ASAHI GROUP HOLDINGS, LTD. 
By FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 1, 2012
Company Name: Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. President and
Representative Director: Naoki Izumiya Securities Code:
2502
Stock Listings: Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section and
Osaka Securities Exchange, First Section
Contact: Kazutomo Tamesada,
General Manager, Public Relations Section
Phone: +81-3-5608-5126
Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. ("Asahi") is pleased to announce
that it has completed the purchase of all outstanding shares
of Calpis Co., Ltd. ("Calpis"), which was announced on May 8,
2012 in its news release, "Announcement regarding execution
of a share purchase agreement to acquire shares of
Calpis."
1. Completion of the transaction
On May 8, 2012, Asahi executed the share purchase agreement
with Ajinomoto Co., Inc. ("Ajinomoto") to acquire all
outstanding shares of Calpis, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Ajinomoto. Having all the conditions precedent under the
share purchase agreement fulfilled, Asahi today completed the
acquisition.
The purchase price of the transaction is JPY92.0 billion
(*).
(*) The purchase price may be adjusted by 3.0 billion yen
based on Calpis's net cash and working capital levels at the
time of the acquisitions of shares (closing) under the share
purchase agreement.
2. Impact on Asahi's financial performance
The acquisition of Calpis will not materially impact Asahi's
non-consolidated and consolidated financials for fiscal year
ending December 31, 2012.
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