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If you move within the Netherlands, we receive information about the change of your address through the Personal Records Database (BPD). It is not necessary to inform us about a move within the Netherlands. Please do contact us if you are moving to an address outside the Netherlands. We don’t receive this information.

Due to the introduction of the Future Pensions Act (Wtp), HEINEKEN’s pension scheme must be adjusted. The adjustment of the pension scheme has been agreed upon by HEINEKEN, the trade unions and the works councils of HEINEKEN and laid down in the Transition Plan.

The board of the Heineken Pension Fund has determined the premiums for the year 2025.

Your pension will be increased with 3.13% per January 1, 2025. This percentage is the maximum increase that we can give.

On behalf of People Operations, we inform you about the changes that will be implemented in the telephone contact as of January 1, 2025 for questions about the savings account and withdrawals.

The Dutch Association of Investors for Sustainable Development (VBDO) investigates the sustainable investment policy of the fifty largest pension funds in the Netherlands. This is published annually in the VBDO Benchmark Pension Funds. Heineken Pensioenfonds has risen to 34th place in the ranking.

The state pension age will not change in 2025. It will remain 67 years, just like in 2024. The state pension age for 2030 was announced at the beginning of November. This has been set at 67 years and 3 months, which is the same as 2028 and 2029.

We look back on three days of great conversations and informative webinars in which we took a total of 341 live viewers through the transition to the new pension scheme. We have noticed that pensions are not an issue for everyone, but when we talk to colleagues, questions do arise.

The new pension scheme is a solidarity-based contribution scheme. An important and mandatory element of this scheme is the solidarity reserve. The solidarity reserve is a separate reserve that protects the pension benefits. The solidarity reserve has two objectives:

On November 12, 13 and 14 the annual Three Days of Pensions will take place. During these three days, we will organise various (online) activities where we will tell you more about the pension scheme we have at HEINEKEN and the upcoming changes to the pension scheme and what this means for your pension at HEINEKEN.