Amsterdam, 21 April 2011 - Heineken N.V. announced today that its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) has adopted all proposals on the agenda of the AGM of Heineken N.V. The most important resolutions are listed below.

Adjustments to the remuneration policy of the Executive Board

The AGM adopted adjustments to the remuneration policy per 1 January 2011 involving the base salary of the CEO and the short-term and long-term incentive of both the CEO and the CFO. The adjustments will increase the level of compensation of the Heineken Executive Board Members to a level that is closer to that of their relevant peers in the global market. It will also further strengthen the link between pay and performance by increasing the ratio between maximum and target payout of the short-term and long-term incentive, related to even more ambitious targets. Finally the policy will increase share ownership by Executive Board Members approving alignment of interest with Heineken N.V. shareholders.

The adjustments to the remuneration policy are stated in the remuneration policy in the annual report (page 53 to 58) and are posted on the website.

Dividend
The AGM approved the dividend proposal for the year 2010 of €0.76 per share. As an interim dividend of €0.26 was paid on 3 September 2010, the final dividend will be €0.50 per share. The final dividend will be made payable on Thursday 5 May 2011. Heineken N.V. shares will be quoted ex-dividend on Wednesday 27 April 2011.

Re-appointment of Executive Board Member
The AGM re-appointed CFO Mr. D.R. Hooft Graafland as member of the Executive Board with effect from 21 April 2011, for a period of 4 years (i.e. until the end of the AGM to be held in 2015).

Re-appointment of Supervisory Board Member
The AGM re-appointed, Mr. M.R. de Carvalho as member of the Supervisory Board, with effect from 21 April 2011, for a period of 4 years (i.e. until the end of the AGM to be held in 2015).

The full list of resolutions of the AGM of Heineken N.V. of 21 April 2011 can be found on the Heineken website www.heinekeninternational.com/agm as of 22 April, end of the day.