Ahold, Delhaize set shareholder meeting dates to decide merger

ZAANDAM, the Netherlands - Ahold and Delhaize Group on Monday announced that they have called Extraordinary General Meetings for March 14, 2016, during which their respective shareholders will consider and vote on the proposal to approve the companies' intended merger. 

 

Ahold has also made publicly available the prospectus included in its F-4 registration statement, which has now been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and its approved EU prospectus. These are required steps in the process of completing their merger. 

 

The transaction is expected to be completed in mid-2016, following associate consultation procedures, shareholder approval and regulatory clearances.