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Publicatie datum 22 feb 2008 - 13:09
Statutaire naam Heineken N.V.
Titel Heineken N.V. (“Heineken”) and Carlsberg A/S (“Carlsberg”): Posting of Recommended Scheme Document to Scottish & Newcastle plc (“S&N”) Shareholders
Bericht Amsterdam, 22 February 2008 - Heineken N.V. announced today that on 25 January 2008, the boards of S&N and Sunrise Acquisitions Limited (a company jointly owned by Heineken and Carlsberg), announced that they had reached agreement on the terms of a recommended acquisition of S&N at a price of 800 pence in cash for each S&N share, valuing the entire issued and to be issued share capital of S&N at approximately £7.8 billion. Heineken and Carlsberg (together the “Consortium”) note the announcement today by S&N that the Scheme Document regarding the recommended acquisition of S&N by Sunrise Acquisitions Limited has been posted to S&N Shareholders. The document will be available on www.scottish-newcastle.com. The offer is subject to the approval of the European Commission and certain other competition authorities. Subject to these and other required approvals and conditions as set out in the Scheme Document, it is expected that the Scheme will become effective on 28 April 2008. Expected timetable of principal events: Court Meeting and Extraordinary General Meeting of S&N Monday 31 March 2008 Annual General Meetings of Heineken N.V. and Heineken Holding N.V. Thursday 17 April 2008 First Court Hearing (to sanction the Scheme) Wednesday 23 April 2008 Second Court Hearing and Effective Date of the Scheme. Monday 28 April 2008 Latest date for dispatch of cheques/issue of loan notes. 14 days after the Effective Date Unless the context otherwise requires, terms defined in the announcement dated 25 January 2008 have the same meaning in this announcement.