SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
February 10, 2016
Commission File No.: 1-34455
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
(Translation of registrants name into English)
Belgium
(Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
Brouwerijplein 1,
3000 Leuven, Belgium
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F
ü Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark if the
registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule
101(b)(7):
Indicate by check mark whether by
furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN EACH OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO.
333-208678), FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-172069), FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-171231), FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-169272), FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-165566), FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-165065), FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-178664), FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-188517), FORM S-8
(FILE NO. 333-192806), FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-201386) AND FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-208634) OF ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV AND TO BE A PART THEREOF FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS
SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Press release dated 10 February 2016 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
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ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV
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Dated: February 10, 2016 |
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/s/ Benoit Loore |
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Benoit Loore |
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Exhibit 99.1
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PRESS RELEASE
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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 FOR RELEASE,
PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THAT JURISDICTION.
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV RECEIVES A BINDING OFFER FROM ASAHI TO ACQUIRE PART OF SABMILLERS EUROPEAN BUSINESS
In line with its commitment to proactively address potential regulatory considerations, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (AB InBev) (Euronext: ABI)
(NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL: ABI) (JSE: ANB) has been exploring the sale of certain of SABMiller plcs (SABMiller) European premium brands and their related businesses (excluding certain US rights) and is pleased to confirm that it has
received a binding offer from Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (Asahi) to acquire them.
Asahis offer values the Peroni, Grolsch, and
Meantime brand families and associated businesses in Italy, the Netherlands, UK and internationally at EUR 2,550 million on a debt free/cash free basis. The parties will now commence the relevant employee information and consultation processes
applicable to a potential sale of these brands and businesses. AB InBev has agreed to a period of exclusivity with Asahi in respect of these brands and businesses while these consultation processes are ongoing.
Asahis offer, if accepted by AB InBev, is conditional on the successful closing of the recommended acquisition of SABMiller by AB InBev as
announced on 11 November 2015, which itself contains certain regulatory pre-conditions and conditions, including approval by the European Commission of Asahi as a purchaser of the Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime brand families and related
businesses. AB InBev will make a further announcement upon any formal acceptance by it of Asahis offer.
Carlos Brito, Chief Executive
Officer of AB InBev, said: We are pleased to have received this binding offer from Asahi on the Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime brands and businesses - iconic beer brands with longstanding heritage and leading positions in core markets.
In connection with this transaction, Lazard and Deutsche Bank AG are acting as financial advisors to AB InBev. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
LLP is acting as legal counsel to AB InBev.
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CONTACTS |
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Media |
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Investors |
Marianne Amssoms
Tel: +1-212-573-9281 E-mail:
marianne.amssoms@ab-inbev.com |
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Graham Staley Tel: +1-212-573-4365
E-mail: graham.staley@ab-inbev.com |
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Karen Couck Tel:
+1-212-573-9283 E-mail: karen.couck@ab-inbev.com
Kathleen Van Boxelaer Tel:
+32-16-27-68-23 E-mail: kathleen.vanboxelaer@ab-inbev.com |
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Christina Caspersen Tel: +1-212-573-4376
E-mail: christina.caspersen@ab-inbev.com
Heiko Vulsieck Tel: +32-16-27-68-88
E-mail: heiko.vulsieck@ab-inbev.com |
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Steve Lipin, Brunswick Group US
Tel: +1-212-333-3810 E-mail:
slipin@brunswickgroup.com Richard Jacques, Brunswick Group UK
Tel: +44-20-7404-5959 E-mail:
rjacques@brunswickgroup.com |
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About Anheuser-Busch InBev
Anheuser-Busch InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: ABI) (MEXBOL: ABI) (JSE: ANB) based in
Leuven, Belgium, with American Depositary Receipts on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUD). It is the leading global brewer and one of the worlds top five consumer products companies. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing
people together for thousands of years and our portfolio of well over 200 beer brands continues to forge strong connections with consumers. This includes global brands Budweiser®, Corona® and Stella Artois®; international brands Becks®, Leffe®, and Hoegaarden®; and local champions Bud Light®, Skol®, Brahma®, Antarctica®,
Quilmes®, Victoria®, Modelo Especial®, Michelob Ultra®, Harbin®, Sedrin®,
Klinskoye®, Sibirskaya Korona®, Chernigivske®, Cass®, and Jupiler®. Anheuser-Busch InBevs dedication to quality goes back to a brewing tradition of more than 600 years and the Den Hoorn
brewery in Leuven, Belgium, as well as the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co brewery, with origins in St. Louis, USA since 1852. Geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets, Anheuser-Busch
InBev leverages the collective strengths of its approximately 155 000 employees based in 25 countries worldwide. In 2014, AB InBev realized USD 47.1 billion revenue. The company strives to be the Best Beer Company Bringing People Together For a
Better World. Learn more at ab-inbev.com, at facebook.com/ABInBev or on Twitter through @ABInBevNews.
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Lazard is acting as financial advisor to AB InBev and for no one else in connection with the matters
described in this announcement and is not, and will not be, responsible to anyone other than AB InBev for providing the protections afforded to clients of Lazard, or for providing advice in connection with the matters described in this announcement.
For these purposes Lazard means Lazard Frères & Co. LLC and Lazard & Co., Limited. Lazard & Co., Limited is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority. Neither
Lazard nor any of its affiliates owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of Lazard in connection with
this announcement or the matters described in this announcement.
