BRUSSELS, BELGIUM -- (Marketwire) -- 12/27/12 -- Delhaize Group (EURONEXT BRUSSELS: DELB) (NYSE: DEG), the Belgian international food retailer, discloses the information required under article 15, § 1 and 18, § 1 of the Law of May 2, 2007 regarding the disclosure of major shareholdings in listed companies following a capital increase resulting from the exercise of subscription rights by employees.

Information as of December 19, 2012:

* Total outstanding capital: EUR 50 960 749.00

* Total number of outstanding ordinary shares: 101 892 190

* Total number of outstanding subscription rights (each right entitles the holder to subscribe to one new ordinary share): 3 588 813

Pursuant to Delhaize Group's Articles of Association, the threshold as from which a shareholding needs to be disclosed has been set at 3%.

Notifications of important shareholdings to be made according to the Law of May 2, 2007 or Delhaize Group's Articles of Association should be sent to investor@delhaizegroup.com.

» Delhaize Group

Delhaize Group is a Belgian international food retailer present in eleven countries on three continents. At the end of the third quarter of 2012, Delhaize Group's sales network consisted of 3 388 stores. In 2011, Delhaize Group posted EUR21.1 billion ($ 29.4 billion) in revenues and EUR475 million ($661 million) in net profit (Group share). At the end of June 2012, Delhaize Group employed approximately 158 000 people. Delhaize Group's stock is listed on NYSE 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@delhaizegroup.com.

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