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

April 4, 2018

Commission File No.: 001-37911

 

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

(Translation of registrant’s 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   ☒            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.

Yes  ☐             No   ☒

THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN

THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333-223774) AND EACH OF THE

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON 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), FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-208634) AND

FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-221808) 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SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.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

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

1.1    Pricing Agreement, dated March 20, 2018, by and among Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, and Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Mizuho Securities USA LLC.
4.1    Indenture, dated April 4, 2018, by and among by Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser- Busch InBev SA/NV, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
4.2    First Supplemental Indenture, dated April 4, 2018, by and among by Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser- Busch InBev SA/NV, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
4.3    Second Supplemental Indenture, dated April 4, 2018, by and among by Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser- Busch InBev SA/NV, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
4.4    Third Supplemental Indenture, dated April 4, 2018, by and among by Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser- Busch InBev SA/NV, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
4.5    Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated April 4, 2018, by and among by Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser- Busch InBev SA/NV, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
4.6    Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated April 4, 2018, by and among by Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser- Busch InBev SA/NV, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
4.7    Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated April 4, 2018, by and among by Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser- Busch InBev SA/NV, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
5.1    Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, New York, United States of America.
5.2    Opinion of Clifford Chance LLP, Brussels, Belgium, with respect to Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and Cobrew NV.
5.3    Opinion of Clifford Chance LLP, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, with respect to Brandbrew S.A. and Brandbev S.à r.l.


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.

 

   

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV

(Registrant)

Dated: April 4, 2018     By:  

/s/ Jan Vandermeersch

Name: Jan Vandermeersch

Title: Global Legal Director Corporate

Exhibit 1.1

EXECUTION VERSION

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

Brandbrew S.A.

Cobrew NV

Brandbev S.à r.l.

PRICING AGREEMENT

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

United States of America

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

60 Wall Street

New York, NY 10005

United States of America

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                     Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

United States of America

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10179

United States of America

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

320 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10022

United States of America

 

 

as Representatives of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto

March 20, 2018

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. (the “Issuer”), incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, a société anonyme duly organized and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the “Parent Guarantor”), Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC, Brandbrew S.A., a société anonyme incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with its registered address at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and registered with the Luxembourg register of commerce and companies under number B 75.696, Brandbev S.à r.l., a société à responsabilité limitée incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with its registered office at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and registered with the

 

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Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under the number B 80.984, and Cobrew NV, a naamloze vennootschap duly organized and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (each a “Subsidiary Guarantor” and together with the Parent Guarantor, the “Guarantors”), propose, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and in the Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions (the “Underwriting Agreement”), a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule V, to issue and sell to the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”) the securities specified in Schedule II hereto (the “Designated Securities”). Each of the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and shall be deemed to be a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein; and each of the representations and warranties set forth therein shall be deemed to have been made at and as of the date of this Pricing Agreement, except that each representation and warranty which refers to the Prospectus in Section I of the Underwriting Agreement shall be deemed to be a representation or warranty as of the date of the Prospectus (as therein defined). Each reference to the Representatives herein and in the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement so incorporated by reference shall be deemed to refer to you. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Underwriting Agreement are used herein as therein defined. The Representatives designated to act on behalf of the Representatives and on behalf of each of the Underwriters of the Designated Securities pursuant to Section XII of the Underwriting Agreement and the address of the Representatives referred to in such Section XII are set forth at the end of Schedule II hereto.

A supplement to the Prospectus relating to the Designated Securities in the form heretofore delivered to you is now proposed to be filed with the Commission.

The Applicable Time for purposes of this Pricing Agreement is 4:30 p.m. New York City time on March 20, 2018. Each “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act for which each party hereto has received consent to use in accordance with Section VII of the Underwriting Agreement is listed in Schedule III hereto.

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, the Issuer agrees to issue and sell to each of the Underwriters, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Issuer, at the time and place and at the purchase price to the Underwriters set forth in Schedule II hereto, the principal amount of Designated Securities set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto.

The Representatives designated to act on behalf of each of the Underwriters of the Designated Securities pursuant to Section XII of the Underwriting Agreement and the addresses of the Representatives referred to in such Section XII of the Underwriting Agreement are set forth in Schedule II hereto. The documents required to be delivered by Paragraph (i) of Section V of the Underwriting Agreement shall be delivered at the addresses set forth in Schedule II hereto; provided, however , that the letters furnished for use in connection with the offering of the Designated Securities outside of the United States of America delivered pursuant to Paragraph (i) of Section V of the Underwriting Agreement will be addressed to the Representatives’ affiliates at the addresses set forth in Schedule IV hereto, in each case on the date of this Pricing Agreement and on the Closing Date.


If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us two or more counterparts hereof, and upon acceptance hereof by you, on behalf of each of the Underwriters, this letter and such acceptance hereof, including the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, shall constitute a binding agreement between each of the Underwriters, the Issuer and the Guarantors.

Very truly yours,                    


ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC.
By:  

/s/ Bryan Warner

Name:   Bryan Warner
Title:   Authorized Officer
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV
By:  

/s/ Jan Vandermeersch

Name:   Jan Vandermeersch
Title:   Authorized Officer
By:  

/s/ Christine Delhaye

Name:   Christine Delhaye
Title:   Authorized Officer
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV FINANCE INC.
By:  

/s/ Bryan Warner

Name:   Bryan Warner
Title:   Authorized Officer
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, LLC
By:  

/s/ Bryan Warner

Name:   Bryan Warner
Title:   Authorized Officer
COBREW NV
By:  

/s/ Jan Vandermeersch

Name:   Jan Vandermeersch
Title:   Authorized Officer
By:  

/s/ Octavio Chino

Name:   Octavio Chino
Title:   Authorized Officer

[ Signature Page to Pricing Agreement ]


BRANDBREW S.A.
By:  

/s/ Yannick Bomans

Name:   Yannick Bomans
Title:   Authorized Officer
By:  

/s/ Octavio Chino

Name:   Octavio Chino
Title:   Authorized Officer
BRANDBEV S.À R.L.
By:  

/s/ Yannick Bomans

Name:   Yannick Bomans
Title:   Authorized Officer
By:  

/s/ Christine Delhaye

Name:   Christine Delhaye
Title:   Authorized Officer

[ Signature Page to Pricing Agreement ]


Accepted as of the date hereof:

 

B ARCLAYS C APITAL I NC .
By:  

/s/ Barbara Mariniello

Name:   Barbara Mariniello
Title:   Managing Director

On behalf of each of the Underwriters

[ Signature Page to Pricing Agreement ]


Accepted as of the date hereof:

 

D EUTSCHE B ANK S ECURITIES I NC .     D EUTSCHE B ANK S ECURITIES I NC .
By:  

/s/ John Han

    By:  

/s/ Anguel Zaprianov

Name:   John Han     Name:   Anguel Zaprianov
Title:   Managing Director     Title:   Managing Director

On behalf of each of the Underwriters.

 

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Accepted as of the date hereof:

 

J.P. M ORGAN S ECURITIES LLC
By:  

/s/ Maria Sramek

Name:   Maria Sramek
Title:   Executive Director

On behalf of each of the Underwriters

 

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Accepted as of the date hereof:

 

M ERRILL L YNCH , P IERCE , F ENNER  & S MITH

                           I NCORPORATED

By:  

/s/ Sandeep Chawla

Name:   Sandeep Chawla
Title:   Managing Director

On behalf of each of the Underwriters

 

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Accepted as of the date hereof:

M IZUHO S ECURITIES USA LLC
By:  

/s/ Steven B. Fitzpatrick

Name:   Steven B. Fitzpatrick
Title:   Managing Director

On behalf of each of the Underwriters

 

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SCHEDULE I

 

Underwriter

  

Principal Amount of Designated

Securities to be Purchased

 
    

3.500% Notes

due 2024

    

4.000% Notes

due 2028

    

4.375% Notes

due 2038

    

4.600% Notes

due 2048

    

4.750% Notes

due 2058

    

Floating Rate
Notes

due 2024

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

   $ 261,000,000      $ 435,000,000      $ 261,000,000      $ 435,000,000      $ 261,000,000      $ 87,000,000  

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

   $ 261,000,000      $ 435,000,000      $ 261,000,000      $ 435,000,000      $ 261,000,000      $ 87,000,000  

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

   $ 261,000,000      $ 435,000,000      $ 261,000,000      $ 435,000,000      $ 261,000,000      $ 87,000,000  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

   $ 171,000,000      $ 285,000,000      $ 171,000,000      $ 285,000,000      $ 171,000,000      $ 57,000,000  

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

   $ 126,000,000      $ 210,000,000      $ 126,000,000      $ 210,000,000      $ 126,000,000      $ 42,000,000  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

   $ 84,000,000      $ 140,000,000      $ 84,000,000      $ 140,000,000      $ 84,000,000      $ 28,000,000  

Rabo Securities USA, Inc.

   $ 84,000,000      $ 140,000,000      $ 84,000,000      $ 140,000,000      $ 84,000,000      $ 28,000,000  

SMBC Nikko Securities, Inc.

   $ 84,000,000      $ 140,000,000      $ 84,000,000      $ 140,000,000      $ 84,000,000      $ 28,000,000  

NatWest Markets

   $ 63,000,000      $ 105,000,000      $ 63,000,000      $ 105,000,000      $ 63,000,000      $ 21,000,000  

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

   $ 63,000,000      $ 105,000,000      $ 63,000,000      $ 105,000,000      $ 63,000,000      $ 21,000,000  

Commerz Markets LLC

   $ 21,000,000      $ 35,000,000      $ 21,000,000      $ 35,000,000      $ 21,000,000      $ 7,000,000  

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

   $ 21,000,000      $ 35,000,000      $ 21,000,000      $ 35,000,000      $ 21,000,000      $ 7,000,000  

Total

   $ 1,500,000,000      $ 2,500,000,000      $ 1,500,000,000      $ 2,500,000,000      $ 1,500,000,000      $ 500,000,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE II

USD $1,500,000,000 3.500% Notes due 2024

Issuer:

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

Parent Guarantor:

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Subsidiary Guarantors:

Brandbrew S.A.

