Notes 31-35

34. Heineken entities

Control of Heineken

The shares and options of the Company are traded on Euronext Amsterdam, where the Company is included in the main AEX Index. Heineken Holding N.V. Amsterdam has an interest of 50.005 per cent in the issued capital of the Company. The financial statements of the Company are included in the consolidated financial statements of Heineken Holding N.V.

A declaration of joint and several liability pursuant to the provisions of Section 403, Part 9, Book 2, of the Dutch Civil Code has been issued with respect to legal entities established in the Netherlands marked with a  •  below.

Significant subsidiaries

  Ownership interest
Country of incorporation 2008 2007
Heineken Nederlands Beheer B.V. The Netherlands 100% 100%
Heineken Brouwerijen B.V. The Netherlands 100% 100%
Heineken Nederland B.V. The Netherlands 100% 100%
Heineken International B.V. The Netherlands 100% 100%
Heineken Supply Chain B.V. The Netherlands 100% 100%
Amstel Brouwerij B.V. The Netherlands 100% 100%
Amstel Internationaal B.V. The Netherlands 100% 100%
Vrumona B.V. The Netherlands 100% 100%
Invebra Holland B.V. The Netherlands 100% 100%
B.V. Beleggingsmaatschappij Limba The Netherlands 100% 100%
Brand Bierbrouwerij B.V. The Netherlands 100% 100%
Beheer- en Exploitatiemaatschappij Brand B.V. The Netherlands 100% 100%
Heineken CEE Holdings B.V. The Netherlands 100% 100%
Heineken CEE Investments B.V. The Netherlands 100% 100%
Brasinvest B.V. The Netherlands 100% 100%
Heineken Beer Systems B.V. The Netherlands 100% 100%
Central Europe Beverages B.V. The Netherlands 72%
Heineken France S.A.S. France 100% 100%
Scottish & Newcastle UK Ltd. United Kingdom 100%
Sociedade Central de Cervejas et Bebidas S.A. Portugal 100%
Oy Hartwell Ab. Finland 100%
Heineken España S.A. Spain 98.6% 98.6%
Heineken Italia S.p.A. Italy 100% 100%
Athenian Brewery S.A. Greece 98.8% 98.8%
Brau Union AG Austria 100% 100%
Brau Union Österreich AG Austria 100% 100%
Grupa Żywiec S.A.1 Poland 62.0% 61.7%
Heineken Ireland Ltd.2 Ireland 100% 100%
Beamish & Crawford Plc. Ireland 100%
Heineken Hungária Sorgyárak Zrt. Hungary 100% 99.6%
Heineken Slovensko a.s. Slovakia 100% 100%
Heineken Switzerland AG Switzerland 100% 100%
Eichhof Getränke Holding AG Switzerland 100%
Karlovacka Pivovara d.o.o. Croatia 100% 100%
Mouterij Albert N.V. Belgium 100% 100%
Ibecor S.A. Belgium 100% 100%
Affligem Brouwerij BDS N.V. Belgium 100% 100%
N.V. Brouwerijen Alken-Maes Brasseries S.A. Belgium 99.7%
LLC Heineken Breweries Russia 100% 100%
Heineken USA Inc. United States 100% 100%
Starobrno a.s. Czech Republic 100% 97.6%
Královský Pivovar Krušovice a.s. Czech Republic 100% 100%
Drinks Union a.s. Czech Republic 98.5%
Heineken Romania S.A. Romania 98.2% 96.3%
Bere Mures S.A. Romania 100%
JSC KPBN Shikhan Russia 100% 99.8%
LLC Company PIT, Kaliningrad Russia 100% 100%
LLC PIT Novotroitsk Russia 100% 100%
FCJSC Brewing Company, Syabar’ Belarus 100% 96.0%
OJSC , Rechitsapivo’1 Belarus 80.8%
Commonwealth Brewery Ltd. Bahamas 53.2% 53.2%
Windward & Leeward Brewery Ltd. St Lucia 72.7% 72.7%
Cervecerias Baru-Panama S.A. Panama 74.9% 74.9%
Nigerian Breweries Plc. Nigeria 54.1% 54.1%
Al Ahram Beverages Company S.A.E. Egypt 99.9% 99.9%
Brasserie Lorraine S.A. Martinique 83.1% 83.1%
Surinaamse Brouwerij N.V. Suriname 76.1% 76.1%
Consolidated Breweries Ltd. Nigeria 50.1% 50.1%
Grande Brasserie de Nouvelle Calédonie S.A. New Caledonia 87.3% 87.3%
Brasserie Almaza S.A.L. Lebanon 67.0% 67.0%
Brasseries, Limonaderies et Malteries ‘Bralima’ S.A.R.L. R.D. Congo 95.0% 95.0%
Brasseries et Limonaderies du Rwanda ‘Bralirwa’ S.A. Rwanda 70.0% 70.0%
Brasseries et Limonaderies du Burundi ‘Brarudi’ S.A. Burundi 59.3% 59.3%
Brasseries de Bourbon S.A. Réunion 85.7% 85.7%
P.T. Multi Bintang Indonesia Tbk. Indonesia 84.5% 84.5%
Sierra Leone Brewery Ltd. Sierra Leone 83.1% 42.5%
Tango s.a.r.l. Algeria 100%
Société Nouvelle des Boissons Gazeuses S.A. (‘SNBG’) Tunisia 49%
Nouvelle de Brasserie ‘Sonobra’ Tunisia 49.9% 49.9%
1
Excluding treasury shares (will be cancelled in the course of 2009).
2
In accordance with article 17 of the Republic of Ireland Companies (Amendment) Act 1986, the Company issued an irrevocable guarantee for the year ended 31 December 2008 and 2007 regarding the liabilities of Heineken Ireland Ltd. And Heineken Ireland Sales Ltd., as referred to in article 5I of the Republic of Ireland Companies (Amendment) Act 1986.