BRUSSELS, BELGIUM--(Marketwire - Dec 27, 2012) - Delhaize Group (EURONEXT BRUSSELS: DELB)
(NYSE: DEG), the Belgian international food retailer, discloses the
information
required under article 15, § 1 and 18, § 1 of the Law of May 2,
2007 regarding
the disclosure of major shareholdings in listed companies following a
capital
increase resulting from the exercise of subscription rights by employees.
Information as of December 19, 2012:
* Total outstanding capital: EUR 50 960 749.00
* Total number of outstanding ordinary shares: 101 892 190
* Total number of outstanding subscription rights (each right entitles
the
holder to subscribe to one new ordinary share): 3 588 813
Pursuant to Delhaize Group's Articles of Association, the threshold as
from
which a shareholding needs to be disclosed has been set at 3%.
Notifications of important shareholdings to be made according to the Law
of May
2, 2007 or Delhaize Group's Articles of Association should be
sent to
investor@delhaizegroup.com.
» Delhaize Group
Delhaize Group is a Belgian international food retailer present in
eleven
countries on three continents. At the end of the third quarter of 2012,
Delhaize
Group's sales network consisted of 3 388 stores. In 2011, Delhaize Group
posted
EUR21.1 billion ($ 29.4 billion) in revenues and EUR475 million ($661
million) in
net profit (Group share). At the end of June 2012, Delhaize Group
employed
approximately 158 000 people. Delhaize Group's stock is listed on NYSE
Euronext
Brussels (DELB) and the New York Stock Exchange (DEG). This press
release is
available in English, French and Dutch. You can also find it on the
website
http://www.delhaizegroup.com. Questions can be sent
to
investor@delhaizegroup.com.
Press release in Pdf-format:
http://hugin.info/133961/R/1667304/541243.pdf
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