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Anheuser-Busch InBev Completes Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Transition
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 Completes Coca-Cola Beverages Africa
Transition
Brussels, 04 October 2017: Anheuser-Busch InBev (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL: ANB) (JSE:
ANH) announced today that the transition of its 54.5% equity stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (Pty)
Ltd (“CCBA”) for 3.15 billion USD, after customary adjustments, as announced on Dec 21, 2016, has now
been completed.
CCBA, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Africa, was formed in 2016 through the combination of the African
non-alcohol ready-to-drink bottling interests of SABMiller plc, The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family
Investments. It includes the countries of South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia,
Mozambique, Ghana, Mayotte, and Comoros.
Following completion, CCBA will remain subject to the agreement reached with the South African
Government and the South African Competition Authorities on several conditions, all of which were
previously announced.
In addition the companies continue to work towards finalizing the terms and conditions of the agreement
for The Coca-Cola Company to acquire AB InBev’s interest in, or the bottling operations of, its businesses
in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho, El Salvador, and Honduras. These transactions are
subject to the relevant regulatory and shareholder approvals in the different jurisdictions.
English, French and Dutch versions of this press release will be available on www.ab-inbev.com.
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV CONTACTS
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Aimee Baxter Lauren Abbott
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E-mail: aimee.baxter@ab-inbev.com E-mail: lauren.abbott@ab-inbev.com
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Robyn Chalmers
Tel: +27-11-881-8679
E-mail: robyn.chalmers@za.ab-inbev.com
5 October 2017
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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, among other things, statements relating to AB InBev’s business
combination with ABI SAB Group Holding Limited (formerly SABMiller Limited and prior to that SABMiller plc) and other statements
other than historical facts. Forward-looking statements include statements typically containing words such as “will”, “may”, “should”,
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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 the ability to realize synergies from the
business combination with ABI SAB Group Holding Limited, 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 SEC on 22 March 2017. Other unknown or unpredictable
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.
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including AB InBev’s most recent Form 20-F, other reports furnished on Form 6-K, and any other documents that AB InBev has made
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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.
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®, 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. For 2016, AB InBev’s reported revenue was 45.5 billion USD (excluding JVs and associates).
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