Cobrew NV

Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

Brandbev S.à r.l.

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

Title:

3.500% Notes due 2024

Aggregate principal amount:

USD 1,500,000,000

Price to Public:

99.507% of the principal amount of the Designated Securities.

Purchase Price by Underwriters:

99.157% of the principal amount of the Designated Securities.

Form of Designated Securities:

Book-entry only form represented by one or more global registered form securities deposited with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its designated custodian, to be made available for checking by the Representatives at least twenty-four hours prior to the Time of Delivery at the office of DTC.

 

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Specified funds for payment of purchase price:

Immediately available funds.

Indenture:

Indenture to be executed in the form filed as exhibit 4.2 to the Form F-3 registration statement filed by the Parent Guarantor on March 19, 2018 (the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, each to be executed at closing, among the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.

Maturity:

January 12, 2024

Interest Rate:

3.500%

Interest Payment Dates:

Each January 12 and July 12

Business Day:

As described in the Prospectus.

Additional Amounts:

As described in the Prospectus.

Redemption Provision:

As described in the Prospectus.

Optional Tax Redemption:

As described in the Prospectus.

Holder’s Option to Require Repayment upon a Change of Control:

No option.

 

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Sinking Fund:

No sinking fund.

Extendable provisions:

No extendable provisions.

Defeasance provisions:

The Designated Securities are entitled to full defeasance and discharge as described in Indenture.

Time of Delivery: April 4, 2018

Listing and Trading:

Application will be made for the Notes to be admitted to listing on the New York Stock Exchange. No assurance can be given that such application will be granted.

CUSIPs and ISINs:

CUSIP: 035240AJ9

ISIN: US035240AJ96

 

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USD 2,500,000,000 4.000% Notes due 2028

Issuer:

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

Parent Guarantor:

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Subsidiary Guarantors:

Brandbrew S.A.

Cobrew NV

Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

Brandbev S.à r.l.

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

Title:

4.000% Notes due 2028

Aggregate principal amount:

USD 2,500,000,000

Price to Public:

99.216% of the principal amount of the Designated Securities.

Purchase Price by Underwriters:

98.766% of the principal amount of the Designated Securities.

Form of Designated Securities:

Book-entry only form represented by one or more global registered form securities deposited with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its designated custodian, to be made available for checking by the Representatives at least twenty-four hours prior to the Time of Delivery at the office of DTC.

Specified funds for payment of purchase price:

Immediately available funds.

 

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Indenture:

The Base Indenture, as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, each to be executed at closing, among the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.

Maturity:

April 13, 2028

Interest Rate:

4.000%

Interest Payment Dates:

Each April 13 and October 13

Business Day:

As described in the Prospectus.

Additional Amounts:

As described in the Prospectus.

Redemption Provision:

As described in the Prospectus.

Optional Tax Redemption:

As described in the Prospectus.

Holder’s Option to Require Repayment upon a Change of Control:

No option.

Sinking Fund:

No sinking fund.

 

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Extendable provisions:

No extendable provisions.

Defeasance provisions:

The Designated Securities are entitled to full defeasance and discharge as described in Indenture.

Time of Delivery: April 4, 2018

Listing and Trading:

Application will be made for the Notes to be admitted to listing on the New York Stock Exchange. No assurance can be given that such application will be granted.

CUSIPs and ISINs:

CUSIP: 035240AL4

ISIN: US035240AL43

 

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USD 1,500,000,000 4.375% Notes due 2038

Issuer:

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

Parent Guarantor:

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Subsidiary Guarantors:

Brandbrew S.A.

Cobrew NV

Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

Brandbev S.à r.l.

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

Title:

4.375% Notes due 2038

Aggregate principal amount:

USD 1,500,000,000

Price to Public:

98.555% of the principal amount of the Designated Securities.

Purchase Price by Underwriters:

97.755% of the principal amount of the Designated Securities.

Form of Designated Securities:

Book-entry only form represented by one or more global registered form securities deposited with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its designated custodian, to be made available for checking by the Representatives at least twenty-four hours prior to the Time of Delivery at the office of DTC.

Specified funds for payment of purchase price:

Immediately available funds.

 

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Indenture:

The Base Indenture, as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, each to be executed at closing, among the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.

Maturity:

April 15, 2038

Interest Rate:

4.375%

Interest Payment Dates:

Each April 15 and October 15

Business Day:

As described in the Prospectus.

Additional Amounts:

As described in the Prospectus.

Redemption Provision:

As described in the Prospectus.

Optional Tax Redemption:

As described in the Prospectus.

Holder’s Option to Require Repayment upon a Change of Control:

No option.

Sinking Fund:

No sinking fund.

 

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Extendable provisions:

No extendable provisions.

Defeasance provisions:

The Designated Securities are entitled to full defeasance and discharge as described in Indenture.

Time of Delivery: April 4, 2018

Listing and Trading:

Application will be made for the Notes to be admitted to listing on the New York Stock Exchange. No assurance can be given that such application will be granted.

CUSIPs and ISINs:

CUSIP: 035240 AM2

ISIN: US035240AM26

 

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USD 2,500,000,000 4.600% Notes due 2048

Issuer:

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

Parent Guarantor:

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Subsidiary Guarantors:

Brandbrew S.A.

Cobrew NV

Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

Brandbev S.à r.l.

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

Title:

4.600% Notes due 2048

Aggregate principal amount:

USD 2,500,000,000

Price to Public:

99.434% of the principal amount of the Designated Securities.

Purchase Price by Underwriters:

98.559% of the principal amount of the Designated Securities.

Form of Designated Securities:

Book-entry only form represented by one or more global registered form securities deposited with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its designated custodian, to be made available for checking by the Representatives at least twenty-four hours prior to the Time of Delivery at the office of DTC.

Specified funds for payment of purchase price:

Immediately available funds.

 

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Indenture:

The Base Indenture, as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, each to be executed at closing, among the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.

Maturity:

April 15, 2048

Interest Rate:

4.60%

Interest Payment Dates:

Each April 15 and October 15

Business Day:

As described in the Prospectus.

Additional Amounts:

As described in the Prospectus.

Redemption Provision:

As described in the Prospectus.

Optional Tax Redemption:

As described in the Prospectus.

Holder’s Option to Require Repayment upon a Change of Control:

No option.

Sinking Fund:

No sinking fund.

 

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Extendable provisions:

No extendable provisions.

Defeasance provisions:

The Designated Securities are entitled to full defeasance and discharge as described in Indenture.

Time of Delivery: April 4, 2018

Listing and Trading:

Application will be made for the Notes to be admitted to listing on the New York Stock Exchange. No assurance can be given that such application will be granted.

CUSIPs and ISINs:

CUSIP: 035240 AN0

ISIN: US035240AN09

 

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USD 1,500,000,000 4.750% Notes due 2058

Issuer:

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

Parent Guarantor:

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Subsidiary Guarantors:

Brandbrew S.A.

Cobrew NV

Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

Brandbev S.à r.l.

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

Title:

4.750% Notes due 2058

Aggregate principal amount:

USD 1,500,000,000

Price to Public:

99.377% of the principal amount of the Designated Securities.

Purchase Price by Underwriters:

98.427% of the principal amount of the Designated Securities.

Form of Designated Securities:

Book-entry only form represented by one or more global registered form securities deposited with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its designated custodian, to be made available for checking by the Representatives at least twenty-four hours prior to the Time of Delivery at the office of DTC.

Specified funds for payment of purchase price:

Immediately available funds.

 

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Indenture:

The Base Indenture, as supplemented by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, each to be executed at closing, among the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.

Maturity:

April 15, 2058

Interest Rate:

4.750%

Interest Payment Dates:

Each April 15 and October 15

Business Day:

As described in the Prospectus.

Additional Amounts:

As described in the Prospectus.

Redemption Provision:

As described in the Prospectus.

Optional Tax Redemption:

As described in the Prospectus.

Holder’s Option to Require Repayment upon a Change of Control:

No option.

Sinking Fund:

No sinking fund.

 

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Extendable provisions:

No extendable provisions.

Defeasance provisions:

The Designated Securities are entitled to full defeasance and discharge as described in Indenture.

Time of Delivery: April 4, 2018

Listing and Trading:

Application will be made for the Notes to be admitted to listing on the New York Stock Exchange. No assurance can be given that such application will be granted.

CUSIPs and ISINs:

CUSIP: 035240 AP5

ISIN: US035240AP56

 

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USD 500,000,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2024

Issuer:

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

Parent Guarantor:

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Subsidiary Guarantors:

Brandbrew S.A.

Cobrew NV

Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

Brandbev S.à r.l.

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.

Title:

Floating Rates Notes due 2024

Aggregate principal amount:

USD 500,000,000

Price to Public:

100.00% of the principal amount of the Designated Securities.

Purchase Price by Underwriters:

99.650% of the principal amount of the Designated Securities.

Form of Designated Securities:

Book-entry only form represented by one or more global registered form securities deposited with The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) or its designated custodian, to be made available for checking by the Representatives at least twenty-four hours prior to the Time of Delivery at the office of DTC.

