SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ROEDER ROSS E

(Last) (First) (Middle)
600 CITADEL DR.

(Street)
COMMERCE CA 91739

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SMART & FINAL INC/DE [ SMF ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Chairman, CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/06/2003
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 10/06/2003 A 1,000 A $6.09 18,031 I(1) See footnote 1
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 10/06/2003 A 1,000 A $6.15 19,031 I(1) See footnote 1
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 10/06/2003 A 5,100 A $6 24,131 I(1) See footnote 1
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 10/06/2003 A 900 A $5.99 25,031 I(1) See footnote 1
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 10/06/2003 A 1,000 A $6.14 26,031 I(1) See footnote 1
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 10/06/2003 A 1,000 A $6.1 27,031 I(1) See footnote 1
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 132,896 D(2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options $10.77 06/18/1993 06/18/2006(3) Common 22,500 22,500 D
Stock Options $9.25 05/04/1999 05/04/2009(4) Common 12,500 12,500 D
Stock Options $9.25 12/31/1999 12/31/2009(5) Common 200,000 200,000 D
Stock Options $6.875 02/15/2000 02/15/2010(6) Common 50,000 50,000 D
Stock Options $10.132 09/27/2001 09/27/2011(7) Common 300,000 300,000 D
Stock Options $4.28 02/19/2003 02/19/2013(8) Common 131,250 131,250 D
Stock Options $6.5 09/16/2003 09/16/2013(9) Common 75,000 75,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. 22,931 represents Mr. Roeder's indirect pecuniary interest in shares held by the Ross E. Roeder retirement account and 4,100 represents Mr. Roeder's indirect pecuniary interest in shares held by Marketing Design Defined Benefit Plan
2. Includes 20,000 vested smart shares and 64,421 restricted smart shares
3. Previously reported completely vested options. The options originally expired on 6/18/01 and was extended to 6/18/06.
4. Previously reported fully vested options.
5. Previously reported fully vested options.
6. Previously reported options. One-third of the options became exercisable on February 15 in each of 2002 and 2003 and one-third will be come exercisable on 2/15/2004.
7. Previously reported options. One-third of the options will become exercisable on September 27 in each of 2003, 2004, 2005.
8. Previously reported options. One-third of the options will become exercisable on February 19 in each of 2005, 2006, 2007
9. Previously reported options. One-third of the options will become exercisable on September 16 in each of 2005, 2006, 2007.
Ross E. Roeder 10/06/2003
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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