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News for Heineken N.V. (HEINY) centers on its activities as what it calls the world's pioneering beer company and the world's most international brewer. Official releases highlight developments around its premium and non-alcoholic beer and cider brands, led by the Heineken® and Heineken® 0.0 labels, as well as updates on its global footprint of breweries, malteries, cider plants and other production facilities in more than 70 countries.
Investors and followers of HEINY can expect capital markets news, including detailed reports on the progress of the company’s share buyback programme. These updates specify the number of shares repurchased on exchange and from Heineken Holding N.V., the consideration paid, and references to the regulatory framework under the EU Market Abuse Regulation and related delegated regulations.
Heineken’s news flow also features corporate and leadership announcements, such as the decision of its CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board to step down on a specified date and to support the transition in an advisory capacity. These communications often link leadership developments to the company’s EverGreen strategy and its long-term ambitions.
In addition, HEINEKEN regularly publishes brand and marketing stories, including initiatives like the "Could have been a Heineken" WhatsApp bot piloted in Brazil, which encourages in-person socializing, and collaborations such as the Heineken® 0.0 x LÕK padel racket. Such news illustrates how the group promotes sociability and real-life connections around its beverages. For an ongoing view of these strategic, financial and brand-related updates, readers can follow the HEINY news stream over time.
Heineken (NYSE:HEINY) announced that CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board Dolf van den Brink will step down on 31 May 2026. After nearly six years leading the company and more than 28 years at Heineken, he and the Supervisory Board agreed this is the right time to start a leadership transition while the EverGreen Strategy 2030 is in place. The Supervisory Board will initiate a search for a successor. To support continuity, Dolf will remain available in an advisory capacity for eight months from 1 June 2026 while remaining focused on executing current strategy.
Heineken N.V. (HEINY) reports progress on the first €750 million tranche of its €1.5 billion share buyback programme announced 12 February 2025. From 29 Dec 2025 to 2 Jan 2026 the company repurchased 36,210 shares on exchange at an average price of €69.02 and 5,641 shares from Heineken Holding N.V.
Up to and including 2 Jan 2026, a total of 9,886,884 shares were repurchased under the programme for a total consideration of €703,319,216. Heineken publishes weekly updates every Monday on its investor website.
Heineken (OTCQX: HEINY) reports progress on the first €750 million tranche of its €1.5 billion share buyback programme on 29 December 2025. Up to and including 26 December 2025, the company repurchased 9,845,033 shares for a total consideration of €700,433,308 (including purchases from Heineken Holding N.V.). Between 22 and 26 December 2025, 109,494 shares were repurchased on exchange at an average price of €68.48 and 103,476 shares were repurchased from Heineken Holding N.V.
The company publishes weekly buyback updates every Monday and provides an investor webpage with program details.
Heineken N.V. (OTCQX: HEINY) reports progress on the first €750 million tranche of its €1.5 billion share buyback programme, announced 12 February 2025. Up to and including 19 December 2025, a total of 9,631,970 shares have been repurchased for a total consideration of €685,816,997 (this total includes shares repurchased from Heineken Holding N.V.). Between 15–19 December 2025, 179,032 shares were repurchased on exchange at an average price of €69.80 and 179,037 shares were repurchased from Heineken Holding N.V.
The company publishes weekly buyback progress updates every Monday on its investor website.
Heineken (OTCQX: HEINY) reports progress on its share buyback programme as of 12 December 2025. The company disclosed details for the first €750 million tranche of a €1.5 billion programme.
From 8–12 Dec 2025 Heineken repurchased 182,810 shares on exchange at an average price of €68.36 and 182,765 shares from Heineken Holding N.V. Up to and including 12 Dec 2025, a total of 9,273,994 shares were repurchased under the programme for a total consideration of €660,828,957. Weekly progress updates are published every Monday on the company website.
Heineken (HEINY) launched a WhatsApp pilot on Dec 12, 2025 that swaps long voice notes for a free beer and local bar recommendations to encourage in‑person conversations. The bot accepts forwarded WhatsApp voice notes longer than 3 minutes and returns a voucher.
The campaign follows global research of 14,000 respondents and Statista data reporting 9.4 billion daily WhatsApp voice notes (frequency +7% YoY, length +8%). Survey highlights: 52% say voice notes replace IRL interactions (60% Gen Z), 49% skip meetups to send voice notes, 55% forget to listen, and 88% forget message content.
Heineken (HEINY) launched a WhatsApp pilot on Dec 10, 2025 in Brazil that rewards users who forward voice notes longer than three minutes with a voucher for a free beer and local bar recommendations.
The campaign responds to commissioned research of 14,000 respondents and Statista data showing ~9.4 billion WhatsApp voice notes sent daily, a 7% frequency rise and an 8% increase in length versus 2024; survey findings include 52% saying voice notes replace IRL interactions and 54% finding face-to-face conversations more fulfilling.
Heineken 0.0 (HEINY) and premium racket brand LÕK launched a Special Edition padel collection including the first-ever padel racket with a built-in bottle opener and limited-edition six-pack style padel balls. The match-ready LÕK Jungle Special Edition targets intermediate players with a mixed-carbon frame, oversized diamond head, flex-fiber surface and an anti-vibration bridge that doubles as the opener.
The full collection becomes available in select markets and Heineken-serving padel clubs from April 2026, supporting Heineken 0.0’s broader padel partnerships with Playtomic and Premier Padel.
Heineken (OTCQX: HEINY) reports progress on its €1.5 billion share buyback programme announced 12 February 2025. Up to and including 5 December 2025, the company repurchased 8,908,419 shares for a total consideration of €635,832,697 (including purchases from Heineken Holding N.V.). From 1–5 December 2025, 178,442 shares were bought on exchange at an average price of €70.02 and 178,129 shares were repurchased from Heineken Holding N.V. The company publishes weekly buyback updates every Monday on its investor website.
Heineken (NYSE:HEINY) announced the appointment of Alex Carreteiro as Regional President Americas and member of the Executive Team, effective 1 March 2026.
Carreteiro joins from PepsiCo, where he led the Brazil & South Cone foods business overseeing 16,000 employees and 10 factories; management says that under his leadership the business doubled its size and won PepsiCo’s Global Business Unit of the Year in 2024. He previously held senior roles at Nestlé across North America and Latin America and has experience in M&A and post-merger integration.
The appointment succeeds Marc Busain, who left Heineken on 1 October 2025, and is described as aligned with Heineken’s EverGreen growth strategy for the Americas.