the 36 million customers who shop with us each week.

Our strategy is grounded in three tightly connected priorities.

A Winning Footprint – We have the strongest store network in the country. Our stores are within 15 minutes of approximately 120 million people and are embedded in the communities we serve. This gives us a structural advantage in trip frequency, pharmacy access, and fast, same-day fulfillment. Our store network cannot be replicated and is further strengthened by our team of dedicated people, our data, AI, and next-generation technology capabilities, which allow us to personalize a customer’s entire experience.

We are optimizing this footprint through disciplined capital investments, banner optimization, and store modernization, while leveraging our store-based eCommerce fulfillment model to support a fast and efficient omnichannel experience. This combination of physical presence and digital capability allows us to serve customers how and where they choose to shop, while maintaining the local connection that builds trust and loyalty.

A Customer-Centric Experience – At the heart of our strategy is a relentless focus on the customer experience. In our stores, we provide market tailored fresh offerings and value-enhancing services. In eCommerce we offer speed, convenience, and variety from our store-based fulfillment model. In pharmacy we not only fill prescriptions, but we also immunize and treat our patients along their wellness journeys.

We have strong loyalty engagement where deep relationships with our banners and brands provide us with the data and insight to personalize experiences at scale. These experiences bring together caring service, quality fresh offerings, convenience, and value through our Own Brands, while remaining simple and easy for customers to navigate.

We are building offerings in areas where our brands already have credibility and our customers’ trust. Fresh is a strong example, whether customers are ordering a custom birthday cake, selecting perfectly trimmed steaks for a barbecue, or choosing from our fresh-cut options. We are also broadening our role in customers’ daily lives by providing meal solutions that allow us to compete for a larger share of food occasions, and not just the weekly stock-up.

Balanced Value – With today’s consumer remaining focused on value, we continue to invest in competitive pricing, our Own Brands, and loyalty programs that provide meaningful savings for customers while supporting sustainable margins. We call this balanced value.

Our approach balances affordability with quality, choice, and differentiation. To provide fuel to reinvest in value while maintaining a long-term focus on returns for our stockholders, we are growing our retail media platform, managing costs, strengthening our productivity engine, and accelerating automation and AI-enabled tools across merchandising, stores, and the supply chain.

Our Strategic Enablers: Culture, Data, and AI – Together, these priorities are reinforced by our strategic enablers: our culture where we are team powered and better together, a data-driven mindset, and AI-enabled capabilities that support consistent execution.

With AI, we have made tangible progress on our long-term structural initiatives designed to drive growth. These do not replace the human element of grocery retail, but they amplify it. These initiatives include the digital customer experience, merchandising intelligence, empowering associates and leaders, and supply chain optimization.

Our People and Our Communities – Above all, our progress is driven by our people. Across stores, distribution centers, offices, and communities, our 280,000 associates build trust in countless moments each day, making life easier for customers, food fresher, value clearer, and connections stronger. That trust is foundational to earning loyalty and fulfilling our ambition to be the most loved grocer. I am grateful for our associates, who show each day that we are truly better together.

We also remain deeply committed to lifting up the communities where we operate and helping people across the country live better lives. In 2025, the Company, along with the Albertsons Companies Foundation and their Nourishing Neighbors Program, contributed $497 million in food and financial support enabling more than 207 million meals to ensure those living in our communities and those impacted by disasters have enough to eat.

Albertsons Companies is positioned to create sustainable long-term value. Our focus is clear: execute with discipline, strengthen productivity, invest in the capabilities that matter most, and consistently deliver for our customers. I am confident in our strategy, leadership team, associates, as well as our ability to build a stronger company that creates lasting value for stockholders and all stakeholders.

On behalf of our Board of Directors, thank you for your continued trust and investment in Albertsons Companies.

Sincerely,

Susan Morris

Chief Executive Officer and Director

Notice of

2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

June 22, 2026

Dear Stockholders:

The 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) of Albertsons Companies, Inc. (the “Company,” “Albertsons,” “we,” “ACI,” “our” or “us”) will be held virtually on August 6, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time, for the purpose of voting on the following matters:

Only stockholders of record of our Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) as of the close of business on June 9, 2026 (the “Record Date”) are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. Stockholders will receive the proxy statement, the form of proxy and the notice of internet availability of proxy materials on or about June 22, 2026.

Our Annual Meeting will be held virtually to facilitate stockholder attendance and participation from any location at minimal or no cost. Stockholders will be afforded the same rights and opportunities to participate as they would at an in-person meeting, including the right to vote and ask questions through a virtual meeting platform.

See “Questions and Answers About the Annual Meeting and Voting” for information regarding how to attend the Annual Meeting and other details.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 6, 2026. THE PROXY STATEMENT AND THE 2025 FORM 10-K ARE AVAILABLE AT http://proxyvote.com/

YOUR VOTE ISIMPORTANT TO US.Whether or not you plan to virtually attend the Annual Meeting, it is important that your shares be represented. Therefore, we urge you to promptly vote and submit your proxy in advance of the Annual Meeting. You can vote your shares via the Internet, by telephone, or by signing, dating, and returning the proxy card or voting instruction form.

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