Amsterdam, 11 May 2010 - Heineken N.V. announced today that it has successfully placed an 8-year Private Placement loan with institutional investors in the United States for a principal amount of $725 million with a fixed coupon of 4.6%. The start date of the loan is 13 August 2010 when the principal amount will be funded. The maturity date is 15 August 2018. J.P. Morgan placed the loan on behalf of Heineken.
The loan further improves Heineken's debt maturity profile and will be used for general corporate purposes. Heineken has already swapped the proceeds into €559 million with a weighted-average fixed coupon of 3.9%.
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Heineken is one of the world's great brewers and is committed to growth and remaining independent. The brand that bears the founder's family name - Heineken - is available in almost every country on the globe and is the world's most valuable international premium beer brand. The Company's aim is to be a leading brewer in each of the markets in which it operates and to have the world's most valuable brand portfolio. The Company operates 140 breweries in more than 70 countries and sold 165.7 million hectolitres of beer on a 2009 pro-forma basis. Heineken is Europe's largest brewer and the world's third largest by volume. Heineken is committed to the responsible marketing and consumption of its more than 200 international premium, regional, local and specialty beers and ciders. These include Amstel, Birra Moretti, Cruzcampo, Dos Equis, Foster's, Kingfisher, Newcastle Brown Ale, Ochota, Primus, Sagres, Sol Star, Strongbow, Tecate, Tiger and Zywiec. On a 2009 pro-forma basis, including FEMSA's beer businesses, revenue totalled €16.9 billion and EBIT (beia) was €2,3 billion. The average number of people employed is more than 75,000. Heineken N.V. and Heineken Holding N.V. shares are listed on the Amsterdam stock exchange. Prices for the ordinary shares may be accessed on Bloomberg under the symbols HEIA NA and HEIO NA and on the Reuter Equities 2000 Service under HEIN.AS and HEIO.AS. Most recent information is available on Heineken's home page: http://www.heinekeninternational.com.
