Ahold enters into settlements with Van Der Hoeven and Meurs
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Ahold today announced that it has
entered into settlements with its former CEO Cees Van der Hoeven and
its former CFO Michiel Meurs.
The settlement with the former CEO Van der Hoeven comprises two
elements: (i) Van der Hoeven will unconditionally waive all claims
which he has made in an arbitration proceeding against Ahold in an
amount of more than EUR 4.5 million and (ii) Van der Hoeven will pay
to Ahold an amount of EUR 5 million.
The settlement with the former CFO Meurs also comprises two elements:
(i) Meurs will unconditionally waive all claims that he has made
against Ahold in an arbitration proceeding in an amount of more than
EUR 2 million and (ii) Meurs will pay to Ahold an amount of EUR
600,000.
The arbitration proceedings referred to above will be terminated.
The settlement has been agreed on the basis that neither Van der
Hoeven nor Meurs has admitted liability.
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