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 Tuesday January 8 2002
Ahold 2001 sales surge 27% to record Eur 66.6 bn
Ahold on Tuesday reported full-year 2001 consolidated sales of Euro 66.6 billion, a 27% increase over the Euro 52.5 billion sales generated in 2000. Organic sales growth at constant currency rates was 6.4% higher for the year. Ahold reconfirmed its full-year 2001 outlook of 15% earnings per share growth, excluding currency impact, goodwill amortization and exceptional one-time charges related to the acquisition of Alliant Foodservice and the Argentine Peso devaluation.

Monday January 7 2002
Ahold Executive Appointments at AH and Gall & Gall
The Executive Board of Ahold on Monday announced the appointment of Jeroen Smits as Executive Vice President, Buying & Merchandising at its Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn, effective January 8, 2002. Albert Heijn is Ahold's flagship supermarket company in The Netherlands with approximately 700 stores and sales of over Euro 5.5 billion.

Ahold appoints Marcelo Silva President G. Barbosa
The Ahold Corporate Executive Board has appointed Marcelo Silva President of its recently acquired Brazilian supermarket company G. Barbosa, effective January 2, 2002. The new Ahold subsidiary operates 32 hypermarkets and supermarkets in northeastern Brazil, with annualized sales of approximately Euro 300 million.

Friday December 21 2001
Ahold acquires Brazilian food retailer G. Barbosa
Ahold on Friday announced it has signed an agreement to acquire the operational assets of Brazilian supermarket company G. Barbosa. A family owned company, G. Barbosa operates 32 hypermarkets and supermarkets in the northeastern Brazilian states of Sergipe and Bahia with sales of approximately Euro 300 million.

Tuesday December 18 2001
Delisting by Ahold of Bompreco Supermercados do Nordeste in Brazil
Bompre‡o S.A. Supermercados do Nordeste, Ahold's wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary, has been successfully delisted from the SÆo Paulo, New York and Luxembourg stock exchanges. The remaining non-voting preferred shares outstanding have been obtained by Ahold. Since June 2000 Ahold has been owner of all the voting shares. Bompre‡o operates 111 supermarkets and hypermarkets in northeastern Brazil, where it is market leader with sales in 2000 of approximately Euro 1.5 billion.

Thursday December 13 2001
Ahold named US retailer of the year
Ahold has been named US Mass Retailer of the Year. The recognition comes from the prominent American trade publication MMR, Mass Market Retailers. The award will be presented to President and CEO Cees Van der Hoeven and his US management team at a ceremony in New York City, January 16. Ahold exceeds critical performance criteria Ahold and Cees van der Hoeven are recognized for the way they meet the performance criteria for mass retailers.

Wednesday December 12 2001
Ahold successfully completes acquisition of Bruno's Supermarkets
Ahold on Wednesday announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Bruno's Supermarkets,., following the approval of the Federal Trade Commission last week. Bruno's is a prominent food retailer in the Southeastern US with sales of approximately USD 1.6 bn and 185 stores (of which 170 are supermarkets) operating under various banners in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Georgia.

Thursday December 6 2001
Ahold makes sterling debut
Corporate borrowers rushed to the international bond market on Thursday, and the heavy issuance was matched by high trading volumes in the secondary market, where spreads tightened. Dutch supermarket chain Ahold led the field with a dual-currency deal totalling Euros 1.4bn, including the company's debut issue in sterling.

Monday December 3 2001
Ahold successfully completes acquisition of Alliant Foodservice
Ahold on Monday announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Alliant Exchange,., the parent company of Alliant Foodservice,., a prominent operator in the foodservice market of the United States. Ahold is already owner of US Foodservice, the 2nd largest food service company in the United States with annual sales of approximately USD 12 bn.

Friday November 30 2001
Ahold appoints Randy Guttery to President & CEO CRC Ahold (Thailand)
The Ahold Corporate Executive Board has appointed Randy Guttery President & CEO CRC Ahold in Thailand, effective December 1, 2001. In his new position, Guttery will head the Ahold joint venture company in Thailand with 45 TOPS supermarkets and sales of approximately Euro 350 million. Currently, he is interim CEO and earlier he held the position of Executive Vice President.

Tuesday November 27 2001
Ahold announces executive transitions in USA
Ahold on Tuesday announced new roles for two key executives in its US retail management team. Jon Wilken, President & CEO of BI-LO, is appointed President, Convenience Stores, Ahold USA. Wilken is succeeded by Dean Cohagan, currently Executive Vice President Operations at sister company Stop & Shop.

Ahold Q3 2001 net earnings rise 28.3% to EUR 333.1 mln
Ahold achieved third quarter (12 weeks from July 16 through October 7) 2001 net earnings of Euro 333.1 million, an increase of 28.3% (2000: Euro 259.6 million). Sales in the quarter rose 12.6% to Euro 15.5 billion and operating earnings increased by 21.7% to Euro 667.2 million. Net earnings after goodwill amortization amounted to Euro 304.2 million.