Deutsche Bank AG is authorised under German
Banking Law (competent authority: European Central Bank) and, in the United Kingdom, by the Prudential Regulation Authority. It is subject to supervision by the European Central Bank and by BaFin, Germanys Federal Financial Supervisory
Authority, and is subject to limited regulation in the United Kingdom by the Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority. Details about the extent of its authorisation and regulation by the Prudential Regulation Authority, and
regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority, are available on request or from www.db.com/en/content/eu_disclosures.htm.
Deutsche Bank AG, acting through its London branch (DB), is acting as financial advisor
to AB InBev and no other person in connection with this announcement or its contents. DB will not be responsible to any person other than AB InBev for providing any of the protections afforded to clients of DB, nor for providing any advice in
relation to any matter referred to herein. Without limiting a persons liability for fraud, neither DB nor any of its subsidiary undertakings, branches or affiliates nor any of its or their respective directors, officers, representatives,
employees, advisers or agents owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct or indirect, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of DB in connection with this
announcement, any statement contained herein or otherwise.
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Disclosure requirements of the Code
Under Rule 8.3(a) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the Code), any person who is interested in 1% or
more of any class of relevant securities of an offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror (being any offeror other than an offeror in respect of which it has been announced that its offer is, or is likely to be, solely in cash) must make
an Opening Position Disclosure following the commencement of the offer period and, if later, following the announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. An Opening Position Disclosure must contain details of the
persons interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and (ii) any securities exchange offeror(s). An Opening Position Disclosure by a person to whom Rule
8.3(a) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the commencement of the offer period and, if appropriate, by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the 10th business day following the
announcement in which any securities exchange offeror is first identified. Relevant persons who deal in the relevant securities of the offeree company or of a securities exchange offeror prior to the deadline for making an Opening Position
Disclosure must instead make a Dealing Disclosure.
Under Rule 8.3(b) of the Code, any person who is, or becomes,
interested in 1% or more of any class of relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities exchange offeror must make a Dealing Disclosure if the person deals in any relevant securities of the offeree company or of any securities
exchange offeror. A Dealing Disclosure must contain details of the dealing concerned and of the persons interests and short positions in, and rights to subscribe for, any relevant securities of each of (i) the offeree company and
(ii) any securities exchange offeror(s), save to the extent that these details have previously been disclosed under Rule 8. A Dealing Disclosure by a person to whom Rule 8.3(b) applies must be made by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the
business day following the date of the relevant dealing.
If two or more persons act together pursuant to an
agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire or control an interest in relevant securities of an offeree company or a securities exchange offeror, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.
Opening Position Disclosures must also be made by the offeree company and by any offeror and Dealing Disclosures must
also be made by the offeree company, by any offeror and by any persons acting in concert with any of them (see Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4).
Details of the offeree and offeror companies in respect of whose relevant securities Opening Position
Disclosures and Dealing Disclosures must be made can be found in the Disclosure Table on the Takeover Panels website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk, including details of the number of relevant securities in issue, when the offer period
commenced and when any offeror was first identified. You should contact the Panels Market Surveillance Unit on +44 (0)20 7638 0129 if you are in any doubt as to whether you are required to make an Opening Position Disclosure or a Dealing
Disclosure.
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Forward Looking Statements
This press 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 relating to AB
InBevs proposed acquisition of SABMiller and AB InBevs possible divestiture of certain parts of SABMillers European business (including with respect to the expected timing and scope of these transactions), 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 SABMiller and are dependent on many factors, some of which are
outside of AB InBevs control. There are important factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to be materially different, including the satisfaction of the pre-conditions and the conditions to the transactions
described herein, the ability to obtain the regulatory approvals related to the transactions and the ability to satisfy any conditions required to obtain such approvals, and the risks relating to AB InBev described under Item 3.D of its Annual
Report on Form 20-F (Form 20-F) filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on 24 March 2015 and in Exhibit 99.4 to its Report on Form 6-K (the SABMiller 6-K) filed with the SEC on
21 December 2015. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. There can be no certainty that the proposed transactions will be completed on the terms
described herein or at all.
The forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary
statements that are included elsewhere, including AB InBevs most recent Form 20-F, reports furnished on Form 6-K, and any other documents that AB InBev or SABMiller have 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.
Future SEC Filings and This Filing: Important Information
In the event that AB InBev and SABMiller implement a transaction relating to the acquisition of SABMiller by AB InBev, AB
InBev or Newco (a Belgian limited liability company to be formed for the purposes of such transaction) may be required to file relevant materials with the SEC. Such documents, however, are not currently available. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ ANY
DOCUMENTS REGARDING SUCH POTENTIAL TRANSACTION IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors will be able to obtain a free copy of such filings without charge, at the SECs website
(http://www.sec.gov) once such documents are filed with the SEC. Copies of such documents may also be obtained from AB InBev, without charge, once they are filed with the SEC.
Notice to US investors
US holders of SABMiller shares should note that the steps of any transaction requiring approval by SABMiller shareholders
may be implemented under a UK scheme of arrangement provided for under English company law. If so, it is expected that any shares to be issued under the transaction to SABMiller shareholders would be issued in reliance upon the exemption from the
registration requirements of the US Securities Act of 1933, provided by Section 3(a)(10) thereof and would be subject to UK disclosure requirements (which are different from those of the United States). The transaction may instead be
implemented by way of a takeover offer under English law. If so, any securities to be issued under the transaction to SABMiller shareholders will be registered under the US Securities Act, absent an applicable exemption from registration. If the
transaction is implemented by way of UK takeover offer, it will be done in compliance with the applicable rules under the US Exchange Act of 1934, including any applicable exemptions provided under Rule 14d-1(d) thereunder.
This filing shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any
securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of
securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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