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ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV - AB InBev General Shareholders Meeting approves dividend payment for 2023

Release Date: 24/04/2024 14:55
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AB InBev General Shareholders’ Meeting approves dividend payment for 2023

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")

AB InBev General Shareholders' Meeting
approves dividend payment for 2023

24 April 2024 – Anheuser-Busch InBev (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL: ANB) (JSE: ANH) ("AB
InBev") ("the Company") is pleased to announce that the General Shareholders' Meeting of 24 April 2024
has approved the annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023, and the gross total dividend for
2023 of EUR 0.82, which will be payable upon presentation of coupon n° 32. The calendar for the payment
of the dividend is as follows:

Dividend Timeline
                                                 Ex-dividend date                            Record Date                             Payment date
Euronext                                            03 May 2024                              06 May 2024                             7 May 2024
MEXBOL                                              03 May 2024                              06 May 2024                             7 May 2024
JSE                                                 02 May 2024                              06 May 2024                             7 May 2024
NYSE (programme ADR)                                03 May 2024                              06 May 2024                             7 June 2024
Restricted Shares                                   03 May 2024                              06 May 2024                             7 May 2024

In relation to the dividend declared and approved, shareholders are advised that as at Thursday, 29
February 2024, being the declaration announcement date of the dividend, the Company had a total of
1,977,285,390 shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). The Company held 41,956,583 ordinary shares
in treasury giving a total issued share capital of 2,019,241,973 shares (of which 1,737,197,263 ordinary
shares are listed and 282,044,710 restricted shares are unlisted).

The General Shareholders' Meeting has also approved the following resolutions:

     •        Granting discharge to the directors and to the statutory auditor of the Company for the
              performance of their duties during the financial year 2023.
     •        Reappointment of Michele Burns as an independent director, for a renewed four-year term that
              will end after the annual shareholders' meeting to be held in 2028.

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.

    •         Reappointment of Paul Cornet de Ways Ruart, Grégoire de Spoelberch, Paulo Lemann and
              Alexandre Van Damme as directors, for a renewed four-year term that will end after the annual
              shareholders' meeting to be held in 2028.
    •         Reappointment of Martin J. Barrington, Salvatore Mancuso and Alejandro Santo Domingo, as
              Restricted Share Directors. Their renewed term will end after the annual shareholders' meeting
              to be held in 2025.
    •         Extension of the statutory auditor's mandate with the mandate of providing the assurance
              opinion in respect of the sustainability reporting as set forth in CSRD, as will be implemented
              into Belgian law.
    •         Approval of the 2023 Remuneration Report.


AB InBev Contacts

Investors                                                              Media
Shaun Fullalove                                                        Media Relations
Tel: +1 212 573 9287                                                   E-mail: media.relations@ab-inbev.com
E-mail: shaun.fullalove@ab-inbev.com

Ekaterina Baillie
Tel: +32 16 276 888
E-mail: ekaterina.baillie@ab-inbev.com

Cyrus Nentin
Tel: +1 646 746 9673
E-mail: cyrus.nentin@ab-inbev.com


24 April 2024
JSE Sponsor: Questco Corporate Advisory Proprietary Limited


 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).


 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 risks and uncertainties relating to AB InBev that
 are described under Item 3.D of AB InBev's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on 11 March 2024. Many of these
 risks and uncertainties are, and will be, exacerbated by any further worsening of the global business and economic environment,
 the ongoing conflicts in Russia and Ukraine and in the Middle East, including the conflict in the Red Sea. 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 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.


Date: 24-04-2024 02:55:00
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