Exhibit
99.1
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OR
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25
APRIL 2005
CONSTELLATION
BRANDS, INC.
STATEMENT
RE ALLIED DOMECQ PLC
Constellation
Brands, Inc. (“Constellation”) notes the recent speculation about its potential
interest in Allied Domecq. Constellation is at an early stage of evaluating its
options with a number of potential partners and there is no certainty that this
process will lead to an approach being made to the Company.
A further
announcement will be made as and when appropriate.
For
further information please contact:
Merrill
Lynch
020 7628 1000
Kevin J
Smith
Rothschild 020 7280
5000
Nigel
Higgins
Akeel
Sachak
M
: Communications 020 7153
1530
Hugh
Morrison
Nick
Miles
Merrill
Lynch and N M Rothschild & Sons Limited are acting for Constellation and no
one else in connection with the possible offer for Allied Domecq and will not be
responsible to anyone other than Constellation for providing the protections
offered to clients of Merrill Lynch and N M Rothschild & Sons Limited or for
providing advice in relation to any such possible offer.