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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")

Disclosure Made According to the
Requirements of the Law of 2 May 2007

Regulated information1

4 October 2024 – Anheuser-Busch InBev (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL: ANB) (JSE:ANH) ("AB
InBev") ("the Company") announces today that on 2 October 2024, in accordance with article 14, first paragraph
of the Law of 2 May 2007, it received a transparency notification in accordance with articles 6 and 18 of the Law
of 2 May 2007.

On 27 September 2024, EPS Participations ("EPS P"), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of EPS SA ("EPS"),
transferred shares of the Company to its parent company. EPS has on the same date transferred these shares to
certain of its shareholders.2 As a result of this transfer, the shareholding of EPS P has decreased from 5.08% to
3.33%, and thereby crossed below the threshold of 5%. While, as a result of this transfer, the percentage of
voting rights held in aggregate by AB InBev and the entities that are parties to the 2023 Shareholders' Agreement
has crossed below the threshold of 40%, the shareholdings held in aggregate by the entities and persons listed in
the tables below, together with the Restricted Shareholders that are subject to the Voting Agreement of 8 October
2016, is 53.31%.

The transparency notification contains the following information:

      1.    Date notification: Notification dated 2 October 2024.
      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)
             M. 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 1940 Luxembourg
             Stichting Anheuser-Busch InBev (Dutch law)                760 Amstelveenseweg 760, 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: 27 September 2024
      6.    Threshold that is crossed (in %): 40
      7.    Denominator: 2,019,241,973
      8.    Details:

2 The transferees are not parties to the 2023 Shareholders' Agreement between EPS, EPS P, Rayvax Société
  d'investissements, BRC Sàrl and Stichting Anheuser-Busch InBev (the "2023 Shareholders' Agreement").

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.

A) Voting rights       Previous notification                  After the transaction
                        # of voting rights         # of voting rights         % of voting rights
                                         
                                              Linked to      Not linked    Linked to        Not linked
  Holders of voting                          securities       to the       securities        to the
       rights                                                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        133,846,578         67,291,593                    3.33%

Stichting Anheuser-
    Busch InBev            663,074,832         663,074,832                   32.84%

  Anheuser-Busch
      InBev                 34,263,019         42,690,391                    2.11%


     Brandbrew               265,894            265,894                      0.01%


     Brandbev                172,467            172,467                      0.01%


      Ambrew                 200,000            200,000                      0.01%


      Subtotal             860,019,867         801,892,254                   39.71%
  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               814,425,334       0          40.33%     0.00%




      B)
 Equivalent
 financial
 instruments                                                   After the transaction
 
                                                                        # of voting rights
 Holders of                                                             that may be 
 equivalent                 Type of                        Exercise     acquired if the       % of
 financial                  financial      Expiration      period or    instrument is         voting
 instruments                instrument     date            date         exercised             rights     Settlement
                                 
                                                             



               TOTAL                                                          0               0.00%



                                                                                               % of
               TOTAL (A & B)                                             # of voting rights    voting
                                                                                               rights

                                                                         814,425,334           40.33%




  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 Voorziter 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 Messrs Jorge Paulo Lemann, Carlos Alberto da Veiga
       Sicupira & Max Van Hoegaerden Herrmann Telles.

    10. Additional information: On 27 September 2024, EPS Participations, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of
        EPS, transferred 35,297,057 shares in the Company to its parent company, which on the same day
        transferred such shares to certain of its shareholders (the "Transferees"). Following his transfer, EPS
        P's holding fell from 5.08% to 3.33%. The Transferees are not parties to the shareholders' agreement
        referred to in item 9 above, so that as a result of these transactions, the aggregate shareholdings of the
        parties to the shareholders' agreement referred to in item 9 above has crossed below the threshold of
        40%.


The percentage of voting rights held in aggregate by the entities and persons listed in the tables above, together
with the Restricted Shareholders that are subject to the Voting Agreement of 8 October 2016, is 53.31%.

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


7 October 2024
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