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<FONT size=2 face="serif">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on December 4, 2007</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Registration No. 333-</FONT></P>
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<B><FONT face="serif">UNITED STATES</FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT face="serif">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></B><BR>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Washington, D.C. 20549<br>
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__________________________________________</FONT></P>
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<B><FONT face="serif">FORM S-8</FONT></B></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">UNDER </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<br>
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__________________________________________</FONT></B></P>
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<B><FONT size=4 face="serif">The Great Atlantic &amp; Pacific Tea Company, Inc.<br>
</FONT></B>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">Maryland</FONT></B>
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<B><FONT size=1 face="serif">13-1890974</FONT></B>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">(State or other jurisdiction of</FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">incorporation or organization)</FONT>
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<B><FONT size=1 face="serif">Two Paragon Drive </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT size=1 face="serif">Montvale, New Jersey 07645 </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT size=1 face="serif">(201) 573-9700 </FONT></B><BR>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">(Address of principal executive offices) </FONT><BR>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">__________________________________________</FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">A&amp;P-Pathmark Amended &amp; Restated 2000 Employee Equity Plan </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">A&amp;P-Pathmark Amended &amp; Restated 2000 Non-Employee Directors Equity Plan</FONT></B><BR>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">(Full title of the plans) </FONT><BR>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">___________________________________________ </FONT></P>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">Allan Richards </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Legal Services &amp; Secretary </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">The Great Atlantic &amp; Pacific Tea Company, Inc. </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">Two Paragon Drive </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">Montvale, New Jersey 07645 </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">(201) 573-9700 </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)<br>
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__________________________________________</FONT></B></P>
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<B><I><FONT size=2 face="serif">With copies to: </FONT></I></B><BR>
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">John Schuster, Esq. </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">Cahill Gordon &amp; Reindel </FONT></B><B><FONT size=1 face="serif">LLP</FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">80 Pine Street </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT size=1 face="serif">New York, New York 10005 </FONT></B><BR>
<B><FONT size=1 face="serif">(212) 701-3000</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="serif"> <br>
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      <B><FONT size=1 face="serif">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT></B>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">Proposed maximum</FONT>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">Proposed maximum</FONT>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">Title of</FONT>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">Amount to be</FONT>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">offering price</FONT>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">aggregate offering</FONT>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">Amount of</FONT>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">securities to be registered</FONT>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">registered</FONT><SUP><FONT size=1 face="serif">(1) (2)</FONT></SUP>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">per share</FONT><SUP><FONT size=1 face="serif">(3)</FONT></SUP>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">price</FONT><SUP><FONT size=1 face="serif">(3)</FONT></SUP>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">registration fee</FONT>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">Common Stock, &#36;1.00 par value per share</FONT>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">12,294,118<SUP>(4)</SUP></FONT></TD>
	<TD align=center nowrap style="border-right:1px solid #000000;"><FONT size=1 face="serif">&#36;30.29</FONT></TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">&#36;372,388,834.22</FONT>
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 &nbsp;<FONT size=1 face="serif">&#36;11,432.34</FONT>
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  <TD align=center nowrap style="border-bottom:3px double #000000; border-right:1px solid #000000;">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD align=center nowrap style="border-bottom:3px double #000000; border-right:1px solid #000000;">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD align=center nowrap style="border-bottom:3px double #000000; border-right:1px solid #000000;">&nbsp;</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">(1)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 	</FONT></TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">There are also registered hereunder such indeterminate number of additional shares as may become subject to awards under the Plan as a result of the antidilution provision contained therein.</FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">(2)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 	</FONT></TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant
to the employee benefit plan described herein.</FONT>	</TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">(3)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 	</FONT></TD>
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<FONT size=1 face="serif">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration
fee. Pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act, the registration fee has been calculated based on the average of the high and low sale
 prices reported for the Common Stock of The Great Atlantic &amp; Pacific Tea
 Company, Inc. on November 30, 2007, which was &#36;30.29 per share, as reported
 on the New York Stock Exchange.</FONT>	</TD>
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  <TD nowrap valign=top><FONT size=1 face="serif">(4)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 	</FONT></TD>
  <TD><FONT size=1 face="serif">Represents 12,294,118 shares of Common Stock reserved
      for future issuance under the A&amp;P-Pathmark Amended &amp; Restated 2000
      Employee Equity Plan and the A&amp;P-Pathmark Amended &amp; Restated 2000
    Non-Employee Directors Equity Plan.</FONT> </TD>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">PART I <br>
<br>
</FONT></B>  <B><FONT size=2 face="serif">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</FONT></B></P>
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  <FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><U><FONT size=2 face="serif">Plan
  Information</FONT></U><FONT size=2 face="serif">.* </FONT><BR>
  <BR>
  <FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><U><FONT size=2 face="serif">Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</FONT></U><FONT size=2 face="serif">.* </FONT></P>
