6-K 1 vl.htm CU: CCU ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER 2004 AND FULL YEAR VOLUMES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

COMPANIA CERVECERIAS UNIDAS S.A.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

UNITED BREWERIES COMPANY, INC.

(Translation of Registrant's name into English)

 

 

Republic of Chile

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Bandera 84, Sixth Floor, Santiago, Chile

(Address of principal executive offices)

_________________________________________

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Attached is a press release of the Company dated January 7, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information contact:

Luis Eduardo Bravo / Jorge Bustos

Investor Relations Department

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A.

www.ccu-sa.com

(56-2) 427-3581 or 427-3416

 

CCU ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER 2004 VOLUMES

 

(Santiago, Chile, January 7, 2005) CCU (NYSE: CU) reported today preliminary fourth quarter 2004 consolidated volumes.

The preliminary volume breakout by segment in hectoliters is as follows:

 

Fourth Quarter

Year 2004

Chile:

Volumes

% Change

Volumes

% Change

Beer

1.266.798

4,2%

3.807.485

2,4%

Soft Drinks

986.800

0,0%

3.227.280

1,3%

Nectars

106.051

4,7%

383.002

12,6%

Mineral Waters

270.134

2,3%

812.763

6,8%

Wine Domestic

130.618

2,9%

503.107

-0,4%

Wine Export1

104.733

-7,3%

420.301

2,1%

Pisco

20.179

114,6%

69.703

118,8%

Total Chile2

2.885.313

2,4%

9.223.641

3,0%

Argentina:

Beer

694.971

5,7%

2.101.188

10,4%

Wine1-3

7.050

10,9%

27.682

-32,5%

Total Argentina

702.021

5,8%

2.128.869

9,5%

TOTAL

3.587.334

3,1%

11.352.511

4,2%

CCU plans to release its consolidated fourth quarter results by the first week of February.

CCU is a diversified beverage company operating principally in Chile and Argentina. CCU is the largest Chilean brewer, the second-largest Argentine brewer, the third-largest Chilean soft drink producer, the second-largest Chilean wine producer, the largest Chilean mineral water producer, the third player in the pisco business and also participates in the confectionery industry in Chile. The Company has licensing and/or joint venture arrangements with Heineken Brouwerijen B.V., Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc., PepsiCo Inc., Paulaner Brauerei AG, Schweppes Holdings Limited and Watt's Alimentos 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

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Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A.

(United Breweries Company, Inc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Ricardo Bartel

Chief Financial Officer

Date: January 7, 2005