Amsterdam, the Netherlands - January 31, 2011 - Ahold has repurchased 1,474,271 Ahold common shares in the period from January 24, 2011 up to and including January 28, 2011. The shares were repurchased at an average price of € 9.8504 per share for a total consideration of € 14.52 million. These repurchases were made as part of the € 500 million share buyback program announced on March 4, 2010.
The total number of shares repurchased under this program to date is 44,430,724 common shares for a total consideration of € 441.8 million.
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