Friday November 16 2001
Ahold wins prominent Dutch investor relations award
Ahold has again been awarded the annual Dutch Investor Relations Prize. The food retail and foodservice company was chosen from among the 25 companies listed on the Amsterdam Exchanges (AEX) based on the results of a wide-ranging survey of four key target groups within the investment community in The Netherlands.

Thursday November 15 2001
Ahold set to complete acquisition of Alliant Foodservice by end of November
Ahold on Thursday announced that the waiting period under the United States Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act with respect to its acquisition of Alliant Exchange,. expired on November 14, 2001, without objection by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Alliant Exchange,. is the parent company of Alliant Foodservice,., a prominent operator in the growing foodservice market of the United States with sales of approximately USD 6.6 bn.

Tuesday November 13 2001
Dutch prefer traditional Christmas gift packages
Sales of holiday gift packages at Ahold's Dutch foodservice subsidiary, Deli XL, show a strong preference towards traditional assortments consisting of, among other items, a bottle of high quality wine, salmon and a kitchen-ware item. The value of employee gift packages for the holiday season has also remained unchanged for years, coming in at around fifty to sixty Dutch guilders.

Thursday November 8 2001
Ahold subsidiary Stop & Shop in the US opens new 'low energy' superstore
Stop & Shop, a leading Ahold supermarket chain in the United States, opened a revolutionary new `low energy' super store in Foxboro, Massachusetts on Thursday. Stop & Shop is the market leader with 321 stores throughout Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey. Annual sales total approximately USD 7.7 bn.

Friday November 2 2001
Ahold and La Fragua in Guatemala team up in joint venture with CSU
Paiz Ahold, the successful 50/50 joint venture of food retailers La Fragua and Ahold in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, has signed an agreement with Costa Rican supermarket and hypermarket company CSU to form a new joint venture. The new joint venture will bring together all of their operations in the Central American region.

Tuesday October 30 2001
Ahold's Dutch subsidiaries introduce new internet-based home delivery service
Ahold on Tuesday announced its five Dutch subsidiaries are teaming up to offer a new joint internet-based home delivery service called "Albert". Effective November 5, 2001, customers can access Ahold's Dutch subsidiaries through www.albert.nl and buy from all five chains in one order. Through this unique ordering system, Albert guarantees home delivery within 24 hours from a broad range of 9,000 fresh, A-brand and privat label products from all Ahold stores in The Netherlands.

Tuesday October 9 2001
Ahold adjusts conversion price of convertible subordinated notes
Ahold on Tuesday announced the adjustment of the conversion price of its 3% convertible subordinated notes due 2003 and its 4% convertible subordinated notes due 2005. The adjustments are primarily caused by Ahold's 2001 interim dividend, among others. The conversion price of the 3% convertible subordinated notes due 2003 was adjusted to Euro 27.02, down from Euro 27.37 per common share of Euro 0.25 par value.

Thursday September 6 2001
Issue price of new Ahold shares set at EUR 31.90
Offering of Ahold shares will raise approximately Euro 2.2 billion, excluding underwriter's option Zaandam, The Netherlands, September 6, 2001 - Ahold, the international food retail and foodservice company, on Thursday announced that the subscription for the equity offering of its new common shares issue closed last night ahead of schedule.

Tuesday September 4 2001
Ahold to acquire Bruno's Supermarkets
Ahold on Tuesday announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire all the outstanding shares of Bruno's Supermarkets,. ("Bruno's Supermarkets"). Bruno's Supermarkets is a prominent food retailer in the Southeastern USA with 184 stores (of which 169 are supermarkets) operating under various banners in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Georgia.

Monday September 3 2001
Resignation Cor Boonstra from Ahold Supervisory Board
Mr. Cor Boonstra has informed the Ahold Supervisory Board and Corporate Executive Board that he has resigned as a Member of the Supervisory Board, effective immediately. The Boards have accepted his resignation.

Friday August 31 2001
Ahold to unveil USD 2.2 bn Alliant deal within days
Ahold is in talks to buy Alliant Foodservice of the US for USD 2.2 bn in cash and debt. If the companies reach an agreement, a transaction could be announced as soon as next week. Ahold and Clayton Dubilier & Rice, the private equity firm which owns Alliant, formerly the food-service division of Kraft, declined to comment.

Thursday August 30 2001
Ahold Q2 2001 net earnings surge 37.2% to EUR 351.6 mln
Ahold achieved second quarter 2001 net earnings before goodwill amortization of Euro 351.6 million (2000: Euro 256.2 million), a 37.2% increase. After amortization of goodwill, net earnings amounted to Euro 323.8 million. Earnings per share, before amortization of goodwill, rose 20.8% to Euro 0.41 (2000: Euro 0.34).

Monday August 27 2001
Ahold to appoint former US ambassador Cynthia Schneider to Supervisory Board
Ahold on Monday announced its intention to appoint Dr. Cynthia P. Schneider, the former US ambassador to The Netherlands, to its Supervisory Board. An Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting will be convened on September 20, 2001, during which stockholders of Royal Ahold will have the opportunity to approve the nomination.

