	allied lyons sees no change in hiram walker stake allied lyons plc alld l and canada s reichmann brothers are working well together as partners and currently do not plan any change in their joint ownership of distiller hiram walker gooderham and worts allied lyons chairman derrick holden brown said allied lyons got pct control of hiram walker gooderham last year for about mln u s dlrs while the reichmanns gulf canada corp uired pct in an out of court pact after a hostile battle for the wine and spirits division of hiram walker resources ltd we are getting along very well as partners i hope there won t be any change but there could be holden brown told reporters after a speech in toronto he said allied lyons has a two year call option that could force gulf canada to sell its pct stake to allied lyons and gulf canada has a two year put option that could obligate allied lyons to buy its pct both we and gulf hope very much there will be no occasion for either the put or call to be exercised holden brown said in answer to a reporter s question holden brown said it would be possible for gulf canada to sell off part of its pct in a public offering with allied lyons consent i don t think we would have any objection to it he added allied lyons maintains control of hiram walker gooderham s board of directors and has total responsibility for its management we cannot contemplate giving up our control he said holden brown would not disclose how big a profit contribution the distiller will make in allied lyons financial results but he said it will be substantial i am not able to give profit forecasts he said holden brown said allied lyons was able to finance the hiram walker gooderham uisition with cash and borrowings and has no current plans for a stock issue he said the company is not currently negotiating any more uisitions in canada but has a team of officials evaluating possible purchases of wines spirits soft drinks or food concerns i don t think we shall be looking at the brewery scene which is highly concentrated already he added holden brown said allied lyons plans to list its shares on canadian stock exchanges possibly later this year reuter 
