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ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV - Pricing of Tender Offers for Up To USD 16.5 Billion Aggregate Purchase Price of Twelve Series of USD Notes

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Pricing of Tender Offers for Up To USD 16.5 Billion Aggregate Purchase Price of Twelve Series of USD 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 Announces Pricing of Tender Offers for Up To USD 16.5 Billion Aggregate Purchase Price of
        Twelve Series of USD Notes

        Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (“AB InBev”) (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL: ANB) (JSE: ANH)
        today announced the pricing of offers by its wholly owned subsidiaries Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance
        Inc. (“ABIFI” or a “Company”), Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. (“ABIWW” or a “Company”) and
        Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC (“ABC” or a “Company” and together with ABIFI and ABIWW, the
        “Companies”) to purchase for cash any validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) and accepted notes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 $16,500,000,000 (the
        “Aggregate Offer Cap”) of twelve series of notes issued by the Companies (the “Tender Offers”).

        The Companies announced the pricing as set forth in the table below of its offers to purchase the
        outstanding notes listed below (together, the “Notes”).

        As announced on 10 January 2019, the Companies will spend up to $16,500,000,000 combined
        aggregate purchase price (excluding accrued and unpaid interest) in the Tender Offers (the “Aggregate
        Offer Cap”), subject to the Pool Offer Caps. Because the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Pool Offer Caps were
        not reached as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday, 24 January 2019 (the “Early Tender
        Time”) and the 2021 and 2026 Pool Offer Caps were exceeded, Pool Cap Reallocation (as described
        in the Offer to Purchase) has been implemented and the adjusted Pool Offer Caps are as detailed in
        the table below.




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                                            Pool                       U.S.
                                         Acceptanc      Principal    Treasury                    Total
        Title of   CUSIP / ISIN Issuer    e Priority Amount to be Reference Fixed Reference Consideration(a)(b
                                                                                                   )
        Notes                               Level      Purchased     Security Spread    Yield
                                                        2021 Pool
                       Adjusted Pool Offer Cap: Up to USD 2,908,715,604 Aggregate Purchase Price

        2.650%     035242 AJ5 /
                                                                     2.500% due
       Notes due    US035242      ABIFI      1      $2,518,521,000                50 bps    2.592%    $991.60
                                                                      12/31/20
         2021         AJ52

       Floating
                   035242 AK2
         Rate
                   / US035242     ABIFI      2       $189,204,000       N/A        N/A       N/A     $1,013.75
       Notes due
                      AK26
         2021

        4.375%     03523TBB3 /
                                                                     2.500% due
       Notes due    US03523T      ABIWW      3       $214,638,000                 60 bps    2.592%   $1,022.86
                                                                      12/31/20
         2021         BB35


         Total aggregate purchase price for the 2021 Pool as of the Price Determination Time: $2,908,715,603.28

                                                       2022 Pool
                       Adjusted Pool Offer Cap: Up to USD 2,597,501,582 Aggregate Purchase Price

        3.750%     035240 AD2
                                                                     2.500% due
       Notes due   / US035240     ABIWW      1      $1,100,543,000                85 bps    2.571%   $1,009.07
                                                                      1/15/22
         2022         AD27

        2.500%     03523TBP2 /
                                                                     2.500% due
       Notes due    US03523T      ABIWW      2      $1,294,777,000                90 bps    2.571%    $968.86
                                                                      1/15/22
         2022         BP21


         Total aggregate purchase price for the 2022 Pool as of the Price Determination Time: $2,364,982,569.23

                                                       2023 Pool
                       Adjusted Pool Offer Cap: Up to USD 3,574,104,075 Aggregate Purchase Price

        2.625%     035242 AA4
                                                                     2.625% due
       Notes due   / US035242     ABIFI      1       $605,570,000                 105 bps   2.587%    $963.21
                                                                      12/31/23
         2023         AA44

        3.300%     035242 AL0 /
                                                                     2.625% due
       Notes due    US035242      ABIFI      2      $2,881,902,000                105 bps   2.587%    $987.63
                                                                      12/31/23
         2023         AL09


         Total aggregate purchase price for the 2023 Pool as of the Price Determination Time: $3,429,543,951.96




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                                                        2024 Pool
                        Adjusted Pool Offer Cap: Up to USD 1,720,654,250 Aggregate Purchase Price

       Floating
                   035240AK6 /
         Rate
                    US035240      ABIWW            1         $264,859,000          N/A         N/A        N/A           $982.50
       Notes due
                       AK69
         2024

        3.500%     035240AJ9 /
                                                                              2.625% due
       Notes due    US035240      ABIWW            2         $845,575,000                    115 bps    2.587%          $989.42
                                                                                12/31/23
         2024          AJ96

                   03524B AE6
        3.700%
                         /                                                    2.625% due
       Notes due                    ABIFI          3         $534,789,000                    120 bps    2.587%          $996.08
                    US03524BA                                                   12/31/23
         2024
                        E65


         Total aggregate purchase price for the 2024 Pool as of the Price Determination Time: $1,629,545,411.12

                                                        2026 Pool
                        Adjusted Pool Offer Cap: Up to USD 5,699,024,491 Aggregate Purchase Price

       3.650%      035242 AP1 /
                                                                              3.125% due
      Notes due     US035242         ABIFI          1        $811,685,000                    140 bps    2.751%          $969.93
                                                                                11/15/28
         2026         AP13

                   03522A AD2 /
                   U00323 AD4 /
       3.650%
                    US03522A        ABIWW                                     3.125% due
      Notes due                                     1       $5,064,022,000                   140 bps    2.751%          $969.93
                      AD28 /       and ABC                                      11/15/28
         2026
                    USU00323
                      AD40


         Total aggregate purchase price for the 2026 Pool as of the Price Determination Time: $5,699,024,490.51


       (a) Per $1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase prior to the Early Tender Time. The
           Reference Yield and the Total Consideration for each series of the Fixed Rate Notes were determined at 11:00 a.m., New
           York City time, on 25 January 2019, as described in the Offer to Purchase. The Total Consideration includes the Early
           Tender Payment of $30 per $1,000 principal amount and assumes a settlement date of 11 February 2019.

