Stock Exchange Statement - Carlsberg Breweries makes public offer in Turkey
On 6 July 2001, Carlsberg Breweries A/S (Carlsberg Breweries) acquired the majority shareholding - 50.01 per cent - of the Turkish brewery Türk Tuborg Bira ve Malt Sanayii A.S. (Türk Tuborg).
As majority shareholder of Türk Tuborg, Carlsberg Breweries is obliged under Turkish Capital Markets law to make a public offer at similar financial terms for the remaining share capital. The price offered by Carlsberg Breweries A/S for each share with a nominal value of TL 1,000 is the TL equivalent of USD 0.00977289. The offer opens at 9:00 hrs on 4 September 2001 and closes at 17:00hrs on 18 September 2001 Istanbul time. Friday 31 August 2001 Carlsberg Breweries will insert an advertisement in the Turkish dailies Dunya and Radikal giving details about the public offer.
Prior to the public offer, the shares are owned by the following shareholders:
Carlsberg Breweries A/S ( 50,01% ); Yasar Holding A.S. ( 4,80% ); DYO A.S. ( 6.06% ); Selcuk Yasar ( 0,02% ) and others ( 39,11% ).

30 August, 2001