ROYAL AHOLD
SC TO-T/A, 2000-04-11
GROCERY STORES
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                  SCHEDULE TO/A
                                 (Rule 14d-100)

                             Tender Offer Statement
                    Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                       (Amendment No. 4 - Final Amendment)
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                                U.S. Foodservice
                            (Name of Subject Company)
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                      Koninklijke Ahold N.V. (Royal Ahold)
                             Snow Acquisition, Inc.
                            (Names of Filing Persons)

                     Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    90331R101
                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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                             Ton van Tielraden, Esq.
                             Koninklijke Ahold N.V.
                                Albert Heijnweg 1
                                 1507 EH Zaandam
                                 The Netherlands
                               011-31-75-659-9111
            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
       to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
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                                   Copies to:
                               John M. Reiss, Esq.
                             Oliver C. Brahmst, Esq.
                                White & Case LLP
                           1155 Avenue of the Americas
                            New York, New York 10036
                                 (212) 819-8200

[ ]  Check the box if the filing relates  solely to  preliminary  communications
     made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the  appropriate  boxes below to designate any  transactions  to which the
statement relates:

[X]  third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

[ ]  issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

[ ]  going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

[ ]  amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer: [X]
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     This Amendment No. 4 amends and  supplements  the Tender Offer Statement on
Schedule TO filed on March 13, 2000,  as amended,  relating to the offer by Snow
Acquisition,  Inc. (the "Purchaser"),  a Delaware  corporation,  and an indirect
wholly owned subsidiary of Koninklijke Ahold N.V.  ("Parent"),  a public company
with limited liability  incorporated  under the laws of The Netherlands with its
corporate seat in Zaandam (Municipality Zaanstad), The Netherlands,  to purchase
all of the issued and  outstanding  shares of Common  Stock,  par value $.01 per
share, of U.S.  Foodservice (the "Company"),  including the associated preferred
stock  purchase  rights  issued  pursuant  to the Amended  and  Restated  Rights
Agreement,  dated as of October 4, 1999 and amended as of March 6, 2000,  by and
between the Company and  ChaseMellon  Shareholder  Services,  L.L.C.,  as Rights
Agent (such common stock and  preferred  stock  purchase  rights are referred to
herein together as the "Common Stock"), at a price of $26.00 per share of Common
Stock, 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 March 13,
2000 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (which,
as they may be amended and supplemented from time to time,  together  constitute
the "Offer").

Item 11. Additional Information.

     Item 11 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

          "On April 11, 2000, the Purchaser  accepted for purchase,  pursuant to
     the Offer,  100,400,644.68  shares of Common Stock at a price of $26.00 per
     share  of  Common  Stock,  net to the  seller  in  cash,  without  interest
     thereon."
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                                    SIGNATURE

     After due 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:  April 11, 2000                       KONINKLIJKE AHOLD N.V.

                                             By: /s/ Robert G. Tobin
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                                                Name:   Robert G. Tobin
                                                Title:  Executive Vice President


Dated:  April 11, 2000                       SNOW ACQUISITION, INC.

                                             By: /s/ Robert G. Tobin
                                                --------------------------------
                                             Name:   Robert G. Tobin
                                             Title: President


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