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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * APPEL LAURENCE B   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol WINN DIXIE STORES INC [WINN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Retail Operations (Last) (First) (Middle) 5050 EDGEWOOD CT 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/09/2011 (Street) JACKSONVILLE, FL 32254 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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 11/09/2011   A   10,280 (1) A $ 0 76,729 D   Common Stock 11/10/2011   A   3,701 (2) A $ 0 80,430 D   Common Stock 11/11/2011   S   2,282 (3) D $ 6.52 78,148 (4) D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Option

$ 6.24

11/09/2011

A

19,038

(5)

11/09/2018

Common Stock

19,038

$ 0

19,038

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
APPEL LAURENCE B 5050 EDGEWOOD CT JACKSONVILLE, FL 32254			SVP, Retail Operations

Signatures

/s/ Timothy L. Williams, as attorney-in-fact		11/14/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") awarded under the Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. Fiscal 2012 Equity Incentive Plan. The RSUs become vested, and certificates for shares of common stock become deliverable, in three annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. common stock.
(2)	Represents Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") awarded under the Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. Fiscal 2010 Equity Incentive Plan that were subject to achievement of certain performance criteria determined as to 1/3 of the award each year beginning with the first year after grant. The aggregate performance RSU's were originally awarded on November 10, 2010. The first year performance criteria were met on November 10, 2011 and the RSU's vested as to 1/3 of the original award. Each RSU represents a right to receive one share of Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. common stock.
(3)	Shares sold to satisfy tax withholding obligations that became due upon the vesting of RSU's.
(4)	The amount of securities owned balance includes 33,589 RSUs for which stock certificates will be issued upon vesting.
(5)	The Option shall vest in equal annual installments over 3 years beginning with the first anniversary of the date of grant.

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