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
X	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of director
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/26/2013
	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
Common Stock	09/26/2013	(1)	P		40,000,000(2)(3)	A	(4)	40,000,000	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
7% Series G Cumulative Convertible Pay-In-Kind Preferred	(4)	09/26/2013	(1)	S			7.75	(5)	(1)	Common Stock	(4)	(4)	0	D(2)(3)
6% Series H Cumulative Convertible Pay-In-Kind Preferred	(4)	09/26/2013	(1)	S			1,876,013.37	(5)	(1)	Common Stock	(4)	(4)	0	D(2)(3)

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 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of director

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 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of director

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 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of director

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 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of director

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 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of director

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 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of director

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 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Affiliate of director

Explanation of Responses:

1. Not applicable.

2. GEI Capital III LLC ("GEIC") is the general partner of Green Equity Investors III LP ("GEI III") and Green Equity Investors Side III LP ("GEI Side III"). Grand Avenue Associates LP ("Grand Avenue") is a limited partner of GEI III. Grand Avenue Capital Corp ("GACC") is the general partner of Grand Avenue. Leonard Green Partners LP ("LGP") is the management company of GEI III and GEI Side III and an affiliate of GEIC, Grand Avenue and GACC. LGP Management Inc ("LGPM") is the general partner of LGP. Mr. Baumer is a director of the Issuer and a partner of LGP. As disclosed by the Issuer on a Form 8-K filed on September 27, 2013, and by the Reporting Persons' Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13D, to be filed on October 1, 2013 (the "Schedule 13D"), Mr. Baumer is resigning as a director of the Issuer effective as of the settlement of the exchange offer. Following Mr. Baumer's resignation, the Reporting Persons will no longer be subject to Section 16.

3. GEI III and GEI Side III are the direct owners of the shares reported on this row. GEIC, Grand Avenue, GACC, LGP, and LGPM directly (whether through ownership or position) or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, may be deemed for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be an indirect beneficial owner of the shares owned by GEI III and GEI Side III. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein (other than, with respect to GEI III and GEI Side III, the shares each owns directly), except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any of the foregoing are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.

4. GEI III and GEI Side III disposed of 7.75 shares of 7% Series G Cumulative Convertible Pay-In-Kind Preferred stock and 1,876,013.37 shares of 6% Series H Cumulative Convertible Pay-In-Kind Preferred stock in exchange for 40,000,000 shares of common stock in an issuer exchange offer as disclosed and described in the Schedule 13D.

5. Immediately.

	/s/ Cody Franklin, as Chief Financial Officer of Green Equity Investors III, L.P.	09/30/2013
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