ZAANDAM, The Netherlands, Dec. 18, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- Bompreco S.A. Supermercados do Nordeste, Ahold's (NYSE:AHO) wholly owned Brazilian subsidiary, has been successfully delisted from the Sao Paulo, New York and Luxembourg stock exchanges. The remaining non-voting preferred shares outstanding have been obtained by Ahold. Since June 2000 Ahold has been owner of all the voting shares.
Bompreco operates 111 supermarkets and hypermarkets in northeastern Brazil, where it is market leader with sales in 2000 of approximately Euro 1.5 billion.