Disclosure of Major Shareholding
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
BRUSSELS, Belgium, November 10, 2010 - Pursuant to the Belgian Law of May
2, 2007 relating to the publication of major shareholdings in listed companies,
Delhaize Group (Euronext Brussels: DELB - NYSE: DEG), the Belgian international
food retailer, has received a notificationof the threshold of 3% being crossed
by Silchester International Investors LLP as a result of internal transfers
between Silchester entities and that it owns 4.91% of Delhaize Group's voting
rights as follows:
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+------------+-------------+
| |Number of voting|Percentage Held | Number of | |
|Holders of Voting| rights of the | previous | Voting | Percentage |
| Rights | previous | notification | Rights | Held |
| | notification | | | |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+------------+-------------+
|Stephen C. Butt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+------------+-------------+
|Silchester | 3 096 267 | 3.05% | 0 | 0% |
|Partners Limited | | | | |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+------------+-------------+
|Silchester | | 0 | | |
|International | 0 | | 4 978 693 | 4.91% |
|Investors LLP | | | | |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+------------+-------------+
|Total: | 3 096 267 | 3.05% | 4 978 693 | 4.91% |
+-----------------+----------------+----------------+------------+-------------+
According to the notification that Delhaize Group received from Silchester on
November 5, 2010, Silchester International Investors Limited changed its name to
Silchester Partners Limited and transferred its regulated investment management
business to Silchester International Investors LLP on November 1, 2010.
Silchester International Investors LLP is controlled by Silchester Partners
Limited, which holds over 90% of its capital interests. Stephen C. Butt,
Silchester's Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, and his family control
approximately 50.5% of the shares of Silchester Partners Limited.
From November 1, 2010 onwards, Silchester International Investors LLP acts as
the fully discretionary investment manager for a number of funds, such as
Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Taxable Trust,
Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Group Trust,
Silchester International Investors Tobacco Free International Value Equity
Trust, Silchester International Investors International Value Equity Trust and
The Cavella Trust.
Silchester International Investors LLP has sole and exclusive proxy voting
authority over the Delhaize Group voting rights that are the subject of this
disclosure. The notification mentioned however that Silchester International
Investors LLP does not act as custodian, and therefore the Delhaize Group shares
are not held in its name.
» Delhaize Group
Delhaize Group is a Belgian international food retailer present in six countries
on three continents. At the end of the third quarter of 2010, Delhaize Group's
sales network consisted of 2 760 stores. In 2009, Delhaize Group posted EUR
19.9 billion (USD 27.8 billion) in revenues and EUR 514 million (USD 717
million) in net profit (Group share). At the end of 2009, Delhaize Group
employed approximately 138 000 people. Delhaize Group's stock is listed on
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(at)delhaizegroup.com.
» Contacts
Geert Verellen: + 32 2 412 83 62
Aurélie Bultynck: + 32 2 412 83 61
[HUG#1460663]
Press release in pdf format:
http://hugin.info/133961/R/1460663/399769.pdf
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