SFS Smart & Final Stores, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Schedule TO

Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 3)

Smart & Final Stores, Inc.

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

First Street Merger Sub, Inc.

(Name of Filing Persons (Offeror)) a wholly owned subsidiary of

First Street Parent, Inc.

(Name of Filing Persons (Parent of Offeror))

Apollo Management IX, L.P.

(Names of Filing Persons (Other Person))

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

83190B101

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

First Street Merger Sub, Inc.

c/o Apollo Management IX, L.P.

9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor

New York, New York 10019

Attention: John J. Suydam

Telephone: (212) 515-3200

(Name, Address and Telephone Numbers of Person Authorized

to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)

Copies to:

Howard Kenny

Robert G. Robison

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

101 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10178

Telephone: (212) 309-6000

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

x                     Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11-(a)-(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

o                       Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: x

If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:

This Amendment No. 3 (this “ Amendment ”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with any amendments and supplements hereto, this “ Schedule TO ”) filed by First Street Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Offeror ”), First Street Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent ”), and Apollo Management IX, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Management IX ”). The Offeror is a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Parent is controlled by equity funds managed by Management IX. This Schedule TO relates to the offer by the Offeror to purchase all of the issued and outstanding Shares at a purchase price of $6.50 per Share, net to the holders thereof, payable in cash (the “ Offer Price ”), without interest, less any applicable tax withholding, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated May 14, 2019 (the “ Offer to Purchase ”), and the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal” which, together with the Offer to Purchase, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the Merger Agreement described below, collectively constitute the “ Offer ”), copies of which are annexed to and filed with this Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively. All the information set forth in the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference in response to Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 in this Schedule TO and is supplemented by the information specifically provided in this Schedule TO. The Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 16, 2019, by and among Smart & Final, Parent and the Offeror (as it may be amended from time to time, the “ Merger Agreement ”), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit (d) hereto, is incorporated herein by reference with respect to Items 4 through 11 of this Schedule TO. Unless otherwise indicated, references to sections in this Schedule TO are references to sections of the Offer to Purchase.

This Amendment is being filed to amend and supplement Items 11 and 12 as reflected below.

Item 11. Additional Information .

The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase and Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 of the Schedule TO, to the extent such Items incorporate by reference the information contained in the Offer to Purchase, are hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following text thereto:

“At 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 17, 2019, the Offer expired and was not extended. The Offeror was advised by Equiniti Trust Company, the depositary and paying agent for the Offer, that, as of the expiration time of the Offer, a total of 66,137,575 Shares were validly tendered into and not withdrawn from the Offer, representing approximately 87% of the currently outstanding Shares. In addition, Notices of Guaranteed Delivery have been delivered with respect to 3,451,587 Shares, representing approximately 5% of the outstanding Shares.

The approval of the Merger by the Federal Economic Competition Commission (“COFECE”) under the Mexican Federal Economic Competition Law is required to consummate the Merger. On June 13, 2019, Smart & Final and the ultimate parent entity of Parent received approval of the Merger from COFECE.

The number of Shares tendered into the Offer satisfies the Minimum Condition. All conditions to the Offer having been satisfied, on June 18, 2019 the Offeror accepted for payment, and expects to promptly pay for, all Shares validly tendered into and not withdrawn from the Offer.

As the final step of the acquisition process, the Offeror expects to effect the Merger under Section 251(h) of the DGCL, pursuant to which the Offeror will merge with and into Smart & Final, with Smart & Final surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent on June 20, 2019. At the Effective Time, each Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Excluded Shares and any Shares owned by any stockholders who properly exercised their appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL) will be converted automatically into and thereafter will represent only the right to receive the Merger Consideration, which is a cash amount per Share equal to the Offer Price, without interest and less and applicable withholding tax.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Offer to Purchase.

The press release announcing the expiration of the Offer and the acceptance of Shares for payment is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(5)(E).”

Item 12. Exhibits .

Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit:

EXHIBIT INDEX

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SIGNATURES

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

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