the internal risk management and control systems are adequate and effective and provide reasonable
assurance that Rabobank Group's financial statements are consistent, in all material respects, with the
principles established by COSO.
Statement on true view
The Executive Board of Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank Nederland)
hereby states that, to the best of its knowledge:
- the financial statements give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit
of Rabobank Nederland and the companies included in the consolidation;
- the management report gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs as at the balance sheet date
and of the course of affairs during the financial year of Rabobank Nederland and its subsidiaries and
other affiliated entities the information of which is included in its financial statements, together with
a description of the principal risks the issuer faces.
Bert Heemskerk, Chairman
Piet Moerland, member
Bert Bruggink, CFO
Sipko Schat, member
Piet van Schijndel, member
Risk management
The management of Rabobank Group is based on its strategic principles and, by extension, on the
interrelationship between risk, return and capital. Both the DNB and the Bank itself have formulated
standards concerning Rabobank's organisation and control.
Rabobank's organisation and control are subject to the Dutch Financial Supervision Act, including
subordinate legislation based thereon, and regulations imposed by both the DNB and the AFM as
supervisory authorities. These legal requirements and supervisors' regulations form Rabobank Group's
framework for the organisation and control of its activities.
Corporate governance information on the Internet
Rabobank Nederland provides information on its corporate governance, including a full statement
of its deviations from theTabaksblat code, on www.rabobank.com/corporategovernance.
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