-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, IZIT2jZocOs4T3sJ4jZs0zgPIxWA2Tinae64ug8kFDgEcwiirzRSa0/36VRYG7ig c+PwHcCIVDuLZmGOqme5pw== 0000891092-04-002842.txt : 20040609 0000891092-04-002842.hdr.sgml : 20040609 20040609081612 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891092-04-002842 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20040609 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20040609 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: COORS ADOLPH CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000024545 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MALT BEVERAGES [2082] IRS NUMBER: 840178360 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CO FISCAL YEAR END: 1228 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14829 FILM NUMBER: 04854878 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 4030, MAIL #NH375 CITY: GOLDEN STATE: CO ZIP: 80401 BUSINESS PHONE: 3032773271 8-K 1 e18168_8k.txt CURRENT REPORT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 9, 2004 -------------------------------- ADOLPH COORS COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter) Delaware 1-14829 84-0178360 - ---------------------------- ------------ ------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation File Number) Identification No.) 311 - 10th Street Golden, Colorado 80401 ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code 303.279.6565 ----------------------------- Not Applicable ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE On June 9, 2004, Adolph Coors Company issued a press release announcing the sale of property related to the former Cape Hill brewery in Birmingham, England. A copy of this communication is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Pursuant to instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information contained in this report shall not be deemed to be "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. ADOLPH COORS COMPANY (Registrant) Date: June 9, 2004 /s/ Annita M. Menogan Annita M. Menogan, Secretary EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Release dated June 9, 2004 EX-99.1 2 e18168ex99-1.txt PRESS RELEASE Exhibit 99.1 Coors Completes Sale of Cape Hill Brewery in the U.K. GOLDEN, Colo., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Adolph Coors Company (NYSE: RKY) today announced the sale of property related to the former Cape Hill brewery in Birmingham, England. The sale is consistent with the company's objective to convert non-core assets to cash, accelerate debt repayments and grow returns on capital. The Cape Hill transaction, completed in late May, involved the sale of nearly 80 acres of property related to the company's former brewing operation in Birmingham. Coors ceased brewing operations at the Cape Hill facility in late 2002. The property was sold to U.K.-based developer Persimmon PLC for 26 million British pounds sterling (approximately $46 million based on current exchange rates), with 6 million pounds payable in 2004 and 20 million pounds due in 2005. Coors expects the Cape Hill property sale to result in a one-time pretax gain of 4 million British pounds (approximately $7 million), which the company anticipates recording in the fourth quarter of 2004 after all of the 2004 payment has been received. Founded in 1873, Adolph Coors Company is the world's ninth-largest brewer. Its principal subsidiary is Coors Brewing Company, the third-largest brewer in the U.S., with a beverage portfolio that includes Coors Light, Coors Original, Aspen Edge, Killian's, Zima and the Keystone family of brands. The company's operating unit in the United Kingdom, Coors Brewers Limited, is the U.K.'s second-largest brewer, with brands that include Carling -- the best-selling beer in the U.K. -- Grolsch, Worthington's, Reef and the recently launched Coors Fine Light Beer. Adolph Coors Company stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RKY. For more information on Adolph Coors Company, visit the company's website at www.coors.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, commonly identified by such terms and phrases as "expects" or "expected to," "could be affected," "estimates" and other terms with similar meaning indicating potential impact on our business. It also includes financial information that has not been reviewed by the Company's independent auditors. Although the Company believes that the assumptions are reasonable upon which this financial information and its forward-looking statements are based, it can give no assurance that these assumptions will prove to be correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's projections and expectations are disclosed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These factors include, among others, changes in consumer preferences and product trends; any inability of a supplier to provide sufficient packaging materials; and increases in costs generally. All forward-looking statements in this press release are expressly qualified by such cautionary statements and by reference to the underlying assumptions. We do not undertake to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. SOURCE Adolph Coors Company -0- 06/09/2004 /CONTACT: media, Laura Sankey, +1-303-277-5035, or investors, Dave Dunnewald, +1-303-279-6565, or Kevin Caulfield, +1-303-277-6894, all of Adolph Coors Company/ /Web site: http://www.coors.com / (RKY) CO: Adolph Coors Company; Cape Hill; Persimmon PLC ST: Colorado, England IN: FOD REA SU: -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----