Specified funds for payment of purchase price:

Immediately available funds.

 

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Indenture:

The Base Indenture, as supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, each to be executed at closing, among the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.

Maturity:

January 12, 2024

Coupon:

The Interest Rate for the first Interest Period will be the 3-month U.S. dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), as determined on March 29, 2018, plus the Spread to Benchmark (as described below). Thereafter, the Interest Rate for any Interest Period will be 3-month LIBOR, as determined on the applicable Interest Determination Date, plus the Spread to Benchmark. The Interest Rate will be reset quarterly on each Interest Reset Date.

Benchmark:

3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR

Spread to Benchmark:

+74 bps

Interest Payment Dates:

Each July 12, October 12, January 12 and April 12

Interest Reset Date:

First day of each Interest Period other than first Interest Period, subject to the Day Count Convention.

Interest Determination Date:

The Interest Determination Date relating to a particular Interest Reset Date will be the second London Business Day preceding such Interest Reset Date.

Business Day:

As described in the Prospectus.

 

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Additional Amounts:

As described in the Prospectus.

Optional Tax Redemption:

As described in the Prospectus.

Holder’s Option to Require Repayment upon a Change of Control:

No option.

Sinking Fund:

No sinking fund.

Extendable provisions:

No extendable provisions.

Defeasance provisions:

The Designated Securities are entitled to full defeasance and discharge as described in Indenture.

Time of Delivery: April 4, 2018

Listing and Trading:

Application will be made for the Notes to be admitted to listing on the New York Stock Exchange. No assurance can be given that such application will be granted.

CUSIPs and ISINs:

CUSIP: 035240AK6

ISIN: US035240AK69

Calculation Agent:

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

 

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Calculation of US dollar LIBOR:

The Calculation Agent will determine LIBOR (as defined above) in accordance with the following provisions: With respect to any Interest Determination Date, LIBOR will be the rate for deposits in U.S. dollars having a maturity of three months commencing on the Interest Reset Date that appears on the designated LIBOR page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on that Interest Determination Date. If no rate appears, LIBOR, in respect of that Interest Determination Date, will be determined as follows: the Calculation Agent will request the principal London offices of each of four major reference banks in the London interbank market, as selected and identified by the Issuer, to provide the Calculation Agent with its offered quotation for deposits in U.S. dollars for the period of three months, commencing on the Interest Reset Date, to prime banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on that Interest Determination Date and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in U.S. dollars in that market at that time. If at least two quotations are provided, then LIBOR on that Interest Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of those quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided, then LIBOR on the Interest Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Interest Determination Date by three major banks in The City of New York selected and identified by the Issuer for loans in U.S. dollars to leading European banks, having a three-month maturity and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in U.S. dollars in that market at that time; provided, however , that if the banks selected and identified by the Issuer are not providing quotations in the manner described by this sentence, LIBOR determined as of that Interest Determination Date will be 3-month U.S. dollar LIBOR in effect on that Interest Determination Date ( i.e. , the same as the rate determined for the immediately preceding Interest Reset Date). The designated LIBOR page is the Reuters screen “LIBOR01”, or any successor service for the purpose of displaying the London interbank rates of major banks for U.S. dollars. The Reuters screen “LIBOR01” is the display designated as the Reuters screen “LIBOR01, or such other page as may replace the Reuters screen “LIBOR01” on that service or such other service or services as may be designated for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates for U.S. dollar deposits by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (“IBA”) or its successor or such other entity assuming the responsibility of the IBA or its successor in calculating the London Interbank Offered Rate in the event the IBA or its successor no longer does so. All calculations made by the Calculation Agent for the purposes of calculating the Interest Rate on the notes shall be conclusive and binding on the holders of the notes, the Issuer and the trustee, absent manifest error.

 

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Terms Applicable to each of the Notes

Closing Location:

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, 125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004

Names and addresses for the Issuer and Guarantors:

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

c/o Anheuser-Busch InBev Services LLC

Attention: Legal Department

Facsimile: (212) 503-6602

E-mail: alan.audi@ab-inbev.com; bryan.warner@ab-inbev.com

Names and addresses of Representatives:

Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

United States of America

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

60 Wall Street

New York, NY 10005

United States of America

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                      Incorporated

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

United States of America

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10179

United States of America

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

 

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320 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10022

United States of America

Selling Restrictions

European Economic Area:

The Designated Securities are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (“ EEA ”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “ MiFID II ”); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2002/92/EC (as amended, the “ Insurance Mediation Directive ”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended, the “ Prospectus Directive ”). Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the “ PRIIPs Regulation ”) for offering or selling the Designated Securities or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Designated Securities or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPS Regulation. The Prospectus, and each supplement to the Prospectus relating to the Designated Securities, will be prepared on the basis that any offer of Designated Securities in any Member State of the EEA will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of Designated Securities. Neither the Prospectus, nor any supplement to the Prospectus relating to the Designated Securities, will be a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive.

United Kingdom:

Each of the Underwriters has represented and agreed that, it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of any Designated Securities in circumstances in which section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Issuer or the Guarantors and that it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Designated Securities in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

 

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France:

Each of the Underwriters and the Issuer has represented and agreed that:

 

    Offer to the public in France: it has only made and will only make an offer of Designated Securities to the public in France in the period beginning (1) when a prospectus in relation to those Designated Securities has been approved by the Autorité des marchés financiers (“AMF”), on the date of the publication of such prospectus approved by the AMF or, (2) when a prospectus has been approved by the competent authority of another Member State of the European Economic Area, on the date of notification of such approval to the AMF, all in accordance with Articles L.412-1 and L.621-8 to L.621-8-3 of the French Code monétaire et financier and the provisions of the Règlement général of the AMF, and ending at the latest on the date which is 12 months after the date of approval of such prospectus by the AMF; or

 

    Private placement in France: it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell, directly or indirectly, any Designated Securities to the public in France, and it has not distributed or caused to be distributed and will not distribute or cause to be distributed to the public in France, the prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any other offering material relating to the Designated Securities and that such offers, sales and distributions have been and shall be made in France only to (1) providers of investment services relating to portfolio management for the account of third parties (personnes fournissant le service d’investissement de gestion de portefeuille pour le compte de tiers ), and/or (2) qualified investors ( investisseurs qualifiés ), all as defined in, and in accordance with, Articles L.411-1, L.411-2 and D.411-1 of the French Code monétaire et financier .

Hong Kong:

Each underwriter has represented and agreed that (i) it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell in Hong Kong, by means of any document, any Designated Securities (except for Designated Securities which are a “structured product” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong) other than (a) to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made under that Ordinance; or (b) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of that Ordinance, and (ii) it has not issued or had in its possession for the purposes of issue, and will not issue or have in its possession for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, any advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Designated Securities, which is directed at, or the contents

 

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of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to Designated Securities which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made under that Ordinance.

Japan:

The Designated Securities have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Act No. 25 of 1948, as amended; the “FIEA”) and each underwriter has represented and agreed that it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell any Designated Securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (as defined under Item 5, Paragraph 1, Article 6 of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (Act No. 228 of 1949, as amended)), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the FIEA and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.

Singapore:

This Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus have not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this Prospectus Supplement, the accompanying Prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Designated Securities may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the Designated Securities be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SFA”), (ii) to a relevant person pursuant to Section 275(1), or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275, of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.

Where the Designated Securities are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is: (a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor, securities (as defined in Section 239(1) of the SFA) of that corporation or the beneficiaries’

 

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rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within 6 months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the Designated Securities pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 of the SFA except: (1) to an institutional investor or to a relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or (in the case of a corporation) where the transfer arises from an offer referred to in Section 276(3)(i)(B) of the SFA or (in the case of a trust) where the transfer arises from an offer referred to in Section 276(4)(i)(B) of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer; (3) where the transfer is by operation of law; (4) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA; or (5) as specified in Regulation 32 of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments)(Shares and Debentures) Regulations 2005 of Singapore.

Brazil:

The Designated Securities may not be offered or sold to the public in Brazil. Accordingly, this Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying Prospectus have not been nor will they be registered with the Brazilian Securities Commission ( Comissão de Valores Mobiliários ) nor have they been submitted to the foregoing agency for approval. Each underwriter has represented and agreed that it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell the Designated Securities publicly (as defined for purposes of the securities laws of Brazil) in Brazil, as the offering of the Designated Securities pursuant to this Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus is not a public offering of securities in Brazil. Documents relating to the offer, as well as the information contained therein, may not be used in connection with any offer for subscription or sale of the Designated Securities to the public in Brazil.

Canada:

The Designated Securities may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the Designated Securities must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.

Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this Prospectus Supplement and Prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.

 

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Pursuant to section 3A.3 (or, in the case of securities issued or guaranteed by the government of a non-Canadian jurisdiction, section 3A.4) of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105), the Underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.

Other jurisdictions outside the United States:

Each Underwriter has represented and agreed that with respect to any other jurisdiction outside the United States, it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell any of the Designated Securities in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that resulted or will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of such jurisdiction.

 

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SCHEDULE III

 

(a) Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses :

Pricing term sheet prepared in accordance with Section VII(a) of the Underwriting Agreement

 

(b) Underwriter Free Writing Prospectuses :

None

 

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SCHEDULE IV

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

388 Greenwich Street

New York, NY 10013

United States of America

CommerzMarkets LLC

225 Liberty Street

New York, NY 10281

United States of America

NatWest Markets

600 Washington Boulevard

Stamford, CT 06901

United States of America

Rabo Securities USA, Inc.

245 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10167

United States of America

SMBC Nikko Securities, Inc.

