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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 in aggregate by AB InBev and the entities and persons
acting in concert with it have crossed upwards the threshold of 40%, 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 7 February 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)
            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: 20 January 2025
6.    Threshold that is crossed (in %): 40
7.    Denominator: 2,019,241,973
8.    Details:

  A) Voting rights         Previous notification                            After the transaction

                              # of voting rights                            # of voting rights                     % of voting rights
  
   (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.

                                                            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           42,690,391        53,209,397                        2.64%


   Brandbrew         265,894           265,894                          0.01%


   Brandbev          172,467           172,467                          0.01%


    Ambrew           200,000           200,000                          0.01%


     Subtotal       801,892,254      812,411,260                       40.23%

 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          824,944,340             0         40.85%        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

                                                        824,944,340          40.85%




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.

                                                               
10. Additional information: Crossing the 40% voting rights threshold following the share buybacks by
    Anheuser-Busch InBev, carried out as part of the share buyback program.


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 155,000 colleagues based in nearly 50 countries worldwide. For 2023, AB InBev's
 reported revenue was 59.4 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

11 February 2025
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