| 1.
Kirin-Seagram |
| (Effective
April 1, 2002) |
| Name: |
Kirin-Seagram
Co., Ltd.
(After July 1: Kirin Distillery Co. Ltd.) |
| Head Office: |
Chuo-ku, Tokyo |
| Capital: |
¥5,617 million |
| President: |
Motoichi Yonei |
| Main
Business: |
Manufacture
and sale of domestic spirits and wines, etc. |
| 2.
Pernod Ricard |
| Name: |
Pernod Ricard
Co., Ltd. |
| Head Office: |
142, bd Haussmann,
75008, Paris, France |
| Capital: |
2,072.2 million
euros |
| CEO: |
Patrick Ricard |
| Main Business: |
Manufacture and sale of spirits |
| Main Brands: |
Jameson, Ricard, Pernod, etc. |
| 3.
Diageo |
| Name: |
Diageo plc. |
| Head Office: |
8 Henrietta Place, London W1M 9AG, United Kingdom |
| Capital: |
£4,711 million |
| CEO: |
Paul Walsh |
| Main Business: |
Manufacture
and sale of spirits |
| Main Brands: |
Johnnie
Walker, J&B, Smirnoff, etc. |
| 4.
Background |
| Sept.
2000 |
Vivendi merges
with Seagram. |
| Dec.
2000 |
Diageo and
Pernod Ricard sign agreement to acquire Seagram's alcoholic beverage business
from Vivendi. |
| Diageo and
Pernod Ricard announce sale of Four Roses brand. |
| Oct.
2001 |
Kirin signs
agreement to acquire business rights to Four Roses brand. |
| Feb.
2002 |
Kirin signs
agreement to retain and acquire sales rights in Japan for brands of the former
Seagram owned by Diageo and Pernod Ricard. |
| Kirin acquires
business rights to Four Roses brand. |
| April.
2002 |
Spirits & Wine Dept. to be established at Kirin Brewery. |
| Marketing functions of Kirin-Seagram to be transferred to Spirits & Wine Dept. of Kirin's Alcoholic Beverage Sales and Marketing Dept. |
| July.
2002 |
Name of Kirin-Seagram Co. Ltd. to be changed to Kirin Distillery Co. Ltd. |
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