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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 3, 2000
THE GRAND UNION COMPANY
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
DELAWARE
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-26602 22-1518276
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
201 WILLOWBROOK BOULEVARD
WAYNE, NEW JERSEY 07470
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(Address of Principal Executive offices) (Zip Code)
(973) 890-6000
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code
NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if changed Since Last Report)
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NY2:\969931\01\KS#J01!.DOC\50318.0009
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ITEM 3. BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP.
On October 3, 2000, The Grand Union Company ("Grand Union")
and its three wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively with Grand Union, the
"Company") each filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of Title
11 of the United States Code with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
District of New Jersey (the "Court"). The cases have been consolidated for the
purpose of joint administration and were assigned to Judge Novalyn Winfield
(case nos. 003-9613 through 003-9616).
At a hearing held on October 3, 2000, the Court approved,
on an interim basis, the Company's $60 million post-petition
debtor-in-possession financing facility with Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., one
of the Company's existing lenders, and the Company's interim supply agreement
with C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
The press release announcing such filing, which is filed as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and hereby incorporated by reference, contains a
more complete description of such events.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Exhibit
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99.1 Press Release, dated October 3, 2000.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
THE GRAND UNION COMPANY
Date: October 4, 2000. By: /s/ Glenn J. Smith
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Glenn J. Smith
Senior Vice President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Exhibit
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99.1 Press Release, dated October 3, 2000.
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