UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 1, 2002
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ADOLPH COORS COMPANY
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its chapter)
Colorado 0-8251 84-0178360
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
311 Tenth Street, Golden, Colorado 80401
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (303) 279-6565
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Not applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
On April 30, 2002, Coors Brewing Company, a subsidiary of Adolph Coors Company,
entered into an agreement to issue $850 million of 6.375 percent senior
unsecured notes due May 2012. The notes will be issued with registration rights
and guaranteed by Adolph Coors Company and certain of its subsidiaries. The
transaction is expected to close on May 7, 2002. The net proceeds from the
offering will be used to refinance the company's $750 million bridge loan and to
repay a portion of its $800 million term loan, which were used to finance the
company's acquisition of the Carling business in the United Kingdom on Feb. 2,
2002. CBC's news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1. News Release of Coors Brewing Company dated May 1, 2002.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ADOLPH COORS COMPANY
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(Registrant)
Date May 1, 2002 /s/ Annita M. Menogan
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(Annita M. Menogan, Secretary)
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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99.1 News Release of Coors Brewing Company dated May 1, 2002.