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Ahold statutory profit-sharing statement
Subsequent
events
Other information
The holders of common shares are entitled to one vote per share
and to participate in the distribution of dividends and liquidation
proceeds. Pursuant to section 39 of the Articles of Association,
a dividend will first be declared out of net income on cumulative
preferred shares and cumulative preferred financing shares.
Any net income remaining after reservations deemed necessary
by the Supervisory Board, in consultation with the Corporate
Executive Board, will then be available for distribution to the
common shareholders subject to approval at the General Meeting
of Shareholders. The Corporate Executive Board, with the approval
of the Supervisory Board, may propose that the General Meeting
of Shareholders make distributions wholly or partly in the form of
common shares. Amounts of net income not paid in the form of
dividends will be added to the accumulated deficit. In the financial
statements, the dividend on cumulative preferred financing shares
is included in the income statement. Consequently, net income
according to the parent company income statement is fully
attributable to common shareholders.
The Corporate Executive Board, with the approval of the
Supervisory Board, proposes that a final dividend of €0.23 per
common share be paid in 2010 with respect to 2009 (2008:
€0.18). This proposal results in the following appropriation
of net income:
million 2009 20081
Net income
894
1,077
Dividends on common shares
(272)
(212)
Add to accumulated deficit
622
865
1 Comparative amounts have been adjusted from amounts previously reported
to reflect the effect of the changes in accounting policies and retrospective
amendments. See Note 3 of the consolidated financial statements.
For information regarding subsequent events, see Note 35 to the
consolidated financial statements.