Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Financial Statements continued
1 Reporting entity
Heineken N.V. (the 'Company') is a company domiciled in the Netherlands. The address of the
Company's registered office is Vijzelstraat 72, Amsterdam. The consolidated financial statements
of the Company as at and for the year ended 31 December 2006 comprise the Company and its
subsidiaries (together referred to as 'Heineken' or the 'Group') and Heineken's interest in joint
ventures and associates.
A summary of the main subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates is included in note 34, 35 and 15.
Heineken is primarily involved in brewing and selling of beer.
2 Basis of preparation
(a)Statement of compliance
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial
Reporting Standards (IFRS) as endorsed by the EU and also comply with the financial reporting
requirements included in Part 9 of Book 2 of the Netherlands Civil Code.
The financial statements have been prepared by the Executive Board of the Company and authorised
for issue on 20 February 2007 and will be submitted for approval to the Annual General Meeting
of Shareholders on 19 April 2007.
(b)Basis of measurement
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for the
following assets and liabilities:
available-for-sale investments are measured at fair value
investments at fair value through profit and loss are measured at fair value
derivative financial instruments are measured at fair value
liabilities for equity-settled share-based payment arrangements are measured at fair value
The methods used to measure fair values are discussed further in note 4.
(c) Functional and presentation currency
These consolidated financial statements are presented in Euro, which is the Company's functional
currency. All financial information presented in Euro has been rounded to the nearest million.
(d)Use of estimates and judgements
The preparation of financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and
assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting
estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised and in any future periods
affected.
In particular, information about significant areas of estimation uncertainty and critical judgements
in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amount recognised
in the financial statements are described in the following notes:
Note 6 business combinations.
Note 14 measurement of the recoverable amounts of cash-generating units.
Note 17 utilisation of tax losses.
Note 26 measurement of defined benefit obligations.
Note 27 measurement of share-based payments - Long-Term Incentive Plan.
Note 28 and 32 provisions and contingencies.
Note 30 valuation of financial instruments.
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