Wednesday August 22 2001
Ahold agrees joint venture
Ahold and its Scandinavian partner ICA, announced they had agreed a joint venture with Denmark's Dansk Supermarked to develop and run discount stores and hypermarkets in Norway and Sweden. They plan to open discount stores under the Netto banner, similar to those run by Dansk in Denmark, and pilot hypermarkets based on the Danes' Bilka format.

Monday July 16 2001
Ahold to acquire all outstanding shares in Peapod
Ahold on Monday announced it will launch a tender offer for all the remaining outstanding voting shares in America's leading internet grocer Peapod. (NASDAQ: PPOD). The approximately USD 35 mln transaction is to be followed by a merger of Peapod with a subsidiary of Ahold. Ahold currently holds a 58% stake in Peapod.

Thursday July 12 2001
Ahold seen up as UBS Warburg ups EPS estimates, target
Shares in Ahold are set for an early bounce as UBS Warburg upped its EPS estimates for the Dutch food retailer, with the broker also lifting its price target to 42 eur from 40 eur. The broker used the opportunity to repeat its 'buy' rating. Delhaize could also see early gains as the same broker reiterated its 'hold', but lifted its price target to 65 eur from 58 eur - saying the group is trading on relatively low multiples.

Thursday June 28 2001
Ahold to start food retail operations in Slovakia in November
Ahold starts service to the Slovakian customer for the first time in November 2001 when it opens its first store in the capital Bratislava. For the start-up and development of activities in Slovakia, the company calls on the knowledge and experience gained at its operations in the Czech Republic. Ahold announces its entry into Slovakia in the week it marks 10 years of operations in the Czech market, making it the Czech consumer's favorite food store.

Monday June 25 2001
Ahold adjusts conversion price on convertible subordinated notes
Royal Ahold on Monday announced the adjustment of the conversion price of its convertible subordinated notes. The conversion price of the 3% convertible subordinated notes due 2003 is Euro 27.37, down from Euro 27.82 per common share of Euro 0.25 par value. The conversion price of the 4% convertible subordinated notes due 2005 is Euro 32.21, down from Euro 32.74 per common share of Euro 0.25 par value.

Friday June 22 2001
Retailers take leadership role in securing global food safety
Cees van der Hoeven, President & CEO of Ahold, on Friday announced that 38 prominent retailers have joined forces to take a leadership role in maximizing global food safety. These companies have teamed up with key manufacturers to determine benchmark safety standards, install a rapid alert system, promote consumer education on food handling and encourage worldwide government support to secure the quality of food chains.

Thursday June 7 2001
Ahold Q1 2001 earnings rise 50.6% to EUR 346.6 mln
Royal Ahold on Thursday announced a 50.6% rise in first quarter 2001 earnings (first 16 weeks of the year through April 22, 2001) before goodwill amortization to Euro 346.6 million (2000: Euro 230.2 million). After goodwill amortization as of first quarter 2001, earnings total Euro 316.0 million. Earnings per common share before goodwill amortization rose 18.3% to Euro 0.41 (2000: Euro 0.35).

Ahold limits ambition
Ahold is restricting its acquisition ambitions this year to a possible deal with a medium-sized company in an area where it is already active, Cees van der Hoeven, chairman of the Dutch group, said on Thursday. "It is a realistic possibility this year - I do not say it is a high likelihood", he said, as Ahold produced first-quarter profits buoyed by previous takeovers.

Thursday May 31 2001
Ahold Q1 net profit
Royal Ahold will report Thursday first-quarter net profit before preferred dividends of EUR 303.9-345.2 mln, up from 230.2 mln in the year-earlier period, analysts said. Ahold reported last month first-quarter sales up 66% to EUR 18.2 bn, driven largely by acquisitions such as US Foodservice, PYA Monarch, Superdiplo and the Ica Group.

Tuesday May 29 2001
Ahold to offer electronic banking services in USA
Royal Ahold on Tuesday announced it has formed a strategic alliance to offer electronic banking services to its US customers. The partnership with Amicus Financial, the US division of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), will offer a range of financial services to Ahold's 15 million weekly customers in the USA.

Monday May 28 2001
Ahold denies reported delay in Asia breakeven until 2002
Royal Ahold spokesman Hans Gobes denied a report in Dutch trade publication Distrifood Daily that Ahold's Asian operations will become profitable at the end of next year instead of this year, as announced by the company at the release of full-year results. "Absolute nonsense", Gobes said of the report, citing alleged remarks by chief financial officer Michiel Meurs at the Deutsche Bank Global Food Retail Conference.

CIBC and Ahold USA announce strategic alliance to provide electronic banking
CIBC and Ahold USA on Monday announced a strategic alliance to offer electronic banking services to new customers in the United States. The Amicus Financial division of CIBC, together with Ahold USA, will offer financial services to Ahold USA's customers in selected markets of the eastern United States through ATMs, telephone call centers, the Internet and in-store pavilions.

