World: AB InBev announces pricing of USD6 bln notes

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on April 1 announced that its subsidiary Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. (ABIWW) completed the pricing of USD 6,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of bonds, marketscreener.com reported.

The issuance is expected to close on 3 April 2020 subject to customary closing conditions.

The notes will be issued by ABIWW and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by AB InBev, Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC. The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Issuer and will rank equally with all other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of the Issuer.

The notes are denominated in U.S. dollars, and both principal and interest will be paid in U.S. dollars as further described in the preliminary prospectus supplement dated 1 April 2020 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available on www.sec.gov.

The net proceeds of the offering will be used for general corporate purposes. The notes were offered as a registered offering under AB InBev's shelf registration statement filed on Form F-3 with the SEC on 19 March 2018.

02 April, 2020