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                             Washington, D.C. 20549




                                    FORM 6-K


                            REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
                      PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15b-16 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                              For December 23, 2004


                          Andina Bottling Company, Inc.
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                           Avenida Andres Bello 2687
                              Piso 20, Las Condes
                                    Santiago
                                     Chile
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                            Form 20-F X    Form 40-F ___



     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                                   Yes___    No X


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                  ANDINA BOTTLING COMPANY, INC. (THE "COMPANY")
                               REPORT ON FORM 6-K

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Distribution of interim dividend No. 144: a) Ch$ 4.80 (four pesos and eighty
cents) per Series A share; and b) Ch$ 5.28 (five pesos and twenty-eight cents)
per Series B share.

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                                 MATERIAL EVENT


CORPORATE NAME                      :       EMBOTELLADORA ANDINA S.A.

SECURITIES REGISTRY                 :       00124

TAXPAYER I.D.                       :       91.144.000-8

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The following is reported by virtue of the stipulations in Article 9 and
subparagraph 2 of Article 10 of Law 18,045, and the provisions in Section II.B.3
of General Rule No. 30 of the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance:

INTERIM DIVIDEND NO. 144

As authorized by the Regular Shareholders Meeting held April 13th of this year
(the "Meeting"), the Board resolved to distribute the following sums as interim
dividend No. 144:

a) Ch$4.80 (four pesos and eighty cents) per Series A share; and

b) Ch$5.28 (five pesos and twenty-eight cents) per Series B share.

This dividend will be paid on account of income from the 2004 fiscal year and
will be available to shareholders beginning January 27, 2005. The Shareholders
Registry will close on January 21, 2005 for payment of this dividend.



Santiago, December 22, 2004



Pedro Pellegrini Ripamonti
Corporate Legal Manager
Embotelladora Andina S.A.




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EMBOTELLADORA ANDINA S.A.



                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Santiago, Chile.



                                         EMBOTELLADORA ANDINA S.A.


                                         By: /s/ Osvaldo Garay
                                             Osvaldo Garay
                                             Chief Financial Officer

Dated: December 22, 2004

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