and Crown Imports (Crown) filed a Motion to Intervene in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia today to ensure the companies interests are represented as part of the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) complaint against the proposed Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) acquisition of Grupo Modelo (Modelo). Constellation has a separate proposed transaction with AB InBev to fully acquire Crown, currently a 50/50 joint venture with Modelo. Constellation and Crown were not named as part of the Jan. 31, 2013 DOJ complaint; however, the complaint directly impacts both companies. This motion will seek to permit Constellation and Crown to have direct access to the legal proceedings. As part of the motion to intervene, Constellation continues to affirm a number of key points, including: * The transactions are good for beer consumers as Crown will be a stronger competitor in the U.S.