Purchase of Shares of Quilmes International (Bermuda) Ltd.
August 04 2005 - 10:14AM
PR Newswire (US)
LUXEMBOURG, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quilmes Industrial
(Quinsa) S.A. (NYSE:LQU) ("Quinsa") announced that it has entered
into an agreement with its controlling shareholders, Beverage
Associates (BAC) Corp. ("BAC") and Companhia de Bebidas das
Americas - AmBev ("AmBev"), pursuant to which it has agreed to
purchase from BAC its 5.32% equity interest in Quinsa's subsidiary,
Quilmes International (Bermuda) Ltd ("QIB"). The purchase price for
the QIB shares will be determined pursuant to a formula that
calculates the value of QIB based on QIB's audited financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2005. Under this
formula, QIB will be valued at 6 times QIB's EBITDA for 2005 less
QIB's net debt as of the end of 2005. The estimated purchase price
is $110 million. Upon completion of this transaction, Quinsa will
own 92.95% of QIB and AmBev will own the remaining 7.05%. Quinsa
expects to acquire title to BAC's QIB shares and to deposit the
estimated purchase price into an escrow account within
approximately 30 days. Once the final purchase price is determined
and certain other conditions are satisfied, the escrowed funds will
be released to BAC and Quinsa and BAC will make any payments
necessary to reflect any difference between the funds released to
BAC and the final purchase price plus interest thereon (accrued at
a rate of LIBOR plus 2%) from the fifth business day after the date
hereof until the full purchase price is paid to BAC. The agreement
also amends certain other provisions of the existing stock purchase
agreement between BAC and AmBev. ABOUT QUINSA Quinsa is a
Luxembourg-based holding company that currently controls 87.63
percent of QIB. Quinsa, through QIB, controls beverage and malting
businesses in five Latin American countries. Its beer brands are
strong market leaders in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay,
and have a presence in Chile. Further, pursuant to the Company's
strategic alliance with AmBev, it has entered into license and
distribution agreements to produce and sell the AmBev brands in
Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. Similarly, under the
agreements, AmBev may produce and distribute Quinsa's brands in
Brazil. The Company also has bottling and franchise agreements with
PepsiCo, and thus accounts for 100% of PepsiCo beverage sales in
Uruguay and more than 80% of PepsiCo beverage sales in Argentina.
Quinsa's Class A and Class B shares are listed on the Luxembourg
Stock Exchange (Reuters codes: QUIN.LU and QUINp.LU). Quinsa's
American Depository Shares, representing the Company's Class B
shares, are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:LQU).
Quinsa's web address: http://www.quinsa.com/ or
http://www.quinsa.com.ar/ Forward-Looking Statements Except for
historical information contained herein, the statements in this
release are forward-looking and made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results in future
periods to differ materially from forecasted results. Those risks
include, among others, changes in customers' demand for the
Company's products, changes in raw material, labor, equipment and
transportation costs and availability, changes in customer orders,
pricing actions by the Company's competitors, disagreements between
the Company's controlling shareholders and general changes in
economic conditions. Risks associated with forward-looking
statements are more fully described in the Company's filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no duty
to update its outlook statements as of any future date. CONTACT:
Francis Cressall Quilmes Industrial (Quinsa) S.A. +5411-4349-1846
DATASOURCE: Quilmes Industrial (Quinsa) S.A. CONTACT: Francis
Cressall, Quilmes Industrial (Quinsa) S.A., +011-5411-4349-1846
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