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    <td width="2%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td><FONT size=2 face="serif"> Information required by Part I to be contained
        in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement
        in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
    and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.</FONT></td>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">I-1 </FONT></P>

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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">PART II </FONT></B><BR>
<BR>
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></B></p>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><U><FONT size=2 face="serif">INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</FONT></U><FONT size=2 face="serif">. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">The following documents have been filed by The Great Atlantic &amp; Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (&#147;A&amp;P,&#148; the &#147;Registrant&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">A&amp;P&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (File No. 1-04141) for the fiscal quarter ended June 16, 2007, as filed with the Commission on July 25, 2007 and for the fiscal quarter ended
September 8, 2007, filed with the Commission on October 17, 2007. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">A&amp;P&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 1-04141) for the fiscal year ended February 24, 2007, filed with the Commission on April 25, 2007. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">A&amp;P&#146;s Current
Reports on Form 8-K (File No. 1-04141)
filed on February 28, 2007, March 5, 2007, March 6, 2007, March 14, 2007, April
20, 2007, April 26, 2007, May 7, 2007, May 21, 2007, May 31, 2007, June 21, 2007,
June 25, 2007, July 16, 2007, July 23, 2007, August 8, 2007, August 24, 2007,
September  19, 2007, September 20, 2007, October 22, 2007, October 24, 2007,
November 6, 2007, November 7, 2007, November 8, 2007, November 19, 2007, November
26, 2007, November 30, 2007 and December 4, 2007. </FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">A&amp;P&#146;s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 1-04141) filed May 25, 2007.</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">The description of A&amp;P&#146;s Common Stock contained in our Form S-4 (File No. 333-143212) filed May 24, 2007, including any further amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating
such description. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.</FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><U><FONT size=2 face="serif">DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES</FONT></U><FONT size=2 face="serif">.</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Registration Statement has been incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement as described in
Item 3 of this Part II. </FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><U><FONT size=2 face="serif">INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</FONT></U><FONT size=2 face="serif">. </FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Not applicable. </FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><U><FONT size=2 face="serif">INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS</FONT></U><FONT size=2 face="serif">.</FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">Under the Maryland General Corporation Law (the &#147;MGCL&#148;), a Maryland corporation may indemnify any director or officer made or threatened to be made a party to any proceeding by reason
of service in that capacity unless it is established that (1) the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (a) was committed in bad faith or (b) was the result of active and deliberate
dishonesty, (2) the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services, or (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission
was unlawful. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">Under the MGCL, reasonable expenses may be advanced to a present or former director, or to an officer, employee or agent who is not a director to the same extent that they may be advanced to a
director, unless limited by the charter. Advances of reasonable expenses to directors, officers, employees and agents prior to the final adjudication of a proceeding may be generally authorized in the corporation&#146;s charter or bylaws, by action
of the board of directors, by contract, or upon a determination that indemnification is proper made by the board of directors, special legal counsel or the stockholders as described below. The director, officer, employee or agent must give to the
corporation a written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the corporation has been met, and a written undertaking providing that if it is ultimately determined that the standard
of conduct has not been met, the director, officer, employee or agent will repay the amount advanced. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">Under the MGCL, unless limited by a corporation&#146;s charter, a court of appropriate jurisdiction may, under certain circumstances, order indemnification if it determines that the director or
officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, whether or not the director or officer has met the standards of conduct required under the MGCL or has been adjudged liable on the basis that a
personal benefit was improperly received in a proceeding charging improper personal benefit to the director or the officer. The A&amp;P charter does not contain provisions limiting such indemnification. If the proceeding was an action by or in the
right of the corporation or involved a determination that the director or officer received an improper personal benefit, however, no indemnification may be made if the individual is adjudged liable to the corporation, except to the extent of
expenses approved by a court of appropriate jurisdiction. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">The MGCL also provides that, where indemnification is permissible, it must be authorized for a specific proceeding after a determination has been made that indemnification of the director or
officer is permissible in the circumstances because the director or officer has met the standard of conduct described above. Such determination must be made (1) by a majority vote of a quorum of the board of directors consisting of directors who are
not parties to the proceeding (or if such a quorum cannot be obtained, the determination may be made by a majority vote of a committee of the board which consists solely of one or more directors who are not parties to the proceeding and who were
designated to act by a majority of the full board of directors), (2) by special legal counsel selected by the board of directors or by a committee of the board of directors by vote as set forth in the preceding subsection (1) (or if the requisite
quorum of the board of directors cannot be obtained and the committee cannot be established, a majority of the full board of directors, including directors who are parties, may select the special counsel), or (3) by a vote of the stockholders other
than those stockholders who are directors or officers and a party to the proceedings. The MGCL provides that the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided under the MGCL are not exclusive of any other rights, by indemnification or
otherwise, to which a director or officer may be entitled under the charter, the bylaws, a resolution of stockholders or directors, an agreement or otherwise. </FONT></P>
<P align="left">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">The MGCL also requires a corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise, which A&amp;P&#146;s charter does not) to indemnify reasonable expenses for a director or officer who has been
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he is made or threatened to be made a party by reason of his service in that capacity. In addition, the MGCL provides that a corporation may not indemnify a director
or officer or advance expenses for a proceeding brought by that director or officer against the corporation, except for a proceeding brought to enforce indemnification, or unless the charter, bylaws, resolution of the board of directors, or an
