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): July 12, 2000 Supermarkets General Holdings Corporation (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-16404 13-3408704 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation) File Number) 200 Milik Street, Carteret, New Jersey (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (732) 499-3000 Item 3. Bankruptcy or Receivership. Supermarkets General Holdings Corporation, the parent of Pathmark Stores, Inc., with more than 130 supermarkets in five Northeastern states, has filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The documents have been filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware. No trustee, receiver or fiscal agent has been appointed and Pathmark remains Debtor-in-Possession. The Company has filed a prepackaged plan of reorganization (the "Plan") and awaits order confirming the Plan to be entered by the Court. Item 5. Other Events. A copy of the press release, dated July 12, 2000, issued by the registrant is attached as an exhibit to this report and is incorporated herein by reference. 2 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ---------- -------------- 99.1 Press Release issued by the registrant, dated July 12, 2000. 3 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. SUPERMARKETS GENERAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION Date: July 21, 2000 /s/ Marc A. Strassler ------------------------------ Name: Marc A. Strassler Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel 4