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Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
11 October 2016
The enclosed information constitutes inside information and is
to be considered as 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.
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART
IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A
VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THAT
JURISDICTION.
Anheuser-Busch InBev Announces
Listing Of New Ordinary Shares
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV ("AB InBev", formerly Newbelco SA/NV
("Newbelco")) (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL: ANB) (JSE: ANH)
announces that as a result of the former Anheuser-Busch InBev's
(the "former AB InBev") merger into Newbelco as part of the Belgian
Merger, the shares of the dissolved company Anheuser-Busch InBev
SA/NV (ABI - ISIN: BE0003793107) which were listed on Euronext
Brussels prior to the Belgian Merger have been delisted from
Euronext Brussels.
In addition, as of 11:00 a.m. Mexican Time on 10 October 2016,
the shares of the former AB InBev ceased trading on the Bolsa
Mexicana de Valores ("BMV"), and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
(the "JSE") is expected, on 13 October 2016, to cancel, the listing
and trading of shares in the former AB InBev on the JSE.
AB InBev announces the listing of and the commencement of
dealings in its 1,693,242,156 New Ordinary Shares (ISIN:
BE0974293251) on Euronext Brussels, effective today, 11 October
2016, following Euronext Brussels' approval of AB InBev's request
for the admission to listing of its ordinary shares on the
regulated market of Euronext Brussels. The listing and trading of
AB InBev's ordinary shares on Euronext Brussels will commence at
9.00 a.m. CET.
In addition, AB InBev announces the listing of and the
commencement of dealings in its New Ordinary Shares on the JSE and
the BMV, and the commencement of trading of American Depositary
Receipts representing New Ordinary Shares on NYSE, effective today,
11 October 2016. The listing and trading of New Ordinary Shares on
Euronext Brussels and the JSE will commence at 9.00 a.m. CET (also
9.00 a.m. SAST), and on the BMV at 8.30 a.m. Mexican time. In
addition, effective at 9.30 a.m. EST on 11 October 2016, American
Depositary Receipts currently representing shares in the former AB
InBev will instead represent New Ordinary Shares.
Defined terms used but not defined in this announcement have the
meanings set out in the scheme document published by SABMiller plc
on 26 August 2016.
English, French and Dutch versions of this press release will be
available on www.ab-inbev.com.
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 400 beer brands includes global brands
Budweiser(R), Corona(R) and Stella Artois(R); multi-country brands
Beck's(R), Castle(R), Castle Lite(R), Hoegaarden(R) and Leffe(R);
and local champions such as Aguila(R), Antarctica(R), Bud Light(R),
Brahma(R), Cass(R), Chernigivske(R), Cristal(R), Harbin(R),
Jupiler(R), Klinskoye(R), Michelob Ultra(R), Modelo Especial(R),
Quilmes(R), Victoria(R), Sedrin(R), Sibirskaya Korona(R) and
Skol(R). 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
200,000 employees based in more than 50 countries worldwide. In
2015, on a combined pro forma basis, AB InBev
realized 55.5 billion US dollar in revenues (excluding JVs and associates).
Visit us @ www.ab-inbev.com.
Like us @ www.facebook.com/abinbev.
Follow us @ twitter.com/abinbevnews.
Contacts
Media Investors
Marianne Amssoms Graham Staley
+1 212 573 9281 +1 212 573 4365
marianne.amssoms@ab-inbev.com graham.staley@ab-inbev.com
Karen Couck Heiko Vulsieck
+1 212 573 9283 +32 16 27 68 88
karen.couck@ab-inbev.com heiko.vulsieck@ab-inbev.com
Kathleen Van Boxelaer Lauren Abbott
+32 16 27 68 23 +1 212 573 9287
kathleen.vanboxelaer@ab-inbev.com lauren.abbott@ab-inbev.com
AB InBev Communications Adviser
- Brunswick
Steve Lipin / Jayne Rosefield
(Brunswick Group US)
+1 212 333 3810
slipin@brunswickgroup.com
jrosefield@brunswickgroup.com
Richard Jacques / Katie Ioanilli
(Brunswick Group UK)
+44 20 7404 5959
rjacques@brunswickgroup.com
kioanilli@brunswickgroup.com
Notes
Forward Looking Statements
This press 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 relating to the Combination, and other statements other
than historical facts. Forward-looking statements include
statements typically containing words such as "will", "may",
"should", "believe", "intends", "expects", "anticipates",
"targets", "estimates", "likely", "foresees" 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, among
others, the risks relating to the dissolved company Anheuser-Busch
InBev SA/NV (the "former AB InBev") described under Item 3.D of the
former AB InBev's Annual Report on Form 20-F ("Form 20-F") filed
with the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on 14 March
2016, the principal risks described on pages 16 to 17 of
SABMiller's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March
2016 and the risks described under "Risk Factors" of Newbelco
SA/NV's Registration Statement on Form F-4, filed with the SEC on
26 August 2016. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements. There can be no certainty that the
proposed transactions will be completed on the terms described
herein or at all.
The forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction
with the other cautionary statements that are included elsewhere,
including the former AB InBev's most recent Form 20-F, Newbelco
SA/NV's Registration Statement on Form F-4, reports furnished on
Form 6-K, and any other documents that the former AB InBev,
SABMiller or AB InBev have 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.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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