agreement approved by the board of directors expressly provides otherwise. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">A&amp;P&#146;s charter provides that A&amp;P shall indemnify and advance expenses to any person who is or was a director or officer of A&amp;P to the maximum extent now or hereafter permitted
by law in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) arising out of such person&#146;s service as a director or officer of either A&amp;P or of another
organization at A&amp;P&#146;s request. A&amp;P&#146;s charter also provides that A&amp;P shall indemnify any person who is or was an employee or agent of A&amp;P as and to the extent required by law and may, as authorized at any time by general or
specific action of the Board of Directors, further indemnify such individuals to the maximum extent now or hereafter permitted by law, in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative) arising out of such person&#146;s service in such capacity to A&amp;P or to another organization at A&amp;P&#146;s request. </FONT></P>
<P align="left">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">The rights of indemnification provided in A&amp;P&#146;s charter are not exclusive of any other rights which may be available under any insurance or other agreement, by vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise. In </FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">addition, the charter authorizes A&amp;P to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of A&amp;P or who is or was serving at the request of A&amp;P as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in or arising out of his position, whether or not A&amp;P would have
the power to indemnify him under the provisions of the MGCL or otherwise. </FONT></P>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED</U>.</font></P>
<P align="left"> <FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.</FONT> </P>
<P align="left"> <FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <U>EXHIBITS</U>.</FONT></P>
<P align="left">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">The Exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed in the Exhibit Index on Page E</FONT><FONT size=2 face="serif"> </FONT><FONT size=2 face="serif">1 of this Registration Statement (the
&#147;Index&#148;), which Index is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>
<P align="left">
<FONT size=2 face="serif">ITEM 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><U><FONT size=2 face="serif">UNDERTAKINGS</FONT></U><FONT size=2 face="serif">. </FONT></P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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    <td colspan="2"><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To file, during any period
        in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
    this Registration Statement: </FONT></td>
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    <td><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to
        include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
        Act of 1933;</FONT></td>
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    <td><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;      to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
      date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
      amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent
      a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
      statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
      volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
      offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation
      from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
      be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
      to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
      represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
      price set forth in the &#147;Calculation
          of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; </FONT>
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    <td><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; to
        include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
        not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
        change to such information in the registration statement;</FONT></td>
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    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td colspan="2"><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That, for the purpose of determining
        any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
        amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
        to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
    at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td colspan="2"><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; To remove from registration
        by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
    which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</FONT></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td colspan="2"><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That, for the purpose of determining
    liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser: </FONT></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="3">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If the Registrant is relying on Rule 430B: </FONT></td>
  </tr>
</table>

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<FONT size=2 face="serif">II-3 </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="page-break-before:always"></P><PAGE><br>
<P align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<table width="100%"  border="0">
  <tr>
    <td width="2%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="2%">&nbsp;</td>
    <td width="2%"><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;</FONT></td>
    <td><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and
  included in the registration statement; and </font></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="4">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant
        to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement
        in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule
        415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information
        required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed
        to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier
        of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness
        or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering
        described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability
        purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter,
        such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration
        statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to
        which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at
        that time shall be deemed to be the initial </FONT><I><FONT size=2 face="serif">bona
        fide </FONT></I><FONT size=2 face="serif">offering thereof. </FONT><I><FONT size=2 face="serif">Provided,
        however</FONT></I><FONT size=2 face="serif">, that no statement made
        in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
        statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by
        reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part
        of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
        contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any
        statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that
        was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately
    prior to such effective date; or</FONT></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="4">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td colspan="2"><FONT size=2 face="serif"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;      If the Registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant
