Zaandam, the Netherlands, November 4, 2013 - Ahold has repurchased 1,963,370 Ahold common shares in the period from October 28, 2013 up to and including November 1, 2013. The shares were repurchased at an average price of € 14.0144 per share for a total consideration of € 27.52 million. These repurchases were made as part of the € 500 million share buyback program announced on February 28, 2013 as increased by € 1.5 billion to a total amount of € 2 billion announced on June 4, 2013.

The total number of shares repurchased under this program to date is 47,443,229 common shares for a total consideration of € 589.05 million.

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