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ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV - AB InBev Launches Tender Offers for Up To USD 2.5 Billion Aggregate Purchase Price of Three Series of US Notes

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AB InBev Launches Tender Offers for Up To USD 2.5 Billion Aggregate Purchase Price of Three Series of US Notes

      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 Launches Tender
      Offers for Up To USD 2.5 Billion Aggregate
       Purchase Price of Three Series of USD
                        Notes
      Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (“AB InBev”) (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL: ANB) (JSE: ANH)
      today announced the commencement of offers by its wholly-owned subsidiary Anheuser-Busch InBev
      Finance Inc. (“ABIFI” or the “Company”) to purchase for cash any validly tendered (and not validly
      withdrawn) and accepted notes up to an aggregate purchase price (excluding accrued and unpaid interest)
      of US$2.5 billion (the “Offer Cap”) of three series of the Company’s notes as described in the table below
      (the “Tender Offers”). The Tender Offers are being made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
      forth in the offer to purchase dated 13 November 2018 (the “Offer to Purchase”). Terms not defined in this
      announcement have the meanings given to them in the Offer to Purchase.

      Copies of the Offer to Purchase are available to holders through the information agent, Global Bondholder
      Services Corporation, at their website http://www.gbsc-usa.com/Anheuser-Busch/ or by calling +1 (866)
      470-3900 (toll free) or +1 212-430-3774 (for banks and brokers).

      ABIFI is offering to purchase, up to the Offer Cap, its outstanding US$7,500,000,000 2.650% Notes due
      2021, its US$1,250,000,000 2.625% Notes due 2023 and its US$6,000,000,000 3.300% Notes due 2023
      (together, the “Notes”), from holders of any of the Notes, subject to the Acceptance Priority Levels (as
      defined below). Notes purchased in the Tender Offers will be retired and cancelled.

      The following table sets forth certain information relating to the pricing for the Tender Offers.




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                                         Up to the Offer Cap of the Notes Listed Below

                                                                      Fixed
                                                              U.S.   Spread    Early                                    Hypothetical
                                    Outstanding Acceptance Treasury (basis    Tender                    Bloomberg           Total
     Title of      CUSIP / ISIN      Principal    Priority Reference points) Payment                    Reference
                                                                        (c)                                            Consideration
     Notes                           Amount        Level    Security        (per $1,000)                   Page
                                                                                                                             (a)(b)




     2.650%                                                         2.875%
                    035242 AJ5
    Notes due                       $7,500,000,000       1         U.S.T. due 40.0 bps       $30            PX1            $984.32
      2021          US035242AJ                                      11/15/21
                        52


                     035242 AA4
     2.625%                                                         2.875%
    Notes due                      $1,250,000,000        2         U.S.T. due 87.5 bps       $30            PX1            $950.96
                    US035242AA4
      2023                                                          10/31/23
                         4


     3.300%         035242 AL0                                      2.875%
    Notes due       US035242AL $6,000,000,000            3         U.S.T. due 87.5 bps       $30            PX1            $976.28
      2023              09                                          10/31/23

      (a)       Payable in cash per each $1,000 principal amount of the specified series of Notes validly tendered and not
                validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Time and accepted for purchase.
      (b)       Hypothetical Total Consideration is based on the fixed spread for the applicable series of Notes to the yield of
                the U.S. Treasury Reference Security for that series as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on 9 November 2018
                and assumed an Early Settlement Date of 29 November 2018. The information provided in the above tables is
                for illustrative purposes only. The Offeror (defined below) makes no representation with respect to the actual
                consideration that may be paid, and such amounts may be greater or less than those shown in the above table
                depending on the yield of the applicable U.S. Treasury Reference Security as of the applicable Price
                Determination Time (as defined below). The actual Total Consideration (as defined below) will be based on the
                fixed spread for the applicable series of Notes to the yield of the U.S. Treasury Reference Security for that series
                as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the applicable Price Determination Time. The hypothetical Total
                Consideration excludes accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes accepted for purchase.
      (c)       The fixed spread will be used to calculate the yield to maturity that will be used to calculate the Total
                Consideration, which already includes the Early Tender Payment.

