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MSD&A included Marketing, Selling, Distribution and Administrative expenses.Adjusted operating result (for management purposes we have defined it as Net income before net financial expense, gain (losses) of joint venture and associates accounted for using the equity method, gains (losses) on exchange differences, result as per adjustment units and income taxes).ORBDA (for management purposes we have defined it as Adjusted Operating Result before Depreciation and Amortization).Includes net sales made by the subsidiaries Finca La Celia S.A. and Los Huemules SRL., registered under the Wines Operating segment and Chile Operating segment, respectively.Others consist mainly of sales of by-products and packaging including bottles, pallets, and glasses.Includes depreciation and amortization corresponding to the Corporate Support Units.Others include Corporate Support Units, due to cash flows are managed by CCU.It includes contribution to joint ventures. See Note 8 - Cash and cash equivalents.Others include the capital investments corresponding to the Corporate Support Units.See Note 22 - Lease liabilities.It corresponds to the higher value originated by the purchase of the businesses of the vineyards of Pocito and Cañada Honda in 2019. In 2020 it corresponds to vineyards La Consulta and Mahina SpA. See Note 1 - General information, letter C) numeral 4 and 9, respectively.
Renewable for successive periods of 3 years.License for 10 years, automatically renewable for periods of 5 years, unless notice of non-renewal. After the initial termination date, license is automatically renewed under the same conditions (Rolling Contract), each year for a period of 10 years, unless notice of non-renewal is given.Renewable for periods of two years, subject to the compliance of the contract conditionsIf Renewal criteria have benn satisfied, renewable through December, 2025, thereafter shall automatically renew every year for a new term of 5 years (Rolling Contract).After the initial termination date, license is automatically renewed under the same conditions (Rolling Contract), each year for a period of 5 years, subject to the compliance of the contract conditions.License renewable for periods of 5 years, subject to the compliance of the contract conditions.License was renewed for a period equal to the duration of the Shareholders Agreement of Bebidas CCU-PepsiCo SpA.License for 10 years, automatically renewable on the same terms (Rolling Contract), each year for a period of 10 years, unless notice of non-renewal is given.After the initial termination date, License is automatically renewable each year for a period of 5 years (Rolling Contract), unless notice of non-renewal is given.Renewable contract for successive periods of 10 years.License renewable for one period of 5 years, subject to the compliance of the contract conditions.Indefinite contract, notice of termination 6 months in advance.The contract will remain in effect as long as the Heineken license agreeemente for Colombia remains in force.Prior to the expiration of the term, the parties will negotiate its renewal for another 5 years.Sub-license is renewed automatically and successively for two periods of 5 years each, subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in the International Sub-license agreement of December 28, 2018 between Promarca Internacional Paraguay S.R.L. and Bebidas del Paraguay S.A.Corresponds to eventual dividend No. 263 that was paid as of December 3, 2021, against retained earnings (Note 28 - Equity attributable to owners of the parent company).
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