Quilmes Industrial S.A. (Quinsa) Announces Filing of Amended Schedule 13E-3 Disclosure
March 07 2008 - 3:31PM
PR Newswire (US)
LUXEMBOURG, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Quilmes Industrial
Societe Anonyme ("Quinsa") announced today that it has filed
amendments to its Schedule 13E-3 and Schedule 14D-9, each relating
to the tender offer by Companhia de Bebidas das Americas - AmBev
("AmBev") for outstanding Quinsa shares not owned by AmBev or its
subsidiaries, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") to supplement the disclosure in each schedule. All of these
documents are available at http://www.sec.gov/ and
http://www.quinsa.com/ and may be obtained free of charge at the
registered office of Quinsa in Luxembourg at the address referred
to above. ABOUT QUINSA Quinsa is a Luxembourg-based holding company
that controls approximately 93% of Quilmes International (Bermuda)
("QIB"). The remaining stake is held by AmBev. 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 in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay the
AmBev brands. 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 both Argentina and Uruguay.
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 Depositary Shares, representing the Company's B shares,
are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:LQU). Quinsa's web
address: http://www.quinsa.com/ ABOUT AMBEV AmBev is the largest
brewer in Brazil and in South America through its beer brands Skol,
Brahma and Antarctica. AmBev also produces and distributes soft
drink brands such as Guarana Antarctica, and has franchise
agreements for Pepsi soft drinks, Gatorade and Lipton Ice Tea.
AmBev has been present in Argentina since 1993 through Brahma.
CONTACT: Guillermo Zuzenberg Quilmes Industrial S.A. (Quinsa)
+5411-4349-1846 DATASOURCE: Quilmes Industrial Societe Anonyme
CONTACT: Guillermo Zuzenberg, Quilmes Industrial S.A. (Quinsa),
+011-5411-4349-1846 Web site: http://www.quinsa.com/
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