31.   NCC president Jan Sjoeqvist would become the president of the merged group, and Siab president Lars Wuopio vice-president.

32.   The merged group will have an estimated eight-percent share of global beer volumes, just behind US Anheuser Busch which boasts nine percent.

33.   The merged group would be the second largest firm listed on the Stock Exchange of Singapore after Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

34.   The merged group would also have to be organised as a holding company in which banking and insurance operations are conducted in independent units with separate portfolio management.

35.   The merged group, which will be known as the Christiania Group, will begin operations as soon as the deal has been approved by the necessary authorities.

36.   The merged group is the second-biggest insurance company in the world behind Nippon Life of Japan.