Royal Ahold – ‘NT 20-F’ for 7/1/03

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Notice of a Late Filing of a Form 20-F   —   Form 12b-25
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: NT 20-F     Notification of Late Filing                            4     16K 
 2: EX-99.1     Press Release                                          4     24K 
 3: EX-99.2     Press Release                                          2     13K 
 4: EX-99.3     Press Release                                          2     17K 
 5: EX-99.4     Press Release                                          2     13K 

NT 20-F   —   Notification of Late Filing

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 UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 FORM 12b-25

 NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

                                                  Commission File Number 0-18898
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(Check one)                                                                     

[ ] Form 10-K      [X]  Form 20-F       [ ] Form 11-K                           

[ ] Form 10-Q      [ ]  Form N-SAR      [ ] Form N-CSR                          

For period ended:     December 29, 2002                                         

[ ]    Transition Report on Form 10-K                                           

[ ]    Transition Report on Form 20-F                                           

[ ]    Transition Report on Form 11-K                                           

[ ]    Transition Report on Form 10-Q                                           

[ ]    Transition Report on Form N-SAR                                          

For the Transition Period ended:   Not Applicable                               
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Read Instruction (on back page) Before Preparing Form.  Please Print or Type.   

     Nothing in this form shall be  construed to imply that the  Commission  has
verified any information contained herein.                                      

     If the  notification  relates  to a portion of the  filing  checked  above,
identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:  Not Applicable         
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PART I
REGISTRANT INFORMATION

Full Name of Registrant:  Koninklijke Ahold N.V.                                
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Former Name if Applicable:  Not Applicable                                      
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Address of Principal  Executive  Office (Street and number):  Albert Heijnweg 1,
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1507 EH                                                                         
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City, State and Zip Code:    Zaandam, The Netherlands                           
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PART II                 
RULE 12b-25(b) AND (c)                  

 If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or
expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the         
following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate.)                      

[X]       (a)  The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this   
         form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or
expense;                                          

[ ]       (b)  The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report 
            on Form 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, Form N-SAR, or Form N-CSR or portion
            thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day
         following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly
               report or transition report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof will
        be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the
prescribed due date; and                          

[ ]       (c)  The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule     
12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.        

PART III
 NARRATIVE

As previously announced, Koninklijke Ahold N.V. (the "Company") has discovered  
accounting irregularities which it believes have resulted, among other things,  
in an overstatement of previously reported earnings. Following the discovery of 
accounting irregularities, the Company commenced internal forensic accounting   
investigations at various operating and joint venture companies and at the Ahold
corporate level. The forensic accounting investigations were completed at the   
end of June. The Company is in the process of evaluating the findings of these  
investigations and the effect they will have on the Company's 2002 and          
previously reported results. Consequently, the Company was not able to complete 
its financial reporting process in time to file its Form 20-F for the fiscal    
year ended December 29, 2002 within the prescribed time period without          
unreasonable time and expense. The Company intends to file its 2002 Annual      
Report on Form 20-F as soon as practically possible after completing the        
evaluation of the results of the investigations, after completion of its        
financial reporting process and after completion of the audit of Ahold's fiscal 
year 2002 financial statements.                                                 

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 PART IV
 OTHER INFORMATION

      (1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification.                                                                   

J.L.M. Sliepenbeek                     011 31 75 659 9111     
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        (Name)                                 (Area Code)  (Telephone Number)

     (2)  Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or
               15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the
              Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or
              for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file
      such report(s) been filed? If the answer is no, identify
report(s).                                        

                                                    [X] Yes         [ ] No

    (3)  Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of
               operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year
            will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in
the subject report or portion thereof?            

                                                    [X] Yes         [ ] No

  If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively
and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable     
estimate of the results cannot be made.                                         

As previously announced, in total, all of the forensic accounting investigations
found approximately Euro 970 million of accounting irregularities that may      
require adjustments in the fiscal year 2002 and restatements in one or more     
prior years. Also, the investigations confirmed or identified for management    
review various other accounting issues and internal control weaknesses. Ahold   
management and the Audit Committee are studying the findings to assess whether  
additional adjustments may be required to correct any accounting errors, and to 
identify needed improvements in controls and procedures at relevant companies.  
Until this review is finalized and the audit is complete, the Company is unable 
to estimate its financial results for the 2002 fiscal year.                     

For more information regarding the foregoing, see the Company's press releases  
dated February 24, 2003, May 8, 2003, May 26, 2003 and July 1, 2003, attached   
hereto as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4. This Notification of Late Filing  
on Form 12b-25 contains forward-looking statements relating to the business and 
financial results of the Company. Disclosure of some of the factors that could  
affect the Company's future performance and cause its actual results to differ  
materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements  
is included in the press releases referenced above and attached hereto as       
Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4 and is incorporated by reference herein.     

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Koninklijke Ahold N.V.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned      
thereunto duly authorized.                                                      

Date:    July 1, 2003             By:      /s/ D.G. Eustace                     
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                       Name:  D.G. Eustace
                                         Title: Executive Vice President & CFO

INSTRUCTION: The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant or
by any other duly authorized representative. The name and title of the person   
signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature. If the        
statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized representative 
(other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative's authority to
sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.                  

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Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

				Referenced-On Page
This ‘NT 20-F’ Filing		Date		First		Last			Other Filings
Filed on / Effective on / For Period End:		7/1/03		3		4			6-K
		5/26/03		3					6-K
		5/8/03		3					6-K
		2/24/03		3					6-K
		12/29/02		1		2			20-F,  20-F/A
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