Notes to the consolidated financial statements 140 36 List of subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates Consolidated subsidiaries Ahold at a glance Business review Governance Financials Ahold Annual Report 2014 The following are Ahold's significant subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates as of December 28, 2014: Unless otherwise indicated, these are, directly or indirectly, wholly or virtually wholly-owned subsidiaries. Subsidiaries not important to providing an insight into the Ahold group as required under Dutch law are omitted from this list. With respect to the separate financial statements of the Dutch legal entities included in the consolidation, the Company availed itself of the exemption laid down in section 403, subsection 1 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code. Pursuant to said section 403, Ahold has assumed joint and several liabilities for the debts arising out of the legal acts of a number of subsidiaries in the Netherlands, which form part of the consolidation. The names of the subsidiaries for which Ahold has issued 403 declarations are open for inspection at the trade register as managed by the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce. Retail trade Europe Albert Heijn B.V., Zaandam, the Netherlands Albert Heijn Franchising B.V., Zaandam, the Netherlands Gall Gall B.V., Zaandam, the Netherlands Etos B.V., Zaandam, the Netherlands bol.com B.V., Utrecht, the Netherlands AHOLD Czech Republic a.s., Prague, Czech Republic Albert Heijn België N.V., Schoten, Belgium Ahold Germany GmbH, Mettmann, Germany Retail trade United States The Stop Shop Supermarket Company LLC, Boston, Massachusetts Giant Food Stores LLC, Carlisle, Pennsylvania Giant of Maryland LLC, Landover, Maryland Peapod LLC, Skokie, Illinois

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