Corporate Information

Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 1998 at:

Jantzen Beach DoubleTree Inn
909 North Hayden Island Drive
Portland, Oregon

Stock Listing

Fred Meyer, Inc.'s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The ticker symbol is FMY and the Dow Jones newspaper quotation is under FredMeyer or FrMeyer.

Independent Auditors

Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Portland, Oregon

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The Bank of New York
Shareholder Services Department
P.O. Box 11258
Church Street Station
New York, NY 10286-1258
Toll Free: (800) 524-4458
E-mail:shareownersvcs@Email.bony.com

Contact for Investor Information

Investor Relations
Fred Meyer, Inc.
3800 SE 22nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97202
Telephone: (503) 232-8844
Toll Free: (800) 858-9202

Form 10-K and Quarterly Financial Reports

Copies of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K may be obtained without charge upon request to the Investor Relations Department.

Recognizing the increasing trend toward electronic dissemination of investor information, in lieu of printing and distributing Quarterly Reports to Shareholders, Fred Meyer, Inc. makes its quarterly earnings releases and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q available on its Internet website (www.fredmeyer.com). In 1998, the Company's quarterly reporting periods will end May 23, August 15, and November 7, 1998. In general, the Company releases its earnings during the fourth week following the close of the quarter, and files its Form 10-Qs with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 45 days following each quarter's end.

Shareholders wishing to receive a copy of these materials through the U.S. mail should contact the Investor Relations Department at (800) 858-9202.

PRICE RANGES OF COMMON STOCK 1 (IN DOLLARS)

1 Prices have been adjusted for a two-for-one stock split effective the close of business on September 30, 1997.



Board of Directors   Officers of Fred Meyer, Inc.
Robert D. Beyer
Group Managing Director
Trust Company of the West
Los Angeles, California

Vivian A. Bull 2
President
Linfield College
McMinnville, Oregon

Ronald W. Burkle 3
Chairman of the Board
Fred Meyer, Inc.
Managing General Partner
The Yucaipa Companies
Los Angeles, California

James J. Curran 1
Retired Chairman of the Board
Chief Executive Officer
First Interstate Bank
Northwest Region
Portland, Oregon

A.M. Gleason 1,3
Retired Chief Executive Officer
PacifiCorp
Portland, Oregon

Carlton J. Jenkins
Chairman, President
& Chief Executive Officer
Founders National Bank
Los Angeles, California

Bruce Karatz 2
Chairman, President
& Chief Executive Officer
Kaufman & Broad Home Corporation
Los Angeles, California

John G. King
President & Chief Executive Officer
Legacy Health System
Portland, Oregon

Roger S. Meier 2
President
AMCO, Inc.
Portland, Oregon

Robert G. Miller
President & Chief Executive Officer
Fred Meyer, Inc.
Portland, Oregon

Marc H. Rapaport
Chairman & Lead Investor
LA Soccer Partners L.P.
Los Angeles, California

Steven S. Rogel 3
President & Chief Executive Officer
Weyerhaeuser Company
Tacoma, Washington

Stuart M. Sloan
Former Chairman of the Board
Quality Food Centers, Inc.
Principal
Sloan Capital Companies
Seattle, Washington

Jeffrey P. Smith 3
Former Chairman of the Board
Smith's Food & Drug Centers, Inc.
Salt Lake City, Utah

Samuel Zell
Chairman
Equity Group Investments, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois

Bertram R. Zweig
Administrative Partner
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
Los Angeles, California

1 Audit Committee
2 Nominating Committee
3 Compensation Committee

Robert G. Miller
President & Chief Executive Officer

Kenneth A. Martindale
Executive Vice President,
Purchasing and Procurement

George A. Schnug
Executive Vice President,
Distribution and Manufacturing

Kenneth A. Thrasher
Executive Vice President and
Chief Administrative Officer

Mary E. Burczyk
Senior Vice President,
Corporate Relations

Roger A. Cooke
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary

David R. Jessick
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

James C. Aalberg
Vice President and Treasurer

Thomas R. Hughes
Vice President and Controller
Of ficers of Operating Companies

George G. Golleher
President & Chief Executive Officer
Food 4 Less Holdings, Inc.

Dan Kourkoumelis
President & Chief Executive Officer
Quality Food Centers, Inc.

Abel Porter
President & Chief Executive Officer
Smith's Food & Drug Centers, Inc.

Mary F. Sammons
President & Chief Executive Officer
Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.

Edward A. Dayoob
President
Fred Meyer Jewelers

Michael Don
Chief Executive Officer
Fred Meyer Jewelers