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)
 _________________________________________

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

COMPAÑÍA CERVECERÍAS UNIDAS S.A. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Figures expressed in thousands of Chilean pesos)

As of and for the year ended December 31, 2021

INDEX

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (Figures expressed in thousands of Chilean pesos)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (ASSETS)

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (Figures expressed in thousands of Chilean pesos)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (LIABILITIES AND EQUITY)

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries Consolidated Statement of Income (Figures expressed in thousands of Chilean pesos)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Figures expressed in thousands of Chilean pesos)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

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Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (Figures expressed in thousands of Chilean pesos)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow (Figures expressed in thousands of Chilean pesos)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2021

Note 1 General Information

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. (hereinafter also “CCU”, “the Company” or “the Parent Company”) was incorporated in Chile as an open stock company, and is registered in the Securities Registry of the Comisión para el Mercado Financiero (CMF) under Nº 0007, and consequently, the Company is overseen by the CMF. The Company’s shares are traded in Chile on the Santiago Stock Exchange and Electronic Stock Exchange. The Company is also registered with the United States of America Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its American Depositary Shares (ADS)’s are traded in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). There was an amendment to the Deposit Agreement dated December 3, 2012, between the Company, JP Morgan Chase Bank, NA and all holders of ADRs, whereby there was a change in the ADS ratio from 5 common shares for each ADS to 2 common shares for each ADS, effective as of December 20, 2012.

CCU is a multi-category beverage company with operations in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay. CCU is one of the largest players in each one of the beverage categories in which it participates in Chile, including beer, soft drinks, mineral and bottled water, nectar, wine and pisco, among others. CCU is the second-largest brewer in Argentina and also participates in the cider, spirits and wine industries. In Uruguay and Paraguay, the Company is present in the beer, mineral and bottled water, soft drinks, wine and nectar categories. In Bolivia, CCU participates in the beer, water, soft drinks and malt beverage categories. In Colombia, the Company participates in the beer and in the malt industry. The Company’s principal licensing, distribution and / or joint venture agreements include Heineken Brouwerijen B.V., PepsiCo Inc., Seven-up International, Schweppes Holdings Limited, Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Pernod Ricard Chile S.A., Promarca S.A. (Watt’s), Red Bull Panamá S.A., Stokely Van Camp Inc., and Coors Brewing Company.

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. is under the control of Inversiones y Rentas S.A. (IRSA), which is the direct and indirect owner of 65.87% of the Company’s shares. IRSA is currently a joint venture between Quiñenco S.A. and Heineken Chile Limitada, a company controlled by Heineken Americas B.V., each with a 50% equity participation.

The Company’s address and main office is located in Santiago, Chile, at Avenida Vitacura Nº 2670, Las Condes district and its tax identification number (Rut) is 90,413,000-1.

As of December 31, 2021 the Company had a total 9,346 employees detailed as follows:

These Consolidated Financial Statements include: Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Income, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Cash Flows (direct method), and the Accompanying Notes with disclosures.

In the accompanying Statement of Financial Position, assets and liabilities that are classified as current, are those with maturities equal to or less than twelve months, and those classified as non-current, are those with maturities greater than twelve months. In turn, in the Consolidated Statement of Income, expenses are classified by function, and the nature of depreciation and personnel expenses is identified in footnotes. The Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows is presented using the direct method.

The figures in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position and their explanatory notes are presented compared to the previous year (2020) and the Consolidated Statement of Income, Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and their explanatory notes are presented compared with 2020 and 2019.

These Consolidated Financial Statements are presented in thousands of Chilean pesos (ThCh$) and have been prepared from the accounting records of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and its subsidiaries. All amounts have been rounded to thousand Chilean pesos, except when otherwise indicated.

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2021

 

The Company’s functional currency and presentation currency is the Chilean peso, except for some subsidiaries in Chile, Argentine, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia that use the US Dollar, Argentine peso, Uruguayan Peso, Paraguayan guaraní and Bolivian, respectively. The functional currency of joint operations in Colombia and associates in Perú, are the Colombian peso and the Sol, respectively. However they use the Chilean peso as the presentation currency for consolidation purposes.

Subsidiaries whose functional currencies are not the Chilean peso and are not a currency from a country which economy has been classified as hyperinflationary, have converted their financial statement from their functional currency to the Group’s presentation currency, which is the Chilean peso. The following exchange rates have been used: for the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position and the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity, net at the year-end exchange rate, and for the Consolidated Statements of Income, Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows at the transaction date exchange rate or at the average monthly exchange rate, as appropriate. For consolidation purposes, the assets and liabilities of subsidiaries whose functional currency is different from the Chilean peso, are translated into Chilean pesos using the exchange rates prevailing at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements while the Gains (losses) on exchange differences caused by the conversion of assets and liabilities are recorded in the Conversion Reserves account under Other equity reserves. Income, costs and expenses are translated at the average monthly exchange rate for the respective periods. These exchange rates have not undergone significant fluctuations during the year, with the exception of subsidiaries in hyperinflationary economies. (See Note 2 –Summary of significant accounting policies, (2.4)).

Covid-19 Pandemic

In connection with our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have implemented a regional plan focused on three priorities: the health and safety of all our people and the people we interact with, the continuity of our operations and our financial health. To achieve these objectives, we have implemented seven COVID -19 Corporate Protocols in our workplaces, we have fully complied with the different measures issued by local authorities in the countries where we have operations, we have actively promoted preventive and self-care measures, and we facilitated homeworking for thousands of people, whenever possible. These measures have allowed us to maintain a safe working environment that allows us to continue supplying our clients and consumers with our products.

In Chile, its portfolio of brands in the beer category consists of its own CCU brands, international licensing brands, and distribution of Craft brands. CCU’s own brands correspond to national products produced, marketed, and distributed by Cervecería CCU which include the following brands among others; Cristal, Escudo, Royal Guard, Morenita, Dorada, Andes, Bavaria, and Stones in its Lemon, Maracuyá and Red Citrus varieties. The international licensing brands are mostly produced while others are imported. All are marketed and distributed by Cervecería CCU including among others, Heineken, Sol, Coors, Blue Moon, Birra Moretti and Edelweiss brands. The Craft brands of beers (Austral, Polar Imperial, Patagonia, Kunstmann, Szot, Guayacán, D´olbek and Mahina) are created and mostly produced in their original breweries and in partnership with Cervecera CCU marketed and distributed by the Company.

In the Chile operating segment, in the non-alcoholic beverage’s category, CCU has the Bilz, Pap, Kem, Kem Xtreme, Nobis, Pop, Cachantun, Mas, Mas Woman and Porvenir brands. In the HOD category, CCU has the Manantial brand. The Company, directly or through its subsidiaries, has licensing agreements with Pepsi, 7up, Mirinda, Gatorade, Adrenaline Red, Lipton Ice Tea, Crush, Canada Dry Limón Soda, Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Canada Dry Agua Tónica, Nestlé Pura Vida, Watt’s, Watt´s Selección and Frugo. In Chile, CCU is the exclusive distributor of the Red Bull energy drink and Perrier water. Through a joint venture it also has its own brands, Sprim and a license for the Vivo and Caricia brands.

Additionally, in the Chile operating segment, in the pisco and cocktails categories, CCU owns the Mistral, Tres Erres, Campanario, Horcón Quemado, Control Valle del Encanto, Espíritu de los Andes, La Serena, Iceberg, Hard Fresh, Ruta Cocktail, Sabor Andino Sour, Sol de Cuba, brands, together with the respective line extensions, as applicable. In the rum category, the Company owns the Sierra Morena (and their extensions) and Cabo Viejo brands. In the liquor category, the Company has the Kantal, Fehrenberg and Barsol brands and is the exclusive distributor in Chile of Pernod Ricard in the traditional channel. Finally, in the cider category, the Company owns the Cygan and distributes the Villa Pehuenia brand and Sidra 1888.

On August 8th 2019 CCU announced that its subsidiary Compañía Pisquera de Chile S.A. (CPCh) acting through out Inversiones Internacionales SpA. and International Spirits Investments USA LLC, have communicated to LDLM Investment LLC their decision to initiate the sell of its whole participation in Americas Distilling Investment LLC (“ADI”) which amount to 40%. ADI is the owner of the Peruvian Company Bodega San Isidro S.R.L. and the Barsol brand. That sales process initiated by CPCh did not take place, because the terms and conditions described in the offers presented by the interested parties were not feasible or satisfactory.

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2021

 

In Argentina, CCU produces beer in its plants located in Salta, Santa Fe and Luján. Its main brands are Schneider, Imperial, Palermo, Santa Fé, Salta, Córdoba, Isenbeck, Norte and Iguana. At the same time it is the holder of exclusive license for the production and marketing of Miller, Heineken, Amstel, Sol, Warsteiner and Grolsch. CCU also imports Kunstmann and Blue Moon brands, and exports beer to different countries, mainly under the Schneider, Heineken and Imperial brands. Besides, participates in the cider business, with control of Saenz Briones, marketing the leading market brands “Sidra Real”, “La Victoria” and “1888” in addition to the Pehuenia brand. Also participates in the spirits business, which are market under El Abuelo brand, in addition of importing pisco from Chile. Its wine portfolio includethe sale and distribution of the Eugenio Bustos and La Celia brands. Since June 2019 has incorporated to its wine portfolio Colón, Graffina and Santa Silvia brands belonging to Finca La Celia (subsidiary in Argentina of the Chilean subsidiary Viña San Pedro de Tarapacá S.A. (VSPT)). (See Note 1 - General information letter C) number (4)).

