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Declarations
Introduction
Declarations
Ahold at a glance
Our strategy
Our performance
Governance
This 2013 Ahold Annual Report dated February
26, 2014 (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
2013 financial statements "jaarrekening" within
the meaning of section 2:361 of the Dutch Civil
Code, please refer to Financials. The members of
the Management Board and the Supervisory Board
have signed the 2013 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 Management 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:
K The 2013 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
K 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 29, 2013, and of the development
and performance of the business for the financial
year then ended
K The management report includes a description
of the principal risks and uncertainties that the
Company faces
Financials
Investors
Ahold Annual Report 2013
Management Board
Dick Boer
President and Chief
Executive Officer
Jeff Carr
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Lodewijk Hijmans
Executive Vice President and
van den Bergh
Chief Corporate
Governance Counsel
James McCann
Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer,
Ahold USA
This Annual Report, including the 2013 financial
statements, audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers
Accountants N.V., has been presented to the
Supervisory Board. The 2013 financial statements
and the independent auditor's report relating to
the audit of the 2013 financial statements were
discussed with the Audit Committee in the presence
of the Management Board and the external auditor.
The Supervisory Board recommends that the
General Meeting of Shareholders adopts the 2013
financial statements included in this Annual Report
and recommends the proposal to pay a cash
dividend for the financial year 2013 of €0.47 per
common share.
Supervisory Board
Jan Hommen (Chairman)
Judith Sprieser (Vice Chairman)
Derk Doijer
Stephanie Shern
Mark McGrath
Ben Noteboom
Rob van den Bergh