277 Park Avenue, 5th Floor

New York, NY 10172

United States of America

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

214 N. Tryon St. 26th floor

Charlotte, NC 28202

United States of America

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

550 South Tryon Street

Charlotte, NC 28202

United States of America

 

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SCHEDULE V

Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. (the “Issuer”), incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, proposes to enter into or has entered into one or more Pricing Agreements, with such additions and deletions as the parties thereto may determine, and, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and therein, to issue and sell, to the several firms named in Schedule I to the applicable Pricing Agreement (such firm or firms constituting the “Underwriters” with respect to such Pricing Agreement and the securities specified therein) the principal amount of its debt securities identified in Schedule I to such Pricing Agreement (generally and, as the context may require, with respect to such Pricing Agreement, the “Securities”) to be issued pursuant to the provisions of an indenture identified in Schedule II of such Pricing Agreement (hereinafter called the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (the “Parent Guarantor”), Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC, Brandbrew S.A., Cobrew NV, Brandbev S.à r.l. (each a “Subsidiary Guarantor,”) and the Trustee identified in such Schedule (the “Trustee”). The Securities are to be unconditionally guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by the Parent Guarantor. The Securities may also be unconditionally guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by one or more of the Subsidiary Guarantors, as specified in the applicable Pricing Agreement. The Parent Guarantor and any Subsidiary Guarantors specified in the applicable Pricing Agreement are referred to herein as the “Guarantors”, and their guarantees are referred to herein as the “Guarantees”. All references herein to “this Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement together with the applicable Pricing Agreement.

The term “Representatives” also refers to a single firm acting as sole representative of the Underwriters and to an Underwriter or Underwriters who act without any firm being designated as its or their representatives.

I.

 

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Unless otherwise noted, the Issuer, as to itself, and the Parent Guarantor, as to itself and, with respect to the representations and warranties relating to any applicable Subsidiary Guarantors, as to those Subsidiary Guarantors for themselves only on an individual basis, represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters as follows:

(a) An “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-223774) relating to the Securities and the Guarantees to be issued severally from time to time by the Issuer and the Guarantors has been filed by the Issuer and the Guarantors with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) not earlier than three years prior to the date of the applicable Pricing Supplement; such registration statement and any post-effective amendment thereto became effective on filing; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of such registration statement is in effect and no proceedings for such purpose are pending before or threatened by the Commission; and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Issuer or the Guarantors. For purposes of this Agreement:

(i) the base prospectus filed as part of such registration statement, in the form in which it has most recently been filed with the Commission on or prior to the date of the applicable Pricing Agreement, is hereinafter called the “Base Prospectus”;

(ii) any preliminary form of prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus supplement) relating to the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act is hereinafter called a “Preliminary Prospectus”;

(iii) the various parts of such registration statement, including all exhibits thereto but excluding Form T-1 and including any prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that is filed with the Commission and deemed by virtue of Rule 430B to be part of such registration statement, each as amended at the time such part of the registration statement became effective, are hereinafter collectively called the “Registration Statement”;

(iv) the Applicable Time is the time specified as such in the applicable Pricing Agreement;

(v) the Base Prospectus, as amended and supplemented immediately prior to the Applicable Time, is hereinafter called the “Pricing Prospectus”;

 

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(vi) the form of final prospectus relating to the Securities filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act in accordance with Section V(a) hereof is hereinafter called the “Prospectus”;

(vii) any reference in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 6 of Form F-3 under the Securities Act, which were filed or furnished under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”) on or before the date of this Agreement or the date of the Base Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be; and

(viii) any reference to “amend”, “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed or furnished under the Exchange Act after the date of this Agreement, or the date of the Base Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, which are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.

(b) (i) Each part of the Registration Statement, when such part became effective, did not contain, and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, did not or will not, as the case may be, contain at the time of such amendment or supplement, any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will comply, as the case may be, in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (iii) the Prospectus does not or will not, as the case may be, as of the date of the Prospectus and as at the Closing Date, contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, at the time of such amendment or supplement, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that the representations and warranties set

 

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forth in this Section I(b) do not apply (A) to statements or omissions in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, based upon information concerning any Underwriter furnished to the Issuer or the Guarantors in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein, (B) to statements or omissions in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, relating to The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) Book-Entry-Only System that are based solely on information contained in published reports of DTC or (C) to the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of the Trustee on Form T-1 and (iv) each document, if any, filed or to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus complied or will comply when so filed in all material respects with the Exchange Act.

(c) No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus or any “issuer free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act relating to the Securities (an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”) has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, complied when so filed in all material respects with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

(d) The Pricing Prospectus, as supplemented by any final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section VII(a) hereof (collectively, the “Pricing Disclosure Package”), as of the Applicable Time (as specified in the applicable Pricing Agreement), did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Schedule III to the applicable Pricing Agreement (if any) does not and will not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus and when taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package as of the Applicable Time, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; except that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph I(d) do not apply to statements or omissions in the Pricing Disclosure Package or in an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon information concerning any Underwriter furnished to the Issuer or the Guarantors in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein; or to any statements or omissions made in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus relating to the DTC Book-Entry-Only System that are based solely on information contained in published reports of DTC.

 

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(e) At the time of the filing of the Registration Statement, at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus), and at the time the Issuer or any person acting on their behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c) under the Securities Act) made any offer relating to the Securities in reliance on the exemption provided for in Rule 163 under the Securities Act, the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor were each “well-known seasoned issuers” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

(f) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Issuer or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Securities Act) of the Securities, the Issuer was not an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

(g) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Issuer and duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Guarantors and is a valid and legally binding agreement of the Issuer and the Guarantors, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

(h) There has not been any material adverse change in the financial condition, business or operations of the Parent Guarantor, its subsidiaries and affiliates, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Pricing Prospectus (a “Material Adverse Effect”).

(i) The financial statements, and the related notes thereto, included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Parent Guarantor and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of its operations and the changes in its consolidated cash flows for the periods specified; said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis; the supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement present fairly the information required to be stated therein; and, if

 

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applicable, the pro forma financial information, and the related notes thereto, included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus has been prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, is based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by the Parent Guarantor to be reasonable, presents fairly the information shown in it on the bases described therein and, subject to the qualifications and limitations expressed in such information and to the knowledge of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor, the adjustments used in it are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to in it.

(j) None of the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor or any of the Significant Subsidiaries (defined below) is currently the target of economic sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”), and neither the Issuer nor the Parent Guarantor will use the proceeds of the Securities, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity for the purpose of financing the activities of any person that is currently the target of economic sanctions administered by OFAC. “Significant Subsidiaries” refers to Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC, Cobrew NV, AmBev S.A., InBev Belgium and Labatt Canada.

(k) Other than (x) immaterial violations and (y) in connection with the Commission order instituting cease-and desist proceedings against the Parent Guarantor dated September 28, 2016, to the extent applicable to it, none of the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor, any of the Significant Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor, any director or executive officer of the Issuer or the Parent Guarantor is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that has resulted within the past five years, or will result, in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use of the mail or any means or instrument of U.S. interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) Convention or any similar law or regulation to which any of the Issuer, the Parent Guarantor, the Significant Subsidiaries or any director or executive officer of the Issuer or Parent Guarantor, is subject. To the extent such provisions are applicable, each of the Issuer, Parent Guarantor and the Significant Subsidiaries has instituted and maintains policies and procedures designed to prevent, and which are reasonably expected to prevent, the violation of the FCPA, the OECD Convention or any similar law or regulation applicable thereto.

 

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(l) Except as disclosed in the Pricing Prospectus, so far as the Issuer and Parent Guarantor is aware, no subsidiary has any material actual or contingent liability under applicable laws and regulations relating to the environment in Belgium or any jurisdiction where any subsidiary has material operations, other than as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(m) No event has occurred nor, so far as the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor are aware, have any circumstances arisen since December 31, 2017 which constitute or result in, or would with the giving of notice or lapse of time or the fulfillment of any condition or the making of any determination constitute or result in, a default or the acceleration or breach of any payment obligation under any debt agreement, instrument or arrangement to which the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor is a party, other than as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

II.

Each Underwriter represents and agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that (i) would constitute an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act or (ii) would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, required to be filed with the Commission; provided, however , that the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor consent to the use by each Underwriter of a free writing prospectus that contains only (i) information describing the preliminary terms of the Securities or their offering which, in their final form, will not be inconsistent with the final term sheet of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof and (ii) information that describes the final terms of the Securities or their offering and that is included in the final term sheet of the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor prepared and filed pursuant to Section V(a) hereof.

III.

The Issuer and the Guarantors are advised by you that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of their respective portions of the Securities as soon after the applicable Pricing Agreement has become effective as in your judgment is advisable. The terms of the public offering of the Securities are set forth in the Prospectus.

 

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IV.

Payment for the Securities shall be made by certified or official bank check or checks or wire transfer, as specified in the applicable Pricing Agreement, payable to the order of the Issuer in the funds specified in such Pricing Agreement at the time and place, in each case as set forth in such Pricing Agreement, or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than the third New York business day thereafter, as shall be designated in writing by you, which date and time may be postponed by agreement among you, the Issuer and the Guarantors or as provided in Section X hereof. The time and date of such payment, as specified in the applicable Pricing Agreement in relation to an offering of Securities, are hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date”.

Payment for the Securities shall be made against delivery to you through the facilities of the DTC for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters of the Securities registered in such names and in such denominations as you shall request in writing not later than one full business day prior to the date of delivery, with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the transfer of the Securities to the Underwriters duly paid.

V.