In the Wine Operating Segment, CCU through its subsidiary VSPT has an extensive portfolio of wine brands produced by the eight wineries that make up the group. Among them are: Altaïr, Cabo de Hornos, Sideral, 1865, Castillo de Molina, Epica, Gato (in domestic market) and GatoNegro (in export market) from Viña San Pedro, the Reserva and Gran Reserva lines of Viña Tarapacá and its Blue and Black labels; Viña Leyda in its Reserva, Single Vineyard and Lot series; Misiones de Rengo Varietal, Reserva, Cuvée, Gran Reserva Black, Mision, and its Sparkling line; in addition to Alpaca, Reservado and Siglo de Oro Reserva de Viña Santa Helena; and in the sparkling category, Viñamar in its expressions Traditional Method, Extra Brut, Rosé, Moscato, Brut, Unique Brut, Unique Moscato, ICE and Zero Dealcoholized, and, finally, Manquehuito in the coolers category. In Argentina, the brands La Celia, Graffigna, Colón and Santa Silvia acquired in May 2019, as indicated in the previous paragraph.

In Uruguay, the Company participates in the mineral water business with the Nativa and Nix brands, soft drinks with the Nix brand and nectars with Watt's brand, in isotonic drinks with the FullSport brands. In addition, it sells imported beer under the Heineken, Schneider, Imperial, Escudo Silver, Kuntsmann, Miller brands, and Amster. Recently the wine category, it participates with the brands with Misiones de Rengo, Eugenio Bustos and La Celia brands all imported.

In Paraguay, the Company participates in the non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks business. Its portfolio of non-alcoholic brands consists of Pulp, Watt's, Puro Sol, La Fuente and the FullSport isotonic drinks. These brands include our own licensed and imported brands. The Company in the alcoholic drinks business is the owner of Sajonia beer brand and imports Heineken, Amstel, Paulaner, Sol, and Kunstmann brands. Since January 2020, they opened a wine category with brands Misiones de Rengo and La Celia.

Since November 2014 in Colombia, CCU participated in the beer business through its joint venture with Central Cervecera de Colombia S.A.S. (CCC). CCC has an exclusive licensing contract for importing, distributing, and producing Heineken beer in Colombia. In October 2015, Coors and Coors Light brands were incorporated into CCC’s brand portfolio through licensing contracts for the production and/or marketing of them. This licence was extended only until December 2019. As of December 2015, Artesanos de Cerveza’s company was acquired together with its Brand “Tres Cordilleras”. As of April and July of 2016, the Tecate and Sol brands were incorporated respectively with a licensing contract to produce and/or market them. During April 2017, the Miller and Miller Genuine Draft (MGD) brands were incorporated with a licensing contract to produce and market them. As of February 2019, the local Andina brand was launched. As of July 2019, the local production of the Tecate brand began and the launch of Natu Malta (alcohol-free product based on malt) was made. Furthermore, since October 2019, Colombia started to import and market the Kunstmann brand. Finally at the end of 2019, CCC started with the local production of Heineken beer. In October 2021, the local production of the Sol brand began.

In Bolivia, as of May 2014, CCU participates in the non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages business through its subsidiary Bebidas Bolivianas BBO S.A. (BBO). Within the portfolio of non-alcoholic beverages, BBO has the Mendocina, Sinalco, Real, De la Sierra and Natur-all brands. These brands include their own and licensed brands. On the other hand, the alcoholic beverages include Real, Capital, and Cordillera brands. Aditionally, BBO markets the imported beer Kunstmann and Heineken brands.

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2021

 

The described licenses are detailed as follows:

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2021

 

The consolidated financial statements include the following direct and indirect subsidiaries where the percentage of participation represents the economic interest at a consolidated level:

(*) Listed company in Chile.

(**) See Note 1 – General Information), letter C, Subsidiaries with direct or indirect participation of less than 50%

(***) Subsidiaries in which we have an interest of more or equal than 50% through one or more subsidiaries of the Company.

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2021

 

In addition to what is shown in the preceding table, the following are the percentages of participation with voting rights, in each of the subsidiaries. Each shareholder has one vote per share owned or represented. The percentage of participation with voting rights represents the sum of the direct participation and indirect participation through a subsidiary.

(*) Listed company in Chile.

(**) See Note 1 – General Information, letter C, Subsidiaries with direct or indirect participation of less than 50%

(***) Subsidiaries in which we have an interest of more or equal than 50% through one or more subsidiaries of the Company.

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2021

 

The main movements in the ownership of the subsidiaries included in these consolidated financial statements are the following:

(1) Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. (VSPT) and Viña Valles de Chile S.A. (VVCH)

Viñas Valles de Chile S.A. (VVCH) dissolved and merged into VSPT, being the latter the surviving entity, as the result of VSPT becoming, pursuant to a share purchase agreement executed on May 21, 2019 between Viña Altaïr SpA. and VSPT, the sole owner, in a period that exceeded 10 days, of all of the shares of VVCH. This merger had legal and accounting effects as of June 1, 2019. VVCH Board of Directors´ Resolution evidencing the dissolution of VVCH was executed as public deed on June 4, 2019, and further registered in the Register of Commerce and published in the Official Gazette.

(2) CCU Inversiones II SpA.

On December 17, 2018, the Company made a capital contribution to the subsidiary CCU Inversiones II SpA., through the shareholding contribution of the Bolivian subsidiary, Bebidas Bolivianas BBO S.A. for an amount of
US$ 40,294,696, equivalents to ThCh$ 27,659,891.

On May 27 and June 12, 2019, the Company made capital contributions to the subsidiary CCU Inversiones II SpA. for an amount of US$ 3,200,000 (equivalent to ThCh$ 2,223,488) and US$ 1,428,017 (equivalent to ThCh$ 990,473).

On September 6, 2019, the Company made a capital contribution to the subsidiary CCU Inversiones II SpA. for an amount of US$ 10,000,000 (equivalent to ThCh$ 7,233,000).

On January 31 and April 15, 2020, the Company made capital contributions to the subsidiary CCU Inversiones II SpA. for an amount of US$ 11,500,000 (equivalent to ThCh$ 9,176,540) and US$ 16,500,000 (equivalent to ThCh$ 14,002,395) respectively.

On September 4, 2020, the Company made a capital contribution to the subsidiary CCU Inversiones II SpA. for an amount of US$ 12,200,000 (equivalent to ThCh$ 9,411,690).

On August 18, 2021 the Company made a capital contribution to subsidiary CCU Inversiones II SpA. in the amount of US$ 7,500,000 (equivalent to ThCh$ 5,922,150).

Through public deed dated September 30, 2021, the Company and CCU Inversiones S.A., as the only partners of CCU Inversiones II SpA., agreed to turn this company into a joint-stock company (SpA.).

At the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of CCU Inversiones II SpA., held on November 30, 2021, the merger of Southern Breweries S.C.S. was agreed, by its incorporation into CCU Inversiones II SpA.

Under this merger, the capital of CCU Inversiones II SpA. is fully subscribed and paid-in for a total of US$ 281,834,863, divided into 219,486,075 registered shares, of the same and unique series, and without nominal value, in which CCU S.A. has a participation of 58.8429%, CCU Inversiones S.A. has a participation of 0.0489%, Inversiones Invex CCU Tres Limitada has a participation of 41.1070% and Inversiones CCU Lux S.à r.l. has a participation of 0.0012%.

As a result of the above mentioned, CCU Inversiones II SpA. is the sole shareholder of CCU Inversiones III Ltda. as the latter was previously owned by Southern Breweries S.C.S.

On December 31, 2021, by resolution of the sole shareholder, the merger of CCU Inversiones III SpA was agreed, by its incorporation into CCU Inversiones II SpA.

Under this merger, CCU Inversiones II SpA., will acquire all the assets, authorizations, permits, obligations and liabilities of CCU Iversiones III SpA., and will succeed it in all its rights and obligations. As a result of the merger, all the capital of the Absorbed Company will be incorporated into the Absorbing Company, which it will be dissolved without the need of its liquidation.

The latter did not generate effects at the CCU S.A. consolidated level.

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2021

 

(3) Bebidas Bolivianas BBO S.A. (BBO)

On June 28 and July 11, 2019 the subsidiary CCU Inversiones II SpA., made capital contributions to Bebidas Bolivianas BBO S.A. fon an amount of US$ 1,249,713 and US$ 178,305 (equivalent to ThCh$ 849,630 and ThCh$ 122,210), respectively, since both partners concurred with the same contributions, the participation percentages were maintained.

(4) Finca La Celia S.A. and Bodega San Juan S.A.U.

On January 28, 2019, Bodega San Juan S.A.U. was established in Argentina, where the subsidiary Finca La Celia S.A. made a capital contribution of ARS 100,000 (100,000 ordinary, non-endorsable nominal shares).

