Allied Domecq PLC

1. Title of report: Allied-Lyons plc and Carlsberg A/S (MMC - Cm 2029)

2. Date of report: 12 June 1992 Published: 28 July 1992

3. Orders: N/A

4. Date of original undertakings: Press release: 27 November 1992

5. Companies giving undertakings: Allied Domecq plc (formerly Allied-Lyons plc)

6. Details of undertakings: Behavioural undertakings

(i) Not to carry out the agreements with Carlsberg A/S relating to the merger of the parties' United Kingdom brewing and wholesaling interests (the Arrangements) unless they provide that, for a period of three years from the date of such merger, Carlsberg-Tetley Ltd ('CTL') will not worsen the terms of supply to any regional or local brewer or independent wholesaler who obtained at least 500 barrels of Carlsberg products from Carlsberg Brewery Ltd in the twelve months preceding 30 September 1992.

(ii) To ensure that if the Arrangements are carried out, no agreement is made which restricts any member of the Allied-Lyons (Allied Domecq) group for more than five years from acquiring beer from persons other than CTL.

(iii) For so long as members of the Allied-Lyons (Allied Domecq) group hold shares or an interest in shares conferring 15 per cent or more of the voting rights in CTL, then to ensure that:

(a) within two years of the merger, 100 pubs are freed from tie in addition to those required to be freed under the Supply of Beer (Tied Estate) Order 1989;

(b) within four years of the merger a further 300 such premises are freed from tie.

7. Date of amendments: N/A

8. SIC code: 15.96 (Manufacture of beer)

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