ESSENTIAL FACT
COMPANY CERVECERÍAS UNIDAS S.A.
REGISTRATION REGISTRY OF SECURITIES 0007
April 28, 2022
Mrs. Solange Berstein Jáuregui,
Chairman of the Financial Market Commission
Avenida Libertad Bernardo O’Higgins N° 1449
Santiago
Present
From our consideration:
In compliance with the provisions of Article 9 and second paragraph of Article 10 of Law No. 18,045 and Section II No. 1 literal 2.2. of General Standard No. 30 of the Commission for the Financial Market (“CMF”), commissioned by the Board of Directors and being specially empowered to do so, I inform you of the following ESSENTIAL FACT regarding Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. (“CCU”) and its business:
On April 28, 2022, CCU’s subsidiary, Compañía Cervecerías Unidas Argentina S.A. acquired 49% ownership of Aguas Danone de Argentina S.A., which includes the mineral waters, flavored waters and juice powder business under its Villavicencio, Villa del Sur, Levité, Ser and Brío brands (the “Transaction”). The Transaction included the purchase and sale of shares, capital contributions, and the signing of shareholder agreements, which include usual clauses for this type of contract.
As of this date, it is not possible to estimate the definitive financial effects that the Transaction may have on the assets, liabilities or results of CCU, which will be timely and duly reported to the CMF and the market in general.
With the communication of this Essential Fact, the character of Reserved Fact is relieved to what was reported to the CMF on August 20, 2021 and its subsequent updates, whose definitive content is expressed in this communication.
Yours faithfully,
General Manager
Company Cervecerías Unidas S.A.
Copy to: Santiago Stock Exchange, Stock Exchange, Electronic Exchange of Chile, Stock Exchange, Representative Bondholders.
Vitacura 2670/Las Condes
Santiago/Chile
Phone: (+56) 22 427 3000
www.ccu.cl
Link to file in CMFChile: https://www.cmfchile.cl/sitio/aplic/serdoc/ver_sgd.php?s567=ea83f4dad8d10de9cf1ca37dec06e4f7VFdwQmVVMXFRVEJOUkVVeVRsUlJNRTVuUFQwPQ==&secuencia=-1&t=1682376108