The several obligations of the Underwriters hereunder are subject to the following conditions, appropriately modified for the applicable Guarantors:

(a) The Prospectus shall have been filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by the rules and regulations under the Securities Act; any final term sheet contemplated by Section VII(a) hereof, and any other material required to be filed by the Issuer pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act shall have been filed with the Commission within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by the rules and regulations under the Securities Act; no stop order suspending the effectiveness or preventing the use of the Registration Statement or any part thereof, the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall be in effect, no proceedings for such purpose shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act shall have been received; and all requests for additional information on the part of the Commission shall have been complied with to your reasonable satisfaction.

 

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(b) On or after the Applicable Time and prior to the Closing Date, there shall not have been any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded any of the Issuer’s or the Parent Guarantor’s securities by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” as such term is defined for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act.

(c) There shall not have occurred any change in the condition, financial or otherwise, business or operations, of the Parent Guarantor, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Pricing Prospectus, that, in your reasonable judgment, is material and adverse and that makes it, in your reasonable judgment, after consultation with the Issuer and the Parent Guarantor, impracticable to market the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Pricing Prospectus and the Prospectus.

(d) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date certificates, dated the Closing Date and signed, respectively, by an officer of each of the Issuer and of the Guarantors, to the effect set forth in clauses (b) and (c) above and to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Issuer and the Guarantors contained in this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date and that the Issuer and the Guarantors shall have performed in all material respects all of their respective obligations to be performed hereunder or satisfied on or prior to the Closing Date. Any officer signing and delivering such certificate may certify to the best of his knowledge.

(e) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of United States counsel for the Issuer, Parent Guarantor and applicable Subsidiary Guarantors, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(f) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Belgian counsel to the Parent Guarantor and applicable Subsidiary Guarantors, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.

(g) You shall have received, if appropriate, on the Closing Date an opinion of Luxembourg counsel to the applicable Subsidiary Guarantors, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

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(h) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, in a form acceptable to the Underwriters.

(i) You shall have received on the date of the applicable Pricing Agreement a letter dated such date and also on the Closing Date a letter dated the Closing Date, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to you, from the independent certified public accountants who have certified the financial statements of the Parent Guarantor = included in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and, if applicable, the Pricing Disclosure Package containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Package.

VI.

In further consideration of the agreements of the Underwriters herein contained, the Issuer and the Guarantors jointly covenant as follows:

(a) To furnish you, without charge, if requested, one conformed copy of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) and for delivery to each other Underwriter a conformed copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto, but including documents incorporated by reference therein) and, during the period mentioned in paragraph (c) below, as many copies of the Prospectus, any documents incorporated by reference therein and any supplements and amendments thereto as you may reasonably request.

(b) During the period mentioned in paragraph (c) below, before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Pricing Disclosure Package, to furnish you a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement, and not to file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object.

(c) If, during such period after the first date of the public offering of the applicable Securities as, in the opinion of your counsel, the Prospectus or the Pricing Disclosure Package is required by applicable U.S. law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer, any event shall occur as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus or the Pricing Disclosure Package in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances when the Prospectus

 

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(or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) or the Pricing Disclosure Package is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus or the Pricing Disclosure Package to comply with applicable U.S. law, forthwith to prepare and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to the dealers (whose names and addresses you will furnish to the Issuer and the Guarantors) to which Securities may have been sold by you on behalf of the Underwriters and to any other dealers upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or the Pricing Disclosure Package, as applicable, so that the statements in the Prospectus or the Pricing Disclosure Package as so amended or supplemented will not, in light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) or the Pricing Disclosure Package is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus or the Pricing Disclosure Package, as applicable, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable U.S. law; provided, however , that in case any Underwriter or dealer is required to deliver a Prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the Securities Act) under the Securities Act in connection with the offer or sale of Securities at any time more than nine months after the Closing Date, the cost of such preparation and furnishing of such amended or supplemented Prospectus shall be borne by the Underwriter of such Securities.

(d) To pay the required Commission filing fees relating to the Securities within the time required by Rule 456(b)(1) under the Securities Act and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act.

(e) If required by Rule 430B(h) under the Securities Act, to prepare a form of prospectus in a form to which you do not reasonably object and to file such form of prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act not later than may be required by such Rule and to make no further amendment or supplement to such form of prospectus which shall be disapproved reasonably by you promptly after reasonable notice thereof.

(f) To endeavor to qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as you shall reasonably request and to pay all expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) in connection with such qualification Securities; provided, however, that in connection therewith neither the Issuer nor any of the Guarantors shall be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as an underwriter of securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) to file a general consent to service of process in any U.S. jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.

 

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(g) To make generally available to the Issuer’s security holders as soon as practicable an earnings statement of the Parent Guarantor that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

(h) If the applicable Pricing Agreement provides that the Securities are to be listed, to use their reasonable commercial efforts to list, subject to notice of issuance, the Securities and the Guarantees on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Arca, or another recognized stock exchange.

(i) During the period beginning from the date of the applicable Pricing Agreement and continuing to and including the earlier of (i) the termination of trading restrictions on the Securities, as notified promptly to the Issuer and the Guarantors by you, and (ii) the Closing Date, not to offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of in the United States any debt securities or warrants to purchase debt securities of the Issuer or the Guarantors which mature more than one year after the Closing Date, and which are substantially similar to the Securities, without your prior written consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

VII.

(a) The Issuer agrees, if requested by you prior to the Applicable Time, to prepare a final term sheet containing solely a description of the Securities, in a form reasonably approved by you, and to file such term sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act within the time required by such Rule.

(b) Each Underwriter represents that other than any free writing prospectus (i) which contains only information describing the preliminary terms of the Securities or the offering (or, without limitation, information concerning comparable bond prices) or (ii) which contains only information that (A) describes the final terms of the Securities or their offering and (B) is included in the final term sheet described in Section VII(a) above, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute a “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act without the prior written consent of the Issuer and the Guarantors and that Schedule III to the applicable Pricing Agreement is a complete list of any free writing prospectus for which the Underwriters have received such consent.

 

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(c) Each of the Issuer and the Guarantors represents and agrees that, other than as required under paragraph (a) above, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus without the prior written consent of the Representatives and that Schedule III to the applicable Pricing Agreement is a complete list of any free writing prospectus for which the Issuer or the Guarantors have received such consent.

(d) The Issuer has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 433 under the Securities Act applicable to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission or retention where required and legending.

(e) The Issuer agrees that if at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus any event occurred or occurs as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus would conflict with the information in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Prospectus or the Prospectus or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances then prevailing, not misleading, the Issuer or the Guarantors will give prompt notice thereof to the Representatives and, if requested by the Representatives, will prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or other document which will correct such conflict, statement or omission; except that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph VII(e) do not apply to statements or omissions in an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon information concerning any Underwriter furnished to the Issuer or the Guarantors in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein.

VIII.

The Issuer and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including without limitation the legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding on any claim asserted) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact

 

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contained in the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if the Issuer or the Guarantors shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any “issuer information” (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the Securities Act) filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information relating to the Underwriters furnished to the Issuer or the Guarantors in writing by any Underwriter through you expressly for use therein; provided, however , the foregoing indemnity with respect to any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in a Preliminary Prospectus shall not inure to the benefit of any Underwriter (or any person controlling such Underwriter) from whom the person asserting any such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense purchased any of the Securities that are the subject thereof if a copy of the Pricing Disclosure Package was not conveyed to such person for purposes of Sections 12(a)(2) and 17(a)(2) of the Securities Act at or prior to the Applicable Time and the untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in such Preliminary Prospectus was corrected in the Pricing Disclosure Package.

Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Issuer and the Guarantors, their respective directors, their respective officers who sign the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls each of the Issuer or the Guarantors within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Issuer and the Guarantors to each Underwriter, but, with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Pricing Prospectus, the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented if the Issuer or the Guarantors shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, only with reference to information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Issuer or the Guarantors in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use in such document.

In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to either of the two preceding paragraphs, such person (hereinafter called the “indemnified party”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (hereinafter called the “indemnifying party”) in writing (or by facsimile and confirmed in writing) but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability

 

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hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement, and the indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel, (ii) the indemnifying party has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party or (iii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all such indemnified parties, and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated in writing by the Representatives named in the applicable Pricing Agreement in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to the second preceding paragraph and by the Issuer and the Guarantors in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to the first preceding paragraph. The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there shall be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the third sentence of this paragraph, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceedings.

 

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If the indemnification provided for in the first or second paragraph of this Section VIII is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Issuer and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Issuer and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and of the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Issuer and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and of the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Issuer and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the applicable Pricing Prospectus, bear to the aggregate public offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Issuer and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and of the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Issuer and the Guarantors, on the one hand, or by the Underwriters, on the other hand, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

The Issuer, the Guarantors and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section VIII were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section VIII, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been

 

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required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section VIII are several in proportion to the respective principal amounts of Securities purchased by each of such Underwriters and not joint. The remedies provided for in this Section VIII are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.

The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this Section VIII and the representations and warranties of the Issuer and the Guarantors contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or any person controlling any Underwriter or by or on behalf of any of the Issuer, the Guarantors, their respective officers or directors or any other person controlling the Issuer or the Guarantors and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Securities.

IX.

Any Pricing Agreement shall be subject to termination in your discretion, by notice given to the Issuer and the Guarantors, if (a) after the execution and delivery of such Pricing Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on or by, as the case may be, any of Euronext Brussels, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade; (ii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared (x) in New York by either Federal or New York State authorities or (y) in Belgium by either the Belgian authorities or the European Central Bank or (iii) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis that, in your reasonable judgment, is material and adverse and (b) in the case of any of the events specified in clause (a) (i), such event singly or together with any other such event makes it, in your reasonable judgment, after consultation with the Issuer and the Guarantors, impracticable to market the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Pricing Prospectus and Prospectus.

