Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements continued
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35. Related parties continued
FEMSA
As consideration for HEIN EKEN's acquisition of the beer operations of Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (FEMSA). FEMSA became a major
shareholder of Heineken N.V. Therefore, several existing contracts between FEMSA and former FEMSA-owned companies acquired by HEIN EKEN have
become related party contracts.
36. HEINEKEN entities
Control of HEINEKEN
The shares and options of the Company are traded on Euronext Amsterdam, where the Company is included in the main AEX Index. Heineken Holding N.V.
Amsterdam has an interest of 50.005 per cent in the issued capital of the Company. The financial statements of the Company are included in the
consolidated financial statements of Heineken Holding N.V.
A declaration of joint and several liability pursuant to the provisions of Section 403, Part 9, Book 2, of the Dutch Civil Code has been issued with respect to
legal entities established in the Netherlands. The list of the legal entities for which the declaration has been issued is disclosed in the Heineken N.V.
stand-alone financial statements.
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 17 (1) of the Republic of Ireland Companies (Amendment) Act 1986, the Company issued irrevocable guarantees in
respect of the financial year from 1 January 2015 up to and including 31 December 2015 regarding the liabilities referred to in Article 5(c) (ii) of the Republic
of Ireland Companies (Amendment) Act 1986 of the wholly-owned subsidiary companies Heineken Ireland Limited, Heineken Ireland Sales Limited, The
West Cork Bottling Company Limited, Western Beverages Limited, Beamish Crawford Limited and Nash Beverages Limited.
Significant subsidiaries
Set out below are H EIN EKEN's significant subsidiaries at 31 December 2015. The subsidiaries as listed below are held by the Company and the proportion
of ownership interests held equals the proportion of the voting rights held by HEINEKEN. The country of incorporation or registration is also their principal
place of business. The disclosed significant subsidiaries represent the largest subsidiaries and represent an approximate total revenue of EUR14 billion and
total asset value of EUR19 billion and are structural contributors to the business.
There were no significant changes to the HEINEKEN structure and ownership interests except those disclosed in note 6.
Percentage of ownership
Country of incorporation
2015
Heineken International B.V.
The Netherlands
100.0
100.0
Heineken Brouwerijen B.V.
The Netherlands
100.0
100.0
Heineken Nederland B.V.
The Netherlands
100.0
100.0
Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma Holding, S.A. de C.V.
Mexico
100.0
100.0
Cervejarias Kaiser Brasil S.A.
Brazil
100.0
100.0
Heineken France S.A.S.
France
100.0
100.0
Nigerian Breweries Pic.
Nigeria
54.3
54.3
Heineken USA Inc.
United States
100.0
100.0
Heineken UK Ltd
United Kingdom
100.0
100.0
Heineken Espana S.A.
Spain
99.8
99.8
Heineken Italia S.p.A.
Italy
100.0
100.0
Brau Union Osterreich AG
Austria
100.0
100.0
Grupa Zywiec S.A.
Poland
65.2
65.2
LLC Heineken Breweries
Russia
100.0
100.0
Vietnam Brewery Ltd.
Vietnam
60.0
60.0
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