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12/2/2005

A&P Appoints Jennifer MacLeod To Top Marketing, Communications Post

MONTVALE, NJ - December 2, 2005 - The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P, NYSE Symbol: GAP) today announced the appointment of Jennifer MacLeod to the new position of Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications.

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11/4/2005

A&P Announces Financial Management Changes

MONTVALE, N.J. - November 4, 2005 - The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. announced the promotion of Brenda Galgano to Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of the company, effective today.

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10/18/2005

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Announces Results For Second Quarter Ended September 10, 2005

MONTVALE, NJ - October 18, 2005 - The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P, NYSE Symbol: GAP) announced unaudited fiscal 2005 second quarter and year to date results for the 12 and 28 weeks ended September 10, 2005.

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9/8/2005

A&P Announces Acceptance for Purchase of All 7 3/4% Notes Due 2007 and 9 1/8% Senior Notes Due 2011 Tendered in the Tender Offers

MONTVALE, NJ - September 8, 2005 -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (NYSE:GAP) announced today that it has accepted for purchase all 7 3/4% Notes due 2007 (the "7 3/4% Notes") and 9 1/8% Senior Notes due 2011 (the "9 1/8% Notes" and, together with the 7 3/4% Notes, the "Notes") tendered pursuant to its tender offers to purchase any and all of the outstanding Notes.

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9/6/2005

A&P Announces New Senior Management Team

MONTVALE, NJ - September 6, 2005 - The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P)(NYSE:GAP) today announced the following senior executive appointments, reporting to Eric Claus, President & Chief Executive Officer.

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9/1/2005

A Public Service Announcement

MONTVALE, NJ - September 1, 2005 - The management of the Sav-A-Center supermarket chain based in New Orleans has established a toll-free assistance hotline for all of its employees affected by Hurricane Katrina.

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8/24/2005

A&P Announces Receipt of Requisite Consents, Pricing of Tender Offers for Its 7 3/4% Notes Due 2007 and 9 1/8% Senior Notes Due 2011 and Extension of Eligibility to Receive the Consent Payment

MONTVALE, NJ - August 24, 2005 -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (NYSE:GAP) announced today that, in connection with the previously announced cash tender offers and consent solicitations for its outstanding 7 3/4% Notes due 2007 (the "7 3/4% Notes") and 9 1/8% Senior Notes due 2011 (the "9 1/8% Notes" and, together with the 7 3/4% Notes, the "Notes") A&P has received the requisite consents from the holders of the 7 3/4% Notes and from the holders of the 9 1/8% Notes to amend the indenture (the "Indenture") governing the Notes

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8/15/2005

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Completes the Sale of A&P Canada

MONTVALE, NJ - August 15, 2005 - The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P, NYSE Symbol: GAP) today announced that its subsidiary, A&P Luxembourg S.a.r.l., has completed the previously announced sale of A&P Canada to METRO INC., a supermarket and pharmaceutical operator in the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario, Canada.

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8/10/2005

A&P TENDERS FOR ANY AND ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING 7 3/4% NOTES DUE 2007 AND 9 1/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2011

Montvale, New Jersey, August 10, 2005 -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (NYSE:GAP) today commenced tender offers for any and all of its outstanding 7 3/4% Notes due 2007 (the "7 3/4% Notes") and 9 1/8% Senior Notes due 2011 (the "9 1/8% Notes").

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7/22/2005

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Announces Results for First Quarter 2005

Company Reports EBITDA, Adjusted for Non-Operating Items, of $101 Million, Up from $81 Million in Prior Year

MONTVALE, NJ – July 22, 2005 – The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P, NYSE Symbol: GAP) announced unaudited fiscal 2005 first quarter results for the 16 weeks ended June 18, 2005.

