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	Lion Nathan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lion Nathan ASX: LNN NZX: LNN is an Australian based group of breweries, operating in Australia, New Zealand and China.
		Lion Nathan, originally a New Zealand Company, established itself in Australia after its purchase of Bond Breweries (see Alan Bond), which gave it the Tooheys and Castlemaine Perkins breweries.
		In the late 1990s, Lion Nathan produced a beer called Duff, a previously fictional brand name familiar to viewers of The Simpsons as a spoof of American beer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lion_Nathan (604 words)

	Melbourne Beer War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1999 Lion Nathan (L-N), a Sydney based group of breweries decided to make a concerted effort to gain market share in Victoria through their Tooheys brand.
		Lion Nathan are Australia’s second largest brewer, behind only Foster's Group who amongst others owns Carlton and United Breweries which produces popular beers such as Carlton Draught, Victoria Bitter and Fosters Lager.
		Lion Nathan have responded to this not only by bolstering their position in the northern states, but also by making an unprecedented push into Victoria.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Melbourne_Beer_War (1113 words)

	Lion Nathan makes play for Coopers - Breaking News - Business - Breaking News
		Lion Nathan said acquiring Coopers would represent a major extension of its commitment to South Australia, and Lion Nathan was well placed to grow the Coopers portfolio in other states.
		Lion Nathan said it had a percentage market share of the South Australian beer market in the mid-40s and Coopers was in the low-20s.
		Lion Nathan said a significant proportion of shares were held outside the Cooper family, and the Coopers board held about 40 per cent.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Business/Lion-Nathan-makes-352m-bid-for-Coopers/2005/09/01/1125302678617.html (701 words)

	Lion Nathan says Australia and NZ beer sales flagging
		Lion Nathan said that after a solid start to the year, its Australian and New Zealand beer business experienced challenging trading conditions at the end of the first quarter, which continued into January, and beer volumes fell compared to the same period last year.
		Lion Nathan said that beer volumes in Australia in the first quarter had fallen 2.6 per cent due to competitive pricing in the alcoholic beverages sector and a softer tap beer market.
		Lion Nathan said wine volumes were slightly ahead of the same period last year, driven by continued growth in demand for the Wither Hills label and increased exports from the Australian wine business, especially to the United Kingdom.
	www.industrysearch.com.au /news/viewrecord.asp?ID=16039&SearchField= (506 words)

	Lion Nathan and Coopers continue fight on share sale
		Lion Nathan said on Thursday that the Coopers board believed that it could determine to whom Coopers shares were sold.
		Lion Nathan also said that the Coopers board believed it was not required to sell to a purchasing shareholder who is willing to pay the highest price.
		Lion Nathan said it was unclear what criteria the Coopers board used in the past to determine which shareholders could buy shares up for sale.
	www.industrysearch.com.au /news/viewrecord.asp?ID=18191 (391 words)

	Lion Nathan - LNA History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		It is the smallest brewery in the Lion Nathan family and begins producing the James Squires range of beers.
		Lion Nathan Australia acquires the remaining 50 percent of Bond Brewing.
		Lion Nathan Australia is formed, and buys a 50 percent share in Bond Brewing, which includes the combined company of Castlemaine-Tooheys, and Swan Brewing in Western Australia.
	www.lion-nathan.com /our+companies/beer/australia/lion+nathan+australia/lna+history.htm (246 words)

	Lion Nathan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Lion Nathan has moved to quash reports that Japan's second-biggest brewer Kirin Brewery Co intends to raise its stake in the Australian brewer from the current...
		Lion Nathan is a New Zealand based group of breweries.
		Lion Nathan are Australia’s second largest brewer, behind only Fosters who amongst others owns Carlton & United Breweries which produces popular beers such as Carlton Draught, Victoria Bitter and Fosters Lager.
	www.wikiverse.org /lion-nathan (1137 words)

	The Australian: Lion Nathan ups beer battle (archived) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Lion Nathan (lnn.ASX:Quote,News) said the offer was 19 per cent higher than the proposed Coopers share buyback price of $260 a share and was at the midpoint of the independent expert's value range of $284 to $320 per share.
		Lion Nathan says it expects the Coopers board to recommend shareholders vote against any proposal to remove Lion Nathan's rights from the Coopers' articles and to withdraw the proposed share buyback at $260 per share.
		Lion Nathan was granted pre-emptive rights by Coopers in 1995 in exchange for Lion Nathan's 19.9 per cent stake in Coopers at that time.
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5744,17312659^31037,00.html (405 words)

	ProBrewer Interactive - Coopers Faces Takeover
		In the application, Lion Nathan alleging that the Coopers’ board has made a number of conflicting statements which, when considered in combination and prior to the issue of full information in the bidder’s statement and target’s statement, are misleading and likely to confuse Coopers’ shareholders as to the value of their shares.
		Lion Nathan, won a legal case in the Federal Court of Melbourne and claimed it had support for its offer from shareholders with an 11% interest in Coopers.
		He said Lion Nathan was still convinced its offer of $310 a share was "compelling" and that shareholders would realise the continuing presence of Lion within the share-buying regime was having "a very positive impact on the price of Coopers shares".
	www.probrewer.com /vbulletin/showthread.php?t=3731 (1221 words)

