€0.18
Our shares
Dividends
Dividends on cumulative preferred financing shares
Share ownership
Associates Stock Purchase Plan
Annual Information Update
proposed dividend per common
share announced for 2008
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AHOLD ANNUAL REPORT 2008 118
The development of Ahold's common shares closing prices on Euronext Amsterdam
during calendar year 2008 relative to the AEX index (base 100 2 January 2008)
was as follows:
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In the 2007 financial year, Ahold reinstated its annual dividend on common shares
and announced a new dividend policy. The policy states that Ahold intends to
increase future annual dividends while meeting the capital needs of the business
and maintaining an efficient investment grade capital structure.
For the 2007 financial year, a cash dividend of EUR 0.16 per common share was
approved by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 23, 2008 and
paid on May 13, 2008.
The announced dividend for the 2008 financial year of EUR 0.18 per common
share will be proposed to shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders to be held on April 28, 2009.
Ahold paid an annual dividend on cumulative preferred financing shares in 2008
and plans to pay dividends on these shares in 2009 as required by the terms of
the shares.
Ahold's United States employees can purchase Ahold's American Depositary
Shares through the Associates Stock Purchase Plan (the "ASPP"). This plan
gives them the choice of buying ADSs through voluntary payroll deductions.
During 2008, 140,927 ADSs were purchased by Ahold's United States
employees through the ASPP.
Pursuant to article 5:24 Financial Markets Supervision Act (Wet op het Financieel
Toezicht), Ahold has issued an Annual Information Update ("AIU") (jaarlijks
document) that covers the period from March 6, 2008 through February 27, 2009.
The AIU contains references to public disclosures made by Ahold over the period
referred to above, under applicable laws and regulations relating to securities,
issuers and security markets. The AIU is available on Ahold's public website
(www.ahold.com).
