This CSR Report contains 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. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to factors that are beyond Ahold's ability to control or estimate precisely, including but not limited to, Ahold's ability to augment its corporate social responsibility reporting abilities and to develop systems to enhance its capacity to provide consistent group-wide information in future reports, Ahold's ability to implement and complete successfully its plans and strategies and to meet its targets, the benefits from Ahold's plans and strategies being less than those anticipated, the effect of general economic or political conditions, the actions of Ahold's shareholders, competitors, customers, and other third parties, increases or changes in competition, Ahold's ability to retain and attract personnel who are integral to the success of the business, Ahold's IT outsourcing and information security, Ahold's ability to address corporate social responsibility issues, fluctuations in exchange rates or interest rates, Ahold's liquidity needs exceeding expected levels, compliance and regulatory risks and other factors discussed in Ahold's Annual Report 2007, Risk management and internal control, Risk factors and in Ahold's other public filings. Accordingly, this CSR Report is subject to this notice and the About this report section in this CSR Report and qualified by the assumptions, qualifications and the risk factors detailed in Ahold's publicly filed reports. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this CSR Report. Ahold does not assume any obligation to update any public information or forward-looking statement in this CSR Report to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this CSR Report, except as may be required by applicable laws. Outside the Netherlands, Ahold presents itself under the name of "Royal Ahold" or simply "Ahold". For the reader's convenience, "Ahold or "the Company" is also used throughout this CSR Report. The Company's registered name is "Koninklijke Ahold N.V."

The main corporate social responsibility principles as discussed in this CSR Report imply obligations to perform to the best of one's ability and do not imply obligations to guarantee a certain result.

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