Contents
3 Profile of Heineken
4 Executive Board
5 Supervisory Board
6 Recommendations of the Supervisory Board
8 Key figures in ECUs
9 Key figures
12 Report of the Executive Board
12 Report of the Chairman
14 Prospects
14 General developments
14 - Corporate brands
15 - Breweries
18 - Research Development
18- Environment
19 - Alcohol and society
19 - Personnel
21 Developments by country and region
21 - Europe
27 - Western Hemisphere
31 - Africa
32 - Asia Pacific
38 Financial developments
42 Map of the World
45 Annual Accounts 1997
46 - Consolidated Balance sheet
48 - Consolidated Statement of Income
49 - Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
50 - Notes to the Consolidated Balance Sheet,
Statement of Income and Statement
of Cash Flows
62 - List of capital investments
64 - Balance Sheet of Heineken N.V.
65 - Profit and Loss Account of Heineken N.V.
66 - Notes to the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss
Account of Heineken N.V.
69 Supplementary information
70 Ten-year overview
72 Information for shareholders
This is an English version of the Dutch original which shall prevail.
Une version abrégée est également disponible en langue franfaise
1 hectolitre (hi) 22 Imperial gallons 26.418 US gallons
1,000guilders (NLG 1,000) approximately 299 approximately
US S495 (at December p, 1997b
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