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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SNEE TIMOTHY M (Last) (First) (Middle) 600 CITADEL DRIVE (Street) COMMERCE CA 90040 (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) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) S.V.P., Buying, S&FSC
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/28/2004
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 09/29/2004	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	09/28/2004		S		1,000	D	$16.58	19,362(1)	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	09/28/2004		S		1,000	D	$16.55	18,362(1)	D

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	$9.25							05/04/2000(2)	05/04/2009	Common	15,000		15,000	D
Stock Options	$6.875							02/15/2002(3)	02/15/2010	Common	17,000		32,000	D
Stock Options	$10.132							09/27/2003(4)	09/27/2011	Common	20,000		52,000	D
Stock Options	$9.8							02/19/2004(5)	02/19/2012	Common	22,500		74,500	D
Stock Options	$4.28							02/19/2005(6)	02/19/2013	Common	25,000		99,500	D
Stock Options	$6.5							09/16/2005(7)	09/16/2013	Common	20,000		119,500	D
Stock Options	$12.89							02/17/2006(8)	02/17/2014	Common	30,000		149,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 15,817vested smart shares.

2. Previously reported options. One fifth of the options became exercisable on May 4 in each of 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004.

3. Previously reported options. One-third of the options became exercisable on 2/15 in each of 2002, 2003 and 2004.

4. Previously reported options. One-third of the options became exercisable on September 27, 2003. One-third will become exercisable on Sept. 27 in each of 2004 and 2005.

5. Previously reported options. One-third of the options became exercisble on Feb. 19, 2004. One-third will become exercisable on Feb. 19 in each of 2005 and 2006.

6. Previously reported options. One-third of the options will become exercisable on Feb. 19 in each of 2005, 2006 and 2007.

7. Previously reported options. One-third will become exercisable on Sept. 16 in each of 2005, 2006 and 2007.

8. Previously reported options. One-third of the options become exercisable on February 17 in each of 2006, 2007, 2008.

	Timothy Snee	10/01/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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