SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
COORS JOE JR

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O COORS FAMILY TRUSTS
MAIL STOP VR 900

(Street)
GOLDEN CO 80401

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/09/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MOLSON COORS BREWING CO [ TAP ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class B Common Stock 9,252,994 I By: Keystone Financing LLC(1)
Class B Common Stock 532 I Held by JCGC Foundation(2)
Class B Common Stock 532 I Held by wife(3)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Keystone Financing LLC ("Keystone") is a limited liability company that directly owns the reported securities. The members of Keystone, including the May Kistler Coors Trust dated, September 24, 1965 (the "Trust"), have dispositive power over the reported securities only in the event of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Keystone. The Reporting Person is trustee of the Trust, and in such capacity has, along with the other trustees of the Trust, dispositive power over the reported securities. As such, the Reporting Person is reporting beneficial ownership of all stock held by Keystone directly and the Trust indirectly, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities owned by Keystone and the Trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
2. The JCGC Foundation (the "Foundation") is a donor-advised public foundation managed by Christian Community Foundation, its advisor. The Reporting Person has dispositorsy authority solely for the benefit of the Foundation and , as such, is reporting beneficial ownership of the stock held directly by JCGC but disclaims beneficial ownership of such reported securities.
3. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his wife and this report should not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other reason.
/s/ Joseph Coors, Jr. 02/21/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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