On March 1, 2019, the subsidiary VSPT made a capital increase at the subsidiary Finca La Celia S.A. for US$ 7,000,000 through the issuance of 265,300,000 ordinary, non-endorsable shares.

On May 31, 2019, the subsidiary VSPT made a capital increase at the subsidiary Finca La Celia S.A. for US$ 14,000,000 through the issuance of 607,600,000 non-endorsable nominal shares.

On December 21, 2020, the boards of Finca La Celia S.A. and Bodega San Juan S.A.U. approved to carry out a merger process of both companies, in which the first one will be the legal continuer, the second one will be dissolved without liquidation, with effect from January 1, 2021.

In order to the merge could be materialized, all the formal requirements and stages established by Argentine regulations must be met and it must be approved in the last instance by the General Inspection of Justice of the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Management estimates that this process will not generate significant effects on its Financial Statements.

Graffina Business

In December 2018, the subsidiary VSPT signed an agreement to acquire a part of the Pernod Ricard wine business in Argentina. The purchase agreement, subject to local regulatory approval, included the Argentine wine brands Graffigna, Colón and Santa Silvia, which represent approximately 1.5 million boxes of 9-liter wine bottles per year. Bodegas Graffigna has a winery in the province of San Juan, two fields in the same province, and a field in Mendoza.

On January 28, 2019, the Argentine subsidiary Finca La Celia S.A. constituted the Bodega San Juan S.A.U. through a capital contribution of ARS 100,000, in order to use it as a vehicle for the acquisition of the Graffigna, Colón and Santa Silvia wine business of Pernod Ricard Argentina S.R.L., in addition to the purchase of Bodega Graffigna and Pocito vineyards, Cañada Honda and La Consulta.

On May 31, 2019, the subsidiary VSPT made a capital contribution to the subsidiary Finca La Celia S.A. by
US$ 14,000,000, equivalent to ThCh$ 9,910,040 and on the same date, Finca La Celia S.A. made a capital contribution to Bodega San Juan S.A.U. for US$ 2,806,820, equivalent to ThCh$ 1,986,836.

On May 31, 2019, Bodega San Juan S.A.U. through a deed of sale became the owner of the businesses of Pocito and Cañada Honda vineyards.

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2021

 

The Company has determined the fair values of assets and liabilities related to this business combination mainly for domestic market as follows:

(*) See Note 32 - Other gain (losses).

On June 1, 2020, the Argentine subsidiary Finca La Celia S.A. became the owner of the operation of La Consulta vineyard, located in the Eugenio Bustos district, San Carlos department in the province of Mendoza by a deed of sale and after having obtained regulatory approvals in Argentina.

The Company has determined the fair values of assets and liabilities related to this business combination, mainly for export market, as follows:

(*) See Note 32 - Other gain (losses).

(5) Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A., New Ecusa S.A. and Vending y Servicios CCU Ltda.

On April 1, 2019, the subsidiary New Ecusa S.A. was merged into Embotelladoras Chilenas United S.A., the latter becoming its legal continuator. The transaction mentioned above had no significant effect on the Company's results.

On June 1, 2019, the subsidiary Vending y Servicios CCU Ltda. merged into Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A., the latter becoming its legal continuator. The aforementioned had no significant effects on the Company's results.

(6) Milotur S.A.

On May 27, 2019, the subsidiary CCU Inversiones II SpA. made a capital contribution to Milotur S.A. for an amount of
US$ 3,200,000 (equivalent to ThCh$ 2,223,488), maintaining its participation percentage.

On August 21, 2020, the subsidiary CCU Inversiones II SpA. made a capital contribution to Milotur S.A. for an amount of US$ 4,000,000 (equivalent to ThCh$ 3,143,360), maintaining its participation percentage.

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2021

 

(7) Fábrica de Envases Plásticos S.A. (Plasco)

According to Plasco's extraordinary shareholders meeting dated May 31, 2019, a capital increase of ThCh$ 10,000,000 was agreed upon with the issuance of 16,000,000 shares at a price of $ 625 per share. Likewise, it is stipulated in said meeting that the shareholder Millahue S.A. will not concur with this increase. For this reason, 100% of the increase will be made by CCU S.A. This increase was materialized on June 25, 2019.

(8) Cervecería Szot SpA.

On August 30, 2019, the subsidiary Cervecería Kunstmann S.A. (CK) acquired an additional 5.001% of Cervecería Szot SpA. from the purchase of 5,001 shares, equivalent to ThCh$ 6,156. As a result of the aforementioned, CK reached a total participation of 50.001% on this subsidiary. (See Note 15 – Business combinations).

For this business combination, the fair value of assets and liabilities were determined, which are the following:

As a result of the previously mentioned fair values, intangibles and goodwill have been generated, which are disclosed in Note 17 - Intangible assets other than goodwill and Note 18 - Goodwill, respectively.

As a result of the previously mentioned fair values, intangibles and goodwill have been generated.

On August 28, 2020, Szot carried out a capital increase equivalent to 95,710 shares. The shareholder Cervecería Kunstmann S.A. (CK) suscribed 63,022 shares at a value of ThCh$ 176,620. Subsequently, on the same date, CK sold 15,167 to Representaciones Chile Beer Kevin Michael Szot E.I.R.L shares equivalent to ThCh$ 42,506. As a result of the aforementioned, CK ended with a total participation of 50.0005% in this subsidiary.

(9) Mahina SpA.

On February 18, 2020, the subsidiary Cervecería Kunstmann S.A. (CK) acquired 50.1000% from the purchase of 501 shares from the company Mahina SpA. at a value of ThCh$ 525,000. Later on the same date, Mahina SpA. carried out a capital increase equivalent to 100 shares, of which CK subscribed 50 shares at a value of ThCh$ 50,000, which were paid on March 26, 2021. As a consequence, CK owns 551 shares equivalent to 50.0909%. Aditionally, it was incorporated into the consolidation process of CCU (See Note 15 - Business combinations).

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements December 31, 2021

 

For this business combination, the fair value of assets and liabilities were determined, which are the following:

(*) See Note 32 – Other gains (loss).

(10) La Barra S.A. (former ECOMCCU S.A.)

On March 20, 2020, the Company and its subsidiary Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda. incorporated the subsidiary ECOMCCU S.A. It is purpose will be marketing and sale of beverages, food products and household items. The capital of the subsidiary amounts to ThCh$ 1,500,000, divided into 1,500,000 shares. On July 22, 2020 the capital was paid.

On December 2, 2020 the first Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting was held, where a change for the name of the subsidiary was agreed and it was renamed as La Barra S.A.

(11) Bebidas del Paraguay S.A., Distribuidora del Paraguay S.A. and Sajonia Brewing Company S.R.L.

On May 12, 2020, the subsidiary Bebidas del Paraguay S.A. acquired an additional 27% of the stock rights of the Paraguayan company Sajonia Brewing Company S.R.L., which ended with a 78% stake in this company. The amount paid for this transaction increased to ThCh$ 48,257 (400 million guaranies.)

On July 1, 2020, Bebidas del Paraguay S.A. and Distribuidora del Paraguay S.A. acquired the non-controlling interest of Sajonia Brewing Company S.R.L. by 21% and 1% respectively, thus reaching 100% of the participation. The amount paid for this transaccion was ThCh$ 33,458 (279 million guaranies).

(12) Manantial S.A.

On April 16, 2020, the subsidiary Aguas CCU-Nestlé Chile S.A. (Aguas) made a capital contribution to the subsidiary Manantial S.A. for an amount of ThCh$ 1,500,000 resulting in Aguas with 99.0775% and Embotelladoras Chilenas Unidas S.A. with 0.9225% of the share capital.

(13) Inversiones Invex CCU Ltda.

On September 4, 2020, the Company made a capital contribution to the subsidiary Inversiones Invex CCU Ltda. for an amount of ThCh$ 2,500,000.

On June 1, 2021, the Company agreed to the division of this subsidiary, with the establishment of a new, limited liability company called Inversiones Invex SB Limitada. For division purposes the share capital of Inversiones Invex CCU Ltda. was reduced from US$ 306,466,817 to US$ 185,322,809 (equivalent ThCH$ 221,302,753 and ThCh$ 133,823,454).

Through public deed dated August 2, 2021, the liquidation of Inversiones Invex SB Ltda. was agreed upon and materialized on July 31, 2021.

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In the dissolution agreement for that company its assets and liabilities were transferred to its partners, Inversiones Invex Tres Ltda., CCU Inversiones S.A. and CCU S.A.

The latter did not generate effects at the CCU S.A. consolidated level.

(14) Inversiones Invex CCU Tres Ltda.

On September 4, 2020, the Company made a capital contribution to the subsidiary Inversiones Invex CCU Tres Ltda. for an amount of ThCh$ 800,000.

(15) Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A. y Sáenz Briones y Cía. S.A.I.C.

On April 16, 2021, subsidiary Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A., acquired 481,643 shares of the stock rights of Argentinean company Sáenz Briones y Cía. S.A.I.C., by buying two minority shareholders, consequently leaving it with a 94.2138% interest in that company.