Tuesday May 15 2001
Ahold 2001 Q1 sales surge 65.8% to EUR 18.2 bn
Ahold generated consolidated sales (excluding VAT) over the first quarter (16 weeks through April 22, 2001) of Euro 18.2 billion, a rise of 65.8%. Worldwide organic sales grew by 7.4%. Zaandam, The Netherlands, May 15, 2001 - Royal Ahold, the international food retail and foodservice company, generated consolidated sales (excluding VAT) over the first quarter (16 weeks through April 22, 2001) of Euro 18.2 billion, a rise of 65.8%.

Monday March 19 2001
Ahold to buy non-voting Bompreco shares
Ahold said on Monday it planned to buy the remaining non-voting shares in Brazilian unit Bompreco SA Supermercados do Nordeste and delist it. Ahold, which last June bought the 50% of voting shares in Bompreco it did not already own, is now offering to buy the remaining non-voting shares, it said in a statement.

Monday March 12 2001
Ahold wants to make bid for petrol pumps
Albert Heijn wants to run petrol stations adjoined to convenience stores along motorways in the Netherlands. The company is looking for a partner with which it can participate in the government's auction of 50 petrol stations along motorways in the coming two years. The petrol stations are currently owned by one of the four large oil companies: Shell, Esso, Texaco and BP, but they should fall into the hands of new market parties to stimulate competition in the petrol market, the Dutch government has decided.

Tuesday March 6 2001
Ahold net earnings surge 48% to EUR 1.1 bn
Royal Ahold achieved net earnings for the full-year 2000 (52 weeks) of Euro 1.1 billion (1999: Euro 752 million), a rise of 48%. Operating results increased by 61% to Euro 2.3 billion (1999: Euro 1.4 billion) and rose to 4.3% of net sales (1999: 4.2%). Earnings per common share rose 32% to Euro 1.51 (1999: Euro 1.14).

Monday March 5 2001
Ahold to sell 4 AH-brand food production units
Ahold said it has agreed to sell four units of its Albert Heijn-brand food production company Marvelo. The nuts and peanut butter production units will be sold to the Nut Co, while the production of tortilla chips will be sold to Belgium's Snack Food Poco Loco. Royal Wessanen NV's Delicia will acquire Marvelo's production of Albert Heijn chocolate sprinkles, it said.

Friday March 2 2001
Ahold increases credit facility of US Peapod
Ahold is raising the credit facility of US online supermarket Peapod, in which it has a 51% stake, from USD 20 mln to USD 50 mln. Peapod also indicated that certain divisions in Chicago and on the East Coast of the US will become profitable from mid-2001. Apart from the USD 50 mln from Ahold, Peapod also has over USD 14.7 mln in cash.

Monday February 19 2001
Ahold plans to increase use of WWRE
Ahold said on Monday that it would use the internet-based WorldWide Retail Exchange (WWRE) for up to 50% of its total business-to-business (B2B) purchases by 2010, Reuters reports from Zaandam in the Netherlands. WWRE, a US-based internet platform for transactions between retailers and suppliers, was founded in March 2000 by 17 retailers, including Ahold, the world's third biggest retailer in sales terms.

Tuesday February 6 2001
New Ahold acquisition in US foodservice sector
Ahold on Tuesday announced that US Foodservice, its wholly-owned foodservice company in the United States, has acquired 100% of the shares of Parkway Food Service, a broadline distributeur in Western Florida. Parkway generates sales of approximately USD 85 mln and is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.

Monday February 5 2001
Ahold USA acquires 56 supermarkets and 8 sites from Grand Union
Ahold on Monday announced it has obtained the green light from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to acquire 56 supermarkets and eight sites from Grand Union. The stores and sites will be integrated into two of its US operating companies, Stop & Shop and Tops. Stop & Shop, Ahold's prominent supermarket chain in Massachusetts, Connecticut, the greater New York metropolitan area and Rhode Island will integrate 36 stores into its operation as well as eight sites for future store development.

Thursday January 25 2001
Appointments management ICA Ahold AB
Royal Ahold, the international food provider, on Thursday announced that the Board of its Scandinavian joint venture ICA Ahold AB has made the following appointments: Effective February 1, 2001, Dirk Anbeek, Chief Financial Officer of Aholdïs European Competence Center, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the 50/50 joint venture ICA Ahold AB.

Wednesday January 24 2001
AH warns about E.coli
Albert Heijn, the Dutch supermarket chain, plans to label all its minced meat products, advising consumers to cook the meat properly to kill the E.coli bacteria. The measure is purely a precaution. The risk of contamination is very small, a spokesperson for Albert Heijn said. Albert Heijn expects all minced meat products to be labelled with the warning within the next few months.

Friday January 19 2001
Ahold front runner to buy Franklins stores from Dairy Farm
Dairy Farm is to announce next week the sale of "a large amount" of its Australian Franklins supermarket stores, industrial sources told AFX News. They said Dutch retail group Royal Ahold is the front runner for the so-called higher end of the Franklins assets, with a definitive agreement yet to be signed.

