Sligro Food Group announces transactions under the buyback program

Sligro Food Group announces transactions under the buyback program

Sligro Food Group announces that it has repurchased a total of 46,480 shares at a weighted average price per share of EUR 39.12 in several transactions during the period from 10 March 2006, up to and including 16 March 2006. The transactions include one block trade, as announced in the press release of March 15, 2006.

The above-mentioned transactions will contribute to the share buyback program in order to avoid Sligro Food Group’s earnings being diluted by the stock dividend for the year 2005, as announced in the press release of March 2, 2006.

Sligro Food Group reserves the right to repurchase more than 25% but not more than 50% of the moving average daily trading volume of its shares.

Veghel, 17 March 2006

On behalf of the Management Board of Sligro Food Group N.V.

A.J.L. Slippens

H.L. van Rozendaal

Tel: 0413 / 34 35 00