Heineken N.V. Annual General Meeting of Shareholders adopts all proposals on the agenda
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Amsterdam, 21 April 2011 - Heineken N.V. announced today that its Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) has adopted all proposals on the agenda of the AGM
of Heineken N.V. The most important resolutions are listed below.
Adjustments to the remuneration policy of the Executive Board
The AGM adopted adjustments to the remuneration policy per 1 January 2011
involving the base salary of the CEO and the short-term and long-term incentive
of both the CEO and the CFO. The adjustments will increase the level of
compensation of the Heineken Executive Board Members to a level that is closer
to that of their relevant peers in the global market. It will also further
strengthen the link between pay and performance by increasing the ratio between
maximum and target payout of the short-term and long-term incentive, related to
even more ambitious targets. Finally the policy will increase share ownership by
Executive Board Members approving alignment of interest with Heineken N.V.
shareholders.
The adjustments to the remuneration policy are stated in the remuneration policy
in the annual report (page 53 to 58) and are posted on the website.
Dividend
The AGM approved the dividend proposal for the year 2010 of ?0.76 per share. As
an interim dividend of ?0.26 was paid on 3 September 2010, the final dividend
will be ?0.50 per share. The final dividend will be made payable on Thursday 5
May 2011. Heineken N.V. shares will be quoted ex-dividend on Wednesday 27 April
2011.
Re-appointment of Executive Board Member
The AGM re-appointed CFO Mr. D.R. Hooft Graafland as member of the Executive
Board with effect from 21 April 2011, for a period of 4 years (i.e. until the
end of the AGM to be held in 2015).
Re-appointment of Supervisory Board Member
The AGM re-appointed, Mr. M.R. de Carvalho as member of the Supervisory Board,
with effect from 21 April 2011, for a period of 4 years (i.e. until the end of
the AGM to be held in 2015).
The full list of resolutions of the AGM of Heineken N.V. of 21 April 2011 can be
found on the Heineken website www.heinekeninternational.com/agm as of 22 April,
end of the day.
Press enquiries
John-Paul Schuirink
Tel.: +31 20 5239 355
john-paul.schuirink(at)heineken.com
Investor and analyst enquiries
Jan van de Merbel
Tel.: +31 20 5239 590
Investors(at)heineken.com
Editorial information:
Heineken is one of the world's great brewers and is committed to growth and
remaining independent. 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. The Company operates 140 breweries in more than 70
countries and sold 205 million hectolitres of beer on a 2010 pro-forma basis.
Heineken is Europe's largest brewer and the world's third largest by volume.
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, Dos Equis, Foster's, Kingfisher,
Newcastle Brown Ale, Ochota, Primus, Sagres, Sol, Star, Strongbow, Tecate, Tiger
and Zywiec. On a 2010 pro-forma basis, including FEMSA Cerveza, revenue totalled
?17 billion and EBIT (beia) was ?2.7 billion. The average number of people
employed is more than 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: http://www.heinekeninternational.com.
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