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Declarations
Governance
Introduction
This 2009 Ahold Annual Report dated March 3, 2010 (the Annual Report) comprises
regulated information within the meaning of sections 1:1 and 5:25c of the Dutch Act on
Financial Supervision Wet op het financieel toezicht).
For the consolidated and the parent company's 2009 financial statements jaarrekening
within the meaning of section 2:361 of the Dutch Civil Code, please refer to the section
Financials in this Annual Report. The members of the Corporate Executive Board and the
Supervisory Board have signed the 2009 financial statements pursuant to their obligation
under section 2:101, paragraph 2 of the Dutch Civil Code.
The following sections of this Annual Report together form the management report
(jaarverslag) within the meaning of section 2:391 of the Dutch Civil Code: Group at a
glance, Performance, How we manage risk, Our leadership, Corporate governance,
Remuneration and the subsection Remuneration included in the Supervisory Board report.
For other information (overige gegevens) within the meaning of section 2:392 of the Dutch
Civil Code, please refer to sub-section Other information under the section Financials, and
to the section Investors.
Declarations
The members of the Corporate Executive Board as required by section 5:25c, paragraph 2,
under c of the Dutch Act on Financial Supervision confirm that to the best of their
knowledge:
The 2009 financial statements included in this Annual Report give a true and fair view
of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company and the
undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole;
The management report included in this Annual Report gives a true and fair view of the
position of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a
whole as of January 3, 2010 and of the development and performance of the business
for the financial year then ended; and
The management report includes a description of the principal risks and uncertainties
that the Company faces.
Corporate Executive Board
John Rishton (Chief Executive Officer)
Kimberly Ross (Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer)
Dick Boer (Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer Europe)
Lawrence Benjamin (Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer Ahold USA)
This Annual Report, including the 2009 financial statements, audited by Deloitte
Accountants B.V., has been presented to the Supervisory Board. The 2009 financial
statements and the external auditor's report relating to the audit of the 2009 financial
statements were discussed with the Audit Committee in the presence of the Corporate
Executive Board and the external auditor. The Supervisory Board recommends that the
General Meeting of Shareholders adopts the 2009 financial statements included in this
Annual Report and recommends the proposal to pay a cash dividend for the financial
year 2009 of €0.23 per common share.
Supervisory Board
René Dahan (Chairman) Stephanie Shern
Tom de Swaan (Vice Chairman) Judith Sprieser
Karen de Segundo Mark McGrath
Derk Doijer Ben Noteboom
