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 26, 2002
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FOODARAMA SUPERMARKETS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
New Jersey 1-5745-1 21-0717108
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) file number) Identification No.)
Building 6, Suite 1, 922 Highway 33, Freehold, New Jersey 07728
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(732) 462-4700
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Item 5. Other Events
On July 26, 2002, Foodarama Supermarkets, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release stating that Wakefern Food Corporation ("Wakefern") had issued a
separate press release reporting that Wakefern had closed on its purchase of Big
V Supermarkets, Inc. on July 12, 2002 for approximately $185 million in cash and
assumed liabilities. The Wakefern release stated that the purchase was made by
Wakefern's wholly owned subsidiary, ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc., and consisted
of substantially all of Big V's assets, including 27 stores in the Hudson Valley
region of New York and central New Jersey. The purchase completes a joint plan
of reorganization that was confirmed on June 27, 2002. A copy of the press
release is being filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 7. Financial Statement and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit 20 Press Release
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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.
FOODARAMA SUPERMARKETS, INC.
(REGISTRANT)
By: /S/Richard J. Saker
Richard J. Saker
President
Chief Operating Officer
Date: July 30, 2002
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EXHIBIT 20
CONTACT: Michael Shapiro
Senior Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
(732) 294-2270
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOODARAMA SUPERMARKETS, INC.
Freehold, N.J., July 26, 2002 - Foodarama Supermarkets, Inc. (ASE-FSM)
(the "Company" or "Foodarama") announced today that, in a separate press
release, Wakefern Food Corporation ("Wakefern") reported that it had closed on
its purchase of Big V Supermarkets, Inc. on July 12, 2002 for approximately $185
million in cash and assumed liabilities. The Wakefern release stated that the
purchase was made by Wakefern's wholly owned subsidiary, ShopRite Supermarkets,
Inc., and consisted of substantially all of Big V's assets, including 27 stores
in the Hudson Valley region of New York and central New Jersey. The purchase
completes a joint plan of reorganization that was confirmed by the United States
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on June 27, 2002. Big V, formerly
a member of the Wakefern cooperative, filed for bankruptcy protection in
November 2000.
Foodarama is a member of the Wakefern cooperative, which furnishes
distribution, marketing and back office support to its members. It is not
possible to predict what effect Wakefern's purchase of Big V will have on
Foodarama.
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