core sector communique

HEINEKEN discloses dealings in shares of APB

Amsterdam, 27 August 2012 - The attached Dealings Disclosure announcement has been issued today for and on behalf of Heineken International B.V., and announces its dealings in shares of Asia Pacific Breweries Limited on 24 August 2012. Directors’ Responsibility Statement The directors of HEINEKEN (including any director who may have delegated detailed supervision of this announcement) have taken all reasonable care to ensure that the facts stated and all opinions expressed in this announcement are fair and accurate and that there are no other material facts not contained in this announcement, the omission of which would make any statement in this announcement misleading. Where any information has been extracted or reproduced from published or otherwise publicly available sources, or obtained from F&N, the sole responsibility of the directors of HEINEKEN has been to ensure through reasonable enquiries that such information is accurately extracted from such sources or, as the case may be, reflected or reproduced in this announcement. The directors of HEINEKEN jointly and severally accept responsibility accordingly.