The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Form 8K dated 02/27/2007
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
Current
Report
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
February
27, 2007
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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THE
GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC
TEA
COMPANY, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
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1-4141
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13-1890974
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(Commission
file number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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Two
Paragon Drive
Montvale,
New Jersey 07645
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(201)
573-9700
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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(17
CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other
Events
On
February 27, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing that it was
engaged in negotiations for an acquisition of Pathmark Stores Inc. at a possible
price of $12.50 per share of Pathmark common stock to be paid in cash and
A&P common stock. No
final
agreement has been reached and there can be no assurance that any such agreement
will be reached. If a final agreement is reached, it will be subject to a
number of uncertainties and conditions. Among such conditions would be
shareholder and regulatory approvals, including Federal and State antitrust
clearances.
A copy
of the February 27, 2007
press
release is attached hereto as an Exhibit 99.1.
(c)
Exhibits.
The
following exhibit is filed herewith:
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated February 27, 2007
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
Dated: February
28, 2007
THE GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/
Allan Richards
Allan
Richards, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Legal
Services & Secretary
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No. Description
| 99.1 |
Press
release dated February 27, 2007
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