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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2010
 Registration No.  333-


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts
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Compañía Cervecerias Unidas, S.A.
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)
United Breweries Company, Inc.
(Translation of issuer's name into English)
Republic of Chile
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization of Issuer)

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, New York 10005-1401
Tel. No.: (800) 990-1135
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)
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Puglisi & Associates
850 Library Avenue, Suite 204
Newark, Delaware 19711
(302) 738-6680
 
 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copy to:
 
Scott A. Ziegler, Esq.
Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP
570 Lexington Avenue, 44th Floor
New York, New York  10022
(212) 319-7600
It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466
x immediately upon filing
o on (Date) at (Time)

If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box. o

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class of
Securities to be registered
Amount
to be registered
Proposed maximum aggregate price per unit (1)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering price (2)
Amount of
registration fee
 American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing five shares of Common Stock of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A.
100,000,000
American Depositary Shares
$0.05
$5,000,000
$356.50
(1)
Each unit represents one American Depositary Share.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.  Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.
 
 
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt (“ADR” or “American Depositary Receipt”) included as Exhibit A to the Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a)(2) to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
 
Item 1.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
 
   
Name of depositary and address of its principal executive office
 
Face, introductory paragraph and final sentence on face.
 
2.
 
 
Title of ADR and identity of deposited securities
 
 
Face, top center and introductory paragraph
   
 
Terms of Deposit
   
   
 
(i)
 
 
The amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of ADRs
 
 
Face, upper right corner and introductory paragraph
   
 
(ii)
 
 
The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities
 
 
Reverse, paragraph (14)
   
 
(iii)
 
 
The collection and distribution of dividends
 
 
Face, paragraphs (4), (5) and (8); Reverse, paragraph (12)
   
 
(iv)
 
 
The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material
 
 
Face, paragraph (11); Reverse, paragraph (16)
   
 
(v)
 
 
The sale or exercise of rights
 
 
Face, paragraphs (4) and (8); Reverse, paragraph (12)
   
 
(vi)
 
 
The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization
 
 
Face, paragraphs (3) and (8); Reverse, paragraphs (12) and (15)
   
 
(vii)
 
 
Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement
 
 
Reverse, paragraphs (20) and (21) (no provision for extension)
   
 
(viii)
 
 
Rights of holders of ADRs to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the lists of holders of ADRs
 
 
Reverse, paragraph (16)
   
 
(ix)
 
 
Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities
 
 
Face, paragraphs (1), (2), (4) and (5)
   
 
(x)
 
 
Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary and/or the Company
 
 
Reverse, paragraph (18)
 
3.
 
 
Description of all fees and charges which may be imposed directly or indirectly against the holders of ADRs
 
 
Face, paragraph (8)
 
 
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Item 2.  AVAILABLE INFORMATION

Item Number and Caption
 
Location in Form of American Depositary  
Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus 
             
(b)   
Statement that Compañía Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, accordingly files certain reports with the Commission, and that such reports can be inspected by holders of American Depositary Receipts and copied at public reference facilities maintained by the Commission in Washington, D.C.
 
Paragraph (11)
 
 
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PART II
 
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
Item 3.  EXHIBITS
 
 
(a)(1)
Form of Deposit Agreement. Deposit Agreement dated as of September 1, 1992 among Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (fka Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York), as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder (the "Deposit Agreement").  Previously filed as Exhibit (a) to Registration Statement on Form F-6 (33-50744) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
(a)(2)
Form of American Depositary Receipt. Filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(2).
 
 
(b)
Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby.  Not Applicable.
 
 
(c)
Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years.  Not Applicable.
 
 
(d)
Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered.  Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).
 
 
(e)
Certification under Rule 466.  Filed herewith as Exhibit (e).
 
Item 4.  UNDERTAKINGS
 
 
(a)
The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the American Depositary Receipts, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.
 
 
(b)
If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request.  The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an American Depositary Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.
 
 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on November 3, 2010.
 
 
Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
 
       
 
By: 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary
 
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Joseph M. Leinhauser
 
 
Name: 
Title:
Joseph M. Leinhauser
Vice President
 
       
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Compañía Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on September 1, 2010.
 
 
Compañía Cervecerias Unidas, S.A.
 
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Patricio Jottar
 
 
Name: 
Title:
Patricio Jottar
Chief Executive Officer
 
       
 
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Patricio Jottar and Ricardo Reyes, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to this registration statement on Form F-6 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as each such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Under the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on September 1, 2010, in the capacities indicated.

SIGNATURES
 
Signature
 
Title
     
     
   
Chairman of the Board and Director
Guillermo Luksic
   
     
     
/s/ John Nicolson
 
Vice Chairman of the Board and Director
John Nicolson
   
     
     
/s/ Patricio Jottar
 
Chief Executive Officer
Patricio Jottar
   
 
 
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/s/ Ricardo Reyes
 
Chief Financial Officer
Ricardo Reyes
   
     
     
/s/ Roelf Duursema
 
General Comptroller
Roelf Duursema
   
     
     
   
Director
Andrónico Luksic
   
     
     
/s/ Giorgio Maschietto
 
Director
Giorgio Maschietto
   
     
     
/s/ Manuel José Noguera
 
Director
Manuel José Noguera
   
     
     
/s/ Carlos Olivos
 
Director
Carlos Olivos
   
     
     
/s/ Philippe Pasquet
 
Director
Philippe Pasquet
   
     
     
/s/ Francisco Pérez
 
Director
Francisco Pérez
   
     
     
/s/ Alberto Sobredo
 
Director
Alberto Sobredo
   
     
     
/s/ Donald J. Puglisi
 
Authorized Representative in the United States
Donald J. Puglisi
   
 
 
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number
 
   
(a)(2)
Form of American Depositary Receipt
   
(d)
Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered.
   
(e)
Rule 466 Certification