Ahold publishes notification of home member state


Mar 25, 2016
Zaandam, the Netherlands - As required by the EU Transparency Directive (Directive 2004/109/EC, as amended) and in accordance with article 5:25a section 2 of the Dutch financial supervision act (Wet op het financieel toezicht), Koninklijke Ahold N.V. discloses that its home member state is the
Netherlands.

2016/10

Cautionary notice

This press release includes forward-looking statements, which do not refer to historical facts but refer to expectations based on management's current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ
materially from those included in such statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with regard to the compliance with the EU Transparency Directive. 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. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond Ahold's ability to control or estimate precisely, such as discussed in Ahold's public filings and other
disclosures. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Koninklijke Ahold N.V. does not assume any obligation to update any public information or forward-looking statements in this release to
reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as may be required by law. Outside the Netherlands, Koninklijke Ahold N.V., being its registered name, presents itself under the name of "Royal Ahold" or simply "Ahold."