Shareholder information
Investor Relations
Heineken takes a proactive role in maintaining
an open dialogue with shareholders and
bondholders, providing accurate and complete
information in a timely and consistent way. We do
this through press releases, the annual report,
presentations, webcasts, regular briefings and
open days with analysts, fund managers and
shareholders.
O/vnership structure
Standing at the head of the Heineken Group,
Haineken Holding N.V. is no ordinary holding
company. Since its formation in 1952, the
o )jective of Heineken Holding N.V., pursuant to its
A "tides of Association has been to manage and/
o supervise the Heineken Group and to provide
s< rvices to the Heineken Group. The role
Haineken Holding N.V. has performed for the
Haineken Group since 1952 has been to safeguard
it; continuity, independence and stability and
ci eate conditions for controlled, steady growth of
tl e activities of the Heineken Group. This stability
h is enabled the Heineken Group to rise to its
p esent position as the brewer with the widest
irternational presence and one of the world's
largest brewing groups. Every Heineken N.V. share
h aid by Heineken Holding N.V. is matched by one
si are issued by Heineken Holding N.V. The net
a set value of one Heineken Holding N.V. share is
tl erefore identical to the net asset value of one
Haineken N.V. share. The dividend payable on the
two shares is also identical. Historically, however,
Haineken Holding N.V. shares have traded at a
Ic wer price due to technical factors that are
n arket-specific.
S lares and options
H aineken N.V.
E aineken N.V. shares are traded on Euronext
A nsterdam, where the Company is included
ir the main AEX Index. Prices for the ordinary
s lares may be accessed on Bloomberg under the
s mbols HEIA NA and HEIO NA and on the Reuters
E luities 2000 Service under HEIA.AS and HEHN.
A5. The ISIN code is NL0000009165. Options on
haineken N.V. shares are listed on Euronext.Liffe.
Additional information is available on the website:
www.heinekeninternational.com.
In 2006, the average daily volume of trade
was 1,608,718 shares. Heineken N.V. is not a
'structuurvennootschap' within the meaning
of the Netherlands Civil Code. Consequently,
decisions on all important matters are taken
by the General Meeting of Shareholders.
Right to add agenda items
Shareholders who, alone or together, represent at
least 1 per cent of Heineken N.V.'s issued capital
or hold shares with a market value of €50 million
have the right to request items to be placed
on the agenda of the General Meeting of
Shareholders. Requests to place items on the
agenda must be received by Heineken N.V. at least
60 days before the date of the General Meeting
of Shareholders. Heineken N.V. reserves the right
to refuse to place an item on the agenda if its
inclusion would be contrary to the Company's
material interest.
Market capitalisation
On 29 December 2006, there were 489,974,594
shares of €1.60 nominal value in issue. At a year-
end price of €36.03 on 29 December 2006, the
market capitalisation of Heineken N.V. on balance
sheet date was €17.7 billion.
Year-end price €36.03
High €37.89
Low €26.76
29 December 2006
21 November 2006
6 January 2006
Heineken N.V. 4 QC
Annual Report 2006 .L^O
