Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements continued Reportofthe Reportofthe Financial Other Contents Overview Executive Board Supervisory Board Statements Information 28. Employee benefits continued Sensitivity analysis Reasonably possible changes at the reporting date to one of the relevant actuarial assumptions, holding other assumptions constant, would have affected the defined benefit obligation by the amounts shown below: 31 December 2015 31 December 2014 Increase in Decrease in Increase in Decrease in Effect in millions of EUR assumption assumption assumption assumption Discount rate (0.5% movement) (677) 771 (721) 825 Future salary growth (0.25% movement) 21 (20) 45 (44) Future pension growth (0.25% movement) 300 (292) 301 (265) Medical cost trend rate (0.5% movement) 6 (5) 5 (5) Life expectancy (1 year)287(290)285(287) Although the analysis does not take account of the full distribution of cash flows expected under the plan, it does provide an approximation of the sensitivity of the assumptions shown. 29. Share-based payments - Long-Term Variable Award HEINEKEN has a performance-based share plan (Long-Term Variable award (LTV)) for the Executive Board and senior management. Under this LTV plan, share rights are conditionally awarded to incumbents on an annual basis. The vesting of these rights is subject to the performance of Heineken N.V. on specific internal performance conditions and continued service over a three-year period. The performance conditions for LTV 2013-2015. LTV 2014-2015 and LTV 2015-2017 are the same for the Executive Board and senior management and comprise solely of internal financial measures, being Organic Revenue Growth (Organic Gross Profit beia growth up to LTV 2013-2015). Organic EBIT beia growth. Earnings Per Share (EPS) beia growth and Free Operating Cash Flow. Essentially, the performance targets are also the same for the Executive Board and senior management, although for LTV 2013-2015 the performance conditions for the Executive Board have been set at a higher target level as a result of the recalibration that took place at the end of 2013. At target performance. 100 per cent of the awarded share rights vest. At threshold performance. 50 per cent of the awarded share rights vest. At maximum performance. 200 per cent of the awarded share rights vest for the Executive Board as well as senior managers contracted by the US. Mexico. Brazil and Singapore, and 175 per cent vest for all other senior managers. The performance period for the aforementioned plans are: LTV Performance period start Performance period end 2013-2015 1 January 2013 31 December 2015 2014-2016 1 January 2014 31 December 2016 2015-2017 1 January 2015 31 December 2017 The vesting date for the Executive Board is shortly after the publication of the annual results of 2015,2016 and 2017 respectively and for senior management on 1 April 2016,2017 and 2018 respectively. As HEINEKEN will withhold the tax related to vesting on behalf of the individual employees, the number of Eleineken N.V. shares to be received will be a net number. The share rights are not dividend-bearing during the performance period. The fair value has been adjusted for expected dividends by applying a discount based on the dividend policy and historical dividend payouts, during the vesting period. 112 Heineken N.V. Annual Report 2015

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