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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 the Requirements 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 a
transparency notification in accordance with articles 6 and 18 of the Law of 2 May 2007.

The percentage of voting rights attached to shares held by AB InBev has crossed upwards the threshold of 3%,
prompted by the acquisition of treasury shares by AB InBev as part of its ongoing share buy back program.

The transparency notification contains the following information:

     1.    Date notification: Notification dated 15 May 2025.
     2.    Reason for the notification: Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights.
     3.    Notification by: A parent undertaking or a controlling person; Persons acting in concert.
     4.    Persons subject to the notification obligation:


                               Name                                                   Address (for legal entities)
            M. Max Van Hoegaerden Herrmann Telles
            M. Jorge Paulo Lemann
            M. Carlos Alberto da Veiga Sicupira
            BRC Sàrl (Luxembourg law)                                 2 Boulevard de la Foire, L 1528 Luxembourg
            EPS SA (Luxembourg law)                                   488 Route de Longwy, L 1940Luxembourg
            Stichting Anheuser-Busch InBev (Dutch law)                760 Amstelveenseweg, 1081 JK Amsterdam
            Anheuser-Busch InBev SA                                   1 Grand Place, 1000 Brussels
            Rayvax Société d'investissements SA                       88 Rue Gachard, 1050 Ixelles
            Stichting Fonds InBev Baillet Latour                      Cerastraat 1, 4811 Breda, Netherlands
            Fonds Verhelst SC                                         1 Brouwerijplein, 3000 Leuven

     5.    Date of transaction: 12 May 2025
     6.    Threshold that is crossed (in %): 3
     7.    Denominator: 2,019,241,973
     8.    Details:

 
(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.


A) Voting rights    Previous notification                      After the transaction

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

 M. Jorge Paulo
    Lemann                   0                       0                            0.00%

M. Carlos Alberto
da Veiga Sicupira            0                       0                            0.00%
  M. Max Van
  Hoegaerden
Herrmann Telles              0                       0                            0.00%

   BRC SàRL
(Luxembourg law)         28,097,078             28,097,078                        1.39%

    EPS SA
(Luxembourg law)           99,999                 99,999                          0.00%

      EPS
 Participations          67,291,593             67,291,593                        3.33%
   Stichting
Anheuser-Busch
     InBev              663,074,832            663,074,832                       32.84%

Anheuser-Busch
    InBev                53,209,397             60,847,101                        3.01%


   Brandbrew              265,894                265,894                          0.01%


    Brandbev              172,467                172,467                          0.01%


    Ambrew                200,000                200,000                          0.01%


     Subtotal           812,411,260            820,048,964                       40.61%
 Rayvax Société
d'investissements
        SA                 50,000                 50,000                          0.00%


     Subtotal              50,000                 50,000                          0.00%
 Stichting Fonds
  InBev Baillet
      Latour                 0                       0                            0.00%

  Fonds Baillet
     Latour              5,485,415              5,485,415                         0.27%


    Subtotal             5,485,415              5,485,415                         0.27%

 Fonds Verhelst
      SC                     0                       0                            0.00%

Fonds Voorzitter
   Verhelst              6,997,665              6,997,665                         0.35%



       Subtotal         6,997,665                6,997,665                        0.35%


                           TOTAL                 832,582,044           0         41.23%         0.00%


      B)
 Equivalent
                                                     After the transaction
  financial
instruments




                                                                   # of voting rights
 Holders of
                    Type of                         Exercise          that may be         % of
 equivalent                        Expiration
                   financial                        period or       acquired if the      voting     Settlement
  financial                          date
                  instrument                          date           instrument is       rights
instruments
                                                                       exercised




                  TOTAL                                                    0              0.00%



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

                                                                      832,582,044        41.23%


  9.     Chain of controlled entities through which the shareholding is effectively held:
         Agreement of concert and shareholding structure of AB InBev:
             1) EPS, EPS Participations, Rayvax Société d'Investissements, BRC and Stichting Anheuser-
                  Busch InBev are bound by a shareholders' agreement organizing the joint control of Stichting
                  Anheuser-Busch InBev by EPS, EPS Participations and BRC and organizing a concert with
                  Rayvax Société d'Investissements.
             2) AB InBev and its subsidiaries Brandbrew, Ambrew and Brandbev are controlled by Stichting
                  Anheuser-Busch InBev, which is jointly controlled by EPS, EPS Participations & BRC.
             3) Fonds InBev Baillet Latour and Fonds Voorzitter Verhelst have also signed an agreement to
                  act in concert with Stichting Anheuser-Busch InBev. Fonds InBev Baillet Latour is controlled by
                  Stichting Fonds InBev Baillet Latour under Dutch law. Fonds Voorzitter Verhelst is controlled by
                  Fonds Verhelst SC.
             4) Rayvax Société d'Investissements is not controlled.
             5) EPS Participations is fully owned by EPS, which is not controlled.
             6) The ultimate control of BRC is jointly owned by Mr Jorge Paulo Lemann, Carlos Alberto da
                  Veiga Sicupira & Max Van Hoegaerden Herrmann Telles. A table regarding BRC's complete
                  chain of control was included in annex to the notification.


  10.   Additional information: Crossing the 3% voting rights threshold, following the share buybacks by
        Anheuser-Busch InBev, carried out as part of the share buyback program.
            1) Certificates issued by Stichting Anheuser-Busch InBev (administrative office): EPS holds 1
                 certificate, EPS Participations holds 331,537,415 certificates and BRC holds 331,537,416
                 certificates issued by Stichting Anheuser-Busch InBev. Each of these certificates potentially
                 entitles the holder to 1 Anheuser-Busch InBev share, which is held by Stichting Anheuser-
                 Busch InBev. These certificates are not included in point 10) B), otherwise the voting rights
                 they represent would have been counted twice.
            2) The natural persons exercising ultimate control over BRC make the declaration on behalf of the
                 companies exercising intermediate control above BRC, pursuant to article 11, §1 of the Law of
                 2 May 2007. Given that a large number of companies have intermediate control over BRC
                 without holding a stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev, these companies have not been included in
                 the table of shareholdings, but in a separate table included in annex to the notification.
            3) EPS makes the declaration on behalf of EPS Participations, its subsidiary, pursuant to article
                 11, §1 of the Law of 2 May 2007.
            4) Anheuser-Busch InBev makes the declaration on behalf of Brandbrew Ambrew and Brandbev,
                 its subsidiaries, pursuant to article 11 § 1 of the Law of 2 May 2007.
            5) Stichting Fonds InBev Baillet Latour makes the declaration on behalf of SC Fonds Baillet
                 Latour, pursuant to article 11, §1 of the Law of 2 May 2007. Stichting does not directly hold any
                 shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev.
            6) The cooperative company Fonds Verhelst makes the declaration on behalf of SC Fonds
                 Voorzitter Verhelst, pursuant to article 11, §1 of the Law of 2 May 2007. The first of these
                 companies does not directly hold any shares of Anheuser-Busch InBev.


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


19 May 2025
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