AB InBev, Grupo Modelo and Constellation have established a three-year transition services agreement to ensure the smooth transition of the operation of the Piedras Negras brewery. During this timeframe, Constellation has committed to invest approximately USD 500-600 million to expand the Piedras Negras facility, which will ultimately enable it to supply 100% of Crown's needs for the U.S. marketplace.
Transaction Website: www.globalbeerleader.com
Grupo Modelo, founded in 1925, is the leader in Mexico in beer production, distribution and marketing and the seventh zone of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the leading global brewer. Grupo Modelo has a total annual installed capacity of 71.5 million hectoliters. Currently, it brews and distributes 14 brands, including Corona Extra, the number one Mexican beer sold in the world, Modelo Especial, Victoria, Pacífico and Negra Modelo. It exports seven brands and is present in more than 180 countries. It is the importer of Anheuser-Busch InBev's products in Mexico, including Budweiser, Bud Light and O'Doul's. It also imports the Chinese Tsingtao Brand, the Danish beer Carlsberg, and Spanish beer Mahou Cinco Estrellas. Through a strategic alliance with Nestlé Waters, it produces and distributes in Mexico the bottled water brands Sta. María and Nestlé Pureza Vital, among others. Grupo Modelo trades in the Mexican Stock Exchange since 1994 with the ticker symbol GMODELOC and in 2011 it was included in its Sustainability Index. It also quotes as an ADR under the ticker GPMCY in the OTC markets and in Latibex in Spain as XGMD.
Investor Relations
Begoña Orgambide (52-55) 1103-5740
ir@gmodelo.com.mx www.gmodelo.mx
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