Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

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

COMPAÑÍA CERVECERÍAS 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, 23 ^rd 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

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INFORMATION OF INTEREST TO THE MARKET

(Santiago, Chile, April 11 ^th , 2018) – Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. announces that the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held today approved the distribution of a Final Dividend to be charged against 2017 Net Income Attributable to Equity Holders of the Parent Company, in the amount of CLP 108.88833 per share (CLP 217.77666 per ADR), totaling CLP 40,234,550,662. The dividend will be paid as of April 26 ^th , 2018 to all shareholders registered on the record date (the date of entitlement for the dividend payment), which falls on midnight of April 20 ^th , 2018.

 

 

 

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 producer. It also participates in the HOD, functional drinks and rum 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, Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Pernod Ricard and Coors Brewing Company. For further information, visit www.ccu.cl.

 

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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: April 11, 2018

 

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