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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

COMPANIA CERVECERIAS UNIDAS S.A.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

UNITED BREWERIES COMPANY, INC.

(Translation of Registrants name into English)

 

 

Republic of Chile

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Bandera 84, Sixth Floor, Santiago, Chile

(Address of principal executive offices)

_________________________________________

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

 

 

 

 

Form 20-F X Form 40-F ___

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes ___ No X

 

Attached is a press release of the Company dated January 6, 2006.

 

 

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information contact:

Luis Eduardo Bravo / Macarena Gili

Investor Relations Department

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A.

www.ccu-sa.com

(56-2) 427-3581 or 427-3416

 

CCU ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER 2005 VOLUMES

 

(Santiago, Chile, January 6, 2006) CCU (NYSE: CU) reported today preliminary fourth quarter 2005 consolidated volumes.

The preliminary volume breakout by segment in hectoliters is as follows:

 

Fourth Quarter

Year 2005

Chile:

Volumes

% Change

Volumes

% Change

Beer

1,387,105

9.5%

4,169,792

9.5%

Soft Drinks

947,295

-4.1%

3,225,614

-0.1%

Nectars

125,272

18.2%

444,739

16.1%

Mineral Waters

352,803

30.5%

1,071,252

31.8%

Wine Domestic

130,053

-0.6%

524,627

4.2%

Wine Export1

83,702

-20.1%

364,697

-13.2%

Pisco

57,934

187.1%

202,628

190.7%

Total Chile2

3,084,165

6.8%

10,003,349

8.4%

Argentina:

Beer

744,878

9.3%

2,224,918

7.9%

Wine1-3

6,902

-2.1%

35,580

28.7%

Total Argentina

751,780

9.2%

2,260,498

8.2%

TOTAL

3,835,945

7.3%

12,263,847

8.4%

CCU plans to release its consolidated fourth quarter results by the end of February.

CCU is a diversified beverage company operating principally in Chile and Argentina. CCU is the largest Chilean brewer, the second-largest Argentine brewer, the third-largest Chilean soft drink producer, the second-largest Chilean wine producer, the largest Chilean mineral water producer, one of the largest Chilean pisco producer and also participates in the confectionery industry in Chile. The Company has licensing and/or joint venture arrangements with Heineken Brouwerijen B.V., Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc., PepsiCo Inc., Paulaner Brauerei AG, Schweppes Holdings Limited and Watts Alimentos S.A. For more information, visit www.ccu-sa.com.

 

1 Does not include bulk wine sales.

2 Does not include confectionery sales volume.

3 Includes domestic and export sales volume.

 

 

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, thereunto duly authorized

.

 

 

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A.

(United Breweries Company, Inc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Ricardo Reyes

Chief Financial Officer

Date: January 11, 2006