GO Ahold BOARD GOVERNANCE HIGHLIGHTS OPERATING REVIEW FINANCIAL INVESTOR RELATIONS 215 For additional information on these forward-looking statements and the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, please see Ahold’s public filings. Outside The Netherlands the company presents itself under the name of “Royal Ahold” or simply “Ahold”. For reader convenience, “Royal Ahold” or “Ahold” are also used throughout the financial statements. The registered name of the company is “Koninklijke Ahold N.V.”. ANNUAL REPORT 2002

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