Royal UNIBREW, interim report - six months

August 29, 2006 at 12:00 AM EDT
•Profit before tax for Q2 2006 amounting to DKK 101.5 million compared to DKK 73.3 million in 2005 (+38%)
•Profit before tax for H1 amounting to DKK 49.0 million compared to DKK 55.9 million in 2005
•Consolidated profit amounting to DKK 35.3 million compared to DKK 51.2 million in 2005
•Net revenue up by 7% to DKK 1,619 million
•Considerable marketing expenses, eg due to the introduction of “Egekilde”.
•Free cash flow amounting to a negative DKK 57.5 million compared to a negative DKK 19.2m