	Lion Nathan on track 8-11pct growth as beer prices up
		Lion Nathan expects to book an after tax profit of $195-$200 million in the full-year despite weakness in its smaller Chinese operations and UK wines business.
		Lion Nathan flagged in May that expected its China business to be swallowed by any one of the big six international brewers, including United States brewer Anheuser-Busch, Interbrew or Heineken.
		Lion Nathan said wine shipments to the UK declined by 47,000 cases to 195,000, compared to first half figures, primarily as a result of its decision to reduce exposure to the cheaper unprofitable segments of the export market.
	www.industrysearch.com.au /news/viewrecord.asp?ID=15029 (465 words)

	Coopers claims Lion Nathan CEO tactics are 'desperate'
		Lion Nathan has been pressing for an explanation from the Coopers board over some of the share trades engaged in by some Coopers directors.
		Lion Nathan has won a court injunction stopping a meeting of Coopers shareholders from taking place to consider the removal of Lion Nathan's rights.
		Lion Nathan, which owns the Tooheys, Hahn and XXXX Gold brands, on Wednesday reported a 40.4 per cent jump in net profit to $224.8 million for 2004/05, boosted by a strong Australian beer business.
	www.industrysearch.com.au /news/viewrecord.asp?ID=18676 (499 words)

	CNN.com - Lion Nathan boosts China sales - May. 14, 2003
		Lion Nathan, 46 percent held by Japan's Kirin Brewery, said Thursday that its Australian, New Zealand and Chinese beer businesses all delivered growth in operating earnings in the six months to March 31.
		Lion Nathan said its premium wine business was continuing to expand, with sales up 12 percent to 396,200 cases.
		Lion Nathan shares are up 0.18 percent to A$5.54 in midday trade in Australia Thursday.
	www.cnn.com /2003/BUSINESS/05/14/australia.lion.biz (369 words)

	Lion Nathan bids for Coopers - Business - Business - smh.com.au
		Lion Nathan said its percentage market share of the South Australian beer market was in the mid-40s while Coopers' share was in the low 20s.
		Lion Nathan chief financial officer Jamie Tomlinson said the company already had a transfer notice from a Coopers shareholder who wished to sell 6000 shares.
		Lion Nathan said its offer represented a 478 per cent premium to the price of a buyback conducted by Coopers of $45.01 a share in 2003.
	www.smh.com.au /news/business/lion-nathan-bids-for-coopers/2005/09/01/1125302685653.html (646 words)

	Future looks fair for Lion Nathan - Business - smh.com.au
		In what is likely to be his last annual result as Lion Nathan chief executive, Gordon Cairns is expected to announce a $180 million net profit on Thursday as attention turns to what is in store for the beer and wine group in 2004.
		Lion, which sells Tooheys in NSW, XXXX in Queensland, and Hahn nationally, suffered a market share decline in the March quarter, falling slightly to 41.7 per cent.
		Lion Nathan spent $200 million entering the Chinese beer market seven years ago and the business is expected to record break-even cash flow in 2003 for the first time.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/11/02/1067708069986.html (560 words)

	Business Objects Customer Spotlight on Lion Nathan
		Lion Nathan must stay in tune with its industry, consumers, and partners as its distribution and range of labels increases.
		Lion Nathan has since deployed 500 licenses of BusinessObjects™ InfoView (PDF 275KB), a BI portal that collects and consolidates company information and presents it in a secure and personalized view to users.
		Lion Nathan also plans to extend Business Objects to end users in other countries and business units to truly gain a global reporting solution.
	www.businessobjects.com /company/customers/spotlight/lion_nathan.asp (767 words)

	Lion Nathan - Lion Nathan Makes Small Acquisition
		Lion Nathan has a small, but growing business in the area and competes directly with Hua Xia in that market.
		Lion Nathan has also sold the land on which the existing brewery is located with payment being received progressively over the next two years.
		Lion Nathan’s net investment in this business will peak at around RMB50 million (A$8.3 million) in 2004 and then progressively reduce to RMB15 million (A$2.5 million) as the proceeds for the sale of the property are collected.
	www.sab.com.au /news/corporate/lion+nathan+makes+small+acquisition.htm (377 words)

	Lion Nathan
		18 November 2005: Lion Nathan this morning announced that it is seeking leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia the decision of the Full Bench of the Supreme Court of South Australia handed...
		Sydney, 7 September 2005: Lion Nathan is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Peter Bush as a non-executive director, effective immediately.
		Sydney, 23 July 2004: Lion Nathan is pleased to announce that having satisfied all conditions, it has settled the sale of its portfolio of 41 Victorian hotels.
	www.lion-nathan.com.au (1830 words)