 

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X.

This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.

If, on the Closing Date, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities that it or they have agreed to purchase hereunder and under the applicable Pricing Agreement on such date, and the aggregate principal amount of Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated severally in the proportions that the principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule I to the applicable Pricing Agreement bears to the principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as you may specify, to purchase the Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall the principal amount of Securities that any Underwriter has agreed to purchase pursuant to the applicable Pricing Agreement be increased pursuant to this Section X by an amount in excess of one-tenth of such principal amount of Securities without the written consent of such Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities which it or they have agreed to purchase under the applicable Pricing Agreement on such date, and the aggregate principal amount of Securities with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to you, the Issuer and the Guarantors for the purchase of such Securities are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter, either Issuer or the Guarantors. In any such case either you, the Issuer or the Guarantors shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, or any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement.

If this Agreement or a Pricing Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters, or any of them, because of any failure or refusal on the part of an Issuer or the Guarantors to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement or such Pricing Agreement, or if for any reason an Issuer or the Guarantors shall be unable to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement or such Pricing Agreement, the Issuer or the

 

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Guarantors will reimburse the Underwriters or such Underwriters as have so terminated this Agreement or such Pricing Agreement with respect to themselves, severally, for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of their counsel) reasonably and properly incurred by such Underwriters in connection with this Agreement or such Pricing Agreement or the offering contemplated hereunder or thereunder.

XI.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. The Issuer and the Guarantors have appointed AB InBev Services LLC, 250 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10177 as their authorized agent (the “Authorized Agent”) upon which process may be served in any action based on this Agreement that may be instituted in any state or federal court in the City, County and State of New York by any Underwriter or by any person controlling any Underwriter, and expressly accepts the jurisdiction of any such court in respect of such action. Such appointment shall be irrevocable for a period of three years from and after the Closing Date unless and until a successor Authorized Agent shall be appointed and such successor shall accept such appointment for the remainder of such three-year period. The Issuer and the Guarantors represent to each of the Underwriters that they have notified the Authorized Agent of such designation and appointment and that Authorized Agent has accepted the same in writing. The Issuer and the Guarantors will take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments, that may be necessary to continue such appointment or appointments in full force and effect as aforesaid. Service of process upon the Authorized Agent and written notice of such service to the Issuer or the Guarantors (mailed or delivered as aforesaid) shall be deemed, in every respect, effective service of process upon the Issuer or the Guarantors. Any action based on this Agreement may be instituted by any Underwriter against the Issuer or the Guarantors in any state or federal court in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, New York, United States of America.

XII.

In all dealings hereunder, you shall act on behalf of each of the Underwriters, and the parties hereto shall be entitled to act and rely upon any statement, request, notice or agreement on behalf of any Underwriter made or given by you jointly or alone. All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing and, if to the Underwriters shall be delivered or sent by telex, facsimile transmission, e-mail or in writing delivered by hand, or by telephone (to be promptly confirmed by telex or fax) to you as the Representatives to the address specified in the applicable Pricing Agreement; and if to the Issuer or the Guarantors shall

 

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be delivered or sent by telex, facsimile transmission, e-mail or in writing delivered by hand, or by telephone (to be promptly confirmed by telex or fax) to the address of the Issuer or the Guarantors, as the case may be, set forth in the applicable Pricing Agreement. Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take effect upon receipt thereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure solely to the benefit of, the Underwriters, the Issuer and the Guarantors and, to the extent provided in Section VIII hereof, the officers and directors of the Issuer and the Guarantors and each person who controls an Issuer, the Guarantors or any Underwriter, and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, and no other person shall acquire or have the right under or by virtue of this Agreement. No purchaser of any of the Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed a successor or assign by reason merely of such purchase. Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.

The Issuer and each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that (i) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement and any Pricing Agreement is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Issuer and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, (ii) in connection therewith and with the process leading to such transaction each Underwriter is acting solely as a principal and not the agent or fiduciary of the Issuer or any Guarantor, (iii) no Underwriter has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Issuer or any Guarantor with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Issuer or any Guarantor on other matters) or any other obligation to the Issuer or any Guarantor except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement and (iv) the Issuer and the Guarantors have consulted their own legal and financial advisors to the extent they deem appropriate. The Issuer and each Guarantor agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriter, or any of them, has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to the Issuer or any Guarantor, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.

 

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Exhibit A

[ Form of Sullivan  & Cromwell Opinion and Disclosure Letter ]

 

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April [4], 2018

To each of the several Underwriters listed on Schedule A

As Representatives of the several Underwriters.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with the several purchases today by you and the other Underwriters named in Schedule I to the Pricing Agreement, dated March 20, 2018 (the “Pricing Agreement”), among Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, a public limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Belgium (the “Parent Guarantor”), Brandbrew S.A., a société anonyme with its registered office in Luxembourg, Brandbev S.à r.l., a société à responsabilité limitée with its registered office in Luxembourg, Cobrew NV, a naamloze vennootschap with its registered office in Belgium, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ABI Finance”) and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Anheuser-Busch” and together with Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV and ABI Finance, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and you, as Representatives of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), of $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.500% Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Fixed Rate Notes”), $2,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.000% Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Fixed Rate Notes”), $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.375% Notes due 2038 (the “2038 Fixed Rate Notes”), $2,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.600% Notes due 2048

 

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(the “2048 Fixed Rate Notes”), $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.750% Notes due 2058 (the “2058 Fixed Rate Notes”) and $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s Floating Rate Notes due 2024 (the “Floating Rate Notes,” and together with the 2024 Fixed Rate Notes, the 2028 Fixed Rate Notes, the 2038 Fixed Rate Notes, the 2048 Fixed Rate Notes and the 2058 Fixed Rate Notes, the “Securities”), and the related guarantees thereof (the “Guarantees”) of the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors and issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of March [23], 2018, as amended from time to time (the “Base Indenture”) among the Company, the Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented, with respect to the 2024 Fixed Rate Notes, by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April [4], 2018 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), with respect to the 2028 Fixed Rate Notes, by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April [4], 2018 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), with respect to the 2038 Fixed Rate Notes, by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April [4], 2018 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”), with respect to the 2048 Fixed Rate Notes, by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April [4] (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”), with respect to the 2058 Fixed Rate Notes, by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April [4] (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”) and with respect to the Floating Rate Notes, by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April [4] (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture,” and together with the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), we, as United States counsel for the Company, ABI Finance, Anheuser-Busch and the Parent Guarantor, have examined such corporate records, certificates and other documents, and such questions of United States federal law, New York state law, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware, as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion. Upon the basis of such examination, it is our opinion that:

(1) The Company and ABI Finance have been duly incorporated and are existing corporations in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(2) Anheuser-Busch is an existing limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

(3) The Pricing Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, ABI Finance and Anheuser-Busch and duly executed and delivered by the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors (other than ABI Finance and Anheuser-Busch).

 

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(4) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939; the Securities have been duly authorized, executed, issued and delivered by the Company; and the Indenture and the Securities constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

(5) The Indenture and the Guarantees have been duly executed and delivered by the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors (other than ABI Finance and Anheuser-Busch), and duly authorized, executed and delivered by ABI Finance and Anheuser-Busch, and constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

(6) All regulatory consents, authorizations, approvals and filings required to be obtained or made by the Company, the Parent Guarantor or the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Covered Laws for the execution and delivery by the Company, the Parent Guarantor or the Subsidiary Guarantors of, and the performance by the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors of their respective obligations under the Securities, the Guarantees, the Indenture, and the Pricing Agreement (together, the “Opinion Documents”) have been obtained or made.

(7) The execution and delivery of the Opinion Documents by the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors, the issuance of the Securities by the Company in accordance with the Indenture, the offer and sale of the Securities and the related Guarantees in the manner contemplated by the Pricing Agreement, and the performance by the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors of their respective obligations under the Opinion Documents will not violate any Covered Laws.

(8) The execution and delivery by each of the Company and ABI Finance of the Opinion Documents to which it is a party do not, and the performance by the Company and ABI Finance of their respective obligations under such Opinion Documents will not, violate the respective Certificate of Incorporation or the respective By-laws of the Company and ABI Finance, in each case as in effect on the date hereof; and the execution and delivery by Anheuser-Busch of the Opinion Documents to which it is a party do not, and the performance by Anheuser-Busch of its obligations under such Opinion Documents will not, violate the Certificate of Formation or the Operating Agreement of Anheuser-Busch, in each case as in effect on the date hereof.

 

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We are expressing no opinion in paragraphs (6) and (7) above, insofar as performance by the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors of their respective obligations under any Opinion Document is concerned, as to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights. Also, for purposes of the opinions in paragraphs (6) and (7) above, “Covered Laws” means (i) the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (including the published rules or regulations thereunder), (ii) the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware (including the published rules or regulations thereunder) and (iii) the federal laws of the United States and the statutory laws of the State of New York (including the published rules or regulations thereunder) that in our experience normally are applicable to general business corporations and transactions such as those contemplated by the Opinion Documents; provided, however, that such term does not include federal or state securities laws, other antifraud laws and fraudulent transfer laws, tax laws, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, antitrust laws, laws that restrict transactions between United States persons and citizens or residents of certain foreign countries or specially designated nationals and organizations or any law that is applicable to the Company, the Parent Guarantor or the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Opinion Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby solely as part of a regulatory regime applicable to the Company, the Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors or their affiliates due to their status, business or assets.