Wednesday January 17 2001
Ahold acquires supermarket chain on Canary Islands
Ahold said on Wednesday its Spanish unit Superdiplo had acquired Cemetro, a supermarket chain on the Canary Islands. In a separate deal Ahold agreed to buy five supermarkets in Spain's capital Madrid, the firm said in a statement. Financial details of both deals were not immediately available. Ahold, the world's third biggest retailer in sales terms, said Cemetro's 24 stores on the Canary Islands had annual sales of some EUR 45 mln. Spanish authorities have still to approve the deal.

Friday January 12 2001
Banks are not impressed with AH savings account
Dutch banks are not concerned about Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn's recently launched special savings account for loyal customers. Dutch bank Postbank product manager Mr Meinoud Rost said that he does not expect Albert Heijn's savings account to lead to big changes in the Dutch savings market.

Ahold acquires 07.4% of Superdiplo
Dutch supermarket group Ahold has secured a 97.4% stake in Spanish counterpart Superdiplo through the takeover bid launched in December 2000.

Thursday January 11 2001
AH introduces customer savings account
Royal Ahold on Thursday announced its Dutch supermarkt company Albert Heijn is to introduce an easy-to-use customer savings account. Effective February 5, 2001, over 3.7 million Albert Heijn customers can open a savings account for all kinds of transactions including depositing the discount on products on sale through the bonus card loyalty program in the supermarket.

Friday January 5 2001
Ahold 2000 sales surge 55.7% to EUR 52.2 bn
Royal Ahold on Friday reported 2000 consolidated sales of Euro 52.2 billion, a 55.7% rise over the Euro 33.6 billion sales generated in 1999. Organic* sales growth, at constant currency rates, was 6.3% higher for the year. In the United States, sales rose 35.4% to USD 27.5 bn. This increase includes the acquisition of US Foodservice.

Wednesday January 3 2001
Ahold concludes Superdiplo takeover bid
The Dutch supermarket group Ahold has informed the Spanish stock market commission (CNMV) that it has concluded its bid for the Spanish chain Superdiplo.

Thursday December 21 2000
Ahold becomes full owner TOPS supermarkets in Malaysia
Royal Ahold on Thursday announced it has become 100% owner of the TOPS supermarkets in Malaysia. Ahold already owned over 65% of the joint venture company RA-PPB (TOPS) Retail Sdn Bhd in Malaysia, the sole owner of the supermarkets. Its local partner, PPB Group Bhd, has held the other shares since 1996 when the joint venture was established.

Theo de Raad appointed to Ahold Corporate Executive Board
The Supervisory Board of Royal Ahold on Thursday announced the appointment of Mr. M.P.M. de Raad to the Corporate Executive Board, effective January 1, 2001. Until recently, Theo de Raad was a Board member of German food retailer Metro, for whom he had worked since the beginning of 1998. He was previously Managing Director of SHV Makro and a Board member of SHV Holdings.

Ahold becomes full owner TOPS supermarkets in Malaysia
Royal Ahold on Thursday announced it has become 100% owner of the TOPS supermarkets in Malaysia. Ahold already owned over 65% of the joint venture company RA-PPB (TOPS) Retail Sdn Bhd in Malaysia, the sole owner of the supermarkets. Its local partner, PPB Group Bhd, has held the other shares since 1996 when the joint venture was established.

Tuesday December 19 2000
CEO appointment at Ahold Poland
The Corporate Executive Board of Royal Ahold, the international food provider, has announced the appointment of Jacquot Boelen to President and CEO of Ahold Polska, effective January 8, 2001. Boelen succeeds Geoffrey Adams who directed the operation on an interim basis. Boelen (40) is currently Country Manager of the Polish hypermarket chain Real, owned by Metro of Germany.

Tuesday December 5 2000
Ahold US Foodservice completes acquisition of PYA/Monarch
Royal Ahold on Tuesday announced that its foodservice distribution company in the United States, US Foodservice, has completed its acquisition of PYA/Monarch. PYA/Monarch is a prominent foodservice operator, particularly in southeastern United States. The transaction involves a cash sum of USD 1.57 bn and includes a multi-year supply agreement between US Foodservice and former owner Sara Lee Corporation.

Tuesday November 28 2000
Ahold Q3 2000 net earnings rise 55.5% to EUR 259.6 mln
Royal Ahold achieved third quarter 2000 net earnings of Euro 259.6 million, a 55.5% increase. Sales rose 76.5% to Euro 13.8 billion and operating results increased by 67.5% to Euro 548.1 million. Earnings per common share for the quarter rose 31.6% to Euro 0.33. Excluding currency fluctuations, specifically the higher average exchange rate of the US dollar, earnings per common share grew 18.4%.

Friday November 24 2000
Ahold's full takeover of Superdiplo approved by Spain bourse regulator
The bourse regulator, CNMV, said it has approved Royal Ahold NV's full takeover of Superdiplo SA. The bid will be launched for a total of 51 mln Superdiplo shares through a share swap involving 37 new Ahold shares for every 50 Superdiplo shares, it noted.

Monday November 20 2000
Ahold's US Foodservice acquires PYA/Monarch
The acquisition of PYA/Monarch by US Foodservice, Royal Ahold's wholly-owned foodservice company in the United States, has been approved by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The transaction increases Ahold's foodservice sales in the US to approximately USD 12 bn and boosts overall projected Ahold sales in the US to close to USD 35 bn in 2001.

