================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 30, 1998 THE GRAND UNION COMPANY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 0-26602 22-1518276 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 201 Willowbrook Boulevard Wayne, New Jersey 07470 - ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (973) 890-6000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) NYFS03...:\18\50318\0005\1708\FRM3298S.490 Item 5. OTHER EVENTS. Reference is made to the Press Release, dated March 30, 1998, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release, dated March 30, 1998. 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. THE GRAND UNION COMPANY Dated: March 31, 1998 By: /s/ Jeffrey P. Freimark --------------------------------- Name: Jeffrey P. Freimark Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit ------- 99.1 Press Release, dated March 30, 1998 4