Share capital
Share
performance
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Share capital
Ahold's authorized share capital as of December 30, 2012, was comprised of the following:
1,700,000,000 common shares at €0.30 par value each
477,580,949 cumulative preferred financing shares at €0.30 par value each
1,250,000 cumulative preferred shares at €500 par value each
For additional information about Ahold's share capital, see Notes 20 and 22 to the consolidated financial statements. Ahold is a public limited liability company registered in the Netherlands
with a listing of shares (symbol: AH) on Euronext's Amsterdam Stock Exchange (AEX). Ahold's common shares trade in the United States on the over-the-counter (OTC) market through
www.otcmarkets.com (symbol: AHONY) in the form of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) and are evidenced by American Depositary Receipts (ADRs).
Ahold's Depositary for its ADSs is Citibank. Each ADS entitles the holder to receive one common share deposited under an amended and restated deposit agreement between Ahold and the
Depositary dated July 2, 2010. Ahold has been informed by the Depositary that as of December 30, 2012, there were 50,347,861 ADSs outstanding in the United States, compared with
48,656,053 as of January 1, 2012.
Share performance
Closing share prices for Ahold's common shares on Euronext Amsterdam for the periods indicated below were:
million
2012
2011
Closing common share price at year end (in
10.16
10.41
Average closing common share price (in
9.93
9.31
Highest closing common share price (in
11.05
10.41
Lowest closing common share price (in
9.04
7.83
Average daily trading volume
3,315,165
4,453,813
Source: Euronext
The development of the closing prices for Ahold's common shares on Euronext Amsterdam during calendar years 2008-2012 relative to the AEX index (base 100 January 2, 2008) was as
follows:
120
20
0
Jan
2008
Jan
2009
Jan
2010
Jan
2011
Jan
2012
Dec, 28
2012
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