The foregoing opinion is limited to the federal laws of the United States, the laws of the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware, and we are expressing no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction. In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have, with your approval, relied as to certain matters upon information obtained from public officials, officers of the Company, the Parent Guarantor, and the Subsidiary Guarantors and other sources believed by us to be responsible. We have also assumed, with your approval, that (1) each of the domestication of the Company as a corporation in the State of Delaware and the filing of the certificate of incorporation of the Company in the State of Delaware was duly approved in the manner provided for by the document, instrument, agreement or other writing governing the internal affairs of the Company, and the conduct of its business, prior to its incorporation in the State of Delaware or by applicable non-Delaware law, as appropriate, (2) other than with respect to the Company, ABI Finance and Anheuser-Busch, the Indenture, the Guarantees and the Pricing Agreement have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the parties thereto in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction under which such entity is organized or incorporated, (3) the execution and delivery of the Indenture and the Pricing Agreement, the

 

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execution, issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities and the Guarantees and the performance by the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Subsidiary Guarantors of their respective obligations under the Opinion Documents have not resulted and will not result in any breach or violation of, or conflict with, any Luxembourg or Belgian statute, rule or regulation, (4) the provisions of the Indenture designating the law of the State of New York as the governing law of the Indenture are valid and binding on the Parent Guarantor and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors (other than ABI Finance and Anheuser-Busch) under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, (5) the Securities and the Guarantees conform to the specimens thereof examined by us, (6) the Trustee’s certificates of authentication of the Securities have been manually signed by one of the Trustee’s authorized officers and (7) the signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine, assumptions which we have not independently verified. In addition, we note that you have received the opinions, dated as of the date hereof, delivered by Clifford Chance LLP, and we have assumed the accuracy of such opinions in rendering our opinion.

This letter is furnished by us, as United States counsel to the Company, ABI Finance, Anheuser-Busch and the Parent Guarantor, to you, as Representatives of the several Underwriters, solely for the benefit of the Underwriters in their capacity as such and may not be relied upon by any other person. This letter may not be quoted, referred to or furnished to any purchaser or prospective purchaser of the Securities and may not be used in furtherance of any offer or sale of the Securities.

Very truly yours,

 

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Exhibit B

[ Form of Clifford Chance LLP, Belgium Opinion ]

 

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To: the Underwriters listed in Schedule 5 hereto

(the “ Underwriters ”)

  

Our reference: 30-40674776

Direct Dial: +32 2 533 5987

lounia.czupper@cliffordchance.com

The Bank of New York Mellon

Trust Company N.A.

911 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor

St. Louis, Missouri 63101

United States of America

(the “ Trustee ”)

   [●] March 2018

Notes issued by Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. (the “Issuer”)

We have acted as Belgian legal advisers to Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in connection with the issuance of the Notes (as defined below) by the Issuer, guaranteed by certain affiliates of the Issuer, among which the Belgian Guarantors (as defined below) (the “ Transaction ”).

 

1. INTRODUCTION

 

1.1 Documents

The opinions given in this Opinion Letter relate to the following documents entered into in connection with the Transaction (the “ Documents ”):

 

  1.1.1 a copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement dated [●] 2018 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Preliminary Prospectus Supplement ”);

 

  1.1.2 a copy of the final prospectus supplement dated [●] 2018 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Prospectus Supplement ”);

 

  1.1.3 a base indenture dated [●] 2018, between, among others, the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV as parent guarantor, Cobrew NV as subsidiary guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “ Base Indenture ”);

 

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  1.1.4 a first supplemental indenture dated [•] 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV as parent guarantor, Cobrew NV as subsidiary guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”);

 

  1.1.5 a second supplemental indenture dated [•] 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV as parent guarantor, Cobrew NV as subsidiary guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”);

 

  1.1.6 a third supplemental indenture dated [•] 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV as parent guarantor, Cobrew NV as subsidiary guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ”);

 

  1.1.7 a fourth supplemental indenture dated [•] 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV as parent guarantor, Cobrew NV as subsidiary guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “ Fourth Supplemental Indenture ”);

 

  1.1.8 a fifth supplemental indenture dated [•] 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV as parent guarantor, Cobrew NV as subsidiary guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “ Fifth Supplemental Indenture ”);

 

  1.1.9 a sixth supplemental indenture dated [•] 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV as parent guarantor, Cobrew NV as subsidiary guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “ Sixth Supplemental Indenture ”);

 

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  1.1.10 guarantees dated [•] 2018 and granted by each Belgian Guarantor in respect of the Notes (the “ Guarantees ”); and

 

  1.1.11 a pricing agreement dated [•] 2018 and and entered into between, among others, the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV as parent guarantor, Cobrew NV as subsidiary guarantor and the Underwriters, together with the schedules and exhibits thereto (the “ Pricing Agreement ”).

The Documents listed in paragraphs 1.1.3 to 1.1.11 are referred to as the “ Opinion Documents ”.

 

1.2 Defined terms

In this Opinion Letter:

 

  1.2.1 Belgian Guarantor ” means each of the companies specified in Schedule 1 ( Belgian Guarantors );

 

  1.2.2 Indenture ” means each of the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Sixth Supplemental Indenture;

 

  1.2.3 Notes ” means:

 

  (a) the USD [•] floating rate notes due 2024;

 

  (b) the USD [•][•] per cent. notes due 2024;

 

  (c) the USD [•][•] per cent. notes due 2028;

 

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  (d) the USD [•][•] per cent. notes due 2038;

 

  (e) the USD [•][•] per cent. notes due 2048; and

 

  (f) the USD [•][•] per cent. notes due 2058,

issued by the Issuer;

 

  1.2.4 terms defined or given a particular construction in the Opinion Documents have the same meaning in this Opinion Letter unless a contrary indication appears; and

 

  1.2.5 headings in this Opinion Letter are for ease of reference only and shall not affect its interpretation.

 

1.3 Legal review

For the purpose of issuing this Opinion Letter we have reviewed only the documents and completed only the searches and enquiries referred to in Schedule 2 ( Documents and Enquiries ) to this Opinion Letter.

 

1.4 Applicable law

This Opinion Letter and the opinions given in it are governed by Belgian law and relate only to Belgian law as applied by the Belgian courts as at today’s date. We express no opinion in this Opinion Letter on the laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

1.5 Assumptions and reservations

The opinions given in this Opinion Letter are given on the basis of our understanding of the terms of the Opinion Documents and the assumptions set out in Schedule 3 ( Assumptions ) and are subject to the reservations set out in Schedule 4 ( Reservations ) to this Opinion Letter. The opinions given in this Opinion Letter are strictly limited to the matters stated in paragraph 2 ( Opinions ) and do not extend to any other matters.

 

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2. OPINIONS

We are of the opinion that:

 

2.1 Corporate existence

 

  2.1.1 Each Belgian Guarantor is a naamloze vennootschap / société anonyme , duly incorporated and validly existing under Belgian law and has the capacity and power to enter into each of the Opinion Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder. Any grounds of nullity or liquidation of any Belgian Guarantor that might exist would operate without retrospective effect.

 

  2.1.2 All corporate action required to authorise the execution by each Belgian Guarantor of each of the Opinion Documents to which it is a party, and the performance by it of its obligations thereunder has been duly taken.

 

2.2 Due execution

 

  2.2.1 Each Opinion Document to which Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is a party has been duly executed on its behalf by [Mr//Ms [•] and Mr//Ms [•]].

 

  2.2.2 Each Opinion Document to which Cobrew NV is a party has been duly executed on its behalf by [Mr//Ms [•] and Mr//Ms [•]].

 

2.3 Conflict

Neither the execution nor the delivery of any Opinion Document by the Belgian Guarantors nor the performance of the obligations of the Belgian Guarantors under any Opinion Document conflict with or will conflict with:

 

  2.3.1 any present law or regulation having the force of law in Belgium and applicable to such Belgian Guarantor; or

 

  2.3.2 any term of the coordinated statutes of such Belgian Guarantor.

 

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2.4 Legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations

In any proceedings taken in Belgium for the enforcement of any of the Opinion Documents, the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Belgian Guarantors in the Opinion Documents to which it is a party would be recognised by the courts of Belgium as its legal, valid and binding obligations and would be enforceable in the courts of Belgium.

 

2.5 Further acts

No further acts, conditions or things are required by Belgian law to be done, fulfilled or performed in order to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence in Belgium of any of the Opinion Documents or for the Issuer to proceed with the issue of the Notes.

 

2.6 Withholding tax

All payments by any Belgian Guarantor under the Opinion Documents in its capacity as a Guarantor may be made without deduction on account of any taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of Belgium or any political sub-division thereof or any authority thereof or therein, provided that (a) such payments are not made through any intermediary in Belgium, (b) such payments are made through a regulated intermediary in Belgium to a non-resident that does not allocate the payment to a permanent establishment in Belgium, subject to the submission of an appropriate tax affidavit, or (c) certain other conditions are satisfied.

 

2.7 Registration and documentary duties

Subject to the matters referred to in paragraphs 3(b) and (c) of Schedule 4 ( Reservations ):

 

  2.7.1 no Belgian documentary duties, stamp duties, registration duties or other documentary taxes are payable upon or in connection with the Opinion Documents or their execution and delivery; and

 

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  2.7.2 no Noteholder shall become liable for any Belgian documentary duties, stamp duties, registration duties or other documentary taxes merely by reason of the acquisition, ownership or disposal by it of any Notes.

