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* GREEN EQUITY INVESTORS III LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SUITE 2000 (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90025 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RITE AID CORP [ RAD ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/23/2005
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X 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

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
8% Series F Cumulative Convertible Pay-In-Kind Preferred	$5.5	08/23/2005		J(1)			1,176,497	(2)	(3)	Common Stock	22,712,335(4)	$106.18(1)	0	D

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GREEN EQUITY INVESTORS III LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SUITE 2000 (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90025 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GREEN EQUITY INVESTORS SIDE III LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SUITE 2000 (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90025 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GEI CAPITAL III LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SUITE 2000 (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90025 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LEONARD GREEN PARTNERS LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SUITE 2000 (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90025 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LGP MANAGEMENT INC (Last) (First) (Middle) 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SUITE 2000 (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90025 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GRAND AVENUE ASSOCIATES LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SUITE 2000 (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90025 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GRAND AVENUE CAPITAL CORP (Last) (First) (Middle) 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SUITE 2000 (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90025 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SOKOLOFF JONATHAN D (Last) (First) (Middle) 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SUITE 2000 (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90025 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DANHAKL JOHN G (Last) (First) (Middle) 11111 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD SUITE 2000 (Street) LOS ANGELES CA 90025 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The 8% Series F Cumulative Convertible Pay-In-Kind Preferred Stock (the "Series F Preferred Stock") of Rite Aid Corporation (the "Issuer") is redeemable by the Issuer at the Issuer's election. This Form 4 is being filed to report the redemption of 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Series F Preferred Stock on August 23, 2005 at an aggregate redemption price of $124,917,840.27 or approximately $106.18 per share, which represents a purchase price per share of 105% of the Liquidation Preference plus accrued dividends to the redemption date.

2. Immediately.

3. Not applicable.

4. The number of shares listed in Column 7 represents the approximate number of shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Issuer ("Common Stock") issuable upon conversion of the derivative securities reported in Column 5.

Remarks:

Exhibits Exhibit 99 -- Joint Filer Information

	/s/ Jonathan D. Sokoloff, as Manager of GEI Capital III, LLC, the General Partner of Green Equity Investors III, L.P. and Green Equity Investors Side III, L.P.	08/24/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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