Independent Auditor's Report
Overview
Report of the
Executive Board
Report of the
Supervisory Board
Financial statements
Other information
To: The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Heineken N.V.
Report on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements 2012 of Heineken N.V., Amsterdam. The financial statements include the consolidated
financial statements and the company financial statements. The consolidated financial statements comprise the consolidated statement of financial
position as at 31 December 2012, the consolidated income statement, the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and
cash flows for the year then ended, and notes, comprising a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information as
included on page 67 to 142. The company financial statements comprise the company balance sheet as at 31 December 2012, the company income
statement for the year then ended and the notes, comprising a summary of the accounting policies and other explanatory information as included
on page 143 to 150.
Management's responsibility
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards as adopted by the European Union and with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Netherlands Civil Code, and for the preparation of the report of the
Executive Board in accordance with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Netherlands Civil Code. Furthermore, management is responsible for such internal control
as it determines is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud
Auditor's responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Dutch law,
including the Dutch Standards on Auditing. This requires that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected
depend on the auditor's judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud
or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial
statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the entity's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness
of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion with respect to the consolidated financial statements
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of Heineken N.V. as at 31 December 2012 and of
its result and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union
and with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Netherlands Civil Code.
Opinion with respect to the company financial statements
In our opinion, the company financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of Heineken N.V. as at 31 December 2012 and of its
result for the year then ended in accordance with Part 9 of Book 2 of the Netherlands Civil Code.
Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
Pursuant to the legal requirements under Section 2:393 sub 5 at e and f of the Netherlands Civil Code, we have no deficiencies to report as a result of our
examination whether the report of the Executive Board as included on page 4 to 55, to the extent we can assess, has been prepared in accordance with
Part 9 of Book 2 of this Code, and if the information as required under Section 2:392 sub 1 atb-h has been annexed. Further, we report that the report
of the Executive Board, to the extent we can assess, is consistent with the financial statements as required by Section 2:391 sub 4 of the Netherlands
Civil Code.
Amsterdam, 12 February 2013
KPMG Accountants N.V.
E.I.L. van Leeuwen RA
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