      The Tender Offers for the Notes will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on 11 December 2018 (the
      “Expiration Time”), or, in each case, any other date and time to which the Company extends the applicable
      Tender Offer. Holders must validly tender their Notes prior to or at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on 27
      November 2018 (such date and time, as it may be extended with respect to a series of Notes, the “Early
      Tender Time”), to be eligible to receive the applicable Total Consideration (as defined below) which includes
      an amount in cash (the “Early Tender Payment”) equal to the applicable amount set forth in the table above
      under the heading “Early Tender Payment,” plus accrued interest. If Holders validly tender their Notes after
      the Early Tender Time but prior to or at the applicable Expiration Time, Holders will only be eligible to
      receive the applicable Tender Offer Consideration plus accrued interest.



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      Notes tendered may be withdrawn prior to or at, but not after, 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on 27 November
      2018 (such date and time, as it may be extended with respect to a series of Notes, the “Withdrawal
      Deadline”). The Tender Offers are subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, as set forth in the Offer
      to Purchase.

      The Company will only accept for purchase Notes up to an aggregate purchase price (excluding accrued
      interest) that will not exceed the Offer Cap. Subject to applicable law, the Company reserves the right, but
      is under no obligation, to increase the Offer Cap in respect of the Tender Offers at any time, which could
      result in the Company purchasing a greater aggregate principal amount of Notes in the Tender Offers.

      The purchase of any series of Notes is not conditioned upon the purchase of any other series of Notes. Any
      Notes validly tendered in the Tender Offers and accepted for purchase will be accepted for purchase by
      the Company based on the Offer Cap and the acceptance priority levels noted above (the “Acceptance
      Priority Levels”), each as more fully described in the Offer to Purchase. If the purchase of all validly tendered
      Notes would result in an aggregate purchase price greater than the Offer Cap, then the Tender Offers will
      be oversubscribed and if the Offeror accepts Notes in the Tender Offers, any Notes accepted for purchase
      in the lowest Acceptance Priority Level in which Notes are accepted for purchase will be accepted for tender
      on a prorated basis. For the avoidance of doubt, Notes tendered prior to or at the Early Tender Time will
      have priority over Notes tendered after the Early Tender Time, regardless of the Acceptance Priority Levels.
      If the Offer Cap is reached at the Early Tender Time, then no Notes tendered after the Early Tender Time
      will be purchased, unless the Company increases the Offer Cap.

      The “Total Consideration” payable for each series of Notes will be a price per $1,000 principal amount of
      such series that would reflect a yield to the applicable maturity date of such series of Notes equal to the
      sum of (i) the Reference Yield (as defined below) for such series, determined at 11:00 a.m. (New York City
      time) on the business day following the Early Tender Time, plus (ii) the fixed spread applicable to such
      series, as set forth in the table above (the “Fixed Spread”), minus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes
      from, and including, the most recent interest payment date up to, but excluding, the applicable Settlement
      Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase). The Total Consideration also includes the Early Tender Payment
      for the applicable series of Notes set forth in the table above. The “Reference Yield” means the bid side
      yield to maturity of the applicable reference security listed in the table above (the “Reference Security”) for
      such series as calculated by the Dealer Managers (as defined below).

      Holders of Notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Time
      and that are accepted for purchase will receive the applicable Total Consideration.

      Holders of any Notes that are validly tendered after the Early Tender Time but prior to or at the Expiration
      Time and that are accepted for purchase will receive the applicable Total Consideration minus the Early


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      Tender Payment. Total Consideration minus the Early Tender Payment is referred to as the “Tender Offer
      Consideration.”




