FINANCIAL CALENDAR
Dividend
Type of Delhaize Group Shares
Information for ADR Holders
Taxation of Dividends of
Delhaize Group Shares
Delhaize Group Annual Report 2014 29
Press release - 2015 first quarter results
April 29, 2015(1)
Shareholders' record date
May 14, 2015
Final date for notifying intent to participate in
May 22, 2015(1)
the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting
Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting
May 28, 2015
ADR and ordinary share dividend record date
June 3, 2015
Dividend for the financial year 2014 becomes
June 4, 2015
payable to owners of ordinary shares
Dividend for the financial year 2014 becomes
June 9, 2015
payable to ADR holders
Press release - 2015 second quarter results
July 30, 2015(1)
Press release - 2015 third quarter results
October 29, 2015(1)
(1) You are kindly invited to listen to the related conference call.
See www.delhaizegroup.com for further details on the conference
call and the webcast.
On December 31, 2014, the weight of Delhaize
Group shares in the BEL20 index was 6.5%.
Delhaize Group shares represented the 7th
largest constituent in the index.
On December 31, 2014, the weight of Delhaize
Group in the Euronext 100 index was 0.31%.
Delhaize Group represented the 76th largest
constituent in the index.
The dividend policy of Delhaize Group is to pay
out approximately 35% of underlying Group
share in net profit from continuing operations.
At the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting to be
held on May 28, 2015, the Board of Directors
will therefore propose the payment of a gross
dividend of €1.60 per share, compared to
€1.56 the previous year. After deduction of 25%
Belgian withholding tax, this will result in a
net dividend of €1.20 per share (€1.17 the prior
year).
The net dividend of €1.20 per share will be
payable to owners of ordinary shares against
coupon no. 53. The Delhaize Group shares will
start trading ex-coupon on June 2, 2015
(opening of the market). The record date (i.e.
the date at which shareholders are entitled
to the dividend) is June 3, 2015 (closing of the
market) and the payment date is June 4, 2015.
The payment will be made at the registered
office of the Company (rue Osseghem
Osseghemstraat 53, 1080 Brussels, Belgium)
as well as through all Belgian financial insti
tutions.
For shares held through a share account, the
bank or broker will automatically handle the
dividend payment.
The payment of the dividend to the ADR hold
ers will be made through Citibank.
Delhaize shares can be held in two different
forms: dematerialized form or registered
shares. Dematerialized shares are shares that
can only be represented by entries into an
account in the book of a depositary institution.
Registered shares are shares that can only
be represented by entries into a shareholder
register held by the Company. On request,
shareholders may convert their shares into
another form at their own expense. The own
ership of registered shares can be transferred
by informing the Company and returning the
certificate of record in the shareholder register
to the Company.
ADSs (American Depositary Shares) are traded
on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol DEG. ADSs are evidenced by American
Depositary Receipts (ADRs). As from April 7th
2014, 4 ADRs trade for 1 Delhaize Group share.
The Delhaize Group ADR program is adminis
trated by:
Citibank Shareholder Services
P.O. Box 43077
Providence, RI 02940-3077
U.S.A.
Toll free telephone number for U.S. callers:
1-877-853-2191
International Call Number:
1-781-575-4555
E-mail: citibank@shareholders-online.com
Website: www.citi.com/dr
Citibank has put in place an International
Direct Investment Plan for Delhaize Group,
which is a dividend reinvestment and direct
purchase plan sponsored and administered
by Citibank. The program enables existing
holders and first time purchasers the oppor
tunity to make purchases, reinvest dividends,
deposit certificates for safekeeping and sell
shares. For further information on Citibank's
International Direct Investment Program for
Delhaize Group, please visit www.citi.com/dr
or contact Citibank Shareholder Services at
1-877-248-4237 (1-877-CITIADR).
It is assumed that, for the application of
domestic Belgian tax legislation and the
U.S.-Belgian tax treaty, owners of Delhaize
Group ADRs are treated the same as owners
of Delhaize Group shares and that the ADRs
are treated as Delhaize Group shares. How
ever, it must be noted that this assumption has
not been confirmed or verified with the Belgian
Tax Authorities.
For Belgian income tax purposes, the gross
amount of all distributions made by Delhaize
Group to its shareholders (other than repay-
