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Organic volume growth
Increase in consolidated volume, excluding
the effect of the first time consolidation
of acquisitions.
Profit
Total profit of the Group before deduction
of minority interests.
All brand names mentioned in this Annual Report,
including those brand names not marked by an
represent registered trade marks and are legally
protected.
Region
A region is defined as Heineken's managerial
classification of countries into geographical units.
Revenue
Net realised sales proceeds in Euros.
Top-line growth
Growth in net revenue.
Volume
Amstel® volume
The group beer volume of the Amstel brand.
Consolidated beer volume
100 per cent of beer volume produced and
sold by fully consolidated companies and
the share of beer volume brewed and
sold by proportionately consolidated joint-
venture companies.
Group beer volume
The part of the total Group volume that relates
to beer.
Heineken® volume
The Group beer volume of the Heineken brand.
Heineken® volume in premium segment
The Group beer volume of the Heineken brand in
the premium segment (Heineken volume in the
Netherlands is excluded).
Total beer volume
The Group beer volume in a country.
Total group volume
100 per cent of beer, soft drinks and other
beverages volume produced and sold by fully
consolidated companies and by proportionately
consolidated joint-venture companies as well as
the volume of Heineken's brands produced and
sold under licence by third parties.
Weighted average number of shares
Basic
Weighted average number of issued shares
adjusted for the weighted average of own shares
purchased in the year.
Diluted
Weighted average number of basic shares after
adjustment for the effects of all dilutive own
shares purchased.