      to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering,
      other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than
      prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part
      of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first
      used after effectiveness. </FONT><I><FONT size=2 face="serif">Provided,
        however</FONT></I><FONT size=2 face="serif">, that no statement made
        in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
        statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by
        reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part
        of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
        contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement
        that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part
        of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately
    prior to such date of first use.</FONT></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="4">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="4"><font size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That, for the purpose of determining liability of the
      Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial
    distribution of the securities:</font></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="4">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="4"><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
        undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities
        of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement,
        regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to
        the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser
        by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant
        will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or
    sell such securities to such purchaser: </FONT></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="4">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td colspan="2"><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any preliminary prospectus
        or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering
    required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;</FONT></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="4">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td colspan="2"><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any
        free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf
        of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
        Registrant; </FONT></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="4">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td colspan="2"><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
        portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering
        containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its
        securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and </FONT></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td colspan="4">&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
    <td colspan="2"><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
        other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
        Registrant to the purchaser. </FONT></td>
  </tr>
</table>

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<FONT size=2 face="serif">II-4 </FONT></P>

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<P align="left">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT></P>
<P align="left">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>
<P align="center">
<FONT size=2 face="serif">II-5 </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="page-break-before:always"></P><PAGE><br>
<P align="center">
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">SIGNATURES</FONT></B></P>
<P align="left">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
city of New York, state of New York, on December 3, 2007. </FONT></P>

<TABLE border=0 align="center" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD colspan="2" align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">The Great Atlantic &amp; Pacific Tea Company, Inc.</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan="2">&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan="2">&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left width=7% nowrap >
<FONT size=2 face="serif">By:&nbsp;</FONT>
	</TD>
    <TD align=left width=93% nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><FONT size=2 face="serif"> /s/
    Eric Claus</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
  <TD align=left nowrap >&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD align=left nowrap ><FONT size=2 face="serif">Name: Eric Claus</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
  <TD align=left nowrap >&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD align=left nowrap ><FONT size=2 face="serif">Title: President and Chief
    Executive Officer</FONT> </TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<BR>
<P align="left">
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on December 3, 2007. Each
person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Allan Richards and Chris McGarry, and each of them singly, such person&#146;s true and lawful attorneys, with full power to them and each of them to sign, for such person and in such person&#146;s
name and capacity indicated below, any and all amendments and post-effective amendments and supplements to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally to do all things in their names in their capacities as officers and directors to enable the registrant to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and all requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission. </FONT></P>
<TABLE width="100%" border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<U><FONT size=2 face="serif">Name</FONT></U>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<U><FONT size=2 face="serif">Title</FONT></U>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">
 &nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ Christian W. E. Haub</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Executive Chairman and Director</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Name: Christian W. E. Haub</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">
 &nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ John D. Barline</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Director</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Name: John D. Barline</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">
 &nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ Dr. Jens-Jurgen B&ouml;ckel</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Director</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Name: Dr. Jens-Jurgen B&ouml;ckel</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">
 &nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ Bobbie Andrea Gaunt</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Director</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Name: Bobbie Andrea Gaunt</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">
 &nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ Dr. Andreas Guldin</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Director</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Name: Dr. Andreas Guldin</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">
 &nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ Dan Plato Kourkoumelis</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Director</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Name: Dan Plato Kourkoumelis</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">
 &nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ Edward Lewis</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Director</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Name: Edward Lewis</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">
 &nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ Maureen B. Tart-Bezer</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Director</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Name: Maureen B. Tart-Bezer</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">
