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ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV - Anheuser-Busch InBev General Shareholders Meeting approves dividend payment for 2020

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Anheuser-Busch InBev General Shareholders’ Meeting approves dividend payment for 2020

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.

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”)


Anheuser-Busch InBev General Shareholders’ Meeting
approves dividend payment for 2020
28 April 2021 – Anheuser-Busch InBev (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL: ANB) (JSE: ANH) (“AB InBev”) is pleased
to announce that the General Shareholders’ Meeting of 28 April 2021 has approved the annual accounts for the year
ended 31 December 2020, as well as the gross total dividend for 2020 of EUR 0.50, which will be payable upon
presentation of coupon n° 29. The calendar for the payment of the dividend is as follows:

 Dividend Timeline
                                                   Ex-coupon date                              Record Date                             Payment date
 Euronext                                           4 May 2021                                 5 May 2021                               6 May 2021
 MEXBOL                                             4 May 2021                                 5 May 2021                               6 May 2021
 JSE                                                5 May 2021                                 7 May 2021                              10 May 2021
 NYSE (ADR program)                                 4 May 2021                                 5 May 2021                              3 June 2021
 Restricted Shares                                  4 May 2021                                 5 May 2021                               6 May 2021


The General Shareholders’ Meeting has also approved the following resolutions:

      •     Granting discharge to the directors and to the statutory auditor of the Company for the performance of their
            duties during the financial year 2020.
      •     Reappointment of Martin J. Barrington, William Gifford and Alejandro Santo Domingo, as Restricted Share
            Directors. Their renewed term will end after the annual shareholders’ meeting to be held in 2022.
      •     Approval of the Remuneration Policy and of the 2020 Remuneration Report.
      •     Renewal of the powers of the Board of Directors relating to the acquisition by the Company of its own shares
            and amendments to article 15 of the articles of association.
      •     Approval of Change of Control provisions in the USD 10,100,000,000 Revolving Credit and Swingline Facilities
            Agreement originally dated 26 February 2010 and as amended from time to time and for the last time pursuant
            to an Amendment and Restatement Agreement dated 16 February 2021.



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The General Shareholders’ Meeting was recorded and an audiocast will be available on the Company’s website at
www.ab-inbev.com/investors/corporate-governance/shareholder-meetings as from 6:00 pm CET today.

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV CONTACTS
Investors                                                                    Media
Lauren Abbott                                                                Ingvild Van Lysebetten
Tel. : +1 212 573 9287                                                       Tel. : +32 16 276 608
E-mail : lauren.abbott@ab-inbev.com                                          E-mail : ingvild.vanlysebetten@ab-inbev.com

Maria Glukhova                                                               Fallon Buckelew
Tel. : +32 16 276 888                                                        Tel. : +1 310 592 6319
E-mail : maria.glukhova@ab-inbev.com                                         E-mail : fallon.buckelew@ab-inbev.com

Jency John
Tel: +1 646 746 9673
E-mail: jency.john@ab-inbev.com

28 April 2021
JSE Sponsor: Questco Corporate Advisory Proprietary Limited

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).


 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 164 000 colleagues based in nearly 50 countries worldwide. For 2020, AB InBev’s reported revenue was 46.9 billion
 USD (excluding JVs and associates).



 Forward-Looking Statements

 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 and
 described in Exhibit 99.1 to AB InBev’s Current Report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on 29 October 2020. Many of these risks and uncertainties




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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.




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