Declarations
Introduction
Declarations
Ahold Annual Report 2012 72
Ahold at a glance
Our strategy
Our performance
Governance
Financials
Investors
This 2012 Ahold Annual Report dated February 27, 2013 (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 2012 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 2012 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: Ahold at a glance, Our strategy, Our
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 2012 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 December 30,
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
Jeff Carr
Lodewijk Hijmans van den Bergh
James McCann
President and Chief Executive
Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief
Corporate Governance Counsel
Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer, Ahold USA
This Annual Report, including the 2012 financial statements, audited
by Deloitte Accountants B.V., has been presented to the Supervisory
Board. The 2012 financial statements and the independent auditor's
report relating to the audit of the 2012 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
2012 financial statements included in this Annual Report and
recommends the proposal to pay a cash dividend for the financial year
2012 of €0.44 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