Financial data per share
2005 1
2004 l
2003 1
Equity weightings
PER SHARE TABLE
2002
2001
Common shares at year-end
1,555,312,608
1,554,262,947
1,552,603,293
931,106,897
920,979,176
Closing common share price at year-end on
Euronext (in EUR)
6.33
5.70
5.83
11.65
32.68
Average closing common share price on Euronext
(in EUR)
6.48
6.04
7.32
20.59
33.50
High closing common share price on Euronext
(in EUR)
7.45
7.40
13.60
32.25
37.39
Low closing common share price on Euronext
(in EUR)
Share dividend option per common share
Cash dividend option per common share (in EUR)
5.69
5.04
2.47
10.32
1/100
0.22
29.13
3/100
0.73
Source: Euronext/Ahold
We are included in a number of stock indices. The table below sets forth our equity weightings in the most relevant indices,
as of January 1, 2006.
AEX 1
2.50%
MSCI Pan-Euro 2
0.20%
DJ EURO STOXX 50 3
0.56%
FTSEurofirst 300 F&DR 4
10.97%
FTSEurofirst 300 5
0.18%
Source: Bloomberg
1 The Amsterdam Exchanges Index is a weighted arithmetic index of the 25 leading Dutch stocks traded on the Euronext Amsterdam.
2 The Morgan Stanley Capital International Pan-Euro Index was created to serve as the basis for derivative contracts, exchange traded funds and other passive investment
products.
3 The Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50 Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 50 European blue-chip stocks from those countries participating in the EMU.
4 The FTSEurofirst 300 Food Drug Retailers Index is a capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of the food and drug retailers industry sector of the
FTSEurofirst 300 Index.
5 The FTSEurofirst 300 Index is a capitalization-weighted index which uses free float. It measures the performance of Europe's largest 300 companies by market capitalization.
Geographic spread of shareholders
Our shareholder portfolio at year-end 2005
Key
North America 36.4%
The Netherlands 18.1%
UK/Ireland 11.1%
Germany 5.6%
France 3.4%
Switzerland 3.1%
Rest of Europe 5.7%
Rest of World 1%
Undisclosed 15.6%
Our shareholder portfolio at year-end 2004
Key
North America 28.9%
The Netherlands 20%
UK/Ireland 11%
Germany 5.4%
France 2.4%
Switzerland 4.0%
Rest of Europe 5.1%
Rest of World 0.6%
Undisclosed 22.6%
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