Bill Gates buys Heineken stake, despite saying he’s ‘not a big beer drinker’
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BILL Gates has bought 3.76 per cent stake in Dutch drinks giant Heineken Holding, although the billionaire founder of Microsoft has previously said he was “not a big beer drinker.”
The filing by the Netherlands’ Financial Markets Authority (AFM) said the shares were purchased on Feb 17. Heineken Holding owns a controlling stake in brewer Heineken.
Gates purchased the shares from Mexico’s FEMSA, which is selling out of the brewing company.
A separate filing also dated Feb 17 showed FEMSA sold all 18 million shares it held in Heineken Holding. Gates purchased 10.8 million shares, worth 883 million euros (S$1,258.4 million) at current market prices, triggering a disclosure requirement under Dutch stock market rules.
In a 2018 “Ask Me Anything” chat session on Reddit, Gates said he was “not a big beer drinker.”
“When I end up at something like a baseball game I drink light beer to get with the vibe of all the other beer drinkers. Sorry to disappoint real beer drinkers.”
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the charitable foundation launched by the billionaire and his former wife, wasn’t immediately available for comment. REUTERS
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