Tuesday November 7 2000
Two Ahold U.S. operating companies establish shared services structure
Ahold on Tuesday announced that two of its US operating companies have combined strengths in support areas to further improve their competitive position in their respective markets. The two companies are Tops Markets, headquartered in Williamsville in the northwest of New York State, with sales of approximately USD 3 bn; and Pennsylvania-based Giant-Carlisle with sales of approximately USD 2 bn following the ongoing transfer of the 76 stores of the Edwards division to sister company Stop & Shop.

Monday November 6 2000
Ahold subsidiary Etos finalizes acquisition of Boots
Ahold on Monday announced that Etos, its Dutch health and beauty care store chain, has finalized its acquisition of Boots Stores The Netherlands. The transaction, announced in August, involves the 17 Dutch outlets of the British drugstore chain and boosts annualized Etos sales by over Euro 20 million.

Thursday November 2 2000
Ahold expands online shopping in US
Ahold on Thursday announced the launch of a new online shopping and delivery service in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area and Baltimore. Giant Food is the leading supermarket chain in Maryland and Virginia with 176 stores and sales of approximately USD 4.5 bn. Together with Peapod, the prominent US internet grocer in which Ahold has a majority stake, Giant Food will introduce online shopping and delivery service to its five million customers in the nation's capital as of Tuesday November 7, the day of the US presidential election.

Friday October 27 2000
Ahold expects to bouble sales in Spain within three years
Royal Ahold expects its sales in Spain will double within three years to approximately Euro 4 billion annually. The growth projection is based on strong autonomous sales growth and new acquisitions. So stated Ahold President & CEO, Cees van der Hoeven, while addressing a group of Spanish retailers at a Food Congress in Valencia yesterday.

Thursday October 26 2000
Ahold adjusts conversion prices on convertible subordinated notes
Royal Ahold on Thursday announced the adjustment of the conversion price of its convertible subordinated notes. The convertible price of the 3% convertible subordinated notes due 2003 is NLG 61.31 (or EUR 27.82) down from NLG 61.84 (or EUR 28.06) per common share of EUR 0.25 par value. The conversion price of its 4% convertible subordinated notes due 2005 is EUR 32.74, down from EUR 33.02 per common share of EUR 0.25 par value.

Tuesday October 24 2000
European Commission agrees to Ahold acquisition in Spain
The European Commission has approved the acquisition by Royal Ahold of prominent Spanish hyper and supermarket operator, Superdiplo. The decision was announced yesterday in Brussels. Superdiplo operates 300 supermarkets and hypermarkets in southern Spain, on the Canary Islands and in the Madrid region.

Monday October 16 2000
Ahold steps up presence in Chilean capital Santiago by acquiring 17 stores
Royal Ahold, the international food provider, announced on Monday that its Chilean joint venture operation Santa Isabel has agreed to acquire 100% of the shares of Supermercados Agas S.A. in Chile. A contract has been signed to this effect, conditional among others on due diligence and Board approval.

Thursday October 12 2000
Ahold ups Peapod stake
Ahold has increased its stake in Peapod to 58.1% from 51%. Ahold acquired 2.3 mln Peapod shares for a total of USD 2.58 mln, according to a disclosure filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Monday October 9 2000
Ahold shareholders approve amendments to Articles of Association
Shareholders of Royal Ahold approved all proposed amendments to the company's Articles of Association during an Extraordinary General Meeting of Stockholders held on Monday. The par value of Ahold shares will now be expressed in Euro. The Corporate Executive Board was granted authority to set a registration date whereby voting at the Shareholders' Meeting can now be carried out through proxy solicitation.

Tuesday October 3 2000
Ahold acquires Belgian market leader
Ahold on Tuesday announced its wholly-owned Dutch foodservice subsidiary Deli XL has acquired the prominent Belgian foodservice company Mea-De Wilde-De Loore from the Compass Group plc, the international contract caterers headquartered in the United Kingdom. Mea-De Wilde-De Loore, based in Charleroi, is market leader in Belgium with sales of approximately Euro 100 million.

Tuesday September 26 2000
Ahold, Jeronimo Martins restart talks on expanding jv
Royal Ahold said it restarted talks with Portugal's Jeronimo Martins on a possible expansion of the companies' joint venture. The companies were unable to reach an agreement in talks in April on including JM's other activities in Portugal, Brazil and Poland in the existing venture. The companies will discuss various alternatives for expansion this time, with Ahold noting that the process forms part of a larger strategic review at JM.

Wednesday September 13 2000
Ahold targets 30 mln customers in global promotion
Royal Ahold, the chain of food provider with more than 6,000 supermarkets and hypermarkets in 23 countries, has announced a worldwide promotion for 30 million of its customers. The promotion, lasting two weeks, is scheduled for the September-October period, 2000. It is the first time an international supermarket company has run a worldwide promotion with so many of its stores participating", says Hans Gobes, Senior Vice President Communications of Ahold.

