X0201 5 2004-02-27 0 0 0000043300 GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA CO INC GAP 0001201805 LEWIS EDWARD ESSENCE COMMUNICATIONS PARTNERS 1500 BROADWAY, 6TH FLR NEW YORK NY 10036 1 0 0 0 Stock Equivalent Units 2003-02-28 5 A 0 428 4.675 A Common Stock 428 5691 D Stock Equivalent Units 2003-03-31 5 A 0 437 4.585 A Common Shares 437 6128 D Stock Equivalent Units 2003-04-30 5 A 0 329 6.075 A Common Shares 329 6457 D Stock Equivalent Units 2003-05-30 5 A 0 274 7.295 A Common Shares 274 6731 D Stock Equivalent Units 2003-06-30 5 A 0 222 8.99 A Common Shares 222 6953 D Stock Equivalent Units 2003-07-31 5 A 0 231 8.675 A Common Shares 231 7184 D Stock Equivalent Units 2003-08-29 5 A 0 209 9.555 A Common Stock 209 7393 D Stock Equivalent Units 2003-09-30 5 A 0 250 8.015 A Common Shares 250 7643 D Stock Equivalent Units 2003-10-31 5 A 0 325 6.15 A Common Shares 325 7968 D Stock Equivalent Units 2003-11-28 5 A 0 261 7.675 A Common Shares 261 8229 D Stock Equivalent Units 2003-12-31 5 A 0 239 8.37 A Common Shares 239 8468 D Stock Equivalent Units 2004-01-30 5 A 0 243 8.215 A Common Shares 243 8711 D Stock Equivalent Units 2004-02-27 5 A 0 258 7.765 A Common Shares 258 8969 D Converts to a common stock on a one-for-one basis Stock acquired under Directors Deferred Compensation Plan, where date would be insider's retirement date, which is not yet known WILLIAM P. COSTANTINI, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT FOR EDWARD LEWIS 2004-03-30