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Carlsberg sells its 20% stake in Israel Beer Breweries
Carlsberg hereby announces that it has sold its 20% stake in Israel Beer
Breweries which was founded in 1992 by Carlsberg and its Israeli partner with
CBC Group as the majority owner. The Buyer is CBC Group. Trough Israel Beer
Breweries CBC Group is the partner of Carlsberg in Israel and Romania.
The selling price is USD 36 m.
As part of the deal between Carlsberg and CBC Group Israel Beer Breweries will
on license basis continue the production of Carlsberg and Tuborg brands.
Contacts:
Investor Relations: Mikael Bo Larsen, +45 3327 1223
Media Relations: Jens Bekke, +45 3327 1412
Carlsberg Group is one of the leading brewery groups in the world, with a large
portfolio of beer and soft drinks brands. Its flagship brand - Carlsberg - is
one of the fastest-growing and best-known beer brands in the world. More than
40,000 people work for Carlsberg Group, and its products are sold in more than
150 markets. In 2007 Carlsberg Group sold more than 115 million hectolitres of
beer, which is about 95 million bottles of beer a day.
Find out more at www.carlsberggroup.com
Carlsberg A/S 100 Ny Carlsberg Vej Tel +45 3327 3300
www.carlsberggroup.com
1760 Copenhagen V Fax +45 3327 4701
Denmark carlsberg@carlsberg.com
CVR.nr. 61056416
