 Zaandam, the Netherlands, April 14, 2021 Today Ahold Delhaize held its Annual General Meeting AGM, completely virtual, due to the COVID-19 health risk. Shareholders were asked to vote and submit questions in advance of the meeting, and they were offered the opportunity to ask follow-up questions during the meeting itself. The voting rights of approximately 668 million shares were exercised. The meeting was webcasted live via the Ahold Delhaize corporate website. Shareholders adopted Ahold Delhaizes 2020 financial statements and agreed to the proposed 2020 annual dividend of 0.90 per common share for the full year. Therefore, a final dividend of 0.40 per share will be paid on April 29, 2021. This is in addition to the interim dividend of 0.50 per share, which was paid on August 27, 2020. Shareholders adopted all other proposals on the agenda, including the appointments of Jan Zijderveld and Bala Subramanian as members of the Supervisory Board. 