 &nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ Brenda M. Galgano</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Name: Brenda M. Galgano</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap style="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;">
 &nbsp;<FONT size=2 face="serif">/s/ Melissa E. Sungela</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Vice President, Corporate Controller</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Name: Melissa E. Sungela</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">(Chief Accounting Officer)</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE><BR>
<P align="center">
<FONT size=2 face="serif">S-1 </FONT></P>

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<P align="center">
<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">EXHIBIT INDEX</FONT></B></P>
<TABLE width="100%" border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=center nowrap>
<U><FONT size=2 face="serif">Exhibit No</FONT></U><FONT size=2 face="serif">.</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<U><FONT size=2 face="serif">Description</FONT></U>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=center nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">2.1</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among The Great Atlantic &amp; Pacific Tea Company,</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Inc., Sand Merger Corp. and Pathmark Stores, Inc., dated as of March 4, 2007 (incorporated</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">herein by reference to Annex A to the joint proxy statement/prospectus which is part of the</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Amended Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on October 9, 2007).</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=center nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">3.1</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Amended and Restated Charter of The Great Atlantic &amp; Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (incorpo-</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">rated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on November 8, 2007).</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=center nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">3.2</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">By-Laws of The Great Atlantic &amp; Pacific Tea Company, Inc., as amended and restated through</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">December 3, 2007 (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K filed on December 4, 2007).</FONT> </TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=center nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">4.1</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2007, by and among The</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Great Atlantic &amp; Pacific Tea Company, Inc., Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund I, LP, Yu-</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">caipa American Alliance (Parallel) Fund I, LP and Yucaipa American Alliance Fund I, LP</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2007).</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=center nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">4.2</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Yucaipa Stockholder Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2007, by and among The Great Atlantic</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">&amp; Pacific Tea Company, Inc., Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund I, LP, Yucaipa American</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Alliance (Parallel) Fund I, LP and Yucaipa American Alliance Fund I, LP (incorporated herein</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed on March 5, 2007).</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=center nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">4.3</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Stockholder Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2007, by and among The Great Atlantic &amp; Pa-</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">cific Tea Company, Inc. and Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KG (incorporated herein</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form 8-K filed on March 5, 2007).</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=center nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">4.4</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">A&amp;P-Pathmark Amended &amp; Restated 2000 Employee Equity Plan.</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=center nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">4.5</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">A&amp;P-Pathmark Amended &amp; Restated 2000 Non-Employee Directors Equity Plan.</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=center nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">5.1</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP regarding legality of common stock being registered.</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=center nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">10.1</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Pathmark Stores, Inc. Stockholder Voting Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2007, by and</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">among The Great Atlantic &amp; Pacific Tea Company, Inc., Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund I,</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">LP, Yucaipa American Alliance (Parallel) Fund I, LP and Yucaipa American Alliance Fund I,</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">LP (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on March 5, 2007).</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=center nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">23.1</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Consent of McGuireWoods LLP (included as part of its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=center nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">23.2</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm for</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;

	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">The Great Atlantic &amp; Pacific Tea Company, Inc.</FONT>
	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
  <TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD align=left nowrap>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
  <TD align=left nowrap><div align="center"><FONT size=2 face="serif">23.3</FONT></div></TD>
  <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD align=left nowrap><font size="2"> Consent of Independent Auditors from
      Ernst &amp; Young
    LLP </font></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
	<TD colspan=3>&nbsp;

	</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
	<TD align=center nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">24.1</FONT>
	</TD>
	<TD>&nbsp;
	</TD>
	<TD align=left nowrap>
<FONT size=2 face="serif">Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this registration statement).</FONT>
	</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on December 4, 2007
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
__________________________________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
__________________________________________
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
13-1890974
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
Two Paragon Drive
Montvale, New Jersey 07645
(201) 573-9700
(Address of principal executive offices)
__________________________________________
A&P-Pathmark Amended & Restated 2000 Employee Equity Plan
A&P-Pathmark Amended & Restated 2000 Non-Employee Directors Equity Plan
(Full title of the plans)
___________________________________________
Allan Richards
Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Legal Services & Secretary
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.
