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Anheuser-Busch InBev Announces Completion of MillerCoors Disposal
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
(“AB InBev”, formerly Newbelco SA/NV)
(Incorporated in the Kingdom of Belgium)
Register of Companies Number: 0649.641.563
Euronext Brussels Share Code: ABI
JSE Share Code: ANH
ISIN: BE0974293251
Mexican Stock Exchange Share Code: ANB
NYSE ADS Code: BUD
Anheuser-Busch InBev Announces Completion of MillerCoors Disposal
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (“AB InBev”, formerly Newbelco SA/NV) (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD)
(MEXBOL: ANB) (JSE: ANH) today announces completion of the divestiture of SABMiller Limited’s
(“SABMiller”, formerly SABMiller plc) interest in MillerCoors LLC (“MillerCoors”), a joint venture in the U.S.
and Puerto Rico between Molson Coors and SABMiller. The total transaction is valued at 12 billion USD,
and was originally announced on 11 November 2015.
Under the terms of the Molson Coors Purchase Agreement, Molson Coors has acquired SABMiller’s 50%
voting interest and 58% economic interest in MillerCoors. MillerCoors has become a wholly owned
subsidiary of Molson Coors, and Molson Coors has full control of the operations and resulting economic
benefits of MillerCoors.
Under the terms of the Molson Coors Purchase Agreement, Molson Coors has acquired full ownership of
the Miller brand portfolio outside of the U.S. and perpetual licenses to the U.S. rights to all of the brands
currently in the MillerCoors portfolio for the U.S. market, including import brands such as Peroni and
Pilsner Urquell. The sale also includes the global Miller brand, currently sold in over 50 countries
(including Australia, Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Russia, South Africa and
the United Kingdom), as well as related trademarks and other intellectual property rights.
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®,
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®, Chernigivske®, Cristal®, Harbin®,
Jupiler®, Klinskoye®, Michelob Ultra®, Modelo Especial®, Quilmes®, Victoria®, Sedrin®, Sibirskaya Korona®
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 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).
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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
11 October 2016
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