Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Emil Capital Partners, LLC
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/14/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GREAT ATLANTIC & PACIFIC TEA CO INC [GAP]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2 PARAGON DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MONTVALE, NJ 07645		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, $1 par value (1) 77,300
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Emil Capital Partners, LLC
2 PARAGON DRIVE
MONTVALE, NJ 07645		     X    
TENGELMANN WARENHANDELSGESELLSCHAFT KG
WISSOLLSTRASSE 5-43
45478 MULHEIM AN DER RUHR, 2M 		     X    
TENGELMANN VERWALTUNGS UND BETEILIGUNGS GMBH
WISSOLLSTRASSE 5-43
45478 MULHEIM AN DER RUHR, 2M 		     X    
HAUB KARL ERIVAN WARDER
WISSOLLSTRASSE 5-43
45478 MULHEIM AN DER RUHR, 2M 		     X    
HAUB CHRISTIAN W E
2 PARAGON DRIVE
MONTVALE, NJ 07645		   X   X    
HAUB ERIVAN KARL
WISSOLLSTRASSE 5-43
45478 MULHEIM AN DER RUHR, 2M 		     X    

Signatures

Karl-Erivan Warder Haub by John D. Barline (Attorney-in-Fact) 08/19/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Emil Capital Partners, LLC, by Dr. Andreas Guldin, CEO, by John D. Barline (Attorney-in-Fact) 08/19/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Christian Wilhelm Erich Haub by John D. Barline (Attorney-in-Fact) 08/19/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KG, by Tengelmann Verwaltungs- und Beteiligungs GmbH, as Managing Partner, by Christian Wilhelm Erich Haub, Co-CEO, by John D. Barline (Attorney-in-Fact) 08/19/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Erivan Karl Haub by John D. Barline (Attorney-in-Fact) 08/19/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Tengelmann Verwaltungs- und Beteiligungs GmbH, by Christian Wilhelm Erich Haub, Co-CEO, by John D. Barline (Attorney-in-Fact) 08/19/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Emil Capital Partners, LLC is a Limited Liability Company, organized under the laws of Delaware. Tengelmann Warenhandelsgesellschaft KG holds 100 percent of the outstanding membership interests of Emil Capital Partners, LLC. Each Reporting Person other than Emil Capital Partners, LLC, expressly declares that the filing of this statement is not an admission that they are, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of shares owned by Emil Capital Partners, LLC.
 
Remarks:
EXHIBIT LIST - Exhibit 24 (CE) - Power of Attorney from Dr. Andreas Guldin authorizing signature by John D. Barline and Dr. Frank Hartmann.

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