                                   The Dealer Managers for the Tender Offer are:

                        BofA Merrill Lynch                               Deutsche Bank Securities

               214 North Tryon Street, 14th Floor                         60 Wall Street, 2nd Floor
                 Charlotte, North Carolina 28255                         New York, New York 10005
                                 USA                                                   USA
                Attn: Liability Management Group                      Attn: Liability Management Group
                   Collect: +1 (980) 387-3907                            Collect: +1 (212) 250-2955
               U.S. Toll-Free: : +1 (888) 292-0070                    U.S. Toll-Free:+1 (866) 627-0391


                            The Tender and Information Agent for the Tender Offers is:

                                     Global Bondholders Services Corporation

                                                65 Broadway – Suite 404
                                               New York, New York 10006
                                              Attention: Corporate Actions
                                   Bank and Brokers Call Collect: +1 (212) 430-3774
                                  All Others Please Call Toll-Free: +1 (866) 470-3800
                                      Fax: +1 (212) 430-3775 or +1 (212) 430-3779

      Non-U.S. Distribution Restrictions

               Italy. None of the Offer to Purchase or any other document or materials relating to the Tender Offer
      have been or will be submitted to the clearance procedures of the Commissione Nazionale per le Società
      e la Borsa (CONSOB) pursuant to Italian laws and regulations. The Tender Offer is being carried out in Italy
      as an exempted offer pursuant to article 101-bis, paragraph 3-bis of the Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24
      February 1998, as amended (the “Financial Services Act”) and article 35-bis, paragraph 4 of CONSOB
      Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended. Holders or beneficial owners of such Notes that are
      resident and/or located in Italy can tender Notes for purchase in the Tender Offer through authorised
      persons (such as investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in
      the Republic of Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, CONSOB Regulation No. 16190 of 29
      October 2007, as amended, and Legislative Decree No. 385 of 1 September 1993, as amended) and in
      compliance with any other applicable laws and regulations and with any requirements imposed by CONSOB
      and any other Italian authority. Each intermediary must comply with the applicable laws and regulations
      concerning information duties vis-à-vis its clients in connection with such Notes or the Tender Offer.




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               United Kingdom. The communication of this Offer to Purchase and any other documents or
      materials relating to the Tender Offer is not being made and such documents and/or materials have not
      been approved by an authorised person for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and
      Markets Act 2000. Accordingly, this Offer to Purchase and such documents and/or materials are not being
      distributed to, and must not be passed on to, persons in the United Kingdom other than (i) to those persons
      in the United Kingdom falling within the definition of investment professionals (as defined in Article 19(5) of
      the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Financial Promotion
      Order”)), (ii) to those persons who are within Article 43(2) of the Financial Promotion Order, including
      existing members and creditors of the Offeror, (iii) to those persons who are outside the United Kingdom,
      or (iv) to any other persons to whom it may otherwise lawfully be made under the Financial Promotion
      Order.

               France. The Tender Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, to the public in the Republic of
      France (France). Neither this Offer to Purchase nor any other document or material relating to the Tender
      Offer has been or shall be distributed to the public in France and only (i) providers of investment services
      relating to portfolio management for the account of third parties (personnes fournissant le service
      d’investissement de gestion de portefeuille pour compte de tiers) and/or (ii) qualified investors
      (investisseurs qualifiés), other than individuals, acting for their own account, all as defined in, and in
      accordance with, Articles L.411-1, L.411-2 and D.411-1 of the French Code monétaire et financier, are
      eligible to participate in the Tender Offer. This Offer to Purchase has not been and will not be submitted
      for clearance to nor approved by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers.

               Belgium. Neither this Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or materials relating to the
      Tender Offer have been submitted to or will be submitted for approval or recognition to the Belgian Financial
      Services and Markets Authority (Autoriteit voor financiële diensten en markten / Autorité des services
      marchés financiers) and, accordingly, the Tender Offer may not be made in Belgium by way of a public
      offering, as defined in Articles 3 and 6 of the Belgian Law of 1 April 2007 on public takeover bids as amended
      or replaced from time to time. Accordingly, the Tender Offer may not be advertised and the Tender Offer
      will not be extended, and neither this Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or materials relating to
      the Tender Offer (including any memorandum, information circular, brochure or any similar documents) has
      been or shall be distributed or made available, directly or indirectly, to any person in Belgium other than
      “qualified investors” in the sense of Article 10 of the Belgian Law of 16 June 2006 on the public offer of
      placement instruments and the admission to trading of placement instruments on regulated markets (as
      amended or replaced from time to time), acting on their own account. Insofar as Belgium is concerned, this
      Offer to Purchase has been issued only for the personal use of the above qualified investors and exclusively
      for the purpose of the Tender Offer. Accordingly, the information contained in this Offer to Purchase may
      not be used for any other purpose or disclosed to any other person in Belgium.

