6-K 1 veintef.htm CCU ANNOUNCES FILING OF ITS FORM 20-F 2007 UNITED STATES

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

 

COMPAÑIA 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)

Vitacura 2570, Twenty-Third 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 June 27, 2008

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information contact:

Luis Eduardo Bravo / Macarena Gili

Investor Relations Department

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

 

 

CCU ANNOUNCES FILING OF ITS FORM 20-F 2007

 

(Santiago, Chile, June 27, 2008) CCU announces that its Form 20F 2007 has been filed with the SEC. This annual report is available on the Companys web site through the following link:

<http://inversionistas.ccu-sa.com/shtml/descargas/27-06-08/20f-2007.pdf

Any shareholder may request a hard copy of the complete document which will be deliver free of charge.

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, one of the largest pisco producers and also participates in the rum and confectionery industries in Chile. The Company has licensing agreements with Heineken Brouwerijen B.V., Anheuser-Busch Incorporated, PepsiCo Inc., Paulaner Brauerei AG, Schweppes Holdings Limited, Guinness Brewing Worldwide Limited and Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. For more information, visit www.ccu-sa.com.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A.

(United Breweries Company, Inc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Ricardo Reyes

Chief Financial Officer

Date: June 27, 2008