date:Mar 14, 2014
Delhaize brand in Belgium, said it would propose a dividend of 1.56 euros per share to its shareholders, up from the 1.40 euros it paid out last year.
The market had been expecting a dividend of 1.30 euros, based on a Reuters poll of eight analysts.
The group had beaten market expectations for the fourth-quarter revenues, announced in January, with sales on a comparable basis up 2.4 percent in Belgium and 2.8 percent in the United States.
Operating profit, adjusted for one offs, fell 7.4 per