The amount disbursed for this transaction was ThCh$ 3,540,618 (337 million Argentine pesos) and the effect on equity recognized in the Company due to this change in interest amounted to ThCh$ 2,845,888.

On July 13, 2021, subsidiary Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A., acquired 160,548 shares of the stock rights of Argentinean company Sáenz Briones y Cía. S.A.I.C., by buying one minority shareholders. Consequently, it now has a 95.6345% interest in said company.

The amount disbursed for this transaction was ThCh$ 1,168,183 (122 million Argentine pesos) and the effect on equity recognized in the Company due to this change in interest was ThCh$ 1,086,489.

On August 9, 2021, subsidiary Compañía Industrial Cervecera S.A., acquired 481,920 shares of the stock rights of Argentinean company Sáenz Briones y Cía. S.A.I.C., by buying one minority shareholders. Consequently, it now has a 99.9419% interest in that company.

The amount disbursed for this transaction was ThCh$ 3,636,863 (390 million Argentine pesos) and the effect on equity recognized in the Company due to this change in interest was ThCh$ 3,267,148.

(16) CCU Inversiones S.A. y Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. (VSPT)

On September 10, 2021 and October 4, 2021, subsidiary CCU Inversiones S.A. acquired an additional 0.4485% and 1.0670% of subsidiary Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. for the amount of ThCh$ 1,167,074 and ThCh$ 2,694,720, equivalent to 179,274,015 and 424,365,414 shares, which generated an equity effect of ThCh$ 245,244, leaving it with total interest of 84.5159%.

(17) Inversiones CCU Lux S.à r.l.

On August 30, 2021 through a share transfer contract, CCU Inversiones II SpA. sold its interest in subsidiary CCU Lux S.à r.l. to the Company for ThCh$ 127,567 (US$ 163,554).

On December 16, 2021, before Luxembourg public notary, the Company, in its capacity as sole shareholder of Inversiones CCU Lux S.à r.l., owner of all its 163,554 shares with a nominal value of US$ 1.00 each, (equivalent to ThCh$ 138,779), resolved the dissolution of Inversiones CCU Lux S.à r.l., in accordance with the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Consequently, Inversiones CCU Lux S.à r.l. was dissolved effective on December 16, 2021, automatically passing all its assets and liabilities to its sole shareholder Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A.

The latter did not generate effects at the CCU S.A. consolidated level.

(18) VSPT US LLC

On August 9, 2021, the Company through its subsidiary Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. established the company VSPT US LLC in the United States, the latter with a corporate purpose of marketing, sales and distribution of wine. The company capital amounts to US$ 400,000 (equivalent ThCh$ 337,876), which was paid-in on November 2, 2021.

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(19) CCU Inversiones III SpA.

Through a resolution, without the form of a shareholders’ meeting, granted on December 29, 2021, CCU Inversiones II SpA., in its capacity as sole shareholder of CCU Inversiones III SpA., resolved to approve a dividend distribution of US$ 17,133,000, equivalent to ThCh$ 14,664,820 charged against retained earnings.

On this same date, and according to the Conventional Compensation document between CCU Inversiones III SpA. and CCU Inversiones II SpA., the parties agreed the prepayment of the current financial obligation through the dividend mentioned above.

Related to the above mentioned, CCU Inversiones II SpA. prepaid the Loan in advance for the sum of US$ 17,133,000, of which US$ 1,098,278 (equivalent to ThCh$ 940,060) corresponds to accrued interest and US$ 16,034,722 (equivalent to ThCh$ 13,724,760) corresponds to capital. 

Subsequently, on December 31, 2021, by resolution of the sole shareholder, the merger of CCU Inversiones III SpA. was agreed, by its incorporation into CCU Inversiones II SpA., date on which CCU Inversiones III SpA., was dissolved.

The latter did not generate effects at the CCU S.A. consolidated level. 

Subsidiaries with direct or indirect participation of less than 50%

These Consolidated Financial Statements incorporate as a subsidiary to Distribuidora del Paraguay S.A., a company in which we have a total participation of 49.9589%.

Bebidas del Paraguay S.A. (BdP) and Distribuidora del Paraguay S.A. (DdP) are considered to be one economic group that shares their operational and financial strategy, leaded by the same management team that seeks compliance with the strategic plan defined simultaneously for both entities. Additionally BdP produces different brands owned by it. DdP is its sole and exclusive customer, which is responsible for the distribution and marketing of BdP’s products. The administrative and commercial integration added to its operational and financial dependence of DdP explain the reason why BdP proceeds to present this entity as a subsidiary of CCU. 

Joint operations:

(a) Promarca S.A.

Promarca S.A. is a closed stock company whose main activity is the acquisition, development and administration of trademarks and their corresponding licensing to their operators.

On December 31, 2021, Promarca S.A. recorded a profit of ThCh$ 5,854,185 (ThCh$ 4,100,979 in 2020 and ThCh$ 4,511,337 in 2019), which in accordance with the Company’s policies is 100% distributable.

(b) Bebidas CCU-Pepsico SpA. (BCP)

The line of business of this company is manufacture, produce, process, transform, transport, import, export, purchase, sell and in general market all types of concentrates.

On December 31, 2021, BCP recorded a profit of ThCh$ 2,878,066 (ThCh$ 3,061,898 in 2020 and ThCh$ 1,243,574 in 2019), which in accordance with the Company’s policies is 100% distributable.

(c) Bebidas Carozzi CCU SpA. (BCCCU)

The purpose of this company is the production, marketing and distribution of instant powder drinks in the national territory.

On December 31, 2021, BCCCU recorded a loss of ThCh$ 562,405 (profit of ThCh$ 2,532,525 in 2020 and profit of ThCh$ 1,157,424 in 2019, which in accordance with the Company’s policies is 100% distributable).

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The companies mentioned above, letter a) to c), meet the conditions stipulated in IFRS 11 to be considered "joint operations", since the primary assets in both entities are trademarks, the contractual arrangements establishes that the parties to the joint arrangement share all interests in the assets relating to the arrangement in a specified proportion and their income is 100% from royalties charged to the joint operators for the sale of products using these trademarks.

The general aspects of the transaction are described below:

According to the Material Event reported on September 6, 2017, the CMF was informed that CCU and Compañía Cervecerías Unidas Argentina S.A. (CCU-A), entity organized under the laws of the Republic of Argentina and a subsidiary of CCU, have agreed with Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. (ABI and together with CCU-A the "Parties"), an offer letter ("Term Sheet") which, among other matters, contemplates the early termination of license agreement in Argentina for the brand "Budweiser", signed between CCU-A and Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated (today Anheuser-Busch LLC, a subsidiary of ABI) dated March 26, 2008 (the "License Agreement").

As agreed to in the Early Termination of the License Agreement (the “Transaction”), ABI directly or its subsidiaries (hereinafter together referred to as the “ABI Group”), pays to CCU-A the amount of US$ 306,000,000.

The Transaction also includes the transfer from ABI to CCU-A of: (a) ownership of the brands Isenbeck and Diosa. This does not include the production plant owned by Cervecería Argentina S.A. Isenbeck (CASA Isenbeck) located in Zárate, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina (which will continue to operate under the ownership of ABI Group), nor the contracts with its employees and/or distributors, nor the transfer of any liabilities of CASA Isenbeck; (b) the ownership of the following registered brands in Argentina: Norte, Iguana and Báltica; and (c) the obligation of ABI to make its reasonable best efforts to cause that certain international premium beer brands are licensed to CCU-A (together with the brands identified in letter (b) above and with the brand Diosa referred to as the "Group of Brands") in Argentine territory.

In order to establish a smooth transition of the brands that are transferred by virtue of the Transaction, the Parties will enter into the following contracts (all together with the Early Termination referred to as the “Transaction”):

In summary, this agreement with ABI consists of the early termination of the license agreement of the Budweiser brand in exchange for a portfolio of brands representing similar volumes, plus different payments of up to US$ 400,000,000 before taxes, over a period of up to three years.

On March 14, 2018, CCU reported as a Material Event that CCU-A had been notified of the resolution of the Secretario de Comercio del Ministerio de Producción de la Argentina (SECOM), which, based on the favorable opinion of the Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia (CNDC), approved the Transaction. The resolution established that the Parties must submit to the CNDC, for review and approval, drafts of contracts that contained all of the terms and conditions of the Transaction (the "Contracts"). On March 16, 2018, the Parties filed the Contracts with the CNDC.

On April 27, 2018, CCU-A was notified of the resolution of the CNDC that approved the Contracts, thus fulfilling the condition established in the Term Sheet, becoming binding and therefore, the parties were legally obliged to close the Transaction. The signature of the respective contracts took place on May 2, 2018.

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As a consequence of the closing of the Transaction:

b.1) CCU-A early terminated the license agreement with ABI in Argentina for the brand “Budweiser”.

b.2) CCU-A received a payment from ABI of US$ 306,000,000, equivalents to ThCh$ 185,648,399 before taxes (See Note 31 – Other income by function).

b.3) ABI transferred to CCU-A (i) the ownership of the Isenbeck and Diosa brands and certain assets related to said brands (not including the production plant owned by Cervecería Argentina S.A. Isenbeck, nor the contracts with its employees and/or distributors, nor the transfer of any liabilities of said entity); and (ii) ownership of the following registered trademarks in Argentina: Norte, Iguana and Báltica. The five brands mentioned above were valued at US$ 44,044,000, equivalents to ThCh$ 26,721,236 (See Note 17 – Intangible assets other than goodwill and Note 31 – Other income by function).

