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Capital on December 31, 2000 26,015,862.50 26,232,228.26 52,031,725
Increase in capital on April 25, 2001 20,089,572.50 2,229,955,551.09 40,179,145
Increase in capital on April 25, 2001 2,200.00 194,131.67 4,400
Increase in capital on May 29, 2001 1,192.00 119,308.41 2,384
Increase in capital on June 25, 2001 87,525.00 7,723,352.07 175,050
Capital on December 31, 2001 46,196,352.00 2,264,224,571.50 92,392,704
Capital on December 31, 2002 46,196,352.00 2,264,224,571.50 92,392,704
Increase in capital on October 3, 2003 24,224.00 1,325,209.06 48,448
Increase in capital on November 20, 2003 91,702.50 7,617,941.78 183,405
Capital on December 31, 2003 46,312,278.50 2,273,167,722.34 92,624,557
Recent Capital Increases Capital Share Premium Account Number of Shares
Acquisition and Transfer of Own Shares
The Extraordinary General Meeting held on May 23, 2002, authorized
the Board of Directors of Delhaize Group SA to purchase Delhaize
Group shares, for a period of three years expiring in June 2005, when
such a purchase is necessary in order to avoid serious and imminent
damage to Delhaize Group SA.
In the absence of any threat of serious and imminent damage, the
Board of Directors was also authorized on May 22, 2003 for a period of
18 months expiring in November 2004 to purchase a maximum of 10%
of the outstanding Delhaize Group shares at a price between EUR 1
and EUR 150.
In 2003, Delhaize Group repurchased 63,900 of its own shares (incl.
ADRs) and released 80,314 of its own shares (incl. ADRs) primarily in
connection with the stock options it issued. At the end of 2003,
Delhaize Group owned 318,890 treasury shares (incl. ADRs).
Consultation of the Issuer’s Documents
The public documents concerning the issuer can be consulted at the
registered office (rue Osseghemstraat 53, 1080 Brussels - Belgium).
In the United States, Delhaize Group is subject to the informational
requirements of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amend-
ed (the “Exchange Act”), and in accordance with the Exchange Act
Delhaize Group files reports and other information with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The reports and
other information Delhaize Group files with the SEC can be inspected
at the SEC’s public reference room at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450
Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., U.S.A. 20549. Copies of this infor-
mation can be obtained from the public reference room of the SEC at
prescribed rates. You may call the SEC at 1(800) SEC-0330 for further
information regarding the operation of the public reference room.
Also, the SEC maintains a web site at http://www.sec.gov that con-
tains reports and other information that registrants have filed elec-
tronically with the SEC.
Delhaize Group makes available free of charge, on or through the
shareholder information section of Delhaize Group’s web site
(http://www.delhaizegroup.com/en/in_stock.asp), the Company’s
reports filed electronically with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act
as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company electronically
files such material with the SEC.
ADRs of Delhaize Group are listed on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol “DEG,” and its reports and other information can be
inspected and copied at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York, U.S.A. 10005.
Legal Version of the Annual Report
Only the French version of the annual report has legal force. The
Dutch and English versions represent translations of the French
original. The consistency between the different language versions
has been verified by Delhaize Group under its own responsibility.