Two Paragon Drive
Montvale, New Jersey 07645
(201) 573-9700
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
__________________________________________
With copies to:
John Schuster, Esq.
Cahill Gordon & Reindel
LLP
80 Pine Street
New York, New York 10005
(212) 701-3000
__________________________________________
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of
Amount to be
offering price
aggregate offering
Amount of
securities to be registered
registered
(1) (2)
per share
(3)
price
(3)
registration fee
Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share
12,294,118
(4)
$30.29
$372,388,834.22
$11,432.34
(1)
There are also registered hereunder such indeterminate number of additional shares as may become subject to awards under the Plan as a result of the antidilution provision contained therein.
(2)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant
to the employee benefit plan described herein.
(3)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration
fee. Pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act, the registration fee has been calculated based on the average of the high and low sale
 prices reported for the Common Stock of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
 Company, Inc. on November 30, 2007, which was $30.29 per share, as reported
 on the New York Stock Exchange.
(4)
Represents 12,294,118 shares of Common Stock reserved
      for future issuance under the A&P-Pathmark Amended & Restated 2000
      Employee Equity Plan and the A&P-Pathmark Amended & Restated 2000
    Non-Employee Directors Equity Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
ITEM 1.
Plan
  Information
.*
ITEM 2.
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
.*
*
Information required by Part I to be contained
        in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement
        in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
    and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3.
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
.
The following documents have been filed by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. ("A&P," the "Registrant" or the "Company") with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
A&P's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (File No. 1-04141) for the fiscal quarter ended June 16, 2007, as filed with the Commission on July 25, 2007 and for the fiscal quarter ended
September 8, 2007, filed with the Commission on October 17, 2007.
A&P's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 1-04141) for the fiscal year ended February 24, 2007, filed with the Commission on April 25, 2007.
A&P's Current
Reports on Form 8-K (File No. 1-04141)
filed on February 28, 2007, March 5, 2007, March 6, 2007, March 14, 2007, April
20, 2007, April 26, 2007, May 7, 2007, May 21, 2007, May 31, 2007, June 21, 2007,
June 25, 2007, July 16, 2007, July 23, 2007, August 8, 2007, August 24, 2007,
September  19, 2007, September 20, 2007, October 22, 2007, October 24, 2007,
November 6, 2007, November 7, 2007, November 8, 2007, November 19, 2007, November
26, 2007, November 30, 2007 and December 4, 2007.
A&P's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 1-04141) filed May 25, 2007.
The description of A&P's Common Stock contained in our Form S-4 (File No. 333-143212) filed May 24, 2007, including any further amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating
such description.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
ITEM 4.
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
.
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Registration Statement has been incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement as described in
Item 3 of this Part II.
ITEM 5.
INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6.
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
.
Under the Maryland General Corporation Law (the "MGCL"), a Maryland corporation may indemnify any director or officer made or threatened to be made a party to any proceeding by reason
of service in that capacity unless it is established that (1) the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (a) was committed in bad faith or (b) was the result of active and deliberate
dishonesty, (2) the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services, or (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission
was unlawful.
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Under the MGCL, reasonable expenses may be advanced to a present or former director, or to an officer, employee or agent who is not a director to the same extent that they may be advanced to a
director, unless limited by the charter. Advances of reasonable expenses to directors, officers, employees and agents prior to the final adjudication of a proceeding may be generally authorized in the corporation's charter or bylaws, by action
of the board of directors, by contract, or upon a determination that indemnification is proper made by the board of directors, special legal counsel or the stockholders as described below. The director, officer, employee or agent must give to the
corporation a written affirmation of his or her good faith belief that the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the corporation has been met, and a written undertaking providing that if it is ultimately determined that the standard
of conduct has not been met, the director, officer, employee or agent will repay the amount advanced.
