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SCHEDULE 13D
(RULE 13d-101)
Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(a) and
Amendments Thereto Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
COMPANIA CERVECERIAS UNIDAS S.A.
UNITED BREWERIES COMPANY, INC. (ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF NAME OF ISSUER)
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE, INCLUDING
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK IN THE FORM OF AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
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(Title of Class of Securities)
204429104
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(CUSIP Number)
JoBeth G. Brown
Vice President and Secretary
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
One Busch Place
St. Louis, Missouri 63118
(314) 577-2000
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)
APRIL 26, 2001
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the
following box / /.
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original
and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule
13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS/I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
(ENTITIES ONLY)
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
43-1162835
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
WC
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
NONE
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
63,195,333
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------------
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
NONE
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
63,195,333
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
63,195,333
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
19.8%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS/I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
(ENTITIES ONLY)
Anheuser-Busch International, Inc.
43-1213600
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
WC
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
NONE
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
63,195,333
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------------
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
NONE
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
63,195,333
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
63,195,333
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
19.8%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO
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CUSIP NO. 204429104 13D/A PAGE 4 OF 7 PAGES
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1 NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS/I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
(ENTITIES ONLY)
Anheuser-Busch International Holdings, Inc.
51-0348308
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
WC
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5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
NONE
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
63,195,333
OWNED BY EACH -----------------------------------------------------------------
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
NONE
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
63,195,333
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
63,195,333
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) [ ]
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
19.8%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
CO
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This Amendment No. 4 (this "Amendment") amends and supplements the
Schedule 13D filed on January 8, 2001 (the "Schedule 13D") with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on February
6, 2001, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on March 5, 2001, and Amendment No. 3
thereto filed on March 30, 2001. All capitalized terms used in this Amendment
and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Schedule 13D.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION
Item 3 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
(1) The second paragraph is replaced in its entirety with the following
language:
In addition to the Shares that have been purchased from Cimol,
29,076,617 Shares have been purchased in open market transactions on the
Santiago Stock Exchange (including 20,700,000 in an open market auction) and
American Depositary Shares representing 10,231,000 Shares have been purchased in
open market transaction on the New York Stock Exchange, as described in Item
5(c).
(2) The third paragraph is replaced in its entirety with the following
language:
The aggregate purchase price for the Shares purchased from Cimol was
approximately $119,400,000. The aggregate purchase price for the Shares
purchased from parties other than Cimol (including commissions) was
approximately $199,100,000. All of the approximately $318,500,000 of funds used
to purchase the Shares reported in this statement will come from the available
resources of the Reporting Persons and from no specific borrowings.
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION
Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following at the end
thereof:
At the April 26, 2001 annual meeting of the shareholders of the Issuer,
the Reporting Persons nominated John Koykka and Jorge Carey for election to the
Board of Directors of the Issuer. The Reporting Persons voted all of their
Shares in favor of Mr. Koykka and Mr. Carey, who were elected to the Board of
the Issuer. Mr. Koykka is a director of ABII and an executive officer of each of
ABII and ABIH. Mr. Carey is a partner in the law firm of Carey & Cia., Chilean
legal counsel to the Reporting Persons.
As of the date hereof, ABIH has converted all of the American
Depository Shares it owns into Shares of common stock of the Issuer.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
Item 5 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
(1) Subsection (a) is replaced in its entirety with the following
language:
(a) ABIH beneficially owns 63,195,333 Shares. Each of ABII and ABC
beneficially own 63,195,333 Shares. The 63,195,333 Shares beneficially owned by
each of ABC and ABII include all of the Shares beneficially owned by ABIH. This
Statement is being filed by ABIH as the direct beneficial
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owner of the Shares to which this Statement relates and by each of ABC and ABII
as an indirect beneficial owner of such Shares; ABII is an indirect beneficial
owner of such Shares because it controls ABIH as its 100% owner and ABC is an
indirect beneficial owner of such Shares because it controls ABII as its 100%
owner. The 63,195,333 Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons
represent 19.8% of the Shares. To the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none
of the executive officers or directors of the Reporting Persons beneficially own
any Shares.
(2) Subsection (b) is replaced in its entirety with the following
language:
(b) The Reporting Persons share the power to vote or direct the vote of
all 63,195,333 Shares which they beneficially own and share the power to dispose
of or direct the disposition of all 63,195,333 Shares which they beneficially
own. As indicated in (a) above, to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none
of the executive officers or directors of the Reporting Persons beneficially own
any Shares.
(3) Subsection (c) is amended by adding the following to the end of the
table contained therein:
April 6, 2001** 405,000 $4.85 Open market purchase
on the New York Stock
Exchange
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The undersigned hereby agree that this statement is filed on behalf of each of
the Reporting Persons.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief of
the undersigned, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set
forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: May 3, 2001
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.
By: /s/ Patrick T. Stokes
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Name: Patrick T. Stokes
Title: Senior Executive Vice President
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ Patrick T. Stokes
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Name: Patrick T. Stokes
Title: Chairman of the Board
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INTERNATIONAL
HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ James E. Schobel
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Name: James E. Schobel
Title: Vice President - Deputy General
Counsel and Assistant Secretary