SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

                    Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                Date: May 13, 2003

                             Koninklijke Ahold N.V.
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               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

                                   Royal Ahold
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                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                                 The Netherlands
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                         (Jurisdiction of organization)

       Albert Heijnweg 1, P.O. Box 3050, 1500 HB Zaandam, The Netherlands
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)

         Registrant's telephone number, international: + 31-75-659-9111
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                                     0-18898
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                            (Commission File Number)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                       Form 20-F   X             Form 40-F
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     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                         Yes                       No   X
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     If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-________




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     On May 13, 2003,  Koninklijke  Ahold N.V.  (the  "Company")  issued a press
release  announcing  that the  Annual  General  Meeting of  Shareholders  of the
Company  extended the term for preparing the annual  accounts and the management
report for fiscal  year 2002.  In  addition,  the  shareholders  of the  Company
adopted the appointments of Dudley Eustace to the Corporate  Executive Board and
Jan Hommen to the  Supervisory  Board.  A copy of the press  release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 1.

     This  Form 6-K shall be deemed to be  incorporated  by  reference  into the
prospectuses forming a part of the Company's  Registration Statement on Form F-3
and  Form  S-3  (No.  333-52934,   No.  333-52934-01,   No.  333-80245  and  No.
333-80245-01)  and  the  Company's  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-8  (No.
333-10044,  No.  333-09774  and  No.  333-70636)  and  to  be  a  part  of  such
prospectuses from the date of the filing thereof.





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                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                              KONINKLIJKE AHOLD N.V.


Date:    May 14, 2003                         By:  /s/ M.P.M de Raad
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                                              Name: M.P.M. de Raad
                                              Title:   Executive Vice President





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                                LIST OF EXHIBITS



The following exhibits have been filed as part of this Form 6-K:


Exhibits  Description
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1.        Ahold   press  release,  dated May  13,  2003,   that the Ahold share-
          holders'  meeting  extends deadline  for completion of annual accounts
          2002