GIANT FOOD INC
SC 14D1/A, 1998-06-29
GROCERY STORES
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 6
                                       TO
                                 SCHEDULE 14D-1
                             TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
       PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                                 GIANT FOOD INC.
                            (Name of Subject Company)


                             KONINKLIJKE AHOLD N.V.
                                  (ROYAL AHOLD)
                                    (Bidder)


                 Class A Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    374478105
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)



                            PAUL P.J. BUTZELAAR, ESQ.
                             KONINKLIJKE AHOLD N.V.
                                ALBERT HEIJNWEG 1
                        1507 EH ZAANDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
                                011-31-75-6598111
            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
           to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Bidder)


                                    Copy to:

                            MAUREEN S. BRUNDAGE, ESQ.
                                WHITE & CASE LLP
                           1155 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
                            NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036
                                 (212) 819-8200
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SCHEDULE 14D-1
- ---------------------------------
 CUSIP No. 37447810235
- ---------------------------------

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         Koninklijke Ahold N.V.
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                                                                        (a) /  /
                                                                        (b) /  /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 3       SEC USE ONLY


- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 4       SOURCE OF FUNDS

         BK
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 5       CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
         PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(e) or 2(f)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 6       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         The Netherlands
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 7       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

         0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 8       CHECK BOX  IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (7) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES

         /  /
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 9       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (7)

         0.0%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

         CO
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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     This Amendment No. 6 amends and supplements the Schedule 14D-1 filed on May
19, 1998 relating to the offer by Koninklijke  Ahold N.V., a public company with
limited  liability  incorporated  under  the  laws of The  Netherlands  with its
corporate seat in Zaandam (Municipality Zaanstad) (the "Purchaser"), to purchase
for cash all of the outstanding  shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $1.00
per share  (the  "Shares"),  of Giant Food Inc.,  a  Delaware  corporation  (the
"Company"),  at a price of $43.50  per share  (the  "Offer  Price"),  net to the
seller in cash,  without  interest  thereon,  upon the terms and  subject to the
conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated May 19, 1998 (the "Offer to
Purchase"),  and in the related Letter of  Transmittal  and Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery.

ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

     Item  10(b)  and  (c)  of  the  Schedule   14D-1  are  hereby  amended  and
supplemented as follows:

     On June 26, 1998,  the Purchaser  received a request from the Federal Trade
Commission for additional  information and documentary  material pursuant to the
Hart-Scott-Rodino  Antitrust  Improvement Act of 1976, as amended, in connection
with the tender offer by the Purchaser for all of the outstanding  Shares.  This
request was expected.





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                                    SIGNATURE

                  After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief,  I certify  that the  information  set forth in this  statement is true,
complete and correct.


Dated:  June 29, 1998                    KONINKLIJKE AHOLD N.V.


                                         By:  /s/ A. MICHIEL MEURS
                                              -------------------------------
                                              Name:   A. Michiel Meurs
                                              Title:    Executive Vice President





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