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ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV - Disclosure Made According to the Requirements of the Law of 2 May 2007

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Disclosure Made According to the Requirements of the Law of 2 May 2007

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")

Regulated information (1)

Disclosure Made According to theRequirements of the Law of 2 May 2007

Anheuser-Busch InBev (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL: ANB) (JSE:ANH) ("AB InBev") ("the Company")
announces today, in accordance with article 14, first paragraph of the Law of 2 May 2007, that it received two
transparency notifications from BlackRock, Inc.: one on 19 May 2025 and one on 21 May 2025, in accordance
with articles 6 and 18 of the Law of 2 May 2007.

The percentage of total voting rights held by BlackRock, Inc. has first crossed upwards the threshold of 3% on
16 May 2025, as a result of acquisitions of voting securities or voting rights in the Company. Then, the
percentage of total voting rights held by BlackRock, Inc. has crossed downwards the threshold of 3% on
19 May 2025, as a result of disposals of voting securities or voting rights in the Company.

The transparency notification received on 19 May 2025 contains the following information:

     1.    Date notification: Notification dated 19 May 2025.
     2.    Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights.
     3.    Notification by: A parent undertaking or controlling person.
     4.    Persons subject to the notification obligation:

                                    Name                                            Address (for legal entities)
            BlackRock, Inc.                                           50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A.
                                                                      20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore, 79912,
            BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
                                                                      Singapore
            BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited                           12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
            BlackRock Advisors, LLC                                   50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A.
            BlackRock Asset Management Canada                         161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J
            Limited                                                   2S1, Canada
            BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland                    Lenbachplatz 1 1st Floor, Munich, 80333-MN3,
            AG                                                        Germany
            BlackRock Asset Management North Asia                     15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower,
            Limited                                                   3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong
            BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                      50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A.
                                                                      400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105,
            BlackRock Fund Advisors
                                                                      U.S.A.
            BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,                    400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105,
            National Association                                      U.S.A.
            BlackRock Investment Management                           Level 37 Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney
            (Australia) Limited                                       NSW 2000, Australia
            BlackRock Investment Management (UK)
                                                                      12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
            Limited
                                                                      1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540,
            BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
                                                                      U.S.A.
                                                                      1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main,
            BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
                                                                      Tokyo, 100-8217, Japan
            Aperio Group, LLC                                         3 Harbor Dr Suite 204, Sausalito, CA 94965, U.S.A.

(1)The enclosed information constitutes regulated information as defined in the Belgian Royal Decree of 14 November 2007 regarding the
   duties of issuers of financial instruments which have been admitted for trading on a regulated market.

                                                       Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Drive,
          SpiderRock Advisors, LLC
                                                       Wilmington, DE 19808, U.S.A.

  5.     Date of transaction: 16 May 2025
  6.     Threshold that is crossed (in %): 3
  7.     Denominator: 2,019,241,973
  8.     Details:



                                      Previous
A) Voting rights                                                     After the transaction
                                     notification

                                  # of voting rights      # of voting rights           % of voting rights
                                                                             Not                     Not
                                                        Linked to         linked to   Linked to   linked to
  Holders of voting rights
                                                        securities           the      securities     the
                                                                         securities              securities

        BlackRock, Inc.                   0                 0                          0.00%

  BlackRock (Singapore)
                                       180,861            53,672                       0.00%
         Limited

 BlackRock Advisors (UK)
                                     15,561,928        16,609,538                      0.82%
        Limited

 BlackRock Advisors, LLC               812,198           808,542                       0.04%

    BlackRock Asset
   Management Canada                  1,057,158         1,061,345                      0.05%
        Limited
    BlackRock Asset
 Management Deutschland               4,034,705         4,070,956                      0.20%
          AG
    BlackRock Asset
  Management North Asia                22,687             22,687                       0.00%
        Limited
    BlackRock Financial
                                       116,548           127,384                       0.01%
     Management, Inc.

