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Amendment No. 3 to Form S-1 Table of Contents AB ACQUISITION LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements The components of income tax (benefit) expense consisted of the following (in millions): Current Fiscal 2014 Fiscal 2013 Fiscal 2012 Federal $ 8.5 $ 67.8 $ — State 8.2 17.2 1.7 Foreign — — — Total Current 16.7 85.0 1.7 Deferred Federal (110.9) (561.1) State (59.2) (96.5) Foreign Total Deferred (170.1) (657.6) Income Tax (Benefit) Expense, Continuing Operations $ (153.4) $ (572.6) $ 1.7 The difference between the actual tax provision and the tax provision computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to losses from continuing operations before income taxes was attributable to the following (in millions): Fiscal 2014 Fiscal 2013 Fiscal 2012 Income tax (benefit) expense at federal statutory rate $ (482.5) $ 399.1 $ 11.0 State income taxes. net of federal benefit (38.4) (30.5) 1.7 Change in valuation allowance 6.4 2.0 Unrecognized tax benefits 11.3 (15.5) Members' loss (income) 251.0 (581.4) (11.0) Common control transaction 13.3 (357.7) Effect of tax rate change (3.7) Indemnification liability (26.3) Transaction costs 62.1 Nondeductible equity compensation 51.0 Other 2.4 11.4 Income tax (benefit) expense, continuing operations $ (153.4) $ (572.6) $ 1.7 Taxes on income from limited liability companies held in partnership are payable by the members in accordance with their respective ownership percentages. Accordingly, the Company recorded an adjustment to income tax expense (benefit) of $251.0 million, $(581.4) million and $(11.0) million for Fiscal 2014, Fiscal 2013 and Fiscal 2012, respectively. Immediately subsequent to the March 21, 2013 acquisition of NAI, the Company sold and transferred the Albertsons-bannered stores and six distribution centers from NAI to Albertson's LLC and recorded an adjustment to income tax expense (benefit) of $13.3 million and $(357.7) million for fiscal 2014 and fiscal 2013, respectively. The adjustment primarily represents a net reduction of deferred tax liabilities related to the sale and transfer. F-69 (Continued) Mtn. um V.. sec.go% Archi% es editor data' 1646972 000119312515335826'd900395dsla.htm110 14'2015 9:03:02 AR CONFIDENTIAL - PURSUANT TO FED. R. GRIM. P. 6(e) CONFIDENTIAL DB-SDNY-0081818 SDNY_GM_00228002 EFTA01382453