X0303 4 2009-08-05 0000043300 GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA CO INC GAP 0001206247 CLAUSE ERIC 2 PARAGON DRIVE MONTVALE NJ 07645 0 1 0 0 PRESIDENT & CEO Common Stock 2009-08-05 4 A 0 20159 0 A 98672 D Common Stock 2009-08-05 4 A 0 63209 0 A 161881 D The award was a grant for which no consideration was paid. The acquisition represents 20,159 restricted stock units which vested on August 5, 2009 from an original grant of 48,381 restricted stock units granted to Mr. Claus in 2006 under the Company's Long Term Incentive and Share Award Plan. The restricted stock units can only be settled in stock. The acquisition represents 63,209 restricted stock units which vested on August 5, 2009 from an original grant of 189,618 restricted stock units granted to Mr. Claus in 2005 under the Company's Long Term Incentive and Share Award Plan. The restricted stock units can only be settled in stock. Joan Roensch, Attorney-in-Fact for Eric Claus 2009-08-07