Best practice provision III.3.5 of the Code provides that a person may be appointed to the supervisory board for a maximum of three four-year terms. However, in the interest of preserving the core values and the structure of the Company, this maximum term will not be applied to members of the Supervisory Board who are related by blood or marriage to the late Mr. A.H. Heineken or to members who are also members of the Board of Directors of Heineken Holding N.V.