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): April 2, 2003 PATHMARK STORES, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-5287 22-2879612 (State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) incorporation) 200 Milik Street, Carteret, New Jersey 07008 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (732) 499-3000 Exhibit Index on Page 4 1 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (a) None. (b) None. (c) Exhibits: Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press release issued by the registrant, dated April 2, 2003. Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. On April 2, 2003, Pathmark Stores, Inc., a Delaware corporation, issued a press release announcing its results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2002 and for its full fiscal year 2002 ended February 1, 2003. The press release appearing in Exhibit 99.1, other than the ninth paragraph, the third and fourth sentences of the tenth paragraph, the eleventh paragraph and footnote (f) to the tables attached to the press release, is not filed but is furnished in accordance with Item 12 of Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. 2 SIGNATURE 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. PATHMARK STORES, INC. Date: April 2, 2003 By: /s/ Marc A. Strassler ----------------------------- Name: Marc A. Strassler Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description - ------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release, issued by the registrant, dated April 2, 2003. 4