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      Legal Notices

      This announcement is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase, a solicitation of an
      offer to purchase or a solicitation of consents with respect to any securities. This announcement does not
      describe all the material terms of the Tender Offer and no decision should be made by any Holder on the
      basis of this announcement. The terms and conditions of the Tender Offer are described in the Offer to
      Purchase. This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Offer to Purchase. The Offer to
      Purchase contains important information which should be read carefully before any decision is made with
      respect to the Tender Offer. If any Holder is in any doubt as to the contents of this announcement, or the
      Offer to Purchase, or the action it should take, it is recommended to seek its own financial and legal advice,
      including in respect of any tax consequences, immediately from its stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor,
      accountant or other independent financial, tax or legal adviser. Any individual or company whose Notes
      are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee must contact
      such entity if it wishes to tender such Notes pursuant to the Tender Offer.

      None of the Company, the Guarantors, the Dealer Managers or their affiliates, their respective boards of
      directors, the Depository and Tender and Information Agent, the Notes Trustee or any of their respective
      affiliates makes any recommendation, or has expressed an opinion, as to whether or not Holders should
      tender their Notes, or refrain from doing so, pursuant to the Tender Offer. Each Holder should make its own
      decision as to whether to tender its Notes and if so, the principal amount of the Notes to tender.

      The Company has not filed this announcement or the Offer to Purchase with, and they have not
      been reviewed by, any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority of any country.
      No authority has passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Tender Offer, and it is unlawful and
      may be a criminal offense to make any representation to the contrary.

      The Offer to Purchase does not constitute an offer to purchase Notes in any jurisdiction in which, or to or
      from any person to or from whom, it is unlawful to make such offer under applicable securities or blue sky
      laws. The distribution of the Offer to Purchase in certain jurisdictions is restricted by law. Persons into
      whose possession the Offer to Purchase comes are required by each of the Company, the Guarantors, the
      Dealer Managers and the Depository and Tender and Information Agent to inform themselves about, and
      to observe, any such restrictions.




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      Legal Disclaimer
      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, among other things, statements relating to AB InBev’s business
      combination with SAB 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 the ability to realize synergies from the business combination with SAB 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 19 March 2018. 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, 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.

       ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV CONTACTS

              Media                                                               Investors

              Pablo Jimenez                                                       Lauren Abbott
              Tel: +1 212 573 9289                                                Tel: +1 212 573 9287
              E-mail: pablo.jimenez@ab-inbev.com                                  E-mail: lauren.abbott@ab-inbev.com

              Aimee Baxter                                                        Mariusz Jamka
              Tel: +1 718 650 4003                                                Tel: +32 16 276 888
              E-mail: aimee.baxter@ab-inbev.com                                   E-mail: mariusz.jamka@ab-inbev.com

              Ingvild Van Lysebetten                                              Jency John
              Tel: +32 16 276 608                                                 Tel: +1 646 746 9673
              E-mail: ingvild.vanlysebetten@ab-inbev.com                          Email: jency.john@ab-inbev.com

                                                                                  Fixed Income Investors

                                                                                  Gabriel Ventura
                                                                                  Tel: +1-212-478-7031
                                                                                  E-mail: gabriel.ventura@ab-inbev.com

                                                                                  Suma Prasad
                                                                                  Tel: +1-212-503-2887
                                                                                  E-mail: suma.prasad@ab-inbev.com



      13 November 2018
      JSE Sponsor: Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Limited



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      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®, Cristal®, Harbin®, Jupiler®, Michelob Ultra®, 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 180,000 employees based in nearly 50 countries worldwide. For 2017, AB InBev’s reported
      revenue was 56.4 billion USD (excluding JVs and associates).




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