March 12 (Reuters) - Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv ::REG-AHOLD DELHAIZE SUCCESSFULLY PRICED A DUAL TRANCHE DEBT OFFERING OF FIXED RATE NOTES AND FLOATING RATE NOTES FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF €800 MILLION.KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE NV - LAUNCHED & PRICED EUR 500 MILLION FIXED RATE NOTES DUE IN 2026 & EUR 300 MILLION FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE IN 2021.
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Feb 28 (Reuters) - Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv ::REG-AHOLD DELHAIZE: AHOLD DELHAIZE REPORTS A STRONG FOURTH QUARTER WITH FURTHER MARGIN EXPANSION AND RAISES DIVIDEND FOR 2017 TO €0.63, UP 10.5%.Q4 PRO FORMA INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS EUR 744 MILLION VERSUS EUR 365 MILLION IN REUTERS POLL.Q4 PRO FORMA UNDERLYING OPERATING INCOME EUR 631 MILLION VERSUS EUR 630 MILLION IN REUTERS POLL.STRONG FREE CASH FLOW OF EUR 903 MILLION, UP EUR 47 MILLION, EUR 1.9 BILLION FREE CASH FLOW FOR 2017, UP 40%.PROPOSED DIVIDEND OF EUR 0.63.Q4 PRO FORMA UNDERLYING OPERATING MARGIN UP 0.1% POINT.MAKING GOOD PROGRESS DEPLOYING OUR BETTER TOGETHER STRATEGY: SYNERGY DELIVERY IS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, WITH €268 MILLION NET SYNERGIES REALIZED FOR THE YEAR..
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Feb 28 (Reuters) - Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv ::WE CONFIRM OUR TARGET FOR 2018 OF REALIZING €420 MILLION NET SYNERGIES.WE REMAIN CONFIDENT TO REACH €750 MILLION OF GROSS SYNERGIES FOR 2019.WE EXPECT FREE CASH FLOW IN 2018 TO BE AT A SIMILAR LEVEL AS IN 2017.WE WILL RETURN A RECORD €2 BILLION THROUGH OUR SHARE BUYBACK PROGRAM FOR 2018.FOLLOWING TAX REFORMS IN THE U.S. AND BELGIUM, EXPECTS EFFECTIVE TAX RATE TO MOVE TO LOW 20% RANGE GOING FORWARD.CAPITAL EXPENDITURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO €1.9 BILLION IN 2018.EXPECTS TO FULLY DELIVER TARGETED IMPROVEMENT OF €175 MILLION IN WORKING CAPITAL IN 2018, COMPARED TO 2016.
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Dec 7 (Reuters) - Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv ::AHOLD DELHAIZE ANNOUNCES AHOLD DELHAIZE USA, A NEW PARENT COMPANY FOR ITS U.S. BUSINESSES; APPOINTS KEVIN HOLT CEO AHOLD DELHAIZE USA.
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Nov 8 (Reuters) - KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE NV : :DELHAIZE AMERICA Q3 PRO FORMA NET SALES EUR 3.78 BILLION VERSUS EUR 3.77 BILLION IN REUTERS POLL.AHOLD USA Q3 PRO FORMA NET SALES EUR 5.43 BILLION VERSUS EUR 5.58 BILLION IN REUTERS POLL.BELGIUM Q3 PRO FORMA NET SALES NOT EUR 1.21 BILLION VERSUS EUR 1.21 BILLION YEAR AGO.Q3 NET SALES INCREASED BY 7.4% TO €15.1 BILLION (UP 10.9% AT CONSTANT EXCHANGE RATES).Q3 PRO FORMA NET SALES DECREASED BY 1.1% TO €15.1 BILLION (UP 2.1% AT CONSTANT EXCHANGE RATES).EXPECTS CUMULATIVE NET SYNERGIES FOR THE FULL YEAR OF 2017 TO INCREASE FROM €220 MILLION TO €250 MILLION.Q3 PRO FORMA UNDERLYING OPERATING INCOME EUR 595 MILLION VERSUS EUR 566 MILLION IN REUTERS POLL.Q3 IFRS NET INCOME EUR 362 MILLION VERSUS EUR 235 MILLION YEAR AGO(REMOVES COMPARISON TO REUTERS POLL).REITERATES GUIDANCE OF €1.6 BILLION FREE CASH FLOW FOR THE FY 2017.ANTICIPATES CAPITAL EXPENDITURE TO STEP UP TO €1.9 BILLION.NETHERLANDS Q3 PRO FORMA NET SALES EUR 3.28 BILLION VERSUS EUR 3.28 BILLION IN REUTERS POLL.ANNOUNCED TODAY A NEW 12 MONTH €2 BILLION SHARE BUY BACK PROGRAM STARTING BEGINNING 2018.EXPECTS CUMULATIVE NET SYNERGIES FOR FY 2017 TO INCREASE FROM €220 MILLION TO €250 MILLION, INCLUDING €22 MILLION FROM 2016.CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE Q3 PRO FORMA NET SALES EUR 1.43 BILLION VERSUS EUR 1.42 BILLION IN REUTERS POLL.REUTERS POLL Q3: PRO FORMA NET SALES EUR 15.18 BILLION.
