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FORM 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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/ / CHECK THIS BOX IF NO STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB NUMBER: 3235-0287
LONGER SUBJECT TO EXPIRES: APRIL 30, 1998
SECTION 16. FORM 4 OR Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS MAY Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or HOURS PER RESPONSE .... 0.5
CONTINUE. SEE Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 -----------------------------
INSTRUCTION 1(b).
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name AND Ticker or Trading Symbol 6.Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
General Electric Company The Grand Union Company (Trading Symbol: GUCO) ---- ----
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- title ---- (specify
Number of Reporting Month/Year below) below
313 S Easton Turnpike Person (Voluntary) September, 1996
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(Street) 14-0689340 5. If Amendment, X (Check Applicable Line)
Date of Original ---Form filed by One Reportng Person
(Month/Year) ---Form filed by More than One
Fairfield CT 06431 Reporting Person
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene-
(Month/ End of (D) or ficial
Day/ ------------------------------------------- Month Indirect Owner-
Year) (A) or (I) ship
Code V Amount (D) Price (Instr. 3 (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
and 4)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, SEE Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7-96)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exer-
(Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities Ac- cisable and Ex-
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Dis- piration Date
Price of (Month/ posed of (D) (Month/Day/
Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Year)
ative Year)
Security
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Date Expira-
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cisable Date
Code V (A) (D)
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Class A Preferred Stock, par $7.25 9/30/96 J(1) 1,322 9/30/96 6/1/05(2)
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value $1.00
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7. Title and Amount of Under- 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Na-
lying Securities of of deriv- ship ture
(Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative Form of In-
ative Securi- of De- direct
Secur- ties rivative Bene-
ity Bene- Secu- ficial
(Instr. ficially rity: Own-
5) Owned Direct ership
at End (D) or (Instr. 4)
Amount or of Indi-
Title Number of Month rect (I)
Shares (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 9,124(3) (4) 401,322 I (5)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO
(2) SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO
(3) SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO
(4) SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO
(5) SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO
/S/ Dale F. Frey 10/10/96
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**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Federal Criminal Violations. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, SEE Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.
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SEC 1474 (7-96)
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Exhibit A
(General Electric Company)
(1) Class A Preferred Stock dividend paid in additional shares of Class A
Preferred Stock.
(2) Date on which all shares of Class A Preferred Stock are required to be
redeemed.
(3) into which the shares of Class A Preferred Stock acquired by GE
Investment Private Placement Partners II, A Limited Partnership, are
convertible.
(4) The reported shares of Class A Preferred Stock were received by GE
Investment Private Placement Partners II, A Limited Partnership, in lieu of
cash dividends payable with respect to shares of Class A Preferred Stock
already owned by GE Investment Private Placement Partners II.
(5) Owned by a limited partnership (the "Limited Partnership") of which a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the reporting person is the general partner (the
"General Partner"). The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of
the securities or interest held by the Limited Partnership in excess of
that of the General Partner's proportionate interest in the Limited
Partnership.
