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The non-Belgian holder can then obtain reimbursement from the Bureau Central
de Taxation, at the same address, upon presentation of the stamped form and a
document proving that the dividend has been cashed. The request for reimburse-
ment must be filed with the Bureau Central de Taxation within three years from
January 1 of the year following the year in which the dividend was declared
payable.
Prospective holders should consult their tax advisors as to whether they qualify
for the reduced withholding tax upon attribution or payment of dividends, and as
to the procedural requirements for obtaining the reduced withholding tax imme-
diately upon the attribution or payment of the dividends or through the filing of a
claim for reimbursement.
Annual Report
This annual report is available in English, French and Dutch. It can be downloaded
from Delhaize Group’s website: www.delhaizegroup.com. A printed or electronic
version may be ordered via the same website or directly from the Delhaize Group
Investor Relations Department (see contacts at the end of this section).
Delhaize Group is subject to the reporting requirements of the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC) governing foreign companies listed in the U.S.
An annual report will be filed with the SEC on Form 20-F. The Form 20-F will be
available from the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm and on
the Company’s website.
Consultation of Documents
The public documents concerning Delhaize Group can be consulted at the regis-
tered office (rue Osseghemstraat 53, 1080 Brussels - Belgium).
In the United States, Delhaize Group is subject to the informational requirements
of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),
and in accordance with the Exchange Act Delhaize Group files reports and other
information with the SEC. The reports and other information Delhaize Group files
with the SEC can be inspected at the SEC’s public reference room at Room 1024,
Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., U.S. 20549. Also, the
SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports and other infor-
mation that registrants have filed electronically with the SEC.
Delhaize Group makes available free of charge, through the shareholder infor-
mation section of Delhaize Group’s website (www.delhaizegroup.com), the
Company’s reports filed electronically with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange
Act as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company electronically files such
material with the SEC.
Delhaize Group’s reports and other information can also be inspected and copied
at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York,
NY 10005, U.S.A.
Ordinary General Meeting
The next Ordinary General Meeting will take place on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at
Delhaize Group’s Corporate Support Office, Square Marie Curie 40, 1070 Brussels,
Belgium. Detailed information about the Ordinary General Meeting will be pub-
lished in the Belgian newspapers L’Echo and De Tijd, as well as in the Belgian
Official Gazette and on the Company website.
Investors and Media
For all questions regarding Delhaize Group and its stock, please contact:
Delhaize Group
Investor Relations Department
Square Marie Curie 40
1070 Brussels
Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 412 21 51
Fax.: +32 2 412 29 76
Delhaize Group
Investor Relations Department
P.O. Box 1330
Salisbury, NC 28145-1330
United States
Tel.: +1 704 633 8250, ext. 2529
Fax.: +1 704 645 2050
Questions can be sent to [email protected].
Information regarding Delhaize Group (press releases, annual reports, share
price,…) can be found in three languages (English, French and Dutch) on Delhaize
Group’s website www.delhaizegroup.com.
You can also subscribe through the email alert service to receive other informa-
tion: agendas of the general meetings, press releases, projects of modifications
of Articles of Association, special reports from the Board of Directors, publication
of annual report, statutory accounts, dividend payment, number of outstanding
shares and warrants, and shareholder notifications.
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