Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Ahold today announced that its Supervisory Board will recommend at the April 2013 annual General Meeting of Shareholders that PwC be appointed as the company’s auditor with effect from the 2013 financial year.
This recommendation follows from a competitive tender process that Ahold has conducted in line with its views on good corporate governance. Ahold’s current auditor, Deloitte, remains in place for the audit of the 2012 financial year.
The Boards of Ahold wish to thank Deloitte and its partners and staff who have served the Ahold account for over 25 years.
Cautionary notice
This press release includes forward-looking statements, which do not refer to historical facts but refer to expectations based on management's current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those included in such statements. These forward-looking statements include, statements as to the recommendation that PwC will be appointed as Ahold’s auditor with effect for the 2013 financial year. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the information set forth in these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, factors discussed in Ahold’s public filings and other disclosures. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as per the date of this press release. Ahold does not assume any obligation to update any public information or forward-looking statements in this release to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, except as may be required by applicable laws. Outside the Netherlands, Koninklijke Ahold N.V., being its registered name, presents itself under the name of “Royal Ahold” or simply “Ahold”.
