Zaandam, The Netherlands, 26 October 2000 – Royal Ahold, the international food provider, today announced the adjustment of the conversion price of its convertible subordinated notes.
The convertible price of the 3% convertible subordinated notes due 2003 is NLG 61.31
(or EUR 27.82) down from NLG 61.84 (or EUR 28.06) per common share of EUR 0.25 par value.
The conversion price of its 4% convertible subordinated notes due 2005 is EUR 32.74, down from EUR 33.02 per common share of EUR 0.25 par value.
The adjustments are a result of the election of certain holders of Royal Ahold’s common shares to receive their 2000 interim dividend in the form of common shares in lieu of EUR 0.18 per common share in cash.