Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Company” refers to Constellation Brands, Inc. and its subsidiaries. On May 2, 2006, the Company filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006 (“Fiscal 2006 Form 10-K”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, on July 10, 2006, the Company filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended May 31, 2006 (“First Quarter Fiscal 2007 Form 10-Q”). Subsequent to May 31, 2006, seven subsidiaries of the Company which were previously included as Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined below) became Subsidiary Nonguarantors (as defined below) under the Company’s existing indentures.
The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K does not in any way restate or revise the financial position, results of operations or cash flows in any previously reported Consolidated Balance Sheet, Consolidated Statement of Income or Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows of the Company. As noted below, the information included herein reflects changes only to (i) the disclosures related to the condensed consolidating financial information set forth in Note 21 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Fiscal 2006 Form 10-K and Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s First Quarter Fiscal 2007 Form 10-Q, and (ii) disclosures of subsequent events set forth in Note 24 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Fiscal 2006 Form 10-K.
Consistent with Rule 3-10(f) of Regulation S-X, Note 21 to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2006 (included as part of Exhibit 99.1 hereto) provides the condensed consolidating balance sheets as of February 28, 2006, and February 28, 2005, the condensed consolidating statements of income and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended February 28, 2006, for the Company, the parent company, the combined subsidiaries which guarantee the Company’s senior notes and senior subordinated notes (“Subsidiary Guarantors”) and the combined subsidiaries of the Company which are not Subsidiary Guarantors (“Subsidiary Nonguarantors”) as if the new Subsidiary Nonguarantors had been in place as of and for all periods presented. In addition, Note 14 to the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements for the quarterly period ended May 31, 2006 (included as Exhibit 99.2 hereto) provides the condensed consolidating balance sheets as of May 31, 2006, and February 28, 2006, the condensed consolidating statements of income for the three months ended May 31, 2006, and May 31, 2005, and the condensed consolidating statements of cash flows for the three months ended May 31, 2006, and May 31, 2005, for the Company, the parent company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Subsidiary Nonguarantors as if the new Subsidiary Nonguarantors had been in place as of and for all periods presented.
In addition, on July 17, 2006, Barton Beers, Ltd. (“Barton”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an agreement to establish a joint venture (the “Joint Venture Agreement”) with Diblo, S.A. de C.V. (“Diblo”), a joint venture owned 76.75% by Grupo Modelo, S.A. de C.V. (“Modelo”) and 23.25% by Anheuser-Busch, Inc., pursuant to which Modelo’s Mexican beer portfolio will be sold and imported in the 50 states of the United States of America, the District of Columbia and Guam. Subject to the consent of the brands' owners, the joint venture may also sell Tsingtao and St. Pauli Girl brands.
The Joint Venture Agreement provides that Barton will contribute substantially all of its assets relating to importing, marketing and selling beer under the Corona Extra, Corona Light, Coronita, Modelo Especial, Negra Modelo, Pacifico, St. Pauli Girl and Tsingtao brands and the liabilities associated therewith (the “Barton Contributed Net Assets”) to a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary. Additionally, the Joint Venture Agreement provides that following Barton’s contribution, a subsidiary of Diblo will, in exchange for a 50% membership interest in the newly formed wholly-owned Barton subsidiary, contribute cash in an amount equal to the Barton Contributed Net Assets, subject to specified adjustments. The joint venture will then enter into an importer agreement with an affiliate of Modelo which will grant the joint venture the exclusive right to sell Modelo’s Mexican beer portfolio in the territories noted above. In addition, the existing importer agreement which currently gives Barton the right to import and sell Modelo’s Mexican beer portfolio primarily west of the Mississippi River will be superseded by the transactions contemplated by the Joint Venture Agreement. As a result of these transactions, Barton and Diblo will each have, directly or indirectly, equal interests in the joint venture. The Company currently expects the transactions contemplated in the Joint Venture Agreement to be consummated on or after January 2, 2007.
Consistent with Rule 11-01(a)(4) of Regulation S-X, the pro forma financial information (included as Exhibit 99.3 hereto) consists of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of May 31, 2006, the unaudited pro forma combined statement of income for the year ended February 28, 2006, the unaudited pro forma combined statement of income for the three months ended May 31, 2006, and the notes thereto, as if the proposed joint venture had been in place as of and for all periods presented.
This Form 8-K is being filed in order to incorporate the information herein by reference into the Company’s registration statements and to provide pro forma financial information for the proposed January 2, 2007, disposition of certain of the Company’s beer assets and liabilities and the related contribution of those assets and liabilities to an equally owned joint venture.
