Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Ahold today announced that it has
repurchased 5,227,108 of its own common shares in the period from
November 12, 2007 up to and including November 16, 2007. Shares were
repurchased at an average price of ¤9.9361 per share for a total
amount of ¤51.94 million. These repurchases were made as part of the
¤1 billion share buyback program announced on August 30, 2007.
The total number of shares repurchased under this program to date is
93,309,298 common shares for a total consideration of ¤969.6 million.
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