Article published on March 6, 2002

A new joint venture appertaining to Interbrew and the Thai Boonrawd Brewery will be created In Thailand. The negotiations on its implementation are already begun and it is projected that the venture will have been registered by the end of spring 2002. Interbrew is particularly optimistic in respect of the prospects of this venture , due to the fact, that the beer market from Thailand is in continuous growth since 1995 and the Boonrawd Brewery is the leader of this market .

20 March, 2002