a.s.r.’s consolidated and company financial and sustainability statements for 2024, as well as chapters 1-5 and 8 of the Annual Report, have been prepared in accordance with the IFRS and CSRD as adopted by the EU and with applicable Dutch law.
As required by Section 5:25c paragraph 2(c) of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act, the Executive Board (EB) declares that, to the best of its knowledge:
The financial statements provide a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial positions and earnings of a.s.r. and the enterprises included in the consolidation taken as a whole;
The management report provides a fair view of the position at the balance sheet date and developments during the year under review and the enterprises included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks confronting a.s.r.
In accordance with best practice 1.4.3 of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code of December 2022 and based on the evaluation carried out, the EB declares that, to the best of its knowledge:
The report provides sufficient insights into any failings in the effectiveness of the internal risk management and control systems with regard to the risks (see section 5.4);
The aforementioned systems provide reasonable assurance that the financial reporting does not contain any material inaccuracies (see section 5.4, 5.5, and 7.8);
Based on the current state of affairs, it is justified that the financial reporting is prepared on a going concern basis; and (see section 2, 3 and 7);
The report states the material risks, and the uncertain- ties, to the extent that they are relevant to the expectation of the company’s continuity for the period of twelve months after the preparation of the report. (see section 2.1, 2.6 and 7).
Utrecht, The Netherlands, 25 March 2025
Jos Baeten, CEO
Ewout Hollegien, CFO
Ingrid de Swart, COO/CTO