Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Ahold has repurchased 835,618 Ahold common shares in the period from August 2, 2010 up to and including August 6, 2010. The shares were repurchased at an average price of € 10.0089 per share for a total consideration of € 8.36 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 17,137,231 common shares for a total consideration of € 174.9 million.
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