 BlackRock Fund Advisors             15,922,341        15,962,117                      0.79%

BlackRock Institutional Trust
    Company, National                11,197,545        11,235,094                      0.56%
        Association
   BlackRock Investment
  Management (Australia)               449,584           446,092                       0.02%
          Limited
  BlackRock Investment
                                      5,361,219         6,961,349                      0.34%
 Management (UK) Limited

   BlackRock Investment
                                       907,448           790,629                       0.04%
     Management, LLC

 BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.            1,332,179         1,329,049                      0.07%


       Aperio Group, LLC               35,842             35,842                       0.00%


                                     56,992,244        59,514,296                      2.95%
           Subtotal



                                  TOTAL                 59,514,296            0        2.95%        0.00%
                                  




  B) Equivalent
    financial                                           After the transaction
  instruments

                                                                        # of voting
    Holders of
                          Type of                      Exercise      rights that may       % of
    equivalent                          Expiration
                         financial                     period or      be acquired if      voting     Settlement
     financial                                date
                        instrument                       date        the instrument       rights
   instruments
                                                                       is exercised
BlackRock Advisors     Securities
                                                                         176,536           0.01%       physical
(UK) Limited           Lent

BlackRock Financial    Contract for
                                                                          75,631           0.00%        cash
Management, Inc.       Difference
BlackRock
Institutional Trust    Contract for
                                                                          88,016           0.00%        cash
Company, National      Difference
Association
BlackRock
Investment             Contract for
                                                                            956            0.00%        cash
Management (UK)        Difference
Limited
BlackRock
                       Contract for
Investment                                                                 4,244           0.00%        cash
                       Difference
Management, LLC
BlackRock
Institutional Trust    Depositary
                                                                           4,149           0.00%
Company, National      Receipt
Association
                       Depositary
Aperio Group, LLC                                                        817,911           0.04%
                       Receipt

SpiderRock             Depositary
                                                                            278            0.00%
Advisors, LLC          Receipt

                       TOTAL                                            1,167,721          0.06%



                                                                                           % of
                                                                        # of voting
                       TOTAL (A & B)                                                      voting
                                                                           rights
                                                                                          rights

                                                                        60,682,017         3.01%




   9.  Chain of controlled entities through which the shareholding is effectively held: Included in annex to the
       notification.
   10. Additional information: The disclosure obligation arose due to total holdings in voting rights for
       BlackRock, Inc. going above 3%.

The transparency notification received on 21 May 2025 contains the following information:

    1.   Date notification: Notification dated 20 May 2025.
    2.   Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights.
    3.   Notification by: A parent undertaking or controlling person.
    4.   Persons subject to the notification obligation:


                               Name                                        Address (for legal entities)
           BlackRock, Inc.                                   50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A.
                                                             20 Anson Road #18-01, Singapore, 79912,
           BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
                                                             Singapore
           BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited                   12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
           BlackRock Advisors, LLC                           50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A.
           BlackRock Asset Management Canada                 161 Bay Street, Suite 2500, Toronto, Ontario, M5J
           Limited                                           2S1, Canada
           BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland            Lenbachplatz 1 1st Floor, Munich, 80333-MN3,
           AG                                                Germany
           BlackRock Asset Management North Asia             15/F, 16/F, 17/F Citibank Tower & 17/F ICBC Tower,
           Limited                                           3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong
           BlackRock Capital Management, Inc.                100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, 19809, U.S.A.
           BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.              50 Hudson Yards, New York, NY, 10001, U.S.A.
                                                             400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105,
           BlackRock Fund Advisors
                                                             U.S.A.
           BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,            400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105,
           National Association                              U.S.A.
           BlackRock Investment Management                   Level 37 Chifley Tower, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney
           (Australia) Limited                               NSW 2000, Australia
           BlackRock Investment Management (UK)
                                                             12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
           Limited
                                                             1 University Square Drive, Princeton, NJ, 8540,
           BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
                                                             U.S.A.
                                                             1-8-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku, Trust Tower Main,
           BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
                                                             Tokyo, 100-8217, Japan
           Aperio Group, LLC                                 3 Harbor Dr Suite 204, Sausalito, CA 94965, U.S.A.
                                                             Corporation Service Company, 251 Little Falls Drive,
           SpiderRock Advisors, LLC
                                                             Wilmington, DE 19808, U.S.A.

    5.   Date of transaction: 19 May 2025
    6.   Threshold that is crossed (in %): 3
    7.   Denominator: 2,019,241,973
    8.   Details:



                                       Previous
 A) Voting rights                                                           After the transaction
                                      notification

                                   # of voting rights            # of voting rights             % of voting rights
                                                                                    Not                       Not
                                                               Linked to         linked to     Linked to   linked to
    Holders of voting rights
                                                               securities           the        securities     the
                                                                                securities                securities

         BlackRock, Inc.                    0                      0                            0.00%

    BlackRock (Singapore)
                                         53,672                 79,446                          0.00%
           Limited

   BlackRock Advisors (UK)
                                       16,609,538             14,228,977                        0.70%
           Limited


 BlackRock Advisors, LLC               808,542            814,000                        0.04%

    BlackRock Asset
   Management Canada                  1,061,345           1,064,384                      0.05%
        Limited
    BlackRock Asset
 Management Deutschland               4,070,956           4,005,940                      0.20%
          AG
    BlackRock Asset
  Management North Asia                22,687              22,687                        0.00%
        Limited
     BlackRock Capital
                                          0                   4                          0.00%
     Management, Inc.