As of December 31, 2018, the net effect of the aforementioned compensations generated in the consolidated results of Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. and subsidiaries a Net income attributable to the equity holders of the parent of ThCh$ 157,358,973 shown in (See Note 6 – Financial information as per operating segments).

b.4) CCU-A was granted the licenses of the Warsteiner and Grolsch brands for the Argentine territory (these brands, together with Isenbeck, Diosa, Norte, Iguana and Báltica, the “Brands”);

b.5) CCU-A received an ABI payment of US$ 10,000,000, equivalents to ThCh$ 6,109,800, before taxes, for the production of Budweiser of one year, which will be reflected in results under Other income by function as performance obligations are met, for which US$ 3,548,372 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and US$ 6,451,628 for the year ended December 31, 2018 equivalents to ThCh$ 2,581,452 in 2019 and ThCh$ 4,840,167 in 2018 were reflected in results under Other income by function; and

b.6) CCU-A will receive from ABI annual payments of up to US$ 28,000,000, equivalents to ThCh$ 17,107,440, before taxes, for a period of up to three years, depending on the volume and the timing of the transition to CCU-A of the production and/or commercialization of the Brands, which will be reflected in the results, under Net sales, Other incomes, Cost of sales and MSD&A, as the performance obligations are met, of which for the year ended December 31, 2020 the Company recognized in results an amount of US$ 18,459,185 (US$ 21,372,012 for the year ended December 31, 2019 and US$ 19,802,868 for the year ended December 31, 2018) equivalents to ThCh$ 13,123,558 (ThCh$ 16,002,081 in 2019 and ThCh$ 14,251,811 in 2018).

Status of the Transaction as of December 31, 2021

In accordance with Section III above, CCU-A will receive annual payments of up to US$ 28,000,000 equivalent to ThCh$ 17,107,440, before taxes, from ABI within a period of up to 3 years, depending on the volume and the time it takes for the transition of production and/or commercialization of the Brands to CCU-A. This will be reflected in income, as that performance obligation is fulfilled. As of December 31, 2021, US$ 5,002,286, have been recognized in Other Revenue by Function, equivalent equivalent to ThCh$ 4,225,381 (US$ 18,459,185 in 2020 and US$ 21,372,012 in 2019, equivalent to ThCh$ 13,123,558 in 2020 and ThCh$ 16,002,081 in 2019).

Note 2 Summary of significant accounting policies

Significant accounting policies adopted for the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are described below:

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), issued by the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB).

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical basis, as modified by the subsequent valuation of financial assets and financial liabilities (including derivative instruments) at fair value.

The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with IFRS requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires that management uses its professional judgment in the process of applying the Company’s accounting policies. See Note 3 - Estimates and application of professional judgment for disclosure of significant accounting estimates and judgments.

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The application of new accounting pronouncements as of January 1, 2021, had no significant effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

These standards are required to be applied by the following dates:

The Company estimates the adoption of these new Standards, Improvements, Amendments and Interpretations mentioned in the table above will not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries are entities over which the Company has power to direct their financial and operating policies, which generally is the result of ownership of more than half of the voting rights. When assessing whether the Company controls another entity, the existence and effect of potential voting rights that are currently liable to be exercised at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements is considered. Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date on which control was obtained by the Company, and are excluded from consolidation as of the date the Company loses such control.

The acquisition method is used for the accounting of acquisition of subsidiaries. The acquisition cost is the fair value of the assets delivered, of the equity instruments issued and of the liabilities incurred or assumed as of the exchange date. The identifiable assets acquired, as well as the identifiable liabilities and contingencies assumed in a business combination are initially valued at their fair value on the acquisition date, regardless the scope of minority interests. Goodwill is initially measured as the excess of the aggregate of the consideration transferred and the fair value of non-controlling interest over the net identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. If this consideration is lower than the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired, the difference is recognized as income.

Joint operations

As explained in Note 1- General information, for the joint arrangements that qualify as joint operations, the Company recognizes its share of the assets, liabilities and income in respect to its interest in the joint operations in accordance with IFRS 11.

Intercompany transaction

Intercompany transactions, balances and unrealized gains from transactions between the Company’s entities are eliminated in consolidation. Unrealized losses are also eliminated, unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred. Whenever necessary, the accounting policies of subsidiaries are amended to ensure uniformity with the policies adopted by the Company.

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Non-controlling Interest

Non-controlling interest is presented in the Equity section of the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. The net income attributable to equity holder of the parent and non-controlling interest are each disclosed separately in the Consolidated Statement of Income after net income.

Investments accounted for using the equity method

Joint ventures and associates

The Company maintains investments in joint arrangements that qualify as joint ventures, which correspond to a contractual agreement by which two or more parties carry out an economic activity that is subject to joint control, and normally involves the establishment of a separate entity in which each party has a share based on a shareholders’ agreement. In addition, the Company maintains investments in associates which are defined as entities in which the investor does not have significant influence and are not a subsidiary or a joint venture.

The Company accounts for its participation in joint arrangements that qualify as joint ventures and in associates using the equity method. The financial statements of the joint venture are prepared for the same year, under accounting policies consistent with those of the Company. Adjustments are made to agree any difference in accounting policies that may exist with the Company’s accounting policies.

Whenever the Company contributes or sells assets to companies under joint control or associates, any income or loss arising from the transaction is recognized based on how the asset is realized. When the Company purchases assets from those companies, it does not recognize its share in the income or loss of the joint venture in respect to such transaction until the asset is sold or realized.

The Company has defined three operating segments which are essentially defined with respect to its revenues in the geographic areas of commercial activity: 1.- Chile, 2.- International business and 3.- Wine.

These operating segments mentioned are consistent with the way the Company is managed and how results will be reported by CCU. These segments reflect separate operating results which are regularly reviewed by chief operating decision maker in order to make decisions about the resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance (See Note 6 - Financial information as per operating segment).

The segments performance is measured according to several indicators, of which OR (Adjust Operating Result), OR before Exceptional Items (EI), ORBDA (Adjust Operating Result Before Depreciation and Amortization), ORBDA before EI, ORBDA margin (ORBDA’s % of total revenues for the operating segment), the volumes and Net sales. Sales between segments are conducted using terms and conditions at current market rates.

The Company defined the Adjusted Operating Result as the Net incomes (losses) before Other gains (losses), Net financial cost, Equity and income from joint ventures and associates, Gains (losses) on exchange differences, Results as per adjustment units and Income tax, and the ORBDA, for the Company purposes, is defined as Adjusted Operating Result before Depreciation and Amortization.

MSD&A, included Marketing, Selling, Distribution and Administrative expenses.

Corporate revenues and expenses are presented separately within the other.

Presentation and functional currency

The Company uses the Chilean peso (Ch$ or CLP) as its functional currency and for the presentation of its financial statements. The functional currency has been determined considering the economic environment in which the Company carries out its operations and the currency in which the main cash flows are generated. The functional currency of the Argentinian, Uruguayan, Paraguayan and Bolivian subsidiaries is the Argentine Peso, Uruguayan Peso, Paraguayan Guarani and Bolivian, respectively. The functional currency of the joint venture in Colombia and associate in Perú is the Colombian Peso and Sol, respectively.

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Transactions and balances

Transactions in foreign currencies and adjustment units (“Unidad de Fomento” or “UF”) are initially recorded at the exchange rate of the corresponding currency or adjustment unit as of the date on which the transaction occurs. The Unidad de Fomento (UF) is a Chilean inflation-indexed peso-denominated monetary unit. The UF rate is set daily in advance based on changes in the previous month’s inflation rate. At the close of each Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, the monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and adjustment units are translated into Chilean pesos at the exchange rate of the corresponding currency or adjustment unit. The Gains (losses) on exchange differences arising, both from the liquidation of foreign currency transactions, as well as from the valuation of foreign currency monetary assets and liabilities, are included in the Statement of income, in Gains (losses) on exchange differences, while the difference arising from the changes in adjustment units are recorded in the Statement of income as Result as per adjustment units.

For consolidation purposes, the assets and liabilities of the subsidiaries whose functional currency is different from the Chilean peso and not operating in countries whose economy is considered hyperinflationary, are translated into Chilean pesos using the exchange rates prevailing at the date of the Consolidated Financial Statements and Gains (losses) on exchange differences originated by the conversion of assets and liabilities, are recorded under Reserve of exchange differences on translation within Other equity reserves. Incomes, costs and expenses are translated at the average monthly exchange rate for the respective fiscal years. These exchange rates have not suffered significant fluctuations during these months.

The results and financial situation in CCU Group's entities which have a functional currency different from the presentation currency being their functional currency, the currency of a hyperinflationary economy (as the case of subsidiaries in Argentina as from 1 July 2018 as described below) are converted into the presentation currency as established in IAS 21 and IAS 29.

