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, 23rd floor, 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-F X Form 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 ___ No X
NOTICE OF ESSENTIAL EVENT
(Santiago, Chile, July 5th, 2016) – As stated in the Essential Event of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. (“CCU”) of June 22nd 2016, by means of a letter dated June 21st 2016, KPMG Auditores Consultores Ltda. (“KPMG”) informed CCU that, pursuant to applicable US regulations, it does not comply with the independence requirements necessary to provide CCU such services, ceasing these services with immediate effect.
At today´s meeting, the Board of Directors of CCU, being duly authorized to that effect by the Shareholders´ meeting held on April 13th 2016, resolved to retain PricewaterhouseCoopers Consultores, Auditores y Cía. Limitada (“PwC”), in place of KPMG, to render external audit services for the fiscal year 2016.
As a consequence, the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements of CCU of June 30th 2016 will be audited by PwC within the legal timeframe.
CCU is a diversified beverage company operating principally in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay. CCU is the largest Chilean brewer, the second-largest Chilean soft drinks producer and the largest Chilean water and nectar producer, the second-largest Argentine brewer, the second-largest Chilean wine producer and the largest pisco distributor. It also participates in the HOD, rum and confectionery industries in Chile, in the beer, water and soft drinks industries in Uruguay, and in the soft drinks, water and nectar industries and beer distribution in Paraguay and Bolivia. The Company has licensing and / or distribution agreements with Heineken Brouwerijen B.V., Anheuser-Busch Incorporated, PepsiCo Inc., Schweppes Holdings Limited, Guinness Brewing Worldwide Limited, Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Pernod Ricard and Coors Brewing Company. For further information, visit www.ccu.cl.
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.)
| /s/ Felipe Dubernet | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: July 5, 2016