Heineken N.V. to recommend appointment of Deloitte as its auditor as of 2015
Amsterdam, 20 December 2013 - Heineken N.V. (HEINEKEN) today announced that its
Supervisory Board will recommend to the 2014 Annual General Meeting of
Shareholders the appointment of Deloitte as the company's auditor with effect
from the 2015 financial year.
This recommendation follows the new Dutch law that an audit firm may not conduct
a statutory audit of a listed company for more than eight consecutive years.
HEINEKEN's auditor, KPMG, will remain in place until the conclusion of the audit
process for the 2014 financial year.
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Editorial information:
HEINEKEN is a proud, independent global brewer committed to surprise and excite
consumers with its brands and products everywhere. 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. HEINEKEN wants
to win in all markets with Heineken® and with a full brand portfolio in markets
of choice. The Company is present in over 70 countries and operates more than
165 breweries. 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 250 international premium, regional, local and specialty beers and
ciders. These include Heineken®, Amstel, Anchor, Biere Larue, Bintang, Birra
Moretti, Cruzcampo, Desperados, Dos Equis, Foster's, Newcastle Brown Ale,
Ochota, Primus, Sagres, Sol, Star, Strongbow, Tecate, Tiger and Zywiec. Our
leading joint venture brands include Cristal and Kingfisher. The number of
people employed is over 85,000. Heineken N.V. and Heineken Holding N.V. shares
are listed on the NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam. 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. HEINEKEN has two sponsored
level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) programmes: Heineken N.V. (OTC: HEINY)
and Heineken Holding N.V. (OTC: HKHHY). Most recent information is available on
HEINEKEN's website: www.theHEINEKENcompany.com.
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