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Introduction
Declarations
Management Board
Supervisory Board
Ahold at a glance I Business review I Governance I Financials I Investors
This 2014 Ahold Annual Report dated February 25,
2015, (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 2014
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
2014 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:
a The 2014 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.
a 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 28, 2014, and of the development
and performance of the business for the financial
year then ended.
a The management report includes a description
of the principal risks and uncertainties that the
Company faces.
Ahold
Annual Report 2014
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
Rob van den Bergh (Chairman)
Judith Sprieser (Vice Chairman)
Stephanie Shern
Jan Hommen
Derk Doijer
Mark McGrath
Ben Noteboom
This Annual Report, including the 2014
financial statements, which are audited by
PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V., has
been presented to the Supervisory Board. The 2014
financial statements and the independent auditor's
report relating to the audit of the 2014 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 2014 financial statements included in this Annual
Report and recommends the proposal to pay a cash
dividend for the financial year 2014 of €0.48 per
common share.