Under the MGCL, unless limited by a corporation's charter, a court of appropriate jurisdiction may, under certain circumstances, order indemnification if it determines that the director or
officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, whether or not the director or officer has met the standards of conduct required under the MGCL or has been adjudged liable on the basis that a
personal benefit was improperly received in a proceeding charging improper personal benefit to the director or the officer. The A&P charter does not contain provisions limiting such indemnification. If the proceeding was an action by or in the
right of the corporation or involved a determination that the director or officer received an improper personal benefit, however, no indemnification may be made if the individual is adjudged liable to the corporation, except to the extent of
expenses approved by a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
The MGCL also provides that, where indemnification is permissible, it must be authorized for a specific proceeding after a determination has been made that indemnification of the director or
officer is permissible in the circumstances because the director or officer has met the standard of conduct described above. Such determination must be made (1) by a majority vote of a quorum of the board of directors consisting of directors who are
not parties to the proceeding (or if such a quorum cannot be obtained, the determination may be made by a majority vote of a committee of the board which consists solely of one or more directors who are not parties to the proceeding and who were
designated to act by a majority of the full board of directors), (2) by special legal counsel selected by the board of directors or by a committee of the board of directors by vote as set forth in the preceding subsection (1) (or if the requisite
quorum of the board of directors cannot be obtained and the committee cannot be established, a majority of the full board of directors, including directors who are parties, may select the special counsel), or (3) by a vote of the stockholders other
than those stockholders who are directors or officers and a party to the proceedings. The MGCL provides that the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided under the MGCL are not exclusive of any other rights, by indemnification or
otherwise, to which a director or officer may be entitled under the charter, the bylaws, a resolution of stockholders or directors, an agreement or otherwise.
The MGCL also requires a corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise, which A&P's charter does not) to indemnify reasonable expenses for a director or officer who has been
successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he is made or threatened to be made a party by reason of his service in that capacity. In addition, the MGCL provides that a corporation may not indemnify a director
or officer or advance expenses for a proceeding brought by that director or officer against the corporation, except for a proceeding brought to enforce indemnification, or unless the charter, bylaws, resolution of the board of directors, or an
agreement approved by the board of directors expressly provides otherwise.
A&P's charter provides that A&P shall indemnify and advance expenses to any person who is or was a director or officer of A&P to the maximum extent now or hereafter permitted
by law in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative) arising out of such person's service as a director or officer of either A&P or of another
organization at A&P's request. A&P's charter also provides that A&P shall indemnify any person who is or was an employee or agent of A&P as and to the extent required by law and may, as authorized at any time by general or
specific action of the Board of Directors, further indemnify such individuals to the maximum extent now or hereafter permitted by law, in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative) arising out of such person's service in such capacity to A&P or to another organization at A&P's request.
The rights of indemnification provided in A&P's charter are not exclusive of any other rights which may be available under any insurance or other agreement, by vote of stockholders or
disinterested directors or otherwise. In
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addition, the charter authorizes A&P to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of A&P or who is or was serving at the request of A&P as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in or arising out of his position, whether or not A&P would have
the power to indemnify him under the provisions of the MGCL or otherwise.
ITEM 7.
EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8.
EXHIBITS
.
The Exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed in the Exhibit Index on Page E
1 of this Registration Statement (the
"Index"), which Index is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.
UNDERTAKINGS
.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)      To file, during any period
        in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
    this Registration Statement:
(i)      to
        include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
        Act of 1933;
(ii)           to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
      date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
      amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent
      a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
      statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
      volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
      offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation
      from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
      be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
      to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
      represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
      price set forth in the "Calculation
          of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii)    to
        include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
        not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
        change to such information in the registration statement;
(2)      That, for the purpose of determining
        any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
        amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
        to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
    at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)      To remove from registration
        by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
    which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4)      That, for the purpose of determining
    liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(i)      If the Registrant is relying on Rule 430B:
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(A)      Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and
  included in the registration statement; and
(B)      Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant
        to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement
        in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule
        415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information
        required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed
        to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier
        of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness
        or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering
        described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability
        purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter,
        such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration
        statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to
        which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at
        that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona
        fide
offering thereof.