	Lion Nathan Australia: Demand Chain Planning
		Lion Nathan Australia, Australia’s second largest brewer, engaged Accenture to assist in the redesign of its demand chain planning processes.
		Lion Nathan has been concentrating on growing a national brand, with its Hahn Premium Light as the frontrunner.
		With this tight competition among brewers, Lion Nathan was under enormous pressure to optimize its operations at a national level.
	www.accenture.com /xd/xd.asp?it=enweb&xd=industries\products\cgs\case\cgs_lionnathanau.xml (586 words)

	Lion Nathan bid for Coopers faces hurdle - Breaking News - Business - Breaking News
		Lion Nathan has set no minimum acceptance condition in its takeover offer of $260 in cash for each Coopers share.
		Mr Ryan said that if Lion Nathan did succeed in gaining full control of Coopers the deal would be "strongly accretive" for Lion Nathan and there was little to be lost in making a takeover offer.
		Lion Nathan shares were five cents higher at $8.17 on Friday.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Business/Lion-Nathan-bid-for-Coopers-faces-hurdle/2005/09/02/1125302734054.html (465 words)

	NZOOM - ONE News - Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Lion Nathan says it is on target to meet its forecast net profit of between $NZ222.3 million and $228.1 million this financial year.
		Lion it had also sold the land on which the Hua Xia brewery is located, with payments to be made progressively during the next two years.
		Lion expects its investment in the brewery will peak about RMB50 million ($NZ9.28 million) in 2004 and then progressively reduce to RMB15 million ($NZ 2.78 million) as the proceeds from the sale of the property are collected.
	onenews.nzoom.com /onenews_detail/0,1227,243679-1-453,00.html (639 words)

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		Lion Nathan said Coopers shareholders would be able to keep a final dividend of A$3 a share, taking its new offer to A$313 a share.
		As a holder of pre-emptive rights, Lion Nathan is also exempt from a company constitution rule that prevents the sale of shares to a competitor.
		Shares in Lion Nathan, 46 percent-owned by Japan's Kirin Brewery Co. (2503.T: Quote, Profile, Research), closed down 0.4 percent at A$7.46 in line with the broader market.
	today.reuters.com /business/newsArticle.aspx?type=consumerProducts&storyID=nSYD335996 (464 words)

	Tim's Sharemarket Research
		In taking its position in the Australian wine industry, Lion appears to be favoring growth over returns, and some say that this expansionary move could have a negative affect on shareholder value.
		Lion is one of the few New Zealand companies that migrated to Australia, and looks as though it will survive and prosper.
		Lion Nathan chief executive Gordon Cairns said that the group had demonstrated that its brewing businesses were performing well in competitive markets, building on momentum of the past three years.
	www.geocities.com /brizmann/newsarchive_lnn.html (384 words)

	Lion Nathan makes writedowns - Breaking News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Lion Nathan said the writedowns, which follow a review of the carrying value of the company's wine business and other assets, would reduce reported net profit after tax for fiscal 2004 by $42.6 million.
		A Lion Nathan spokesman said the writedowns related mostly to the company's Australian wine operations.
		The most recent writedowns for Lion Nathan follow a $34 million writedown in May this year against the sale of its portfolio of Victorian non-gaming hotels.
	www.theage.com.au - !http: //www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/18/1097951600410.html (514 words)

	Lion Nathan to continue fight for Coopers. 02/09/2005. ABC News Online
		Multinational brewer Lion Nathan says it will continue to pursue a takeover of South Australian brewery Coopers in the courts.
		Lion Nathan chief executive officer Rob Murray says the company's $260 per share cash offer remains.
		Lion Nathan remains a pre-emptive rights holder on the Coopers constitution.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200509/s1451960.htm (232 words)

	CNN.com - Lion to brew Kirin beer in China, Aust. - February 10, 2002
		A spokesman for Lion Nathan told CNN the company's Sydney plant was now doing some trial brewing of Kirin's Ichibanshibori beer and was confident production under a licensing arrangement would begin soon.
		Lion Nathan's two breweries in China, at Suzhou and Wuxi, now produce 85 million liters of beer a year.
		Shares in Lion Nathan were down 4 cents or 0.8 percent to A$4.83 on the Australian stock market Monday afternoon.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/BUSINESS/asia/02/10/aust.lion.biz (390 words)

	CNN.com - Lion Nathan cedes Montana to Allied - August 24, 2001
		Lion Nathan was forced by the New Zealand stock market to sell 19 percent of Montana last week.
		Lion Nathan's decision surprised some observers, who thought it was close to winning the company.
		Lion Nathan is Australia's second biggest brewer, behind Fosters Brewing Group.
	www.cnn.com /2001/BUSINESS/asia/08/24/nz.montana/index.html (467 words)

	Lion Nathan sells Vic pubs - Breaking News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Under the agreement Lion Nathan will still have pouring rights in the hotels, which include the Imperial and the Albert Park in Melbourne as well as venues in Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong.
		Lion Nathan chief executive Gordon Cairns said the hotel acquisition strategy had achieved its objectives, which included overcoming Victoria's resistance to tap beer products.
		Lion Nathan Australia Managing Director, Andrew Reeves said hotel ownership and management was only one part of the company's Victorian growth strategy.
	www.smh.com.au - !http: //www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/10/1084041332829.html (404 words)

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