X0202 4 2004-09-17 0 0000043300 GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA CO INC GAP 0001258200 HAUB ERIVAN KARL WISSOLLSTRASSE 5-43 45478 MULHEIM AN DER RUHR 2M GERMANY 0 0 1 0 Common Stock, $1 par value 2004-09-17 4 A 0 6944 0 A 9744 I Spouse Common Stock, $1 par value 1988-08-08 4 P 0 0 0 A 21995371 I Limited Partnership Common Stock, $1 par value 1988-08-08 4 P 0 0 0 A 125100 D The number of shares awarded annually is intended to make the award worth $45,000 under the issuer's 2004 Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan. The reporting person expressly declares that the filing of this statement is not an admission that the reporting person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of shares owned by his spouse. Shares owned by Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KG, a German limited partnership. The reporting person expressly declares that the filing of this statement is not an admission that the reporting person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of shares owned by Tengelmann. The reporting person is a citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany. Erivan Karl Haub by John D. Barline (Attorney-in-Fact) 2004-09-21