8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    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.



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

  Exhibit
    No.          Description
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   99.1          Press Release issued by the registrant, dated July 12, 2000.



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                                   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
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                                              Name:    Marc A. Strassler
                                              Title:   Senior Vice President and
                                                       General Counsel



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EX-99.1

EX-99.1

          PRESS RELEASE
                                  EXHIBIT 99.1

               PATHMARK STORES, INC., RECEIVES BONDHOLDER APPROVAL
                   & FILES PREPACKAGED PLAN OF REORGANIZATION

         Company Receives $75 Million In DIP Financing and a Commitment
        for $600 Million In Exit Financing From The Chase Manhattan Bank

                Court Proceeding To Have No Impact on Operations;
                           Trade Creditors Unimpaired

CARTERET, NJ July 12, 2000 - Pathmark Stores, Inc., announced that over 99% of
the dollar amount of bonds voted have agreed to accept its proposed prepackaged
plan of reorganization (the "Plan"). Accordingly, as planned, the Company has
filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code seeking to
implement the Plan in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
The Company said that it expects to complete the reorganization proceeding in 45
to 75 days.

Under the Plan, trade creditors will not be impaired and will continue to be
paid in the ordinary course of business. In addition, there will be no impact on
Pathmark's employees or customers, as no stores will be closed or sold and no
layoffs will be implemented. As previously announced, the agreement provides
that upon consummation of Pathmark's reorganization, current holders of the
Company's bond indebtedness will receive 100% of the common stock of the Company
and warrants to purchase additional shares of common stock. The ownership
percentage excludes shares issuable upon the exercise of options granted in
connection with the Company's long term management incentive plan.

Jim Donald, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pathmark Stores,
Inc., said, "The strong support of our bondholders for our prepackaged plan
demonstrates their belief that Pathmark's operations are healthy, valuable and
have great potential. With nearly $1 billion less debt, the newly reorganized
Pathmark, trading as a public company, will be able to invest increased amounts
in our business, enabling us to renovate and open new stores and compete more
effectively."

In support of the Plan, Pathmark has entered into an agreement with The Chase
Manhattan Bank for a $75 million debtor-in-possession ("DIP") financing
facility. Additionally, as previously announced, Chase has committed to provide
$600 million of Exit Financing. The DIP financing, which is subject to Court
approval, will enable Pathmark to continue normal operations during the
restructuring proceedings. The Exit Financing will be used to repay Pathmark's
existing credit facilities in full and provide approximately $200 million of
liquidity for post-reorganization operations.

Pathmark Stores, Inc., is a regional supermarket company currently operating 136
supermarkets primarily in the New York - New Jersey and Philadelphia
metropolitan areas.





The matters discussed herein are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking
statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially form future results expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. For additional information about the
Company and its various risk factors, see the Company's most recent Form 10-K
dated January 29, 2000, as filed with the Securities and Exchange commission on
April 28, 2000, and its form 10-Q dated April 29, 2000, as filed on June 13,
2000 and other documents as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.




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