Corporate News

• Anadolu Efes / Efes Breweries International US$500 million Term Loan Facility

  Anadolu Efes Biracilik ve Malt Sanayii A.S. ("Anadolu Efes") and Efes Breweries International N.V. ("EBI"), have today successfully closed and signed a 3 year term US$ 500 million Term Loan Facility (the " Facility "), for which Citibank, N.A. (" Citibank ") and HSBC Bank plc ("HSBC") (the "Mandated Lead Arrangers" and "Bookrunners") have been jointly mandated to arrange. The Facility will be used for general corporate purposes including the refinancing of existing indebtedness.

• Efes Breweries International Became the Third Largest Brewer in Serbia-Montenegro

  Efes Breweries International N.V. (“EBI”), the Holland based subsidiary of Anadolu Efes, completed its acquisition of the 7 Septambar A.D. Zajecar Brewery (“Zajecar”) located in Zajecar, Serbia-Montenegro and purchased 64.4% stake through a tender offer.

• Efes opened its 3rd brewery in Russia

  Moscow Efes Brewery, the Russian subsidiary of Efes Breweries International N.V., that conducts the Efes Beverage Group’s international beer operations, opened its new brewery in Rostov, Southern Russia.

• Efes Beverage Group rapidly expands in Europe and enters Serbia

  Efes Breweries International N.V. (“EBI”), the Holland based subsidiary of the Efes Beverage Group conducting the Group’s international beer operations, has acquired the majority shares of the Pancevo Brewery (“Pancevo”) in Serbia, located on the outskirts of Belgrade. Therefore EBI has added Serbia in its portfolio of European markets currently comprising of Russia, Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova. The total number of markets that EBI operates, thus, has increased to 6, including Kazakhstan, one of the major markets in Central Asia.

• Moscow Efes Brewery acquired the Amstar Brewery

  Moscow Efes Brewery (“MEB”), the subsidiary of Efes Breweries International N.V. (“EBI”) in Russia, has acquired 100% of the Amstar Brewery (“Amstar”) located in Ufa, in the Urals region of Russia through a partial share purchase and a share swap. Amstar is a modern brewery with an annual capacity of 1.2 million hectoliters. The brewery produces and markets 2 dynamic brands; “Sokol” in the local premium segment which is also Russia’s leading non-alcoholic beer and “Beliy Medved” targeted at the mainstream segment.

• Efes Beverage Group rapidly expands in Europe and becomes the leader of the Moldovan Beer Market

  Efes Beverage Group Rapidly Expands In Europe “Efes Beverage Group Becomes The Leader Of The Moldovan Beer Market” Efes Breweries International B.V., the Holland based subsidiary of the Efes Beverage Group conducting the Group’s international beer operations, has obtained the necessary approvals from the Moldovan authorities to acquire the Vitanta Intravest S.A. brewery located in Chisinau, through a tender offer. Western NIS Enterprise Fund (“WNISEF”), currently the major shareholder of Vitanta Intravest S.A. with an 86% share, has today announced its decision to sell its shares to Efes Beverage Group in a press conference held in Chisinau.