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Investor Relations
HEINEKEN takes a proactive role in maintaining an open dialogue with shareholders and bondholders, providing accurate and complete information in a
timely and consistent way. The Company does this through media releases, the Annual Report, presentations, webcasts, investor conferences and regular
briefings with analysts, fund managers and shareholders.
Ownership structure
Eleading the HEINEKEN Group, Heineken Holding N.V. is no ordinary holding company. Since its formation in 1952, the objective of Heineken Holding N.V.,
pursuant to its Articles of Association, has been to manage and/or supervise the H EIN EKEN Group and to provide services for Heineken N.V. The role
Heineken Holding N.V. has performed for the HEINEKEN Group since 1952 has been to safeguard its continuity, independence and stability and create
conditions for controlled, steady growth of the activities of the HEINEKEN Group. The stability provided by this structure has enabled the HEINEKEN Group
to remain independent and to rise to its present position as the brewer with the widest international presence and one of the world's largest brewing groups.
Every Heineken N.V. share held by Heineken Holding N.V. is matched by one share issued by Heineken Holding N.V. The dividend payable on the two shares
is identical. Historically, however, Heineken Holding N.V. shares have traded at a lower price due to technical factors that are market-specific. Heineken
Holding N.V. holds 50.005 per cent of the Heineken N.V. issued shares. On 31 December 2015, LArche Green N.V. held 51.709 per cent of the Heineken
Holding N.V. shares. The Heineken family holds 88.57 per cent of LArche Green N.V. The remaining 11.33 per cent of LArche Green N.V. is held by the Hoyer
family. Mrs. de Carvalho-Heineken also owns a direct 0.03 per cent stake in Heineken Holding N.V.
Heineken N.V. shares and options
Heineken N.V. shares are traded on Euronext Amsterdam, where the Company is included in the main AEX Index. The shares are listed under ISIN code
NL0000009155. Prices for the ordinary shares may be accessed on Bloomberg under the symbol HEIA.NA and on the Reuters Eguities 2000 Service under
HEIA.AS. Options on Heineken N.V. shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam.
In 2015, the average daily trading volume of Heineken N.V. shares was 873,557 shares.
Market capitalisation Heineken N.V.
On 31 December 2015, there were 559,583,555 shares of EUR1.50 nominal value outstanding (excluding own shares held by the company).
At a year-end price of EUR78.77 on 31 December 2015, the market capitalisation of Heineken N.V. on the balance sheet date was EUR449 billion.
Year-end price EUR78.77 31 December 2015
Highest closing price EUR85.23 19 November 2015
Lowest closing price EUR55.81 5Ianuary2015
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