        The Companies have not elected to exercise their right to have an early settlement date, and the
        settlement date for all Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase is expected to be on 11
        February 2019 (the “Final Settlement Date”). Holders will also receive accrued and unpaid interest on
        the Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase from the applicable last interest payment date up
        to, but not including, the Final Settlement Date.




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        As previously announced, according to information provided by Global Bondholder Services
        Corporation, the tender and information agent for the Tender Offers, $16,326,085,000 aggregate
        principal amount of the Notes were validly tendered prior to or at the Early Tender Time and not validly
        withdrawn. Because the purchase price (excluding accrued and unpaid interest) for the aggregate
        principal amount of Notes validly tendered prior to or at the Early Tender Time and not validly withdrawn
        would not exceed the Aggregate Offer Cap, the Companies will accept for purchase all Notes that have
        been tendered by the Early Tender Time.

        Because the 2021 and 2026 Pools were oversubscribed at the Early Tender Time, following Pool Cap
        Reallocation described in the Offer to Purchase, the 2021 and 2026 Pool Offer Caps have been
        increased to $2,908,715,604 and $5,699,024,491, respectively, such that all Notes that were validly
        tendered and not withdrawn in the 2021 and 2026 Pools by the Early Tender Time will be accepted and
        no proration will occur. Pursuant to Pool Cap Reallocation, the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Pool Offer Caps
        have been reduced to $2,597,501,582, $3,574,104,075 and $1,720,654,250, respectively. All bonds
        tendered and not validly withdrawn in the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Pools as of the Early Tender Time will
        be accepted.

        Following Pool Cap Reallocation, the adjusted 2021 and 2026 Pool Offer Caps have been reached and
        the Companies will not accept for purchase any Notes in the 2021 Pool or the 2026 Pool tendered after
        Early Tender Time. Because the Aggregate Offer Cap has not been reached, however, the Companies
        expect to accept for purchase Notes in the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Pools validly tendered after the Early
        Tender Time, subject to the applicable adjusted Pool Offer Caps following Pool Cap Reallocation. Notes
        in the 2022, 2023 and 2024 Pools validly tendered after the Early Tender Time but prior to or at
        the Expiration Time and that are accepted for purchase will only receive the applicable Total
        Consideration minus the Early Tender Payment of $30 per $1,000 principal amount (plus accrued
        interest) and, because the Companies have elected not to extend the Withdrawal Deadline, may
        not be withdrawn. 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.

        Any Notes not accepted for purchase will be returned promptly to holders following the Final Settlement
        Date.

        The Tender Offers have been made pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the offer to
        purchase, dated 10 January 2019 (the “Offer to Purchase”). Terms not defined in this announcement
        have the meanings given to them in the Offer to Purchase.

        Holders of the Notes who tendered at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on 24 January 2019
        and whose Notes were accepted for purchase are eligible to receive the Total Consideration.

        The Tender Offers will expire at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on 7 February 2019 (such time and
        date, the “Expiration Time”).




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                                  The Dealer Managers for the Tender Offers are:

           Barclays Capital Inc.                BofA Merrill Lynch               Deutsche Bank Securities
            745 Seventh Avenue              214 North Tryon Street, 14th
         New York, New York 10019                        Floor                     60 Wall Street, 2nd Floor
              Attention: Liability        Charlotte, North Carolina 28255        New York, New York 10005
             Management Group                             USA                                  USA
         Call Collect: (212) 528-7581    Attn: Liability Management Group     Attn: Liability Management Group
          U.S. Toll Free: (800) 438-         Collect: +1 (980) 683-3215           Collect: +1 (212) 250-2955
                     3242                  U.S. Toll-Free: +1 (888) 292-        U.S. Toll-Free:+1 (866) 627-
                                                         0070                                 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
        Offers 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 Offers are 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 Offers 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 Offers.

                United Kingdom. The communication of the Offer to Purchase and any other documents or
        materials relating to the Tender Offers 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, the 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


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        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 Offers are not being made, directly or indirectly, to the public in the
        Republic of France (France). Neither the Offer to Purchase nor any other document or material relating
        to the Tender Offers 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 Offers. The Offer to Purchase has not been and
        will not be submitted for clearance to nor approved by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers.

                Belgium. Neither the Offer to Purchase nor any other documents or materials relating to the
        Tender Offers 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 Offers 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 Offers may not be advertised
        and the Tender Offers will not be extended, and neither this Offer to Purchase nor any other documents
        or materials relating to the Tender Offers (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, the Offer to Purchase has been issued only for the personal
        use of the above qualified investors and exclusively for the purpose of the Tender Offers. Accordingly,
        the information contained in the Offer to Purchase may not be used for any other purpose or disclosed
        to any other person in Belgium.

        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 Offers and no decision should be made by any
        Holder on the basis of this announcement. The terms and conditions of the Tender Offers are described
        in the Offer to Purchase. This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Offer to Purchase.




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        The Offer to Purchase contains important information which should be read carefully before any
        decision is made with respect to the Tender Offers. 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 Offers.

        None of the Companies, 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 Offers. 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 Companies have 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 Offers, 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 Companies, the
        Guarantors, the Dealer Managers and the Depository and Tender and Information Agent to inform
        themselves about, and to observe, any such restrictions.

        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.




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         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

        28 January 2019
        Sponsor: Questco Corporate Advisory Proprietary Limited

        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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