Amsterdam, 19 April 2007 - Heineken N.V. announced today that its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) has adopted all proposals on the agenda of the meeting. The most important resolutions are listed below.
Dividend
The AGM approved the revised dividend policy and the dividend proposal for 2006 of € 0.60 per share. Since an interim dividend of € 0.16 was paid on 20 September 2006, the final dividend will be € 0.44 per share.
Heineken N.V. shares will be quoted ex dividend on Monday 23 April 2007. The final dividend will be made payable on Tuesday 8 May 2007.
Extension of the authorisation of the Executive Board to acquire own shares
The AGM has authorised the Executive Board for the statutory maximum period of 18 months starting 19 April 2007 to acquire shares subject to the following conditions and with due observance of the law and the Articles of Association:
- The maximum number of shares which may be acquired is the statutory maximum of 10% of the issued share capital of the company;
- Transactions must be executed at a price between the nominal value of the shares and 110% of the opening price quoted for the shares in the Official Price List (Officiële Prijscourant) of Euronext Amsterdam on the date of the transaction or, in the absence of such a price, the latest price quoted therein;
- Transactions may be executed on the stock exchange or otherwise.
Extension of the authorisation of the Executive Board to issue (rights to) shares and to restrict or exclude shareholders' pre-emptive rights
The AGM has authorised the Executive Board for a period of 18 months, starting 19 April 2007 to issue shares or grant rights to subscribe for shares and to restrict or exclude shareholders' pre-emptive rights, with due observance of the law and the Articles of Association. The authorisation will be limited to 10% of the company's issued share capital, as per the date of issue.
The AGM re-appointed Mr. M.R. de Carvalho as member of the Supervisory Board for a period of 4 years until and including the General Meeting of Shareholders in 2011.
The full list of resolutions by the AGM of Heineken N.V. of 19 April 2007 can be found under Investor Relations on www.heinekeninternational.com.
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