Anheuser Busch Companies (BUD)

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11/12/2008

Anheuser-Busch Shareholders Approve Combination with InBev

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- InBev (Euronext: INB) today announced that a majority of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. (NYSE:BUD) shares have voted to approve the proposed combination of InBev and Anheuser-Busch during a special shareholder meeting held today in Secaucus, New Jersey. InBev shareholders approved the combination on September 29.

Upon close of the transaction, all shares of Anheuser-Busch will be purchased for USD 70 per share in cash, and Anheuser-Busch will become a wholly owned subsidiary of InBev. Closing of the transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals. A closing date has not yet been announced, but both InBev and Anheuser-Busch continue to expect that they will complete the transaction by the end of the year.

About InBev

InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: INB) based in Leuven, Belgium. The company's origins date back to 1366, and today, it is the leading global brewer. As a true consumer-centric, sales driven company, InBev manages a carefully segmented portfolio of more than 200 brands. This includes true beer icons with global reach like Stella Artois(R) and Beck's(R), fast growing multicountry brands like Leffe(R) and Hoegaarden(R), and many consumer loved "local champions" like Skol(R), Quilmes(R), Sibirskaya Korona(R), Chernigivske(R), Sedrin(R), Cass(R) and Jupiler(R). InBev employs close to 89,000 people, running operations in over 30 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. In 2007, InBev realized 14.4 billion euro of revenue. For further information visit http://www.inbev.com/

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