Financial information in hyperinflationary economies

Inflation in Argentina has shown significant increases since the beginning of 2018. The three-year cumulative inflation rate, calculated using different combinations of consumer price indices, has exceeded 100% for several months, and it is still increasing. The three-year cumulative inflation calculated using the general price index has already exceeded 100%. Therefore, as prescribed by IAS 29, Argentina was declared a hyperinflationary economy as of July 1, 2018.

In accordance with the foregoing, IAS 29 must be applied by all those entities whose functional currency is the Argentine peso for the accounting periods ended after July 1, 2018, as if the economy had always been hyperinflationary. In this regard, IAS 29 requires that the financial statements of an entity whose functional currency is the currency of a hyperinflationary country be restated in terms of the purchasing power in force at the end of the reporting period. This implies that the restatement of non-monetary items must be made from their date of origin, last restatement, appraisal or other particular date in some very specific cases.

The adjustment factor used in each case is that obtained based on the combined index of the National Consumer Price Index (CPI), with the Wholesale Price Index (IPIM), published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census of the Argentinian Republic (INDEC), according to the series prepared and published by the Argentine Federation of Professional Councils of Economic Sciences (FACPCE).

For consolidation purposes, subsidiaries whose functional currency is the Argentine peso, paragraph 43 of IAS 21 has been considered which requires that the financial statements of a subsidiary that has the functional currency of a hyperinflationary economy be restated in accordance with IAS 29 before being converted at the closing exchange rate on the reporting date and to be included in the consolidated financial statements.

The re-expression of non-monetary items is made from the date of initial recognition in the statements of financial position and considering that the financial statements are prepared under the criteria of historical cost.

Hyperinflation re-expression will be recorded until the period in which the entity's economy ceases to be considered a hyperinflationary economy; at that time, adjustments made by hyperinflation will be part of the cost of non-monetary assets and liabilities.

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The Gains (losses) derived from net monetary position of the subsidiaries in Argentina are presented below, which are recorded in Result as per adjustment units:

The exchange rates of the primary foreign currencies, adjustment units and index used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are detailed as follows:

(*) The Unidad de Fomento (UF) is a Chilean inflation-indexed, Chilean peso-denominated monetary unit. The UF rate is set daily in advance based on changes in the previous month´s inflation rate.

(**) The Unidad Indexada (UI) is a Uruguay inflation-indexed, Uruguayan peso-denominated monetary unit. The UI rate is set daily in advance based on changes in the previous month´s inflation rate.

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Cash and cash equivalents includes available cash, bank balances, time deposits at financial entities, investments in mutual funds and financial instruments acquired under resale agreements, as well as highly liquid short-term investments, all at a fixed interest rate, normally with original maturity of up to three months.

Other financial assets include money market securities, derivative contracts with financial institutions and time deposits with maturities of more than 90 days.

IFRS 9 - Financial instruments, replaces the IAS 39 - Financial instruments, for the annual periods beginning on January 1, 2018 and which brings together three aspects of accounting and which are: classification and measurement; impairment and hedge accounting.

Financial assets

The Company recognizes a financial asset in its Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as follows:

As of the date of initial recognition, management classifies its financial assets: (i) at fair value through profit and loss (ii) Trade and other current receivables and (iii) hedging derivatives. The classification depends on the purpose for which the financial assets were acquired. For instruments not classified at fair value through Income, any cost attributable to the transaction is recognized as part of the asset’s value.

The fair value of instruments that are actively traded in formal markets is determined by the traded price on the financial statement closing date. For investments without an active market, fair value is determined using valuation techniques including (i) the use of recent market transactions, (ii) references to the current market value of another financial instrument of similar characteristics, (iii) discounted cash flows and (iv) other valuation models.

After initial recognition, the Company values the financial assets as described below:

Trade and other current receivables

Trade receivable credits or accounts are recognized according to their invoice value.

The Company purchases credit insurance covering approximately 90% and 99% of individually significant accounts receivable balances for the domestic market and the international market, of total trade receivable, respectively, net of a 10% deductible.

An impairment of accounts receivable balances is recorded when there is objective evidence that the Company not will be capable to collect amounts according to the original terms. Some indicators that an account receivable has impairment are the financial problems, initiation of a bankruptcy, financial restructuring and age of the balances of our customers.

Estimated losses from bad debts is measured in an amount equal to the "expectations of credit losses", using the simplified approach established in IFRS 9 and in order to determine whether or not there is impairment from portfolio, a risk analysis is carried out according to the historical experience (three years) on the uncollectibility, also considering other factors of aging until reaching 100% of the balance in most of the debts older than 180 days, with the exception of those cases that in accordance with current policies, losses are estimated due to partial deterioration based on a case by case analysis.

The Company considers that these financial assets are past-due when: i) The debtor is unlikely to pay its obligations and the Company it hasn’t still taken actions such as to claim the credit insurance, or ii) The financial asset has exceeded the contractually agreed expiration date.

a) Measurement of expected loss

The Expected Credit Loss corresponds to the probability of credit losses according to recent history considering the uncollectability of the last three mobile years. These historical indices are adjusted according to the monthly payment and amount of the different historical trade receivables. Additionally, the portfolio is analyzed according to its solvency probability for the future, its recent financial history and market conditions, to determine the category of the client, for the constitution of impairment in relation to its defined risk.

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b) Credit impairment

On each issuing date of the Financial Statements, the Company evaluates if these financial assets measured at amortized cost have credit impairment. A financial asset has a "credit impairment" when one or more events occur that have a detrimental impact on the estimation of future cash flows. Additionally, the Company includes information on the effects of modifications to the contractual effective flows (repactations), which are minor and correspond to specific cases with strategic clients of the Company.

Additionally, the company maintains credit insurance for individually significant accounts receivable. Impairment losses are recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income in the period incurred.

Current trade receivable credits and accounts are initially recognized at their nominal value and are not discounted The Company has determined that the calculation of the amortized cost is not materially different from the invoiced amount because the transactions do not have significant associated costs.

Financial liabilities

The Company recognizes a financial liability in its Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as follows:

Interest-bearing loans and financial obligations

Interest-bearing loans and financial obligations are initially recognized at the fair value of the resources obtained, less incurred costs that are directly attributable to the transaction. After initial recognition, interest-bearing loans and obligations are measured at amortized cost. The difference between the net amount received and the value to be paid is recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income over the term of the loan, using the effective interest rate method.

Interest paid and accrued related to loans and obligations used to finance its operations are presented under finance costs.

Interest-bearing loans and obligations maturing within twelve months are classified as current liabilities, unless the Company has the unconditional right to defer payment of the obligation for at least a twelve months after the closing date of the Consolidated Financial Statement.

Trade and other payables

Trade and other payables are initially recognized at nominal value because they do not differ significantly from their fair value. The Company has determined that no significant differences exist between the carrying value and amortized cost using the effective interest rate method.

Derivative Instruments

All derivative financial instruments are initially recognized at fair value as of the date of the derivative contract and subsequently re-measured at their fair value. Gains and losses resulting from fair value measurement are recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Income as gains or losses due to fair value of financial instruments, unless the derivative instrument is designated as a hedging instrument.

Financial Instruments at fair value through profit and loss include financial assets classified as held for trading and financial assets which have been designated as such by the Company. Financial assets are classified as held for trading when acquired for the purpose of selling them in the short term. The fair value of derivative financial instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting is immediately recognized in the consolidated statement of income under Other gains (losses). The fair value of these derivatives is recorded under Other financial assets and Other financial liabilities.

Derivative instruments classified as hedges are accounted for as cash flow hedges.

In order to classify a derivative as a hedging instrument for accounting purposes, the Company documents (i) as of the transaction date or at designation time, the relationship or correlation between the hedging instrument and the hedged item, as well as the risk management purposes and strategies, (ii) the assessment, both at designation date as well as on a continuing basis, whether the derivative instrument used in the hedging is highly transaction effective to offset changes in inception cash flows of the hedged item. A hedge is considered effective when changes in the cash flows of the underlying directly attributable to the risk hedged are offset with the changes in fair value, or in the cash flows of the hedging instrument with effectiveness between 80% to 125%.

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The total fair value of a hedging derivative is classified as assets or financial liabilities in Other non-current if the maturity of the hedged item is more than 12 months and as other assets or current liabilities if the remaining maturity of the hedged item is less than 12 months. The ineffective portion of these instruments can be viewed in Other gains (losses) of the Consolidated Statements of Income. The effective portion of the change in the fair value of derivative instruments that are designated and qualified as cash flow hedges are initially recognized in Cash Flow Hedge Reserve in a separate component of Equity. The income or loss related to the ineffective portion is immediately recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income. The amounts accumulated in Equity are reclassified in Income during the same period in which the corresponding hedged item is reflected in the Consolidated Statement of Income. When a cash flow hedge ceases to comply with the hedge accounting criteria, any accumulated income or loss existing in Equity remains in Equity and is recognized when the expected transaction is finally recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income. When it is estimated that an expected transaction will not occur, the accumulated gain or loss recorded in Equity is immediately recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

Derivative instruments are classified as held for trading unless they are classified as hedge instruments.

