Introduction
This Annual Information Update (jaarlijks document) as also referred in the Koninklijke Ahold N.V. Annual Report 2007, Investor Relations (“AIU”) has been made pursuant to article 5:24 Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het Financieel Toezicht) and covers the period of twelve months from March 5, 2007 through March 5, 2008.The AIU is a notification referring to or containing information that has already been published or made available by Koninklijke Ahold N.V. (“Ahold”) to the public over the period referred to above under applicable laws and regulations relating to securities, issuers and security markets.
Notifications to and filings with the AFM
Notifications to the Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten) (“AFM”) pursuant to the Act on the Disclosure of Major Holdings and Capital Interests in Securities-Issuing institutions (Wet melding zeggenschap en kapitaalbelang in effectenuitgevende instellingen) and the Decree on the Disclosure of Major Holdings and Capital Interests in Securities-Issuing institutions (Besluit melding zeggenschap en kapitaalbelang in effectenuitgevende instellingen).
We confirm that, to the best of our knowledge, information relating to holdings in Ahold as filed with the AFM is up to date at the date of this AIU, but it is acknowledged that such disclosures may at any time become out of date due to changing circumstances.
For press releases published by Ahold and sent to the AFM and filings with the AFM, including the filing of the Annual Report/20-F 2006, see www.ahold.com, www.ahold.nl, and www.afm.nl.
Notifications to and filings with the SEC
For press releases published by Ahold and filed with the SEC and other filings with the SEC, including the filing of the Annual Report/20-F 2006, see www.ahold.com, www.ahold.nl and www.sec.gov.
Ahold delisted its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as of September 20, 2007, deregistered from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as of December 28, 2007 and terminated its reporting obligations under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of September 28, 2007.
Filings at the office of the commercial register of the Chamber of Commerce and Industries for Amsterdam pursuant to Book 2 of the Netherlands Civil Code and the Netherlands Commercial Registers Act (Handelsregisterwet).
Ahold Euro Medium Term Note Program Base Prospectus dated May 9, 2007.
Ahold communications to its shareholders and all other disclosures made through its websites www.ahold.com and www.ahold.nl.