HACKETT: WE ARE NOW BRAND OWNERS IN U.S.

Dear Client:We rang up Crown Imports chief Bill Hackett earlier this morning, who echoed what Brito said about Crown being autonomous. Says Bill:"I will tell you, Harry, the fact that we've got the security and certainty of being the long-term player here has got everybody juiced. I don't know if we could be in a better position. We have a team here that knows this business. And for us to be able to have the security of this agreement, it's