O A
To the Shareholders
Report of the Supervisory Board
Financial statements and
profit appropriation
Supervisory Board composition,
independence and remuneration
Nationality
(Us Male
Introduction Report of the Executive Board
During the year under review, the Supervisory
Board performed its duties in accordance
with primary and secondary legislation and
the Articles of Association of Heineken N.V.
and supervised and advised the Executive
Board on an ongoing basis.
The Supervisory Board hereby submits to the
shareholders the financial statements and the
report of the Executive Board for the financial
year 2018, as prepared by the Executive Board
and approved by the Supervisory Board in its
meeting of 12 February 2019. Deloitte Accountants
B.V. audited the financial statements. Its report
can be found on pages 156-160 in the Other
Information section.
The Supervisory Board recommends that
shareholders, in accordance with the Articles of
Association, adopt these financial statements
and, as proposed by the Executive Board,
appropriate €912 million for payment of dividend.
The underlying principle of the dividend policy
is that 30-40% of net profit before exceptional
items and amortisation of acquisition-related
intangible assets (net profit beia) is placed at the
disposal of shareholders for distribution as dividend.
The proposed dividend amounts to €1.60 per share
of €1.60 nominal value, of which €0.59 was paid as
an interim dividend on 9 August 2018.
Composition
The Supervisory Board consists of 10 members:
Hans Wijers (Chairman)
José Antonio Fernandez Carbajal (Vice-Chairman)
Maarten Das
Michel de Carvalho
Christophe Navarre
Javier Astaburuaga Sanjinés
Jean-Marc Huët
Pamela Mars Wright
Yonca Dervijoglu (previously: Brunini)
Marion Helmes
The General Meeting at the Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on 19 April
2018 (re-)appointed Mr. Fernandez Carbajal, Mr.
Astaburuaga Sanjinés, Mr. Huët and Mrs. Helmes for
a period of four years. Mrs. Fentener van Vlissingen
stepped down as member of the Supervisory Board
after the 2018 AGM.
Financial Statements
Heineken N.V. Annual Report 2018
Sustainabil ity Review Other Information
Supervisory Board composition
w Dutch
30%
v 1 Mexican
20%
4 British
20%
r= American
10%
1 Belgian
10%
German
10%
Supervisory Board composition
Gender
70%
Female
30%
Supervisory Board composition
Tenure
0-4 years
30%
4-8 years
20%
8-12 years
30%
>12 years
20%
