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Brussels / 25 June 2020 / 2:15 p.m. CET

Anheuser-Busch InBev Launches Cash

Tender Offer for Any and All of Three Series of

USD Notes

25 June 2020 – Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (“AB InBev”) (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL: ANB) (JSE: ANH) today announced the commencement of offers by its wholly-owned subsidiary Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. (“ABIFI” or the “Company”) to purchase for cash any and all outstanding notes of three series of notes issued by the Company as described in the table below (collectively, the “Notes”) which are validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) and accepted (the “Tender Offers”). As of 25 June 2020, the combined aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding was $3,753,000,000.

Concurrently with the Tender Offers, AB InBev is conducting separate tender offers for four series of notes outstanding under its Euro Medium Term Note Programme, which are being made solely to qualified investors outside the United States.

The Tender Offers are being made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the offer to purchase dated 25 June 2020 (the “Offer to Purchase”). Terms not defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Offer to Purchase. Copies of the Offer to Purchase will be available to holders through the information agent, Global Bondholder Services Corporation by calling +1 (866) 470-3900 (toll free) or +1 212-430-3774 (for banks and brokers), e-mailing contact@gbsc-usa.com and at the following web address: https://gbsc-usa.com/registration/abifi/.

All holders of the Notes (the “Holders”) are authorized to participate in the Tender Offers. Notes purchased in the Tender Offers will be retired and cancelled.

 

Title of Notes

    

 

 

CUSIP

    

    

 

 

Principal

Amount Outstanding

    

 

 

Tender

Consideration

(a)

       
Floating Rate Notes due 2021   035242 AK2   $311,000,000   $1,007.50
   
2.625% Notes due 2023   035242 AA4   $643,000,000   $1,051.25
       
3.300% Notes due 2023   035242 AL0   $2,799,000,000   $1,065.00

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(a)

Payable in cash per each $1,000 principal amount of the specified series of Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn and accepted for purchase.

The Tender Offers for the Notes will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on 1 July 2020, unless extended or earlier terminated by the Company (the “Expiration Date”). Holders must validly tender their Notes at or prior to the Expiration Date or the Guaranteed Delivery Date pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.

Notes tendered may be withdrawn at any time at or prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on 1 July 2020, subject to any extension by the Company, but thereafter will be irrevocable, except in certain limited circumstances where additional withdrawal rights are required by law (as determined by the Company). The Settlement Date will promptly follow the Expiration Date and is expected to be July 7, 2020.

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, Holders who (i) validly tender and who do not validly withdraw their Notes at or prior to the Expiration Date or (ii) deliver a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and all other required documents at or prior to the Expiration Date and tender their Notes pursuant to the Tender Offers at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second business day after the Expiration Date pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures, and, subject in each case to the tender in the applicable Minimum Authorized Denominations, and whose Notes are accepted for purchase by the Company, will receive the applicable Tender Consideration specified in the table above.

In addition to the applicable Tender Consideration, Holders whose Notes are accepted for purchase will be paid accrued and unpaid interest on such Notes to, but not including, the Settlement Date. Interest will cease to accrue on the Settlement Date for all Notes accepted, including those tendered through the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures. No further interest will be paid to the Holders who tender such Notes, including if a record date for an interest payment on such Notes has passed before the Settlement Date.

The Tender Offers are not conditioned on any minimum amount of Notes being tendered or the consummation of other offers, but are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain customary conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase.

Holders are advised to check with any bank, securities broker or other intermediary through which they hold their Notes as to when such intermediary needs to receive instructions from a holder in order for that holder to be able to participate in the Tender Offers before the deadlines specified herein and in the Offer to Purchase. The deadlines set by the clearing system for the submission and withdrawal of tender instructions will also be earlier than the relevant deadlines specified herein and in the Offer to Purchase.

 

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The Dealer Managers for the Tender Offers are:

 

BofA Securities, Inc.