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Oct 4 (Reuters) - KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE NV ::REACHES AGREEMENT ON FINAL TRANSACTION IN BELGIAN STORE DIVESTMENT PROCESS.DEAL REPRESENTS FINAL SALE IN MANDATORY STORE DIVESTMENT PROGRAM IN BELGIUM FOLLOWING MERGER OF AHOLD AND DELHAIZE GROUP.AGREEMENT WITH RETAIL PARTNERS COLRUYT GROUP TO DIVEST ALBERT HEIJN GROENPLAATS LOCATION IN ANTWERP.LOCATION WILL BE TRANSFERRED IN APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH.
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Sept 19 (Reuters) - Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv :Ahold Delhaize share buyback update.Has repurchased 1.05 million of Ahold Delhaize shares in period from September 11, 2017 up to & including September 15, 2017.Shares were repurchased at an average price of EUR 15.15 per share for a total consideration of EUR 15.9 million.Repurchases were made as part of EUR 1 billion share buyback program announced on December 7, 2016.
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Sept 12 (Reuters) - KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE NV ::AHOLD DELHAIZE SUCCESSFULLY PRICES INAUGURAL €750 MILLION 7-YEAR EUROBOND.BONDS WERE SOLD AT AN ISSUE PRICE OF 99.474 PER CENT AND CARRY AN ANNUAL COUPON OF 0.875 PER CENT.SENIOR UNSECURED BONDS WILL MATURE ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2024.
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Sept 8 (Reuters) - Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Nv - :Ahold Delhaize announces leadership changes in Europe and Belgium.Wouter Kolk, brand president of Albert Heijn, to be named COO Europe and Indonesia effective January 1, 2019..Pierre Bouchut to retire in 2018.Xavier Piesvaux will be appointed brand president Delhaize Belgium and Luxembourg effective September 11, succeeding Denis Knoops.
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Aug 9 (Reuters) - KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE NV ::Q2 NET INCOME INCREASED BY 68.2% TO €355 MILLION (UP 66.5% AT CONSTANT EXCHANGE RATES).Q2 PRO FORMA UNDERLYING OPERATING INCOME INCREASED BY €64 MILLION TO €626 MILLION, UP 11.4%.Q2 NET SALES INCREASED BY 67.3% TO €16.1 BILLION (UP 64.6% AT CONSTANT EXCHANGE RATES).Q2 FREE CASH FLOW OF €400 MILLION, GUIDANCE OF €1.6 BILLION FOR FULL YEAR 2017 REITERATED.FOR THE FULL YEAR, WE EXPECT THAT THE UNDERLYING OPERATING MARGIN FOR THE GROUP WILL BE BROADLY IN LINE WITH THE FIRST HALF OF 2017.FOR THE FULL YEAR, REITERATES NET SYNERGY TARGET OF €220 MILLION, INCLUDING €22 MILLION REALIZED IN 2016.EXPECTS FREE CASH FLOW OF €1.6 BILLION FOR THE FULL YEAR AFTER €1.8 BILLION OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.PRO FORMA NET SALES AT AHOLD USA WERE UNCHANGED IN THE SECOND QUARTER AT CONSTANT EXCHANGE RATES.FY INTEGRATION COSTS EXPECTED AT €380 MILLION, AND AN ADDITIONAL €70 MILLION ONE TIME CHARGE IS EXPECTED RELATED TO SETUP OF BRAND-CENTRIC ORGANIZATION IN US.CONTINUES TO INVEST IN ECOMMERCE, INCREASING WAREHOUSE CAPACITY, AND EXPECT NET CONSUMER ONLINE SALES OF €2.8 BILLION IN 2017.Q2 NETHERLANDS NET SALES EUR 3.43 BILLION VERSUS EUR 3.27 BLN YR AGO.IS WELL ON TRACK TO REALIZE NET CONSUMER ONLINE SALES OF NEARLY €5 BILLION IN 2020.IN NETHERLANDS PRO FORMA NET SALES OF €3,424 MILLION IN Q2, INCREASED BY 5.6% COMPARED WITH LAST YEAR.IN BELGIUM IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2017, PRO FORMA NET SALES WERE €1,258 MILLION, UP 0.2% VERSUS LAST YEAR.
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