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                                                                     Royal Ahold
                                                                Public Relations



                                                           Date:    May 13, 2003
                                          For more information: +31 75 659 57 20




Ahold shareholders' meeting extends deadline for completion annual accounts 2002

Eustace appointed to Corporate Executive Board, Hommen to Supervisory Board

Zaandam, The Netherlands, May 13, 2003 -- Ahold today announced that the General
Meeting of Shareholders has extended the term for preparing the annual accounts
and the management report for fiscal year 2002. This extension was adopted on
the basis of exceptional circumstances for a period of up to six months. Ahold
must present both the annual accounts and the management report on or before
November 29, 2003.

As confirmed on April 11, 2003, the company expects to complete the audited
consolidated financial statements by June 30, 2003. Meeting this deadline is a
requirement under the Ahold credit facility announced on February 24, 2003.

The General Meeting of Shareholders also adopted the other two proposals on the
agenda: the appointments of Dudley Eustace to the Corporate Executive Board and
Jan Hommen to the Supervisory Board. Eustace has been acting as interim Chief
Financial Officer since March 11, 2003. Ahold announced its intention to appoint
Jan Hommen, currently Finance Director of Royal Philips, on February 27, 2003.

Henny de Ruiter, Chairman of the Ahold Supervisory Board, announced that 361
shareholders representing approximately 235 million common shares attended the
General Meeting in The Hague.

Ahold Corporate Communications: +31.75.659.5720

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Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws. Ahold intends that these statements
be covered by the safe harbors created under these laws. These forward-looking
statements include statements as to the expected date of completion of the
fiscal year 2002 financial statements. These forward-looking statements are
subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. There are important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from the information set forth in these
forward-looking statements, including the timing of resumption of audit work and
the completion of the audit. Many of these factors are beyond Ahold's ability to
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occurrence of unanticipated events, except as may be required under applicable
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