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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
SCHEDULE 14D-9
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SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(4) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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THE STOP & SHOP COMPANIES, INC.
(Name of Subject Company)
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THE STOP & SHOP COMPANIES, INC.
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
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COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
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862099 10 8
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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PETER M. PHILLIPES, ESQ.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
THE STOP & SHOP COMPANIES, INC.
P.O. BOX 369
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02101
(617) 380-8000
(Name and address and telephone number of person authorized
to receive notice and communications on behalf of the person(s) filing
statement)
Copy to:
RAYMOND Y. LIN, ESQ.
LATHAM & WATKINS
885 THIRD AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
(212) 906-1200
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This Amendment No. 2 amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed on behalf of The Stop & Shop Companies, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 3, 1996 (the "Statement") and relates to the tender offer
(the "Tender Offer") made by Ahold Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Ahold U.S.A. Holdings, Inc., a
Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Koninklijke
Ahold N.V., a corporation organized under the laws of The Netherlands, disclosed
in a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-1 dated April 3, 1996, to purchase
all outstanding Shares at $33.50 ($34.50 if the Antitrust Approvals have not
been obtained on or prior to July 31, 1996) per Share, net to the seller in
cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to
Purchase dated April 3, 1996 and the related Letter of Transmittal. The purpose
of this Amendment No. 2 is to amend Item 6 of the Statement, as set forth below.
All capitalized terms not defined herein are used as defined in the Statement.
ITEM 6. RECENT TRANSACTIONS AND INTENT WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES.
Item 6 is amended to add the following:
"On May 14, 1996 the following executive officers of the Company and/or
the Supermarket Company gifted to various charitable organizations and/or
family members the number of Shares set forth next to such executive
officer's name:
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- --Brian W. Hotarek......................................... 800 Shares
- --Joseph D. McGlinchey..................................... 1,050 Shares
- --Marc E. Smith............................................ 600 Shares
- --Robert Tobin............................................. 91,758 Shares
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As a result of the above-mentioned gifts, the executive officers no
longer have the right to vote or tender the gifted Shares in connection with
the Tender Offer."
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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.
THE STOP & SHOP COMPANIES, INC.
By /s/ PETER M.
PHILLIPES
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Peter M. Phillipes
Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
Dated: May 15, 1996
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