    BlackRock Financial
                                       127,384            232,983                        0.01%
     Management, Inc.

 BlackRock Fund Advisors              15,962,117         15,962,357                      0.79%

BlackRock Institutional Trust
    Company, National                 11,235,094         11,236,559                      0.56%
        Association
   BlackRock Investment
  Management (Australia)               446,092            446,092                        0.02%
          Limited
  BlackRock Investment
                                      6,961,349           7,267,409                      0.36%
 Management (UK) Limited

   BlackRock Investment
                                       790,629            754,173                        0.04%
     Management, LLC

 BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.            1,329,049           1,330,478                      0.07%


    Aperio Group, LLC                  35,842              35,842                        0.00%


                                      59,514,296         57,481,331                      2.85%
          Subtotal

                                                         57,481,331               0      2.85%      0.00%
                                       TOTAL




  B) Equivalent
    financial                                          After the transaction
  instruments

                                                                        # of voting
    Holders of
                           Type of                    Exercise       rights that may     % of
    equivalent                           Expiration
                          financial                   period or       be acquired if    voting   Settlement
     financial                                 date
                         instrument                     date        the instrument is   rights
   instruments
                                                                        exercised
BlackRock Advisors     Securities
                                                                        176,536         0.01%     physical
(UK) Limited           Lent
BlackRock
                       Contract
Financial                                                                73,588         0.00%      cash
                       Difference
Management, Inc.


 BlackRock
 Institutional Trust    Contract
                                                                           87,617           0.00%        cash
 Company, National      Difference
 Association
 BlackRock
 Investment             Contract
                                                                             956            0.00%        cash
 Management (UK)        Difference
 Limited
 BlackRock
                        Contract
 Investment                                                                 4,244           0.00%        cash
                        Difference
 Management, LLC
 BlackRock              Depositary
                                                                            6,152           0.00%
 (Singapore) Limited    Receipt
 BlackRock
                        Depositary
 Financial                                                                 16,400           0.00%
                        Receipt
 Management, Inc.
 BlackRock
 Institutional Trust    Depositary
                                                                            4,149           0.00%
 Company, National      Receipt
 Association
                        Depositary
 Aperio Group, LLC                                                        818,440           0.04%
                        Receipt

 SpiderRock             Depositary
                                                                             278            0.00%
 Advisors, LLC          Receipt

                        TOTAL                                            1,188,360          0.06%



                                                                                            % of
                                                                         # of voting
                        TOTAL (A & B)                                                      voting
                                                                            rights
                                                                                           rights

                                                                         58,669,691         2.91%




    9.  Chain of controlled entities through which the shareholding is effectively held: Included in annex to the
        notification.
    10. Additional information: The disclosure obligation arose due to total holdings in voting rights for
        BlackRock, Inc. going below 3%.


Notifications of significant shareholdings to be made according to the Law of 2 May 2007 or AB InBev's bylaws,
should be sent to jan.vandermeersch@ab-inbev.com.

This press release can be consulted on AB InBev's website via this link www.ab-inbev.com.

 
 About Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev)

 Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB 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). As a company, we dream big to create a future with more cheers. We are
 always looking to serve up new ways to meet life's moments, move our industry forward and make a meaningful impact in the
 world. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest
 ingredients. Our diverse portfolio of well over 500 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser®, Corona®, Stella Artois®
 and Michelob ULTRA®; multi-country brands Beck's®, Hoegaarden® and Leffe®; 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 144 000 colleagues based in nearly 50 countries worldwide. For 2024, AB InBev's
 reported revenue was 59.8 billion USD (excluding JVs and associates).


Anheuser-Busch InBev Contacts
Investors                                                             Media
Shaun Fullalove                                                       Media Relations
E-mail: shaun.fullalove@ab-inbev.com                                  E-mail: Media.Relations@ab-inbev.com

Ekaterina Baillie
E-mail: ekaterina.baillie@ab-inbev.com

Cyrus Nentin
E-mail: cyrus.nentin@ab-inbev.com

23 May 2025
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