 

620 S. Tryon Street, 20th Floor

Charlotte, North Carolina 28255

USA

Attn: Liability Management Group

Collect: +1 (704) 560-7937

U.S. Toll-Free: +1 (888) 292-0070

  

Deutsche Bank Securities

 

60 Wall Street

New York, New York 10005

USA

Attn: Liability Management Group

Collect: +1 (212) 250-2955

U.S. Toll-Free:+1 (866) 627-0391

  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

USA

Attn: Liability Management Group

Collect: +1 (212) 834-2042

U.S. Toll-Free: +1 (866) 834-4666

The tender agent and the information agent for the Tender Offers is:

Global Bondholder Services Corporation

65

Broadway – Suite 404

New York, New York 10006

Attention: Corporate Actions

Bank and Brokers Call Collect: +1 (212) 430-3774

All Others Please Call Toll-Free: +1 (866) 470-3900

Fax: +1 (212) 430-3775 or +1 (212) 430-3779

E-mail: contact@gbsc-usa.com

Non-U.S. Distribution Restrictions

Italy. None of the Tender Offers, Offer to Purchase or any other documents or materials relating to the Tender Offers have been or will be submitted to the clearance procedure of the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (“CONSOB”) pursuant to applicable Italian laws and regulations. The Tender Offers are being carried out in the Republic of Italy (“Italy”) as exempted offers pursuant to article 101-bis, paragraph 3-bis of the Legislative Decree No. 58 of February 24, 1998, as amended (the “Financial Services Act”) and article 35-bis, paragraph 4 of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of May 14, 1999, as amended. Holders or beneficial owners of the Notes that are resident or located in Italy can tender their Notes for purchase through authorized persons (such as investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, CONSOB Regulation No. 20307 of February 15, 2018, as amended, and Legislative Decree No. 385 of September 1, 1993, as amended) and in compliance with any other applicable laws and regulations and with any requirements imposed by CONSOB or any other Italian authority. Each intermediary must comply with applicable laws and regulations concerning information duties vis-à -vis its clients in connection with the Notes or the Offer to Purchaser.

United Kingdom. The communication of the Offer to Purchase and any other documents or materials relating to the Tender Offers is not being made by and such documents and/or materials have

 

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not been approved by an authorized person for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”). Accordingly, such documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the United Kingdom. The communication of such documents and/or materials is exempt from the restriction on financial promotions under section 21(1) of the FSMA on the basis that it is only directed at and may only be communicated to: (1) persons who are outside of the United Kingdom; (2) investment professionals falling within the definition contained in Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”); (3) those persons who are existing members or creditors of the Company or other persons falling within Article 43(2) of the Order; or (4) any other persons to whom such documents and/or materials may lawfully be communicated in accordance with the Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). This Offer to Purchase and any other documents or materials relating to the Tender Offers are only available to relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

France. The Tender Offers are not being made, directly or indirectly, to the public in the Republic of France (other than to Qualified Investors (as defined below)). The Offer to Purchase and any other documents or offering material relating to the Tender Offers may not be distributed or caused to be distributed to the public in the Republic of France (other than to Qualified Investors (as defined below)). Only qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) as defined in, and in accordance with, Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation, as amended, and Article L. 411-2 of the French Code monétaire et financier, as amended from time to time (“Qualified Investors”), are eligible to participate in the Tender Offers. Neither the Offer to Purchase nor any other such offering material has been submitted for clearance to the Autorité des marchés financiers.

Belgium. Neither the Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or materials relating to the Tender Offers have been, or will be, submitted or notified to, or approved by, the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (“Autorité des services et marchés financiers”/“Autoriteit voor Financiële Diensten en Markten”). The Tender Offers are not being made in Belgium by way of a public offering within the meaning of Articles 3, §1, 1° and 6, §1 of the Belgian Law of April 1, 2007 on public takeover bids (“loi relative aux offres publiques d’acquisition”/ “wet op de openbare overnamebiedingen”), as amended from time to time. Accordingly, the Offer to Purchase may not be, and is not being, advertised and the Tender Offers will not be extended and the Offer to Purchase and any other documents or materials relating to the Tender Offers may not, have not, and will not, be distributed, directly or indirectly, to any person in Belgium other than to “qualified investors” (“investisseur qualifié”/“gekwalificeerde belegger”) within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation, as referred to in Article 6, §3, of said Belgian Law of April 1, 2007 on public takeover bids. Insofar as Belgium is concerned, the Tender Offers are made only to qualified investors, as this term is defined above. Accordingly, the information contained in the Offer to Purchase or in any other

 

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documents or materials relating to the Tender Offers may not be used for any other purpose or disclosed or distributed to any other person in Belgium.

Legal Notices

This announcement is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase, a solicitation of an offer to purchase or a solicitation of consents with respect to any securities. This announcement does not describe all the material terms of the Tender Offers and no decision should be made by any Holder on the basis of this announcement. The terms and conditions of the Tender Offers are described in the Offer to Purchase. This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Offer to Purchase. The Offer to Purchase contains important information which should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Tender Offers. If any Holder is in any doubt as to the contents of this announcement, or the Offer to Purchase, or the action it should take, it is recommended to seek its own financial and legal advice, including in respect of any tax consequences, immediately from its stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial, tax or legal adviser. Any individual or company whose Notes are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee must contact such entity if it wishes to tender such Notes pursuant to the Tender Offers.

