Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S A : CCU ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION AND APPOINTMENT OF NEW BOARD MEMBER - Form 6-K

CCU ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION AND APPOINTMENT OF NEW BOARD MEMBER

(Santiago, Chile, September 28^th, 2023) - Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. ("CCU" or
the "Company") announces that, at the Extraordinary Board Meeting held today, Mr. Andrónico Luksic Craig resigned to his position as Chairman and Director of the Company, effective as of December 29^th, 2023. The Board of Directors acknowledged Mr. Luksic's resignation in the aforementioned terms and expressed its gratitude for his work for more than 36 years on the Board, during which time the Company benefited from his entrepreneurial vision and business leadership.

In addition, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Oscar Hasbún Martínez as replacement Director, who will assume the position on December 29^th, 2023, having to proceed to the full renewal of the Board of Directors at the next Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting of the Company, in accordance with the provisions of Article 32 of Law No. 18,046 of the Chilean Corporations Law.

Finally, and after deliberating on the matter, the Board of Directors agreed to appoint
Mr. Francisco Pérez Mackenna as the new Chairman of the Board, who will assume this new position after the resignation of Mr. Andrónico Luksic Craig has become effective.

CCU is a multi-category beverage company with operations in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay. CCU is one of the largest players in each one of the beverage categories in which it participates in Chile, including beer, soft drinks, mineral and bottled water, nectar, wine and pisco, among others. CCU is the second-largest brewer in Argentina and also participates in the cider, spirits and wine industries. In Uruguay and Paraguay, the Company is present in the beer, mineral and bottled water, soft drinks and nectar categories. In Bolivia, CCU participates in the beer, water, soft drinks and malt beverage categories. In Colombia, the Company participates in the beer and in the malt industry. The Company's principal licensing, distribution and / or joint venture agreements include Heineken Brouwerijen B.V., PepsiCo Inc., Seven-up International, Schweppes Holdings Limited, Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Pernod Ricard Chile S.A., Promarca S.A. (Watt's) and Coors Brewing Company.