As a Dutch listed company Ahold is required to comply with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code either by applying its provisions or explaining why it deviates from any provision. Ahold shareholders gave their consent to all the proposed changes aimed at compliance with the Dutch Corporate Governance Code during an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on March 3, 2004. As a result of Ahold's listing on the NYSE the Company is required to comply with applicable U.S. securities regulations and the listing standards of the NYSE to the extent that they apply to non U.S. companies. Ahold continues to seek ways to improve its corporate governance by measuring itself against international best practice, primarily in the Netherlands and the United States. As a Dutch company governed by Dutch law, Ahold follows corporate governance practices that may differ from the practices followed by U.S. domestic companies under NYSE listing standards. A summary of the significant differences in corporate governance practices that Ahold follows under Dutch law and NYSE listing standards followed by U.S. domestic companies is published in the corporate governance section of the Company's website at www.ahold.com. On December 22, 2006 Ahold completed the delisting of the Company's shares on the Zurich Stock Exchange.