pwc Assurance report of the Independent auditor Assurance report on the effectiveness of internal control over the consolidated financial statements Our opinion What we have audited The basis for our opinion Independence and quality control About this Chairman's Corporate Consolidated Financial Company Financial Report Foreword Management Report Appendices Governance Statements Statements To: The General Members Council and Supervisory Board of Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. In our opinion the statement of the Managing Board of Rabobank regarding its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over the consolidated financial statements of Rabobank as of 31 December 2018, is prepared in all material respects, in accordance with the criteria based on the framework set out in 2013 by the Committee of Sponsoring Organisations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), as defined in Internal Control - Integrated Framework. The object of our assurance engagement concerns the effectiveness of the internal control over the consolidated financial statements of Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A. (hereafter: Rabobank) as at 31 December 2018 (hereafter: 'the internal control'). We conducted our assurance engagement, in accordance with Dutch law, including the Dutch Standard 3000A 'Assurance engagements, other than audits or reviews of historical financial information (attestation-engagements)' ('Assurance-opdrachten anders dan opdrachten tot controle of beoordeling van historische financiële informatie (attest-opdrachten)'). This assurance engagement is aimed to provide reasonable assurance. Our responsibilities under this standard are further described in the section 'Our responsibilities for the assurance engagement' of our report. We believe that the assurance information we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. We are independent of Rabobank in accordance with the 'Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, a regulation with respect to independence' ('Verordening inzake de onafhankelijkheid van accountants bij assurance-opdrachten' - ViO) and other relevant independence requirements in the Netherlands. Furthermore we have complied with the 'Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants, a regulation with respect to rules of professional conduct' ('Verordening gedrags- en beroepsregels accountants' - VGBA). We apply the 'detailed rules for quality systems' ('Nadere voorschriften kwaliteitssystemen') and accordingly maintain a comprehensive system of quality control including documented policies and procedures regarding compliance with ethical requirements, professional standards and other applicable legal and regulatory requirements. EH44X5NCPJUJ-1288894667-935 PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V., Thomas R. Malthusstraat 5,1066 JR Amsterdam, P.O. Box 90357, 1006 BJ Amsterdam, the Netherlands T: +31 (o) 88 792 00 20, F: +31 (o) 88 792 96 40, www.pwc.nl 'PwC' is the brand under which PricewaterhouseCoopers Accountants N.V. (Chamber of Commerce 34180285), PricewaterhouseCoopers Belastingadviseurs N.V. (Chamber of Commerce 34180284), PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory N.V. (Chamber of Commerce 34180287), PricewaterhouseCoopers Compliance Services B.V. (Chamber of Commerce 51414406), PricewaterhouseCoopers Pensions, Actuarial Insurance Services B.V. (Chamber of Commerce 54226368), PricewaterhouseCoopers B.V. (Chamber of Commerce 34180289) and other companies operate and provide services. These services are governed by General Terms and Conditions ('algemene voorwaarden'), which include provisions regarding our liability. Purchases by these companies are governed by General Terms and Conditions of Purchase ('algemene inkoopvoorwaarden'). At www.pwc.nl more detailed information on these companies is available, including these General Terms and Conditions and the General Terms and Conditions of Purchase, which have also been filed at the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce. Annual Report 2018 - Company Financial Statements 258

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