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, 23rdfloor, Santiago, Chile
(Address of principal executive offices)
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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-FXForm 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 ___ NoX
INFORMATION OF INTEREST TOTHEMARKET
(Santiag, Chile, June 19, 2013) – Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. (CCU) informs themarketof thefollowing resolutions adopted at the 46th ExtraordinaryShareholder Meeting heldyesterday, the 18th of June:
1)Resolved to increase the social capital in the amount of $340,000,000,000 by theissuanceof 51,000,000 shares;
2)Resolved to authorize the board of directors to determine the priceof the shares to beissued and offered. Thefinal amount of proceeds resulting from the aforementioned capital increase may be different than the amount mentioned in item 1) above, depending on the finaloffering price defined by the boardof directors; and
3)Resolved not to issue a new series of shares, and therefore, pursuant to currentregulations, the company must terminate its current Convention on Chapter XXVI withtheCentralBank, so that allADRs are subjectto general exchange regulations.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENTDOES NOTCONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL THE SHARES HEREIN DESCRIBED IN CHILE OR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OR IN ANY JURISDICTIONWHERE SUCH AN OFFER IS PROHIBITED. SUCH SHARES CANNOT BEOFFERED OR SOLD IN CHILE OR THE UNITED STATES OFAMERICA UNLESS THEY ARE REGISTERED, RESPECTIVELY,WITH THE SUPERINTENDENCIA DE VALORES Y SEGUROS OR THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR QUALIFY FOR A REGISTRATION EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO THEUNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF1933, AS AMENDED.
CCU is a diversified beverage company operating principally in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. CCU is the largest Chilean brewer,the second-largest Argentinebrewer, the second-largest Chilean softdrink producer, the second-largest Chilean wine producer, the largest Chilean mineral water and nectars producer, the largest piscodistributor and also participates inthe HOD, rum andconfectionery industries in Chile. TheCompany has licensing agreements with Heineken Brouwerijen B.V., Anheuser-BuschIncorporated,PepsiCo Inc.,PaulanerBrauerei AG,Schweppes Holdings Limited, GuinnessBrewing WorldwideLimited,SociétédesProduitsNestlé S.A.,PernodRicardandCompañíaPisqueraBauzá S.A..
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.)
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| | /s/ Ricardo Reyes |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: June 20, 2013
