11:57 AM EST - Molson Coors Brewing Co. : and SABMiller plc announced third-quarter results for their joint venture, MillerCoors, reporting net income attributable to MillerCoors of $229.7 million U.S., compared to $168.2 million U.S. in the year-ago quarter. Underlying net income attributable to MillerCoors, excluding special items, increased 28.1% to $244.4 million U.S., versus the prior-year comparable quarter. During the third quarter of 2009, MillerCoors reported special charges totaling $14.7 million U.S., which include pension curtailment and integration expenses. Net sales for the quarter were $2.01 billion U.S., up from $1.95 billion U.S. in the year-ago quarter. Molson Coors Brewing Co.
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