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                                                  Press Release



                                                  Royal Ahold
                                                  Corporate Communications



                                            Date: April 4, 2005
                            For more information: +31 75 659 57 20




Ahold completes sale of 13th large Polish hypermarket

Zaandam, The Netherlands, April 4, 2005 - Ahold today announced it has finalized
the sale of its 13th and last large Hypernova hypermarket in Poland to Real sp.
z o.o. i Spolka s.k.

Finalizing the transaction announced in Poland on March 4, 2005, required
fulfilling a number of conditions, including anti-trust approval.


On February 24, 2005, Ahold announced the completion of the divestment process
of the other 12 large Hypernova hypermarkets in Poland as part of its strategy
of asset portfolio optimization and strengthening of its financial position by
reducing its debt.

Ahold will focus its Polish operations on continued development of two store
formats: Albert supermarkets and Hypernova compact hypermarkets. Currently,
Ahold manages a chain of approximately 170 Albert supermarkets and 13 Hypernova
compact hypermarkets in Poland.

Ahold Corporate Communications: +31.75.659.5720




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                                                 P.O. Box 3050, 1500 HB Zaandam
                                                 The Netherlands
                                                 Phone: +31 (0)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. These forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, statements about the strategic plans for
Ahold's asset portfolio and its financial position and statements as to the
further development of the supermarket and compact hypermarket formats in
Poland. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and
other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in those forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not
limited to, Ahold's ability to successfully implement its strategic plans and
the ability to further develop or delays in the further development of
supermarkets or other formats, changes in general market, economic and political
conditions in Poland and/or elsewhere, increases in the levels of competition,
the behavior of market participants and fluctuations in exchange rates. Many of
these factors are beyond Ahold's ability to control or estimate precisely.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking
statements, which only speak as of the date of this press release. For a more
detailed discussion of certain of such risks, uncertainties and other factors,
see Ahold's Annual Report on Form 20-F for its most recent fiscal year. Ahold
does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of
this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except
as may be required under applicable securities laws. Outside the Netherlands
Koninklijke Ahold N.V., being its registered name, presents itself under the
name of "Royal Ahold" or simply "Ahold".
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