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ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV - Anheuser-Busch InBev Announces Consent Solicitation by FBG Finance

Release Date: 03/09/2019 07:05
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Anheuser-Busch InBev Announces Consent Solicitation by FBG Finance

      Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
      (Incorporated in the Kingdom of Belgium)
      Register of Companies Number: 0417.497.106
      Euronext Brussels Share Code: ABI
      Mexican Stock Exchange Share Code: ANB
      NYSE ADS Code: BUD
      JSE Share Code: ANH
      ISIN: BE0974293251
      (“AB InBev” or the “Company”)


      NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO, OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN, ANY
      JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO RELEASE, PUBLISH OR DISTRIBUTE THIS DOCUMENT


      Anheuser-Busch InBev Announces Consent Solicitation by FBG Finance

      3 September 2019 – Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (“AB InBev”) (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL:
      ANB) (JSE: ANH) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, FBG Finance Pty Ltd ABN 32 071 508
      702 (“FBG”), is conducting a consent solicitation exercise in relation to the following series of FBG's
      outstanding notes: A$700,000,000 3.75 per cent. Notes due 7 August 2020, A$550,000,000 3.25% Notes due
      6 September 2022, A$650,000,000 3.75% Notes due 6 September 2024, A$450,000,000 4.10% Notes due
      6 September 2027 and A $300,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 6 September 2022 (together, the "Notes").


      FBG has announced invitations to eligible holders of the Notes to vote by way of Extraordinary Resolution to
      approve (i) the substitution of FBG, as issuer of all series of the Notes, with Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide
      Inc. (the "New Issuer") and (ii) the consequent removal of the New Issuer as a guarantor of the Notes, as a
      result of the announced divestiture of its subsidiary Carlton United Breweries, which includes FBG as a
      subsidiary, to Asahi Group Holdings, all as further described in a consent solicitation memorandum dated
      3 September 2019 ("Consent Solicitation Memorandum") (such invitation the "Consent Solicitation"). The
      Consent Solicitation is expected to conclude on or around 18 September 2019, subject to any amendment,
      extension or termination as provided for in the Consent Solicitation Memorandum.


      This press release does not contain the full terms and conditions of the Consent Solicitation, which are
      contained in the Consent Solicitation Memorandum. This press release is for informational purposes only and
      shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the Notes in
      any jurisdiction, including the United States or any State thereof, in which such an offer, solicitation or sale
      would be unlawful.


      Investors should read carefully the Consent Solicitation Memorandum (including the Notice of Meetings) and
      any supplementary information published by FBG for details of the Consent Solicitation or Notes and seek its
      own financial advice, including in respect of any tax consequences, from its broker, bank manager, solicitor,
      accountant or other independent financial, tax or legal adviser.
      
      The distribution of this announcement and the Consent Solicitation Memorandum in certain jurisdictions may
      be restricted by law, and persons into whose possession this announcement and/or the Consent Solicitation
      Memorandum are required to inform themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.


      Nothing in this announcement constitutes or contemplates an offer of, an offer to purchase or the solicitation
      of an offer to sell, any security in any jurisdiction and participation in any such offer by a person in any
      circumstances in which such participation is unlawful will not be accepted


      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®, Castle®, Castle Lite®, Hoegaarden® and Leffe®; and local champions such as Aguila®, Antarctica®, Bud
      Light®, Brahma®, Cass®, Cristal®, Harbin®, Jupiler®, Michelob Ultra®, 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 175,000 employees based in nearly
      50 countries worldwide. For 2018, AB InBev’s reported revenue was 54.6 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

      Mariusz Jamka                                                            Ingvild Van Lysebetten
      Tel: +32 16 276 888                                                      Tel: +32 16 276 608
      E-mail: mariusz.jamka@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

      Fixed Income Investors
      Gabriel Ventura
      Tel: +1 212 478 7031
      E-mail: gabriel.ventura@ab-inbev.com

      Suma Prasad
      Tel: +1 212 503 2887
      E-mail: suma.prasad@ab-inbev.com

      3 September 2019
      JSE Sponsor: Questco Corporate Advisory Proprietary Limited



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