Exhibit 4.13


                           AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR
                                    TO THE
              RITE AID 401(K) DISTRIBUTION EMPLOYEES SAVINGS PLAN

               (Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2001)

         WHEREAS, Rite Aid Corporation (the "Corporation") has the authority
under the Rite Aid 401(k) Distribution Employees Savings Plan (the "Plan") to
amend the Plan in any respect at any time; and

         WHEREAS, the Plan was completely amended and restated effective
January 1, 2001; and

         WHEREAS, the Corporation now wishes to amend the Plan, effective as
of January 1, 2003, to (i) eliminate after-tax contributions under the Plan,
except as provided for purposes of correcting excess contributions, (ii)
eliminate the suspension period on employee contributions after a distribution
due to hardship, and (iii) eliminate the plan administrator's discretion in
determining what constitutes financial hardship for a hardship distribution.

         NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended, effective as of the dates
set forth below, as follows:

1.       The subsection entitled "Voluntary Contributions" of Section 5.1 is
         hereby amended in its entirety, effective as of the date hereof, to
         read as follows:

         "Voluntary Contributions.

                  No after-tax contributions ("Voluntary Contributions") are
         permitted by Participants under the Plan, except to the extent
         provided under Section 5.7(e)."

2.       The first paragraph of Section 5.4 of the Plan is hereby amended in
         its entirety, effective as of the date hereof, to read as follows:

                  "Salary-Reduction Contributions that have been accumulated
         through payroll deductions will be paid to the Funding Agent by the
         Trustee."

3.       Section 5.5 of the Plan is hereby amended in its entirety, effective
         as of the date hereof, to read as follows:

         "5.5     Discontinuance of Salary-Reduction Contributions

                  Upon advance notice in accordance with procedures and in the
         form and manner prescribed by the Administrator, a Participant may
         discontinue all, or a portion, of his Salary-Reduction Contributions
         at any time. He may recommence any Salary-Reduction Contributions at
         any time upon advance notice in accordance with procedures and in the
         form and manner prescribed by the Administrator."

4.       Subsection 5.8 of the Plan is hereby deleted in its entirety,
         effective as of the date hereof.

5.       Section 7.6 of the Plan is hereby amended, effective as of the date
         hereof, by deleting the entire subsection entitled "Voluntary
         Contributions."

6.       The last paragraph of the subsection entitled "Salary-Reduction
         Contributions" of Section 7.6 of the Plan is hereby amended,
         effective as of January 1, 2003, in its entirety to read as follows:

                  "However, if a Participant receives a hardship distribution,
         his right to elect a Salary-Reduction Contribution under this Plan
         and any other plan sponsored by the Employer shall be suspended for
         12 months after the receipt of such distribution; provided, for
         distributions after December 31, 2001, the suspension period shall be
         a six-month period. Further, the Participant may not elect a
         Salary-Reduction Contribution for his Taxable Year immediately
         following the Taxable Year of the hardship distribution in excess of
         the applicable limit under Code section 402(g) for such Taxable Year
         less the amount of such Participant's Salary-Reduction Contribution
         for the Taxable Year of the hardship distribution. Anything herein to
         the contrary notwithstanding, effective as of January 1, 2003, no
         such suspension period, or reduction in Salary-Reduction
         Contributions, shall apply."

7.       The definition of "Financial Hardship" in Section 7.6 of the Plan
         under the subsection entitled "Salary-Reduction Contributions" is
         hereby amended, effective as of January 1, 2003 by adding the word
         "or" after paragraph (d), by deleting the ", or" after paragraph (e)
         and adding a period, and by deleting paragraph (f).

8.       Section 7.6 of the Plan under the subsection entitled
         "Salary-Reduction Contributions" is hereby further amended, effective
         as of the date hereof, by deleting the second paragraph following the
         definition of "Financial Hardship."

9.       The third sentence of the last paragraph of Section 7.7(a) of the
         Plan is hereby amended, effective as of the date hereof, to read as
         follows:

                  "However, to the extent the loan is attributable to the
         Participant's Salary-Reduction Contributions Account, the Employer's
         Qualified Matching Contributions Account (if any) or the Employer's
         Qualified Non-Elective Contributions Account (if any), attachment of
         security shall not occur until the Participant separates from
         service."

10.      In all other respects, the provisions of the Plan shall remain in full
         force and effect.


         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed this 27th day of
May, 2003.

                                          RITE AID CORPORATION


                                          By:   /s/ Robert B. Sari
                                             -----------------------------
                                             Name:  Robert B. Sari
                                             Title: Senior Vice President,
                                                    General Counsel and
                                                    Secretary