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Cautionary notice
This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements, which
do not refer to historical facts but refer to expectations based on
management's current views and assumptions and involve known
and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results, performance or events to differ materially from those
included in such statements.
Investors
Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are
beyond Ahold's ability to control or estimate precisely, including
but not limited to, Ahold's ability to successfully implement and
complete its plans and strategies and to meet its targets, the
benefits from Ahold's plans and strategies being less than those
anticipated, the effect of general economic or political conditions,
the actions of competitors and other third parties, increases
or changes in competition, Ahold's ability to retain and attract
personnel who are integral to the success of the business,
collective bargaining, information security, business and IT
continuity, food and product safety, corporate responsibility,
business transformation, contingent liabilities associated with lease
guarantees, insurance programs, Ahold's liquidity needs exceeding
expected levels, including but not limited to health care and
pension funding requirements, foreign currency translation, credit
risk related to cash and cash equivalents, short-term deposits and
derivatives financial instruments, interest rate risk and compliance,
regulatory and litigation risks and other factors discussed in this
Annual Report, in the paragraphs on "How we manage risk",
and in Ahold's other public filings.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
Annual Report. Ahold does not assume any obligation to update
any public information or forward-looking statement in this Annual
Report to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this
Annual Report, except as may be required by applicable securities
laws. Outside the Netherlands, Ahold presents itself under the
name of "Royal Ahold" or simply "Ahold". For the reader's
convenience, "Ahold" or "the Company" is also used throughout
this Annual Report. The Company's registered name is "Koninklijke
Ahold N.V."
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