Heineken N.V. — Earnings Release 2008

Aug 22, 2008

press release

Heineken N.V. clarification

Amsterdam, 22 August 2008- Further to Heineken N.V.'s press release of 08.00 CET this morning, the company wishes to clarify the following points:

• On page 1 of the release, the amount of GBP 120 million related to Heineken's previous forecast of S&N synergies, (now replaced by our higher forecast of GBP 145 million), was incorrectly stated as EUR 142 million after currency conversion. This should read EUR 152 million.
• On page 2 of the release, Heineken correctly states and re-confirms that the increase in identified S&N cost synergies is 30%. However, for the avoidance of doubt, the percentage increase in total pre-tax synergies (i.e. cost synergies plus top-line synergies) is 21%.

Press enquiries

Véronique Schyns Tel: +31 (0)20 52 39 355 veronique.schyns@heineken.com

Investor and analyst enquiries

Jan van de Merbel Tel: +31 (0)20 52 39 590 investors@heineken.com