Provided,
        however
, that no statement made
        in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
        statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by
        reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part
        of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
        contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any
        statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that
        was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately
    prior to such effective date; or
(ii)           If the Registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant
      to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering,
      other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than
      prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part
      of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first
      used after effectiveness.
Provided,
        however
, that no statement made
        in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
        statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by
        reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part
        of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
        contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement
        that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part
        of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately
    prior to such date of first use.
(5)      That, for the purpose of determining liability of the
      Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial
    distribution of the securities:
The
        undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities
        of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement,
        regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to
        the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser
        by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant
        will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or
    sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i)      Any preliminary prospectus
        or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering
    required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii)     Any
        free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf
        of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
        Registrant;
(iii)    The
        portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering
        containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its
        securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and
(iv)    Any
        other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
        Registrant to the purchaser.
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The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by
reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
city of New York, state of New York, on December 3, 2007.
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.
By:
/s/
    Eric Claus
Name: Eric Claus
Title: President and Chief
    Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on December 3, 2007. Each
person whose signature appears below hereby appoints Allan Richards and Chris McGarry, and each of them singly, such person's true and lawful attorneys, with full power to them and each of them to sign, for such person and in such person's
name and capacity indicated below, any and all amendments and post-effective amendments and supplements to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and generally to do all things in their names in their capacities as officers and directors to enable the registrant to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and all requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Name
Title
/s/ Christian W. E. Haub
Executive Chairman and Director
Name: Christian W. E. Haub
/s/ John D. Barline
Director
Name: John D. Barline
/s/ Dr. Jens-Jurgen Böckel
Director
Name: Dr. Jens-Jurgen Böckel
/s/ Bobbie Andrea Gaunt
Director
Name: Bobbie Andrea Gaunt
/s/ Dr. Andreas Guldin
Director
Name: Dr. Andreas Guldin
/s/ Dan Plato Kourkoumelis
Director
Name: Dan Plato Kourkoumelis
/s/ Edward Lewis
Director
Name: Edward Lewis
/s/ Maureen B. Tart-Bezer
Director
Name: Maureen B. Tart-Bezer
/s/ Brenda M. Galgano
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Name: Brenda M. Galgano
/s/ Melissa E. Sungela
Vice President, Corporate Controller
Name: Melissa E. Sungela
(Chief Accounting Officer)
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No
.
Description
2.1
Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company,
Inc., Sand Merger Corp. and Pathmark Stores, Inc., dated as of March 4, 2007 (incorporated
herein by reference to Annex A to the joint proxy statement/prospectus which is part of the
Amended Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on October 9, 2007).
3.1
Amended and Restated Charter of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (incorpo-
rated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed on November 8, 2007).
3.2
By-Laws of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., as amended and restated through
December 3, 2007 (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K filed on December 4, 2007).
4.1
Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2007, by and among The
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund I, LP, Yu-
caipa American Alliance (Parallel) Fund I, LP and Yucaipa American Alliance Fund I, LP
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2007).
4.2
Yucaipa Stockholder Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2007, by and among The Great Atlantic
& Pacific Tea Company, Inc., Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund I, LP, Yucaipa American
Alliance (Parallel) Fund I, LP and Yucaipa American Alliance Fund I, LP (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form 8-K filed on March 5, 2007).
4.3
Stockholder Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2007, by and among The Great Atlantic & Pa-
cific Tea Company, Inc. and Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KG (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form 8-K filed on March 5, 2007).
4.4
A&P-Pathmark Amended & Restated 2000 Employee Equity Plan.
4.5
A&P-Pathmark Amended & Restated 2000 Non-Employee Directors Equity Plan.
5.1
Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP regarding legality of common stock being registered.
10.1
Pathmark Stores, Inc. Stockholder Voting Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2007, by and
among The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund I,
LP, Yucaipa American Alliance (Parallel) Fund I, LP and Yucaipa American Alliance Fund I,
LP (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed on March 5, 2007).
23.1
Consent of McGuireWoods LLP (included as part of its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm for
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc.
23.3
Consent of Independent Auditors from
      Ernst & Young
    LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on signature page to this registration statement).
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