Preliminary consolidated sales revenue for the year of 2008 amounted to LTL 204 million (EUR 59.1 million) and in comparison with 2007, increased by LTL 6 million (EUR 1.7 million). Preliminary consolidated result of the activity before taxes - the loss amounted to LTL 14.2 million (EUR 4.1 million). It was suffered due to reduced gross profit because of the increasing excise taxes for the alcoholic drinks since 1th January of 2008, impairment of inventories and investment property, trade accounts receivable, financial investing activities which were influenced by investments to Belgrade brewery ‘'Belgradska Industrija Piva” and development of PJSC ‘'Alita distribution''. During the same period of last year the result was LTL 11.4 million (EUR 3.3 million). Authorized to provide information: Vytautas Junevicius tel. +370 315 57243 Vytautas Junevičius, Director General, +370 315 57243