Monday September 11 2000
Ahold appoints new Brazil chief
Ahold on Monday appointed Tom den Hertog as president and chief executive of its Brazilian subsidiary Bompreco. Den Hertog is currently president and CEO of Ahold Asia Pacific. He has held executive positions at Ahold's Dutch supermarket company, Albert Heijn, and at Ahold Institutional Food Supply. Ahold has held a 50-50 partnership with Bompreco since December 1996. Bompreco has annual sales of about EUR 1.3 bn through 61 supermarkets.

Thursday September 7 2000
Ahold buys Spain's Superdiplo
Ahold said it would buy its Spanish counterpart Superdiplo in a stock deal worth EUR 1.25 bn excluding debt of EUR 153 mln. Ahold said several shareholders in Superdiplo had agreed to tender their 69% stake in the Spanish retailer. Ahold said the deal would strengthen its position in Spain because of economies of scale, synergies and "know-how exchange".

Ahold Q2 net profit up 48%
Ahold reported on Thursday net profit for the second-quarter of 2000 increased 48% to EUR 256.2 mln, compared with net profit of EUR 172.9 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1999. Turnover increased 58% from EUR 7,892.7 mln to EUR 12,449.7 mln. Operating income increased 68% from EUR 321.4 mln to EUR 539.9 mln.

Peopod buys part of streamline.com
Ahold said on Thursday US Internet retailer unit Peapod, in which it has a 51% stake, bought the Chicago and Washington DC operations of US competitor Streamline.com for about USD 12 mln. Ahold, the world's sixth biggest supermarket chain in sales terms, said the deal fitted well within its US e-commerce activities.

Tuesday September 5 2000
Ahold sharply higher Q2
Ahold is expected to report sharply higher second quarter earnings on Thursday as the strength of the US dollar and the sales growth of Ahold USA combine. Ahold issued around 107 million new shares in May to fund acquisitions. Second quarter earnings per share (EPS) are therefore expected to be around 19% higher than in the year-ago period, leaving Ahold on track to fulfill its full year target.

Thursday August 17 2000
Ahold, UK's Boots in alliance
Health and beauty retailer Boots on Thursday announced an alliance with Ahold in what amounts to a makeover for the UK group's dowdy European retail strategy. Under a two-part deal with the world's sixth largest supermarket chain, Boots is selling its 17 Dutch stores to Ahold and entering a distribution pact involving Ahold's ETOS chain of 412 drug stores across the Netherlands.

Wednesday August 16 2000
Ahold buys Sara Lee's food services unit
Ahold announced a further push into the rapidly growing food service market on Wednesday with the USD 1.57 bn purchase of Sara Lee's PYA/Monarch unit. Ahold, the world's sixth biggest supermarket chain in sales terms, will join the unit to US Foodservice (UFS), the United States' second biggest food service distributor, which it agreed to buy in a USD 3.6 bn deal, including debt, in March.

Wednesday August 2 2000
Peapod Q2 loss widens
US Internet grocer Peapod, recently rescued by Ahold, reported on Wednesday its second quarter loss increased and widely missed analysts' consensus estimate, but net sales grew 34%. Peapod, whose financial struggles nearly led to a sale of the company in March, said its second quarter net loss rose to USD 10.4 mln, or 58 cents a diluted share, up from a loss of USD 4.9 mln, or 28 cents a year earlier.

Tuesday July 25 2000
NMa okay's Schuitema acquisition
The Dutch competition authority NMa on Tuesday approved the acquisition of the 129 A&P outlets by Ahold subsidiary Schuitema. The acquisition gives Schuitema a 14.7% share in the Dutch retail food market and takes Ahold's share to 42%. Ahold has a 73% stake in Schuitema.

Thursday July 20 2000
Ahold US unit foodservice to buy GFG
Ahold said on Thursday its subsidiary US Foodservice would buy GFG Foodservice. GFG supplies food to schools, universities and health institutions and is market leader in North and South Dakota and in North Minnesota. The firm is profitable and posts annual turnover of about NLG 240 mln (USD 100.4 mln). It has three distribution outlets and serves about 4,300 clients. Ahold said the deal, of which no financial details were disclosed, included GFG's real estate.

Wednesday July 19 2000
Ahold to open shops in Slovakia
Ahold said on Wednesday it would open its first shops in Slovakia this autumn. Ahold, the world's sixth biggest supermarket chain in sales terms, said it would use the same retail formats as in Poland and the Czech Republic. Currently, Ahold has more than 300 outlets in central Europe with total sales of about EUR 700 mln.

Monday July 17 2000
AH to sell Apples
Albert Heijn said on Monday it was launching a new computer sales drive, this time focusing on Apple computers. A similar campaign involving Fujitsu-Siemens PCs last year generated sales of NLF 58 mln in six weeks.

Wednesday July 12 2000
Ahold to issue USD 500 mln bond
Ahold said on Wednesday its unit Ahold Finance USA planned to issue a bond with a size of about USD 500 mln. "The proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt", Ahold said in a statement. The company, the world's sixth biggest supermarket chain in sales terms, said the issue was part of its refinancing scheme filed with the SEC in June 1999, which offered refinancing activities totalling up to USD 3.0 bn.

