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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
(RULE 14D-100)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(1) OR 13(E)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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BERINGER WINE ESTATES HOLDINGS, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
BORDEAUX ACQUISITION CORP.
FOSTER'S BREWING GROUP LIMITED
(Name of Filing Persons (Offerors))
CLASS A COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
CLASS B COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
(Titles of Classes of Securities)
NOT AVAILABLE
084102102
(CUSIP Numbers of Classes of Securities)
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PETER BOBEFF
FOSTER'S BREWING GROUP LIMITED
77 SOUTHBANK BOULEVARD
SOUTHBANK VICTORIA AUSTRALIA 3006
011-613-9633-2000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
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COPIES TO:
JAMES E. O'BANNON
MARILYN SONNIE
JONES, DAY, REAVIS & POGUE
599 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
(212) 326-3622
(212) 326-3734
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The filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the
commencement of a tender offer.
The transaction to which the statement relates is a third-party tender offer
subject to Rule 14d-1.
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