date:Feb 25, 2013
ter and the year was the tax charge taken in the final quarter.
Performance in the period (fourth quarter) was largely in line with the trends noted during previous quarters of the year, the company said. Underlying improvements across multiple markets, most notably volume recovery in the United States, were somewhat offset by the lower-than-expected performance in Brazil where a soft consumption environment was compounded by expenses incurred in adjusting the companys business model in that op