Ahold sees 2000 sales near EUR 50 bn
Ahold said on Wednesday its annual generated sales were approaching EUR 50 bn in 2000 versus EUR 33.6 bn in 1999. "In 24 countries, we now generate annualized sales approaching EUR 50 bn of which 20 billion in Europe alone", Jan Andreae, member of Ahold's Corporate Executive Board for European Operations said in a statement.

Friday June 30 2000
Peapod approves USD 72.6 mln Ahold investment
Internet grocer Peapod said on Friday its shareholders approved the USD 72.6 mln investment by Ahold. Peapod, whose financial struggles nearly led to a sale of the company in March, said the investment was completed after it was approved by shareholders at its annual shareholders meeting earlier on Friday.

Monday June 26 2000
Ahold buys remainder of Bompreco
Ahold said on Monday it had completed the purchase of the remaining 50% of the voting shares in Brazilian food retailer Bompreco. The transaction, of which no financial details were released, was first announced on May 23. Ahold and Bompreco established a 50-50 joint venture in Brazil in 1996. That jv posted sales of EUR 1.3 bn in 1999 from its 61 supermarkets, 19 hypermarkets and 22 other retail stores.

Wednesday June 7 2000
Ahold eyes Europe's retailers
Ahold, the Dutch supermarkets group, has stepped up its hunt for a major European partner or a new acquisition. It has already approached some of the biggest names in food retailing in Germany, France and the UK, its president said on Wednesday. The process was at an early stage and investment bankers had not yet become involved.

Ahold 1st quarter earnings
Ahold posted a near 32% increase in first-quarter profits on Wednesday and maintained its EPS growth forecast of 17-20% for 2000. Net profits for the period came in at EUR 230.2 mln versus 175.1 million in the year-ago period, surpassing an analysts' consensus estimate of EUR 221 mln. Investors welcomed the news, lifting Ahold shares on the Amsterdam bourse to a session high of EUR 29.65, up 1.9% on the day.

Thursday May 25 2000
Ahold places EUR 1.5 bn note issue
Ahold said it has successfully placed a EUR 1.5 bn note issue with a coupon of 6.375% and an effective interest rate of 6.466%. The notes will mature in 2005 and will be listed on the Dutch and Luxembourg exchanges, it said. Ahold said it will use the proceeds to refinance its recently completed acquisition of US Foodservice and its 50% stake in ICA Group of Scandinavia.

Wednesday May 24 2000
Ahold expected acquisitions in Spain
Ahold said on Wednesday it expected to make several acquisitions in Spain this year, but declined to comment on whether it was interested in buying Supermercados Alcosto. Last Monday Spanish paper Expansion reported the company, the world's sixth biggest supermarket chain in sales terms, plans to buy the Spanish supermarket chain, which, it said, is also eyed by Laurus, the Netherland's second largest.

Tuesday May 23 2000
Ahold to buys remainder of Brazil j/v
Ahold said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement in principle to takeover the 50% it does not own in Brazilian joint venture Bompreco. The transaction, of which no financial details were released, is expected to be completed before the end of the third quarter, it said. Bompreco and Ahold established their 50-50 joint venture in 1996.

Monday May 22 2000
Ahold sees EUR 20 mln sales from lease of lease Czech supermarkets, outlets
Royal Ahold NV's unit Ahold Czech Republic sees additional sales of EUR 20 mln in 2000 due to the lease of 8 Mana supermarkets and Sesam discount chains in the Czech Republic. The supermarkets and retail chains will join Ahold's 18 existing supermarkets and one hypermarket in the Czech Republic, which operate under the name Albert, Hol said.

Ahold bid for supermarket chain Alcosto
Ahold and the Unigro supermarket chain have bid to acquire Supermercados Alcosto for about EUR 360 mln and EUR 420 mln, respectively, the Expansion financial daily reported, citing sources close to the talks. Expansion said Ahold sees the Unigro offer as grossly out of line. Alcosto, which is controlled by the Canales family, reported sales of about EUR 250 mln in 1998, but forecasts sales of 600 mln in 2001.

Thursday May 18 2000
Ahold greenshoe options exercised
On behalf of the syndicate, Royal Ahold, the international food provider, announces that the greenshoe options to cover overallotments with respect to the combined offering of common shares and subordinated convertible notes, have been exercised. The transaction size of the offering of the common shares will increase by 13,950,000 shares (Euro 362,700,000) to a total of 106,950,000 shares (Euro 2,780,700,000).

Tuesday May 16 2000
Ahold Q1 sales up 18%
Ahold posted an 18.1% year-on-year rise in first-quarter sales on Tuesday and forecast robust net profit growth for full-year 2000. Ahold said consolidated sales increased to EUR 11 bn in the first quarter. Ahold reiterated its 17-20% forecast for 2000 earnings per share growth. Ahold said on Tuesday it would be issuing EUR 2.4 bn of shares priced at EUR 26.00 as well as EUR 800,000 mln of convertible subordinated notes.

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