Heineken N.V. successfully issues EUR 1.35 billion of Notes
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Amsterdam, 12 March 2012 - Heineken N.V. today announced that it has
successfully placed EUR 1.35 billion of Notes, consisting of 7-year Notes for a
principal amount of EUR 850 million with a coupon of 2.5% and 12-year Notes for
a principal amount of EUR 500 million with a coupon of 3.5%. The Notes were
issued under the Company's European Medium Term Note Programme and benefit from
the Baa1 and BBB+ ratings recently assigned to HEINEKEN by Moody's Investor
Service and Standard & Poor's, respectively. The Notes will be listed on the
Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
The Notes issued today further improve HEINEKEN's debt maturity profile and the
proceeds of the offerings will be used for general corporate purposes. The Notes
were placed by BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, HSBC, ING Bank and Rabobank.
Press enquiries
John-Paul Schuirink
Financial Communications Manager
E-mail: john-paul.schuirink(at)heineken.com
Tel: +31-20-5239355
Investor and analyst enquiries
George Toulantas
Director of Investor Relations
E-mail: investors(at)heineken.com
Tel: +31-20-5239590
Editorial information:
HEINEKEN is a proud, independent global brewer committed to surprise and excite
consumers with its brands and products everywhere. The brand that bears the
founder's family name - Heineken® - is available in almost every country on the
globe and is the world's most valuable international premium beer brand. The
Company's aim is to be a leading brewer in each of the markets in which it
operates and to have the world's most valuable brand portfolio. HEINEKEN wants
to win in all markets with Heineken® and with a full brand portfolio in markets
of choice. The Company is present in over 70 countries and operates more than
140 breweries with volume of 214 million hectolitres of group beer sold.
HEINEKEN is Europe's largest brewer and the world's second largest by revenue.
HEINEKEN is committed to the responsible marketing and consumption of its more
than 200 international premium, regional, local and specialty beers and ciders.
These include Amstel, Birra Moretti, Cruzcampo, Desperados, Dos Equis, Foster's,
Heineken, Newcastle Brown Ale, Ochota, Primus, Sagres, Sol, Star, Strongbow,
Tecate, and Zywiec. Our leading joint venture brands include Cristal,
Kingfisher, Tiger and Anchor. In 2011, revenue totaled ?17.1 billion and EBIT
(beia) was ?2.7 billion. The number of people employed is around 70,000.
Heineken N.V. and Heineken Holding N.V. shares are listed on the Amsterdam stock
exchange. Prices for the ordinary shares may be accessed on Bloomberg under the
symbols HEIA NA and HEIO NA and on the Reuter Equities 2000 Service under
HEIN.AS and HEIO.AS. Most recent information is available on HEINEKEN's
website:www.theHEINEKENcompany.com.
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Datum: 12.03.2012 - 19:01 Uhr
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