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ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV - Anheuser-Busch InBev Announces Redemption of USD 3.1 Billion

Release Date: 27/05/2021 15:31
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Anheuser-Busch InBev Announces Redemption
of USD 3.1 Billion

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 Redemption
    of USD 3.1 Billion
    Brussels, 27 May 2021 -- Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (“AB InBev”) (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL: ANB) (JSE:
    ANH) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. (“ABIFI”) and Anheuser-
    Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. (“ABIWW”) are exercising their respective options to redeem the outstanding principal
    amounts indicated in the table below of the following series of notes on the dates indicated in the table below (any such
    date, a “Redemption Date”):

                                      Aggregate Principal
           Aggregate Principal          Amount to be
Issuer     Amount Outstanding             Redeemed             Title of Series of Notes            ISIN          Redemption Date

ABIFI       USD 565,000,000           USD 565,000,000         4.600% Notes due 2045
                                                                                            XS1261286147           23 July 2021
                                                                 (the “ABIFI Notes”)


                                                              4.150% Notes due 2025
ABIWW      USD 2,500,000,000         USD 2,500,000,000        (the “ABIWW Notes”, and
                                                                                             US03523TBX54          29 June 2021
                                                                together with the ABIFI
                                                                  Notes, the “Notes”)



    The ABIFI Notes will be redeemed in full on the relevant Redemption Date at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
    principal amount of the ABIFI Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the ABIFI Notes to be
    redeemed to (but excluding) the relevant Redemption Date. Such redemption is pursuant to the terms of the Indenture,
    dated as of January 17, 2013, by and among ABIFI, AB InBev, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and The Bank
    of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “ABIFI Indenture”), the Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture
    thereto, dated as of July 23, 2015 (the “Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture”), and the terms of the ABIFI Notes.




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Capitalized terms used in this paragraph have the meanings assigned to such terms in the ABIFI Indenture, the
Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture and the terms of the ABIFI Notes, as applicable.

The ABIWW Notes will be redeemed in full on the relevant Redemption Date at a make-whole redemption price in an
amount calculated by the Independent Investment Banker, and equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount
of the ABIWW Notes; and (ii) as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values of
the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the ABIWW Notes to be redeemed as if the ABIWW Notes
matured on 23 December 2024 (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the relevant
Redemption Date) discounted to the relevant Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points; plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid
interest on the principal amount of the ABIWW Notes to be redeemed to (but excluding) the relevant Redemption Date.
The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third Business Day preceding the relevant Redemption Date. Such
redemption is pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, dated as of 4 April 2018, by and among ABIWW, AB InBev, the
subsidiary guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “ABIWW
Indenture”, and together with the ABIFI Indenture, the “Indentures”), the Seventh Supplemental Indenture thereto,
dated as of 23 January 2019 (the “Seventh Supplemental Indenture”, and together with the Thirteenth Supplemental
Indenture, the “Supplemental Indentures”), and the terms of the ABIWW Notes. Capitalized terms used in this paragraph
have the meanings assigned to such terms in the ABIWW Indenture, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture and the terms
of the ABIWW Notes, as applicable.

On each applicable Redemption Date, (i) the Notes will no longer be deemed outstanding, (ii) the Redemption Price will
become due and payable on the Notes and, (iii) unless ABIWW or ABIFI, as applicable, defaults in making payment of
the Redemption Price, interest on the Notes called for redemption shall cease to accrue on and after the applicable
Redemption Date.

The Trustee and Paying Agent are transmitting to registered holders of the Notes the notices of redemption containing
information required by the Indentures and the Supplemental Indentures. Three Business Days prior to the Redemption
Date with respect to the ABIWW Notes, the Trustee will transmit to registered holders of the ABIWW Notes ABIWW’s
supplemental notice containing the redemption price of the ABIWW Notes.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities nor will there
be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful
prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

English, Dutch and French versions of this press release will be available on www.ab-inbev.com.




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ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV CONTACTS
Investors                                                                   Media
Lauren Abbott                                                               Ingvild Van Lysebetten
Tel. : +1 212 573 9287                                                      Tel. : +32 16 276 608
E-mail : lauren.abbott@ab-inbev.com                                         E-mail : ingvild.vanlysebetten@ab-inbev.com

Maria Glukhova                                                              Fallon Buckelew
Tel. : +32 16 276 888                                                       Tel. : +1 310 592 6319
E-mail : maria.glukhova@ab-inbev.com                                        E-mail : fallon.buckelew@ab-inbev.com

Jency John                                                                  Fixed Income Investors
Tel: +1 646 746 9673                                                        Daniel Strothe
E-mail: jency.john@ab-inbev.com                                             Tel: +1 646 746 9667
                                                                            E-mail: daniel.strothe@ab-inbev.com


27 May 2021

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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).

 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®,
 Hoegaarden®, Leffe® and Michelob ULTRA®; 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 164,000 colleagues based in nearly 50 countries worldwide. For 2020, AB InBev’s reported revenue was
 46.9 billion USD (excluding JVs and associates).


 Forward-Looking Statements

 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, statements other than historical facts and 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, but not limited to, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and
 uncertainties about its impact and duration and the risks and uncertainties relating to AB InBev described under Item 3.D of AB InBev’s Annual
 Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on 19 March 2021. Many of these risks and uncertainties
 are, and will be, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and any worsening of the global business and economic environment as a result. Other




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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 and 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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Date: 27-05-2021 03:31:00
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