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Declarations
Introduction
Declarations
Ahold
Annual Report 2011
Groupata glance
Performance
(Governance
Financials
Investors
This 2011 Ahold Annual Report dated February 29, 2012 (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 2011 financial statements (jaarrekening) within
the meaning of section 2:361 of the Dutch Civil Code, please refer to Financials. The members
of the Corporate Executive Board and the Supervisory Board have signed the 2011 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 subsection Other information under Financials, and to the section Investors.
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 2011 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 1, 2012, and of the development and performance of the business for the financial
year then ended
The management report includes a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that the
Company faces
Corporate Executive Board
Dick Boer Chief Executive Officer
Lodewijk Hijmans van den Bergh Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate
Governance Counsel
This Annual Report, including the 2011 financial statements, audited by Deloitte Accountants
B.V., has been presented to the Supervisory Board. The 2011 financial statements and the
independent auditor's report relating to the audit of the 2011 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 2011 financial statements included in this Annual Report and recommends the proposal to
pay a cash dividend for the financial year 2011 of €0.40 per common share.
Supervisory Board
René Dahan (Chairman) Judith Sprieser
Tom de Swaan (Vice Chairman) Mark McGrath
Derk Doijer Ben Noteboom
Stephanie Shern Rob van den Bergh
