Delhaize Group (EBR:DELB) Disclosure Of Major Shareholding

Delhaize Group (EBR:DELB) BRUSSELS, Belgium, December 3, 2008 - 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 notification of the threshold of 3% being crossed by AllianceBernstein L.P. by owning 3.27% of Delhaize Group's voting rights.

On November 28, 2008, AXA Investment Managers Paris notified Delhaize Group that as of November 24, 2008 AllianceBernstein L.P. and its subsidiaries owned together 3,277,251 Delhaize Group shares, representing 3.27% of its voting rights.

According to this notification, AllianceBernstein L.P. is a holding company of the AXA Group which owns management companies and companies providing investment services for the account of third parties. AXA Investment Managers Paris indicated that AllianceBernstein L.P. and its subsidiaries for the account of which this notification has been made act independently of any other entity of AXA Group.

CONTACTS: Geert Verellen: +32 2 412 83 62 Aurélie Bultynck: +32 2 412 83 61 Nicolas Jérôme: +32 2 412 83 33

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