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7/20/2005

A&P Names New Executive Management Following Sale of Canadian Business

MONTVALE, N.J. – July 20 – The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (NYSE:GAP) today announced changes in senior executive management responsibility for its ongoing business in the U.S. The actions are aligned with the new Company structure to result from the sale of A&P Canada, announced yesterday and expected to be finalized in mid-August.

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7/19/2005

A&P REACHES AGREEMENT UNLOCKING THE VALUE OF ITS CANADIAN OPERATIONS

EXPECTS TO REALIZE PROCEEDS OF $1.475 BILLION INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT EQUITY STAKE

MONTVALE, NJ - July 19, 2005 - The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P, NYSE Symbol: GAP) today announced that its subsidiary, A&P Luxembourg S.a.r.l., has entered into an agreement to sell A&P Canada to METRO INC., a supermarket and pharmaceutical operator in the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario, Canada.

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6/29/2005

A&P To Transfer U.S. Distribution To C&S Wholesale Grocers

Company Projects $40 Million Annualized Cost Savings

MONTVALE, NJ - The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P, NYSE:GAP) has entered into an agreement to transfer its U.S. distribution operations and some warehouse facilities and related assets to C&S Wholesale Grocers.

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5/10/2005

Farmer Jack Management Supports A&P's Strategic Restructuring Plans

DETROIT, MI - May 10, 2005 -The local management of Farmer Jack, the Detroit-based food retailer, today expressed its support for the plans announced earlier today by its parent company, The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. ("A&P") to divest Farmer Jack and its other Midwest retail operations as part of a major strategic restructuring of its business

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5/10/2005

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Announces Financial Results for 2004 Fourth Quarter and Full Year, Plans for Major Strategic Restructuring

MONTVALE, NJ – May 10, 2005 – The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (“A&P” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GAP) today announced its financial results for the fiscal 2004 fourth-quarter and full year ended February 26, 2005.

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5/6/2005

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, inc. Has Completed Its Review Of Lease Accounting

MONTVALE, NJ - May 6, 2005 - The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. ("A&P" or the "Company") (NYSE: GAP) today announced that in connection with its preparation of its consolidated financial statements for the year ended February 26, 2005.

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4/14/2005

A&P Executives to Speak at Lehman Conference

MONTVALE, N.J. -- April 14, 2005 - The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P)(NYSE:GAP) today announced that on Wednesday, April 20, Mitchell P. Goldstein, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer and William J. Moss, Vice President, Treasurer, will participate at the Goldman Sachs Fifth Annual Small-Cap Retail Conference.

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3/10/2005

A&P Executives to Speak at Lehman Conference

MONTVALE, N.J. -- March 10, 2005 – The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P)(NYSE:GAP) today announced that on Thursday, March 17, Mitchell P. Goldstein, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer and William J. Moss, Vice President, Treasurer, will make a presentation at the Lehman Brothers 2005 High Yield Bond and Syndicated Loan Conference.

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1/7/2005

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. Announces Results For Third Quarter Ended December 4, 2004

MONTVALE, NJ – January 7, 2005 – The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P, NYSE Symbol: GAP) announced unaudited fiscal 2004 third quarter and year to date results for the 12 and 40 weeks ended December 4, 2004.

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Company Facts
Founded:
1859 by George Huntington Hartford and George Gilman

Headquarters:
Montvale, NJ

Stock Symbol:
NYSE: "GAP"

Number of Stores:
429

Retail Banners:
A&P, Waldbaum's, The Food Emporium, Super Fresh, Pathmark and Food Basics

Annual Sales Volume:
$8.8 billion of Total Sales for fiscal year 2009 ended February 27, 2010

Scope of Operations:
8 U.S. states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland),Virginia, and the District of Columbia

Own Brands:
America's Choice, America's Choice Healthy Kids, Hartford Reserve, Live Better Wellness, America's Choice Gold, Smart Price, Greenway, Via Roma

Number of Employees:
Approximately 48,000

President & CEO:
Sam Martin

Executive Chairman:
Christian W.E. Haub