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Ahold Annual Report 2013 i/^t
During 2013, Ahold's issued share capital decreased by approximately 56 million common shares to 982 million common shares. The reasons for this decrease were the 61 million shares
Ahold acquired, pursuant to the €2 billion share repurchase program, offset by the use of five million treasury shares for the GRO program. The basic shares outstanding did not change and
remained at 1,061 million at the end of 2013. As of December 29, 2013, there were 78 million shares held in treasury, the majority held by Ahold to cover the equity-based long-term
incentive plan for employees.
Ahold's authorized share capital as of December 29, 2013, 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
Shareholders by region:
Percent
February 2014
February 2013
North America
23.5
28.4
UK Ireland
19.3
18.5
The Netherlands1
7.8
8.3
Rest of Europe
7.2
7.4
France
5.1
5.2
Germany
3.6
2.8
Rest of the world
3.5
2.3
Switzerland
2.1
1.4
Undisclosed1
27.9
25.7
1 The Netherlands excludes the percentage of shareholdings of all retail holdings and treasury shares, which are included in Undisclosed.
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).
