Edgar Filing: MOLSON COORS BREWING CO

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Pentland Securities (1981) Inc.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/09/2005

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MOLSON COORS BREWING CO [TAP]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

335 8TH AVE S.W.

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

CALGARY,Â A0Â T2P 1C9

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class B Common Stock	234	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	02/09/2005	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class B Common Stock	126	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By U.S. Voting Trust
Class A exchangeable shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	02/09/2005	Â ⁽²⁾	Class A Common Stock	928,612	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By Canadian Voting Trust
Class A Common Stock ⁽³⁾	02/09/2005	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class B Common Stock	928,612	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By U.S. Voting Trust
Class A exchangeable shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	02/09/2005	Â ⁽²⁾	Class A Common Stock	333,529	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By Canadian Voting Trust ⁽⁵⁾
Class A Common Stock ⁽³⁾	02/09/2005	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class B Common Stock	333,529	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By U.S. Voting Trust ⁽⁵⁾
Class B exchangeable shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	02/09/2005	Â ⁽²⁾	Class B Common Stock	1,724,566	$ ⁽⁴⁾	D	Â
Class B exchangeable shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	02/09/2005	Â ⁽²⁾	Class B Common Stock	619,411	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By 4280061 Canada Inc. ⁽⁶⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Pentland Securities (1981) Inc. 335 8TH AVE S.W. CALGARY,Â A0Â T2P 1C9	Â	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Andrew Thomas Molson - President		02/16/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	No expiration date.
(2)	The Class A exchangeable shares and Class B exchangeable shares are redeemable by a subsidiary of Molson Coors Brewing Company at any time after February 9, 2045 for the corresponding class of Molson Coors Common Stock or, for non-affiliates only, the equivalent value in cash.
(3)	These shares of Class A Common Stock are not outstanding but are issuable upon conversion of the Class A exchangeable shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.
(4)	These shares are convertible on a 1-for-1 basis.
(5)	These shares are owned indirectly through the respective Voting Trusts by 4280661 Canada Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pentland Securities (1981) Inc.
(6)	These shares are owned directly by 4280661 Canada Inc.

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