CREDIt RAtING OF ANADOLU EFES

markets in Moldova (2003).
• Production started in the new green-field brewery in Rostov, Russia (2003).
• Production commenced in the new green-field brewery in Almaty,
Kazakhstan (2003).
• Acquisition of the Amstar Brewery located in Ufa, in the Urals region of
Russia (2003).
• Acquisition of the majority shares of the Pancevo Brewery in Serbia,
located near Belgrade. The name of the brewery was changed to “Efes
Weifert” (2003).
• Following the acquisition of the majority shares of the Zajecar Brewery in
Serbia, EBI became the third largest brewer in Serbia (2004).
• Initial Public Offering and listing of EBI on the London Stock Exchange
(2004).
• A 50-50 JV between Efes Invest and a local partner in Iraq obtained
exclusive rights to cover Iraq for the sales and distribution rights of Coca-
Cola trademarked beverages and the option of carrying out bottling activities
including production for the Iraqi market (2005).
• Efes Invest acquired 90 percent of “The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of
Jordan” which conducts bottling activities for Coca-Cola in Jordan (2005).
• Anadolu Efes’ entire soft drink operations were restructured to bring them
under the CCİ roof. The merger of CCİ and Efes Sınai was registered and
finalized on December 25, 2006 (2005 - 2006).
• Krasny Vostok Brewing Group (KV Group), the seventh largest brewer in
Russia, was acquired (2006).
• “Mahmudiye” natural spring water was acquired by CCİ (2006).
• EBI sold its 50 percent share in Interbrew Efes Brewery in Romania to InBev
(2006).
• The Initial Public Offering of CCİ was completed (2006).
• EBI acquired 100 percent of Georgia’s leading brewer, JSC Lomisi Ltd
(2008).
• EBI and Heineken decided to enter into a strategic partnership in the
Serbian and Kazakh markets and completed mergers in Serbia and
Kazakhstan in the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2008, respectively (2008).
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