Ordinary Shareholder Meeting May 26, 2016
Mats Jansson Chairman of the Board of Directors
Ahold Delhaize • June 24, 2015: announcement of intended merger • March 14, 2016: merger plans approved at Extraordinary shareholders’ Meeting • Completion of the intended merger on track ... bringing shareholder value and ensure that Delhaize has a bright future for many years to come
Ahold Delhaize
Ahold Delhaize: growth and sustainable future • Creating a stronger, international food retailer and delivering value for all stakeholders o A superior customer offering o Attractive opportunities for our associates o Better serving our communities o A compelling value proposition for shareholders
Delhaize 2015... Making significant progress • Simplifying our business • Increasing our focus • Customer Centricity…key part of our strategy… Significant progress leading to a solid operational and financial performance strengthening our position
Ahold Delhaize: Leadership team
Frans Muller President & CEO
2015... A very intense, but great year • ... thanks to dedicated teamwork o of our associates in stores o in distribution centers o in support functions across the company ...responding to the expectations of all our stakeholders, and most importantly our customers
Ahold Delhaize... a strong business case • To form a large, more innovative company with market-leading retail offerings and strong, trusted local brands • Two companies with complementary cultures, similar values and neighboring geographies • A superior customer offering with enhanced choices in products, services • Shopping in stores and online in an omni-channel environment • Offer an even better place to work • A strong financial profile will enable Ahold Delhaize to fund continued innovation, investment in future growth and to deliver attractive returns to shareholders
Ahold Delhaize • Over 6 500 multi-format stores • Leading positions in key regions • Over 50 millions customers in U.S and Europe per week • € 62,2 billion aggregated sales 2015 Note: Sales, Underlying Operating Income, Stores and Employees 2015 excludes JVs; i.e. JMR for Ahold in Portugal and SuperIndo for delhaize in Indonesia.
Delhaize Group – 2015 highlights • 18% UOP growth at actual rates (4% at identical rates) • Free Cash Flow (excl. one-time elements) of € 646m ( € 586m in 2014) • 12.5% increase in gross dividend to € 1.80 per share • Dow Jones Sustainability Index inclusion
Delhaize Group - 2015 highlights - US • CSS growth of 2.2% with solid 2.5% real sales growth • 4.0% underlying operating margin • Relaunched 162 Food Lion stores in Raleigh mid-October
Delhaize Group - 2015 highlights - Belgium • 0.9% CSS growth with positive market share growth in H2 • 2.1% underlying operating margin • Departure of 2,100 store employees impacted operating standards in Q4 • Implemented New Store Organisation in 53 stores 1867-20 2017
Delhaize Group - 2015 highlights - SEE • 9.5% overall revenues growth with solid 3.5% CSS growth • Market share gains in the 3 countries • Maintained high profitability as a result of good cost control
Thank you.
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