Independent auditor's report

To: the general meeting of shareholders and supervisory board of Alliander N.

Profit appropriation

The profit appropriation is governed by Article 33 of the Articles of Association. The text of this article is as follows: Article 33 Profit: Payment chargeable to the reserves.

Notes to scope 3 supply chain emissions

We endorse the importance of supply chain responsibility. This includes the need to provide maximum transparency on developments at our suppliers. For this reason, we have calculated our supply chain emissions for more categories in 2015.

Five-year summary

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Events after balance sheet date

The contract (SPA) to acquire parts of the Enexis networks in Friesland and the Noordoostpolder (Activabedrijf Enexis Friesland B.V. – AEF B.V.

Important subsidiaries and other participations

Alliander N.V. has issued a Section 403 statement of liability for these subsidiaries.

Independent assurance report

To: the Board of Management of Alliander N.V. The Board of Management of Alliander N.V. (‘the Organisation’) engaged us to provide assurance on the sustainability information in the Annual Report 2015.

Opinion of the Alliander stakeholder panel

The stakeholder panel is delighted with Alliander's invitation to provide feedback on the Annual Report 2015.

Performance benchmark

We look critically at our own performance and we benchmark it against that of other companies, both in and outside the energy sector. We do so mainly to learn and identify promising opportunities. Some benchmark data are explained below.

SWOT analysis