Delhaize Group (EBR:DELB) Disclosure Of Major Shareholding

Delhaize Group (EBR:DELB) BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 23, 2008 - Pursuant to the Belgian Law of May 2, 2007 relating to the publication of major shareholdings, Delhaize Group (Euronext Brussels: DELB - NYSE: DEG), the Belgian international food retailer, has received the following notification from one of its shareholders.

On October 20, 2008, AXA Investment Managers Paris notified Delhaize Group that as of September 1, 2008 AXA Group's shareholding in Delhaize Group was divided as follows:

* AXA S.A.: 0.01% * AXA Rosenberg: 2.47% * Alliance Bernstein: 0.13% * AXA Investment Managers: 0.03%

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

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