None of the Company, the Dealer Managers or their affiliates, their respective boards of directors, the Depository, the tender agent, the information agent, the trustee with respect to Notes or any of their respective affiliates makes any recommendation, or has expressed an opinion, as to whether or not Holders should tender their Notes, or refrain from doing so, pursuant to the Tender Offers. Each Holder should make its own decision as to whether to tender its Notes and if so, the principal amount of the Notes to tender.

The Company has not filed this announcement or the Offer to Purchase with, and they have not been reviewed by, any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority of any country. No authority has passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Tender Offers, and it is unlawful and may be a criminal offense to make any representation to the contrary.

The Offer to Purchase does not constitute an offer to purchase Notes in any jurisdiction in which, or to or from any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such offer under applicable securities or blue sky laws. The distribution of the Offer to Purchase in certain jurisdictions is restricted by law. Persons into whose possession the Offer to Purchase comes are required by each of the Company, the Dealer Managers, the Depository, the tender agent and the information agent to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.

 

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Legal Disclaimer

 

 

This release contains “forward-looking statements”. These statements are based on the current expectations and views of future events and developments of the management of AB InBev and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. The forward-looking statements contained in this release include statements other than historical facts and include statements typically containing words such as “will”, “may”, “should”, “believe”, “intends”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “targets”, “estimates”, “likely”, “foresees”, “preparing” and words of similar import. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect the current views of the management of AB InBev, are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties about AB InBev and are dependent on many factors, some of which are outside of AB InBev’s control. There are important factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to be materially different, including, but not limited to, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainties about its impact and duration and the risks and uncertainties relating to AB InBev described under Item 3.D of AB InBev’s Annual Report on Form 20-F (“Form 20-F”) filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on 23 March 2020. Many of these risks and uncertainties are, and will be, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and any worsening of the global business and economic environment as a result. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.

 

The forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included elsewhere, including AB InBev’s most recent Form 20-F and other reports furnished on Form 6-K, and any other documents that AB InBev has made public. Any forward-looking statements made in this communication are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by AB InBev will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, AB InBev or its business or operations. Except as required by law, AB InBev undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 

About Anheuser-Busch InBev

Anheuser-Busch InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: ABI) based in Leuven, Belgium, with secondary listings on the Mexico (MEXBOL: ANB) and South Africa (JSE: ANH) stock exchanges and with American Depositary Receipts on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUD). Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients. Our diverse portfolio of well over 500 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser®, Corona® and Stella Artois®; multi-country brands Beck’s®, Hoegaarden®, Leffe® and Michelob Ultra®; and local champions such as Aguila®, Antarctica®, Bud Light®, Brahma®, Cass®, Castle®, Castle Lite®, Cristal®, Harbin®, Jupiler®, Modelo Especial®, Quilmes®, Victoria®, Sedrin®, and Skol®. Our brewing heritage dates back more than 600 years, spanning continents and generations. From our European roots at the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium. To the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co brewery in St. Louis, US. To the creation of the Castle Brewery in South Africa during the Johannesburg gold rush. To Bohemia, the first brewery in Brazil. Geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets, we leverage the collective strengths of approximately 170,000 employees based in nearly 50 countries worldwide. For 2019, AB InBev’s reported revenue was 52.3 billion USD (excluding JVs and associates).

 

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV CONTACTS

 

Investors    Media
Lauren Abbott    Pablo Jimenez
Tel: +1 212 573 9287    Tel: +1 212 284 0158
E-mail: lauren.abbott@ab-inbev.com    E-mail: pablo.jimenez@ab-inbev.com
Mariya Glukhova    Ingvild Van Lysebetten
Tel: +32 16 276 888    Tel: +32 16 276 608
E-mail: mariya.glukhova@ab-inbev.com    E-mail: ingvild.vanlysebetten@ab-inbev.com
Jency John    Fallon Buckelew
Tel: +1 646 746 9673    Tel: +1 310 592 6319
E-mail: jency.john@ab-inbev.com    E-mail: fallon.buckelew@ab-inbev.com
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Daniel Strothe

Tel: +1 646 746 9667

E-mail: daniel.strothe@ab-inbev.com

 

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