Deposits for returns of bottles and containers

Deposits for returns of bottles and containers corresponds to the liabilities registered by the guarantees of money received from customers for bottles and containers placed at their disposal and represents the value that will be returned to the customer when it returns the bottles to the Company in good condition along with the original invoice. This value is determined by the estimation of the bottles and containers in circulation that are expected to be returned to the Company in the course of time based on the historic experience, physical counts held by clients and independent studies over the quantities that are in the hands of end consumers, valued at the average weighted guarantees for each type of bottles and containers.

The Company does not intend to make significant repayment of these deposits within the next 12 months. Such amounts are classified within current liabilities, under the line Other financial liabilities, since the Company does not have the legal ability to defer this payment for a period exceeding 12 months. This liability is not discounted, since it is considered a payable on demand, with the original invoice and the return of the respective bottles and containers and it does not have adjustability or interest clauses of any kind in its origin.

As of each financial statement date the Company assesses whether a financial asset or group of financial assets is impaired.

The Company assesses impairment of accounts receivable collectively by grouping the financial assets according to similar risk characteristics, which indicate the debtor’s capacity to comply with their obligations under the agreed upon conditions. When there is objective evidence that a loss due to impairment has been incurred in the accounts receivable, the loss amount is recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income, as Administrative expenses.

If the impairment loss amount decreases during subsequent periods and such decrease can be objectively related to an event occurred after recognition of the impairment, the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed.

Any subsequent impairment reversal is recognized in Income provided that the carrying amount of the asset does not exceed its value as of the date the impairment was recognized.

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost acquisition or production cost and net realizable value. The production cost of finished products and of products under processing includes raw material, direct labor, indirect manufacturing expenses based on a normal operational capacity and other costs incurred to place the products at the locations and in the conditions necessary for sale, net of discounts attributable to inventories.

The net realizable value is the estimated sale price in the normal course of business, less marketing and distribution expenses. When market conditions cause the production cost to be higher than its net realizable value, an allowance for assets deterioration is registered for the difference in value. This allowance for inventory deterioration also includes amounts related to obsolete items due to low turnover, technical obsolescence and products withdrawn from the market.

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The inventories and cost of products sold, is determined using the Weighted Average Cost (WAC). The Company estimates that most of the inventories have a high turnover.

The materials and raw materials purchased from third parties are valued at their acquisition cost; once used, they are incorporated in finished products using the WAC methodology.

Under current Biological assets, the Company includes the costs associated with agricultural activities (grapes), which are capitalized up to the harvesting date, when they become part of the inventory cost for subsequent processes. The Company considers that the costs associated with agricultural activities represent a reasonable approximation to their fair value.

Other non-financial assets mainly includes prepayments associated with advertising related to contracts regarding the making of commercials which are work in progress and have not yet been shown (current and non-current), payments to insurances and advances to suppliers in relation with certain purchases of property, plant and equipment. Additionally paid guarantees related with leases and materials to be consumed related to industrial safety implements.

Property, plant and equipment items are recorded at their historic cost, less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. The cost includes both disbursements directly attributable to the asset acquisition or construction, as well as the financing interest directly related to certain qualified assets, which are capitalized during the construction or acquisition period, as long as these assets qualify for these purposes considering the period necessary to complete and prepare the assets to be operative. Disbursements after the purchase or acquisition are only capitalized when it is likely that the future economic benefits associated to the investment will flow to the Company, and costs may be reasonably measured. Subsequent disbursements related to repairs and maintenance are recorded as expenses when incurred.

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment items, including assets under financial lease, is calculated on a straight line basis over the estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment items, taking into account their estimated residual value. When an asset is formed by significant components with different useful lives, each part is separately depreciated. Property, plant and equipment useful lives and residual values estimates are reviewed and adjusted at each financial statement closing date, if necessary.

The estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment are detailed as follows:

Gains and losses resulting from the sale of properties, plants and equipment are calculated comparing their book values against the related sales proceeds and are included in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

Biological assets held by Viña San Pedro Tarapacá S.A. (VSPT) and its subsidiaries consist of vines in formation and in production. Harvested grapes are used for subsequent wine production.

Vines under production are valued at the historic cost, less depreciation and any impairment loss.

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Depreciation of vines in production is recorded using the straight-line method over the 30-year estimated average production life, which is periodically assessed. Vines in formation are not depreciated until they start producing.

Costs incurred in acquiring and planting new vines are capitalized.

When the carrying amount of a property, plant and equipment item exceeds its recoverable value, it is immediately written down to its recoverable amount (See Note 2 - Summary of significant accounting policies 2.17).

Lease contracts are recorded by recognizing an asset for the right to use the assets subject to operational lease contracts recorded under Right of use assets and a liability recorded under Current lease liabilities, which are equivalent to the present value of the payments associated to the contract. It should be noted that the assets and liabilities arising from a lease contract are initially measured at its present value.

Regarding the effects on the Consolidated Statement of Income, the depreciation of the right of use is recognized on a monthly basis using the straight-line method over the lease term, together with the financial cost associated to the lease; both are recognized in our P&L during the lease period in order to produce a constant periodic interest rate over the remaining balance of the liability. In case of modifications to the lease agreement, such as lease value, maturity, readjustment index, associated interest rate, etc., the lessee recognizes the amount of the new measurement of the lease liability as an adjustment to the asset for the right of use.

Prior to the adoption of IFRS 16, the Company classified leases as finance leases when all the risks and rewards associated with the ownership of the assets were substantially transferred. All other leases were considered as operational. The assets acquired through financial leasing were recorded as non-current assets, initially being valued at the present value of future minimum payments or at their fair value if lower, reflecting in the liability the debt with the lessee. In this scenario the payments were accounted as the payments of the debt plus the corresponding financial cost, which is accounted as the financial cost of the period. In case of operating leases, the expense was accounted based on the duration of the lease agreement for the value of the accrued service.

Investment property consist of land and buildings held by the Company for the purpose of generating appreciation and not to be used in the normal course of business, and are recorded at historical cost less any impairment loss. Depreciation of investment property, excluding land, is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset, taking into account their estimated residual value.

Commercial trademarks

The Company’s commercial trademarks are intangible assets with indefinite useful lives that are presented at historical cost, less any impairment loss. The Company believes that through investing in marketing, trademarks maintain their value, consequently they are considered as having indefinite useful lives and they are not amortizable. These assets are tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate potential impairment (See Note 2 - Summary of significant accounting policies 2.17).

Software program

Software program licenses are capitalized at the value of the costs incurred in their acquisition and in preparing the software for use. Such costs are amortized over their estimated useful lives (4 to 7 years). The maintenance costs of software programs are recognized as an expense in the year in which they are incurred.

Water rights

Water rights acquired by the Company correspond to the right to use existing water from natural sources, and are recorded at their attributed cost as of the date of transition to IFRS. Since such rights are perpetual they are not amortizable, however they are tested for impairment annually, or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate potential impairment (See Note 2 - Summary of significant accounting policies 2.17).

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Distribution rights

Corresponds to rights acquired to distribute different products. These rights are amortized over their estimated useful lives.

Research and development

Research and development expenses are recognized in the period incurred.

Goodwill arises on the acquisition of subsidiaries and represents the excess of the consideration transferred, the amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquire and the acquisition date fair value of any previous equity interest in the acquire over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired, If the total of consideration transferred, non-controlling interest recognized and previously held interest measured at fair value is less than the fair value of the net assets of the subsidiary acquired, in the case of a bargain purchase, the difference is recognized directly in the statement of income. Godwill is accounted for at its cost value less accumulated impairment losses.

For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to each of the Cash Generating Units (CGUs), or groups of CGUs, that is expected to benefit from the synergies of a business combination. Each unit or group of units (See Note 18 - Goodwill) to which the goodwill is allocated represents the lowest level within the entity at which goodwill is monitored for internal management purposes, which is not larger than a business segment. The CGUs to which the goodwill is assigned are tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate potential impairment.

An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the CGU exceeds its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount of the CGU is the higher of value in use and the fair value less costs to sell.

An impairment loss is first allocated to goodwill to reduce its carrying amount, and then to other assets in the CGU. Once recognized, impairment losses are not subsequently reversed.

Goodwill that forms part of the carrying amount of an investment in a joint venture is not separately recognized. The entire carrying amount of the investment in joint venture is assessed for impairment as a single asset provided that there are indications that the investment may be impaired.

The Company annually assesses the existence of non-financial asset impairment indicators. When indicators exist, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the impaired asset. If it cannot estimate the recoverable amount of the impaired asset at an individual level, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit to which the asset belongs.

For intangible assets with indefinite useful lives which are not amortized, the Company performs all required testing to ensure that the carrying amount does not exceed the recoverable value.

The recoverable value is defined as the fair value, less selling cost or value in use, whichever is higher. Value in use is determined by estimating future cash flows associated to the asset or to the cash generating unit, discounted from its current value by using interest rates before taxes, which reflect the time value of money and the specific risks of the asset. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its recoverable amount, the Company records an impairment loss in the Statement of Income.

For the rest of non-financial assets other than goodwill and intangibles with indefinite useful lives, the Company assesses the existence of impairment indicators when an event or change in business circumstances indicates that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable and impairment is recognized when the carrying amount is higher than the recoverable value.

