e annual
ncome S tatement
(,n millions of 2012 2011
Operating income
4 897
4 863
Sales
4 717
4 709
Other operating infom e
180
154
Operating expenses
(4 741)
(4 677)
Merfhandise and fonsumables
(3 559)
(3 537)
Salaries, sofial sefu rity and pensions
(654)
(651)
Other operating expenses
(528)
(489)
Operating profit
156
186
(D
E
0
c
LlZ
485
250
Finanfial fharges
(232)
(220)
Current profit before taxation
409
216
Exfeptional infome
9
92
Exfeptional expenses
(7)
(9)
Current year profit before taxation
411
299
Transfer (-) to/ release from deferred taxes
Current taxation
(1)
Financial year results
410
299
Transfer (-) to/ release from tax_exem pt reserves
Financial year results to be appropriated
410
299
A ppropriation of Profit
(in millions of
2012
2011
Profit of the year to be appropriated
410
299
P rofit brought forward from previous year
866
746
Transfer from reserves
1 277
1 045
Ap propriation,
P rofit to farry forward
1 134
866
n 0)
Dividends to shareholders
143
179
(1) As a result of the exercise of warrants issued under the Delhaize Group 2002 Stofk Infentive Plan, the Company migh
whifh foupon no. 51 entitling to the payment of the 2012 dividend is attafhed, b etween the date of adoption of the ann
the date of their approval by the Ordinary General Meeting of May 23, 2013. The Board of Direftors will fommunifate a
t the Ordinary General Meeting
of May 23,
2013 the aggregate number of shares entitled to the 2012 dividend and will submit to this meeting the final amount of t
affounts of 2012 will be m odified affordingly.
He total dividend for approval. Th
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