6-K 1 volccu.htm CCU ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER 2009 VOLUMES
 

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 Registrant's name into English)

Republic of Chile
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Vitacura 2670, Twenty-Third 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, 2010


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Information of Interest for the Market
For more information contact:
Rosita Covarrubias / German del Rio
Investor Relations Department
Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A.
www.ccu-sa.com
(56-2) 427-3581 or 427-3349

CCU ANNOUNCES FOURTH QUARTER 2009 VOLUMES

(Santiago, Chile, January 6, 2010) CCU reported today preliminary fourth quarter consolidated volumes.

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

    Fourth Quarter    Year 2009 
    Volumes    % Change     Volumes    % Change 
         
Beer in Chile    1,595,296    -1.2%    5,071,341    -1.9% 
Beer in Argentina1    1,254,880    1.4%    3,916,011    7.7% 
Soft Drinks and Functionals    1,187,956    7.6%    3,985,683    2.9% 
Fruit Beverages    217,361    10.3%    784,508    11.0% 
Waters    388,762    7.0%    1,229,945    2.7% 
Wine Chile Domestic 2-3    132,804    14.7%    520,572    5.4% 
Wine Chile Export2-3    137,515    24.3%    505,494    35.3% 
Wine Argentina3-4    20,655    37.7%    75,980    50.0% 
Spirits    55,091    0.6%    199,062    -5.4% 
         
TOTAL5    4,990,319    3.7%    16,288,596    3.7% 

CCU will report its full year Financial Statement under IFRS for the first time. As a consequence, CCU has until March 31st to release its consolidated results. Nevertheless the company expects to release them in advance to that date, during the month of March.

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 pisco producers and also participates in the rum and confectionery industries in Chile. The Company has licensing agreements with Heineken Brouwerijen B.V., Anheuser-Busch Incorporated, PepsiCo Inc., Paulaner Brauerei AG, Schweppes Holdings Limited, Guinness Brewing Worldwide Limited and Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. For more information, visit www.ccu-sa.com.

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1 Excludes exports to Chile. 
2 VSP consolidates Vina Tarapacas operation since the last quarter of 2008. 
3 Does not include bulk wine sales. 
4 Includes domestic and export sales volume. 
5 Does not include confectionery 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.

Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A.
(United Breweries Company, Inc.)

  /s/ Ricardo Reyes     
  Chief Financial Officer 

Date: January 6, 2010