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 Molson Eric Herbert

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.A; TAP]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY,Â 311 10TH STREET, NH 311

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

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

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

(Street)

GOLDEN,Â COÂ 80401-0300

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	I	By Pentland Securities (1981) Inc. ⁽⁹⁾

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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 ⁽⁵⁾
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 ⁽⁵⁾
Class A Common Stock ⁽³⁾	02/09/2005	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class B Common Stock	928,612	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By U.S. Voting Trust ⁽⁵⁾
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 ⁽⁶⁾
Class A Common Stock ⁽³⁾	02/09/2005	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class B Common Stock	333,529	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By U.S. Voting Trust ⁽⁶⁾
Class A exchangeable shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	02/09/2005	Â ⁽²⁾	Class A Common Stock	6,964	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By BAX Investments Limited ⁽⁷⁾
Class A Common Stock ⁽³⁾	02/09/2005	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class B Common Stock	6,964	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By BAX Investments Limited ⁽⁷⁾
Class A exchangeable shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	02/09/2005	Â ⁽²⁾	Class A Common Stock	7,720	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By DJS Holdings Ltd. ⁽⁸⁾
Class A Common Stock ⁽³⁾	02/09/2005	Â ⁽¹⁾	Class B Common Stock	7,720	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By DJS Holdings Ltd. ⁽⁸⁾
Class B exchangeable shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	02/09/2005	Â ⁽²⁾	Class B Common Stock	1,724,566	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By Pentland Securities (1981) Inc. ⁽⁹⁾
Class B exchangeable shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	02/09/2005	Â ⁽²⁾	Class B Common Stock	619,411	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By 4280661 Canada Inc. ⁽¹⁰⁾
Class B exchangeable shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	02/09/2005	Â ⁽²⁾	Class B Common Stock	35,640	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By Lincolnshire Holdings Limited ⁽¹¹⁾
Class B exchangeable shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	02/09/2005	Â ⁽²⁾	Class B Common Stock	45,194	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By 4198832 Canada Inc. ⁽¹²⁾
Class B exchangeable shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	02/09/2005	Â ⁽²⁾	Class B Common Stock	143,698	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By 6339522 Canada Inc. ⁽¹³⁾
Class B exchangeable shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.	02/09/2005	Â ⁽²⁾	Class B Common Stock	145,092	$ ⁽⁴⁾	I	By 6339549 Canada Inc. ⁽¹⁴⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Molson Eric Herbert C/O MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY 311 10TH STREET, NH 311 GOLDEN,Â COÂ 80401-0300	Â X	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

Annita Menogan as agent for Eric H. Molson		02/18/2005
^**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)	The shares are convertible on a 1-for-1 basis.
(5)	These shares are owned indirectly through the respective Voting Trusts by Pentland Securities (1981) Inc., which is owned by Lincolnshire Holdings Limited and another stockholder. Lincolnshire Holdings Limited is wholly owned by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(6)	These shares are owned indirectly through the respective Voting Trusts by 4280661 Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pentland Securities (1981) Inc. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(7)	These shares are owned directly by BAX Investments Limited, which is controlled by the Trust u/w/o Thomas H.P. Molson. The Reporting Person is one of three trustees of the Trust, and his two sisters are the beneficiaries of the Trust. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(8)	These shares are owned directly by DJS Holdings Ltd., which is controled by the Trust u/w/o Thomas H.P. Molson. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(9)	These shares are owned directly by Pentland Securities (1981) Inc. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(10)	These shares are owned directly by 4280661 Canada Inc. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(11)	These shares are owned directly by Lincolnshire Holdings Limited.
(12)	These shares are owned directly by 4198832 Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lincolnshire Holdings Limited.
(13)	These shares are owned directly by 6339522 Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of BAX Investments Limited. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(14)	These shares are owned directly by 6339549 Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of DJS Holdings Ltd. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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