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Forward-looking Statements
This document includes or incorporates by reference "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"), Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended ("Exchange Act"), and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 about Delhaize Group that are
subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements included in this document, other than statements of historical fact,
which address activities, events or developments that Delhaize Group expects or anticipates will or may occur in the
future, including, without limitation, statements regarding expansion and growth of its business, anticipated store
openings and renovations, future capital expenditures, projected revenue growth or synergies resulting from the share
exchange transaction with Delhaize America, and business strategy, are forward-looking statements. These forward-
looking statements generally can be identified as statements that include phrases such as "believe", "expect", "antici-
pate", "intend", "plan", "foresee", "likely", "will", "should" or other similar words or phrases.
Although such statements are based on currently available operating, financial and competitive information, actual
outcomes and results may differ materially from those projected depending upon a variety of factors, including, but
not limited to, changes in the general economy or in the primary markets of Delhaize Group, changes in consumer
spending, competitive factors, the nature and extent of continued consolidation in the industry, changes in the
rates of inflation or currency exchange rates, changes in foreign, state, regional or federal legislation or regulation,
adverse determination with respect to litigation or other claims, inability to develop new stores or to complete
remodels as rapidly as planned, stability of product costs and supply or quality control problems with vendors. This
list of factors that may affect future performance and the accuracy of forward-looking statements are illustrative,
but by no means exhaustive. Accordingly, all forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understan-
ding of their inherent uncertainty.
Delhaize Group’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2002, describes other important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from expectations of Delhaize Group, including the factors described under the heading
entitled "Risk Factors" under Section B of Item 3 of the Form 20-F. All written and oral forward-looking statements
attributable to Delhaize Group or persons acting on behalf of Delhaize Group are expressly qualified in their entirety
by such factors.
Number of Associates
2002 2001 2000
Full-time 62,771 63,186 63,734
Part-time 81,123 83,599 88,755
Full-time equivalent 105,491 106,391 110,584
Male 70,198 71,882 74,767
Female 73,696 74,903 77,722
Delhaize America 109,823 113,713 120,441
Super Discount Markets - - 1,992
Delhaize Belgium 15,787 15,407 14,944
Alfa-Beta 6,329 6,248 4,165
Delvita 5,348 5,493 5,683
Mega Image 898 593 513
Food Lion Thailand 1,584 1,424 1,093
Super Indo 2,968 2,680 2,407
Shop N Save 1,157 1,227 1,251
Total 143,894 146,785 152,489