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Webcast Alert: Quilmes Industrial (Quinsa) S.A. Announces 2004 First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call LUXEMBOURG, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Quilmes Industrial (Quinsa) S.A. ("Quinsa" or the "Company") announces the following Webcast: What: Quilmes Industrial (Quinsa) S.A. 2004 First Quarter Financial Results Conference Call When: Friday, May 14, 2004 @ 09:00 AM EDT Where: http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz406603913gf12.html How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above. Contact: Francis Cressall, Quilmes Industrial (Quinsa) S.A., +5411-4321-2744 If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived at http://www.quinsa.com/ . Quinsa is a Luxembourg-based holding company that controls 87.6 percent of Quilmes International (Bermuda) ("QIB"). The remaining 12.4 percent is owned by Beverage Associates (BAC) Corp. ("BAC") and by Companhia de Bebidas das Americas - AmBev ("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, 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 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). (Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast: The Windows Media Player software, downloadable free from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/EN/default.asp and at least a 28.8Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, send an email to ) http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz406603913gf12.htmlDATASOURCE: Quilmes Industrial (Quinsa) S.A. CONTACT: Francis Cressall, Quilmes Industrial (Quinsa), +011-5411-4321-2744 Web site: http://www.quinsa.com/ http://www.quinsa.com.ar/

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