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APPROPRIATION OF PROFIT
HEINEKEN N.V. ANNUAL REPORT 2008
Appropriation of profit
Article 12, paragraph 7, of the Articles of Association
stipulates:
"Of the profits, payment shall first be made, if possible,
of a dividend of six per cent of the issued part of the
authorised share capital. The amount remaining shall be
at the disposal of the General Meeting of Shareholders."
It is proposed to appropriate the entire profit of €209 million,
as well as €95 million of the retained earnings for payment
of dividend.
Civil code
Heineken N.V. is not a 'structuurvennootschap' within the
meaning of Sections 152-164 of the Netherlands Civil Code.
Heineken Holding N.V., a company listed on Euronext
Amsterdam, holds 50.005 per cent of the issued shares
of Heineken N.V.
Authorised capital
The Company's authorised capital amounts to €2.5 billion.
