SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 8)*
PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
None
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(CUSIP Number)
12/31/2000
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
|X| Rule 13d-1(b)
|_| Rule 13d-1(c)
|_| Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
Page 1 of 4
SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. None Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1 Names of Reporting Persons
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
Publix Super Markets, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
59-1673419
2 Check the Appropriate Box if A Member of a Group*
(a)___
(b)_X_
3 SEC Use Only
4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
Employee Benefit Plan (Florida)
Number of
Shares 5 Sole Voting Power
Beneficially
Owned By 6 Shared Voting Power 54,336,127
Each
Reporting 7 Sole Dispositive Power
Person
With 8 Shared Dispositive Power 54,336,127
9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
54,336,127
10 Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares*____
N/A
11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
26.51%
12 Type of Reporting Person*
EP
SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. None Page 3 of 4 Pages
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1936 George Jenkins Boulevard, Lakeland, FL 33815
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
Publix Super Markets, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Officer or, if None, Residence:
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Employee Benefit Plan (Florida)
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
None
Item 3. This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b). Check whether the
person filing is an employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F): |X|
Item 4. Ownership
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Information regarding ownership of common stock of the Company:
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 54,336,127
(b) Percent of class: 26.51%
(c) Number of shares as to which the person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 54,336,127
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
54,336,127
SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. None Page 4 of 4 Pages
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As of December 31, 2000, the Publix Super Markets, Inc. Employee Stock
Ownership Plan ("ESOP") was the beneficial owner, as that term is defined under
Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of a total of
54,336,127 shares of the Company's common stock or approximately 26.51% of the
total outstanding shares of the Company's common stock.
Changes that have occurred in the total number of shares of common stock
held by the ESOP since the filing of the seventh amendment to the initial
statement are reflected in Schedule 1 attached hereto. All such changes have
been in accordance with the terms of the ESOP.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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Not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
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Dividends paid on the Company's common stock and attributable to shares
allocated to ESOP participants' accounts may be distributed to such participants
as directed by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Publix Super
Markets, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Trust.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
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Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
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Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
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Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
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Not applicable.
Item 10. Certifications
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By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of
the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose
or effect.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in the statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: February 14, 2001
/s/ Hoyt R. Barnett
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Hoyt R. Barnett, Trustee
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
SCHEDULE 1
SHARES HELD BY PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
Shares Shares
Date Acquired Disposed of Balance Description of Transaction
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Beginning Balance 57,613,331
Jan-00 105,653 57,507,678 Distributions to participants
Feb-00 450,085 57,057,593 Distributions to participants
Mar-00 2,997,651 60,055,244 Company contribution - Publix
Super Markets, Inc.
Mar-00 10,862 60,066,106 Company contribution - Publix
Alabama, Inc.
Mar-00 37,877 60,103,983 Special Company Contribution
Mar-00 2,278 60,106,261 Special Company Contribution
Mar-00 1,356,846 58,749,415 Distributions to participants
May-00 1,004,545 57,744,870 Distributions to participants
May-00 1 57,744,869 Partial share adjustment
Jun-00 792,681 56,952,188 Distributions to participants
Aug-00 642,219 56,309,969 Distributions to participants
Sep-00 848,862 55,461,107 Distributions to participants
Oct-00 -614 55,461,721 Reversal of hardship
distribution
Nov-00 729,858 54,731,863 Distributions to participants
Dec-00 446,946 54,284,917 Distributions to participants
Dec-00 51,210 54,336,127 Purchase
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3,099,878 6,377,082
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