The Company annually assesses whether the impairment indicators of non-financial assets for which impairment losses were recorded during prior years have disappeared or decreased. In the event of such situation, the recoverable amount of the specific asset is recalculated and its carrying amount is increased, if necessary. Such increase is recognized in the Statement of Income as reversal of impairment losses. The increase in the value of the previously impaired asset is recognized only when it is originated by changes in the assumptions used to calculate the recoverable amount. The increase in the asset due to reversal of the impairment loss is limited to the amount that would have been recorded had the impairment not occurred.

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The Company register as non-current assets of disposal groups classified as held for sale as Property, plant and equipment expected to be sale, for which active sale negotiations have begun.

These assets are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and the estimated fair value, less selling costs. From the moment in which the assets are classified as non-current assets of disposal group classified held for sale they are no longer depreciated.

The income tax account is composed of current income tax associated to legal income tax obligations and deferred taxes recognized in accordance with IAS 12. Income tax is recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Income by Function, except when it is related to items recorded directly in Equity, in which case the tax effect is also recognized in Equity.

Income Tax Obligation

Income tax obligations are recognized in the financial statements on the basis of the best estimates of taxable profits as of the financial statement closing date, and the income tax rate valid as of that date in the countries where the Company operates.

Deferred Tax

Deferred taxes are those the Company expects to pay or to recover in the future, due to temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities (carrying amount for financial reporting purposes) and the corresponding tax basis of such assets and liabilities used to determine the profits subject to taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are generally recognized for all temporary differences, and they are calculated at the rates that will be valid on the date the liabilities are paid or the assets realized.

Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences arising from investments in subsidiaries and associates, except in cases where the Company is able to control the date on which temporary differences will be reversed, and it is likely that they will not be reverted in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets, including those arising from tax losses are recognized provided it is likely that in the future there will be taxable profits against which deductible temporary differences can be offset.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legal right to offset tax assets against tax liabilities, and the deferred tax is related to the same taxable entity and the same tax authority.

Employees Vacation

The Company accrues the expense associated with staff vacation when the employee earns the benefit.

Employees Bonuses

The Company recognizes a liability and an expense for bonuses when it’s contractually obligated, it is estimated that, depending on the income requirement at a given date, bonuses will be paid out at the end of the year.

Severance Indemnity

The Company recognizes a liability for the payment of irrevocable severance indemnities, originated from the collective and individual agreements entered into with employees. Such obligation is determined based on the actuarial value of the accrued cost of the benefit, a method which considers several factors in the calculation, such as estimates of future continuance, mortality rates, future salary increases and discount rates. The determined value is shown at its present value by using the accrued benefits for years of service method. The discount rates are determined by reference to market interest rates curves. The current losses and gains are directly recorded in Income.

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According to the amendment of IAS 19, the actuarial gains and losses are recognized directly in Other Comprehensive Income, under Equity and, according to the accounting policies of the Company, financial costs related to the severance indemnity are directly recorded under financial cost in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

Provisions are recognized when: (i) the Company has a current legal or implicit obligation, as a result of past events, (ii) it is probable that monetary resources will be required to settle the obligation and (iii) the amounts can be reasonably established. The amounts recognized as provisions as of the financial statement closing date, are Management’s best estimates, and consider the necessary disbursements to liquidate the obligation.

The concepts used by the Company to establish provisions charged against income correspond mainly to civil, labor and taxation proceedings that could affect the Company (See Note 24 - Other provisions).

Revenue is recognized when it is likely that economic benefits will flow to the Company and these can be reliably measured. Income is measured at the fair value of the economic benefits received or to be received, and is presented net of valued added tax, specific taxes, returns, discounts and rebates. Goods sold are recognized after the Company has transferred to the buyer all the risks and benefits inherent to ownership of the goods, and it do not have the right to dispose of them. In general, this means that sales are recorded when the risks and benefits of ownership are transferred to the customer, pursuant to the terms agreed in the commercial agreements and once the performance obligation is satisfied.

In relation to IFRS 15, the Company has applied the criteria established in this standard for these Consolidated Financial Statements.

Sale of products in the domestic market

The Company obtains its revenues, both in Chile and Argentina, mainly from the sales of beers, soft drinks, mineral waters, purified water, nectars, wines, cider and spirits, products that are distributed through retail establishments, wholesale distributors and supermarket chains, and none of which act as commercial agents of the Company. Such revenues in the domestic markets, net of the value added tax, specific taxes, returns, discounts and rebates to clients, are recognized when products are delivered, together with the transfer of all risks and benefits related to them and once the performance obligation is satisfied.

Exports

In general, the Company’s sales delivery conditions are the basis for revenue recognition related to exports.

The structure of revenue recognition is based on the grouping of Incoterms, mainly in the following groups:

In case of discrepancies between the commercial agreements and Incoterms, the former shall prevail.

The revenue recognition related to exports are recorded net of specific taxes, returns, discounts and rebates to clients, are recognized when products are delivered, together with the transfer of all risks and benefits related to them and once the performance obligation is satisfied.

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The Company enters into commercial agreements with its clients, distributors and supermarkets through which they establish: (i) volume discounts and other client variables, (ii) promotional discounts that correspond to an additional rebate on the price of the products sold due to commercial initiatives development (temporary promotions), (iii) payment for services and rendering of counter-services (advertising and promotional agreements, use of preferential spaces and others) and (iv) shared advertising, which corresponds to the Company’s participation in advertising campaigns, promotional magazines and opening of new sales locations.

Volume discounts and promotional discounts are recognized as a reduction in the selling price of the products sold. Shared advertising contributions are recognized when the advertising activities agreed upon with the distributor have been carried out, and they are recorded as marketing expenses incurred, under Other expenses by function.

Commitments with distributors or importers in the exports area are recognized on the basis of existing trade agreements.

Cost of sales includes the production cost of the products sold and other costs incurred to place inventories at the locations and under the conditions necessary for the sale. Such costs mainly include raw materials costs, packing costs, production staff labor costs, production-related asset depreciation, returnable bottles depreciation, license payments, operating costs and plant and equipment maintenance costs.

Other incomes by function mainly include incomes from sale of fixed assets and other assets, recovery of claims, leases and payments related to advance term license.

Other expenses by function mainly include advertising and promotion expenses, depreciation of assets sold, selling expenses, marketing costs (sets, signs, and neon signs at customer facilities) and marketing and sales staff remuneration and compensation.

Distribution costs include all the necessary costs to deliver products to customers.

Administrative expenses include support unit staff remuneration and compensation, depreciation of offices, equipment, facilities and furniture used for these functions, non-current asset amortization and other general and administrative expenses.

Environmental liabilities are recorded based on the current interpretation of environmental laws and regulations, or when an obligation is likely to occur and the amount of such liability can be reliably calculated.

Disbursements related to environmental protection are charged to the Consolidated Statements of Income by Function as incurred, except for investments in infrastructure designed to comply with environmental requirements, which are accounted for following the accounting policies for property, plant and equipment.

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Note 3 Estimates and application of professional judgment

The preparation of Financial Statement requires estimates and assumptions from Management affecting the amounts included in the Consolidated Financial Statements and their related notes. The estimates made and the assumptions used by the Company are based on historical experience, changes in the industry and the information supplied by external qualified sources. Nevertheless, final results could differ from the estimates under certain conditions.

Significant estimates and accounting policies are defined as those that are important to correctly reflect the Company’s financial position and income, and/or those that require a high level of judgment by Management.

The primary estimates and professional judgments relate to the following concepts:

Such estimates are based on the best available information of the events analyzed to date in these consolidated financial statements.

However, it is possible that events that may occur in the future may result in adjustments to such estimates, which would be recorded prospectively.

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Note 4 Accounting changes

During the year ended on December 31, 2021, there have been no changes in the use of accounting principles or relevant changes in any accounting estimates with regard to previous years that have affected these Consolidated Financial Statements.

Note 5 Risk Administration

Risk administration

In companies where CCU has a controlling interest, the Company’s Administration and Finance Management Department provides a centralized service for the group’s companies to obtain financing and administration of exchange rates, interest rates, liquidity, inflation, raw materials and credit risks. Such activity operates in accordance with a framework of policies and procedures which is regularly reviewed to ensure it fulfils the purpose of managing the risks by business needs.

In companies with a non-controlling interest (VSPT, CPCH, Aguas CCU-Nestlé S.A., Bebidas del Paraguay S.A., Cervecería Kunstmann S.A. and Bebidas Bolivianas BBO S.A.) the responsibility for this service lies with the respective Board of Directors and respective Administration and Finance Management Department. When applicable, the Board of Directors and Directors Committee has the final responsibility for establishing and reviewing the risk administration structure, as well as for the reviewing significant changes made to risk management policies.

In accordance with financial risk policies, the Company uses derivate instruments only for the purpose of hedging exposure to interest rate and Exchange rate risks arising from the Company’s operations and its sources of financing, which some of them are treated as hedges for accounting purposes. Transactions with derivate instruments are exclusively carried out by the Administration and Finance staff and the Internal Audit Management Department regularly reviews the control of this function. Relationships with credit rating agencies and monitoring of financial restrictions (covenants) are also managed by the Administration and Finance Management Department.