Guinness Chairman Tony Greener sips from a giant eight pint glass of stout to publicize his company's earnings announcement March 20. Guinness PLC announced earnings per share at 34.8 pence for the year ended December 31, 1996, an increase of 6% on the 32.9p in 1995. Profit before tax was ?975-million ($1.56-billion USD) an increase of 5% over the previous year.

GUINNESS