Delhaize Group SA — Shareholder Meeting (May 2016)
16 slides from Delhaize Group SA's shareholder meeting presentation, May 26, 2016
Slide 1: Ordinary Shareholder Meeting May 26, 2016
Ordinary Shareholder Meeting May 26, 2016
Slide 2: Mats Jansson, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mats Jansson Chairman of the Board of Directors
Slide 3: Ahold Delhaize merger timeline
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
Slide 4: Ahold Delhaize
Ahold Delhaize —-a\ (a) delhaizewine\ DELHAIZE
Slide 5: Creating a stronger, international food retailer
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
Slide 6: Delhaize 2015... Making significant progress
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
Slide 7: Ahold Delhaize: Leadership team
Ahold Delhaize: Leadership team
Slide 8: Frans Muller, President & CEO
Frans Muller President & CEO
Slide 9: 2015... A very intense, but great year
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
Slide 10: Delhaize... a strong business case
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 pr
Slide 11: Combined company key facts
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 SuperI
Slide 12: Delhaize Group – 2015 highlights
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
Slide 13: Delhaize Group - 2015 highlights - US
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
Slide 14: Delhaize Group - 2015 highlights - Belgium
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 1867-2017
Slide 15: Delhaize Group - 2015 highlights - SEE
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
Slide 16: Thank you.
DELHAIZE #a GROUP Thank you.