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Corporate governance - continued
Corporate Governance statement
Governance
This is a statement concerning corporate governance as referred to in article 2a of
the decree on additional requirements for annual reports (Vaststellingsbesluit nadere
voorschriften inhoud jaarverslag) last amended as of January 1, 2010 (the Decree).
The information required to be included in this corporate governance statement as
described in articles 3, 3a and 3b of the Decree, which are incorporated and repeated
here by reference, can be found in the following sections of this Annual Report:
The information concerning compliance with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code
(published at www.commissiecorporategovernance.nl), as required by article 3 of the
Decree, can be found in the section "Compliance with the Dutch Corporate Governance
Code" in this Annual Report;
The information concerning Ahold's risk management and control frameworks relating
to the financial reporting process, as required by article 3a sub a of the Decree, can
be found in the relevant sections under "How we manage risk" in this Annual Report;
The information regarding the functioning of Ahold's General Meeting of Shareholders,
and the authority and rights of Ahold's shareholders, as required by article 3a sub b
of the Decree, can be found in the relevant sections under "Shares and shareholders'
rights" in this Annual Report;
The information regarding the composition and functioning of Ahold's Corporate
Executive Board, the Supervisory Board and its committees, as required by article 3a
sub c of the Decree, can be found in the relevant sections under "Corporate Governance"
in this Annual Report;
The information concerning the inclusion of the information required by the Decree
Article 10 EU Takeover Directive, as required by article 3b of the Decree, can be found
in the section "Decree Article 10 EU Takeover Directive" in this Annual Report.