 

2.8 Governing law

In any proceedings taken in Belgium for the enforcement of the contractual obligations of the Belgian Guarantors under the Opinion Documents, the courts of Belgium would recognise the choice of New York law to govern the Opinion Documents, subject to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of 17 June 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations.

 

2.9 Submission to jurisdiction

The submission to the jurisdiction of any New York State court or United States federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York by any Belgian Guarantor in the Indenture, and to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court in the City, County and State of New York by any Belgian Guarantor in the Pricing Agreement, would be recognised by the Belgian courts subject to, and in accordance with, the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (the “ Brussels I Regulation (Recast) ”).

 

2.10 Enforcement of foreign judgment

A judgment obtained in any New York State court or United States federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York in connection with the Indenture, or in any state or federal court in the City, County and State of New York in connection with the Pricing Agreement, would be recognised and enforced by the courts of Belgium without review on the merits subject to the conditions specified in Articles 22 to 25 of the Code of International Private Law, which mainly require that the recognition or enforcement of the foreign judgment should not be a manifest violation of public policy, that the foreign courts must have respected the rights of the defence, that the foreign judgment should be final, and that the assumption of jurisdiction by the foreign court may not have breached certain principles of Belgian law.

 

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2.11 Licensed to carry on business

 

  2.11.1 No consents, authorisations, licences, approvals or registrations are required from any governmental or other regulatory authorities in Belgium to enable any Belgian Guarantor to enter into the Opinion Documents to which it is a party, and to perform its obligations expressed to be assumed thereunder.

 

  2.11.2 It is not necessary in order to enable any Underwriter or the Trustee to enforce its rights under the Opinion Documents to which it is a party, or by reason of its execution of these Opinion Documents or the performance by it of its obligations thereunder, that it should be licensed, qualified or otherwise entitled to carry on business in Belgium.

 

  2.11.3 Neither the Trustee nor any of the Underwriters will be deemed to be resident, domiciled or carrying on business in Belgium by reason merely of its execution, performance and/or enforcement of the Opinion Documents to which it is a party.

 

2.12 Immunity

In any proceedings taken in Belgium in relation to the Opinion Documents no Belgian Guarantor will be entitled to claim immunity from suit or enforcement.

 

2.13 Enforcement

Each Opinion Document, if submitted in original, is in acceptable legal form to be admissible in evidence and for the enforcement thereof in the courts of Belgium.

 

3. LIMITS OF OPINION

We express no opinion as to any liability to tax which may arise or be suffered as a result of or in connection with the Opinion Documents or the Transaction, , other than as mentioned in paragraphs 2.6 ( Withholding tax ) and 2.7 ( Registration and documentary duties ).

 

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4. ADDRESSEES AND PURPOSE

This Opinion Letter is provided in connection with the Transaction and is addressed to the Underwriters and the Trustee. It may not, without our prior written consent, be relied upon for any other purpose or be disclosed to or relied upon by any other person save that it may be disclosed without such consent to:

 

  (a) any person to whom disclosure is required to be made by applicable law or court order or pursuant to the rules or regulations of any supervisory or regulatory body or in connection with any judicial proceedings; and

 

  (b) the officers, employees, auditors and professional advisers of any addressee;

on the basis that (i) such disclosure is made solely to enable any such person to be informed that an opinion has been given and to be made aware of its terms but not for the purposes of reliance, (ii) we do not assume any duty or liability to any person to whom such disclosure is made, and (iii) such person agrees not to further disclose this Opinion Letter or its contents to any other person, other than as permitted above, without our prior written consent.

 

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SCHEDULE 1

BELGIAN GUARANTORS

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV , with its registered office at Grote Markt 1 Grand Place, 1000 Brussels, enterprise number 417,497,106, RPM/RPR Brussels.

COBREW NV , with its registered office at Brouwerijplein 1, 3000 Leuven, enterprise number 428,975,372, RPM/RPR Leuven.

 

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SCHEDULE 2

DOCUMENTS AND ENQUIRIES

 

1. DOCUMENTS

We have reviewed only the following documents for the purposes of this Opinion Letter.

 

  (a) The Opinion Documents in the forms set out below:

 

  (i) a PDF copy of each executed Indenture;

 

  (ii) a PDF copy of the executed Pricing Agreement; and

 

  (iii) a PDF copy of each executed Guarantee; [N OT YET SEEN ]

 

  (b) a copy of the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement;

 

  (c) a copy of the Prospectus Supplement;

 

  (d) a copy of a Registration Statement, including the base prospectus (the “ Base Prospectus ”), on Form F-3 dated [__] March 2018 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on [__] March 2018;

 

  (e) a copy of the Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions for debt securities from, among others, the Issuer and the Belgian Guarantors to the Representatives of the Several Underwriters as attached to the Pricing Agreement;

 

  (f) a copy of the publication by way of extracts in the Annexes au Moniteur belge  / Bijlagen tot het Belgisch Staatsblad dated 8 March 2016 of the deed of incorporation of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV;

 

  (g) a copy of the coordinated statutes of each Belgian Guarantor:

 

  (i) as at 26 April 2017 in respect of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV; and

 

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  (ii) as at 13 September 2017 in respect of Cobrew NV;

 

  (h) an extract from the minutes of a meeting of the board of directors of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (including certain powers of attorney) held on 15 March 2018;

 

  (i) a copy of unanimous written resolutions of the board of directors of Cobrew NV (including certain powers of attorney) taken on 15 March 2018; and

 

  (j) a copy of a certificate from Cobrew NV confirming that the aggregate amount of notes issued pursuant to the New Shelf Registration Statement, the EMTN Programme and the AMTN Programme (as each such term is defined in the written resolutions of the board of directors of Cobrew NV dated 15 March 2018) since 15 March 2018 does not exceed USD 35 billion (or its equivalent in other currencies, converted to US Dollars at the applicable spot rate of exchange on the date of their issue).

 

2. SEARCHES AND ENQUIRIES

We have undertaken only the following searches and enquiries in Belgium for the purposes of this Opinion Letter.

 

  (a) An online search of the Annexes au Moniteur belge  / Bijlagen tot het Belgisch Staatsblad was conducted in respect of each Belgian Guarantor on [•] March 2018. The website was current up to [•] March 2018.

 

  (b) An online search of the Moniteur belge  / Belgisch Staatsblad was conducted in respect of each Belgian Guarantor on [•] March 2018. The website was current up to issue No. [•] dated [•] March 2018.

 

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  (c) An online search of the Central Solvency Register ( Registre Central de la Solvabilité  / Centraal Register Solvabiliteit ) was conducted in respect of each Belgian Guarantor on [•] March 2018.

 

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SCHEDULE 3

ASSUMPTIONS

The opinions in this Opinion Letter have been made on the following assumptions.

 

1. ORIGINAL AND GENUINE DOCUMENTATION

 

  (a) All signatures are genuine, all original documents are authentic and all copy documents supplied to us as photocopies or in portable document format (PDF) or other electronic form are genuine, accurate, complete and conform to the originals.

 

  (b) Any certificate referred to in Schedule 2 ( Documents and Enquiries ) is correct in all respects.

 

2. OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES OTHER THAN THE BELGIAN GUARANTORS

 

  (a) Each party to the Opinion Documents other than any Belgian Guarantor (the “ Other Parties ”) has the capacity, power and authority to enter into and to exercise its rights and to perform its obligations under the Opinion Documents to which it is a party.

 

  (b) Each Other Party has duly authorised and executed the Opinion Documents to which it is a party.

 

3. DOCUMENTS NOT GOVERNED BY BELGIAN LAW

The obligations expressed to be assumed by the parties to the Opinion Documents constitute their legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations under New York law.

 

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4. CORPORATE AUTHORITY OF THE BELGIAN GUARANTORS

 

  (a) The resolutions of the board of directors of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV set out in the extract of the minutes referred to in Schedule 2 ( Documents and Enquiries ) were duly passed at a properly convened meeting of duly appointed directors of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, have not been amended or rescinded and are in full force and effect; the directors who attended and voted at the said meeting have complied with all applicable provisions of article 523 of the Company Code dealing with conflicts of interests of directors.

 

  (b) The written resolutions of the board of directors of Cobrew NV referred to in Schedule 2 ( Documents and Enquiries ) were approved by all directors of Cobrew NV, have not been amended or rescinded and are in full force and effect; the choice of using a written resolution rather than an actual meeting was duly justified by the urgency of the matter and was in the interest of Cobrew NV; the directors have complied with all applicable provisions of article 523 of the Company Code dealing with conflicts of interests of directors.

 

  (c) No Belgian Guarantor has resolved to enter into liquidation, filed an application for bankruptcy, filed an application for or been subject to proceedings for judicial reorganisation, or been adjudicated bankrupt or annulled as a legal entity (our searches referred to in Schedule 2 ( Documents and Enquiries ) did not reveal anything to the contrary).

 

  (d) The principal establishment of each Belgian Guarantor is, and at all relevant times has been and will remain, located in Belgium.

 

  (e) The board of directors of each Belgian Guarantor has satisfied itself that the entry by such Belgian Guarantor into the Opinion Documents to which it is a party would be of benefit to it and that the burdens resulting therefrom would not be disproportionate to those benefits, and the conclusions of the board in this respect are not unreasonable.

 

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  (f) The entry by any Belgian Guarantor into any of the Opinion Documents to which it is a party is not an abnormal transaction entered into by it in the knowledge that so doing would prejudice its creditors.

 

5. SEARCHES AND ENQUIRIES

There have been no amendments to the statutes of any Belgian Guarantor since the coordinated statutes referred to in Schedule 2 ( Documents and Enquiries ) (our searches referred to in that Schedule did not reveal anything to the contrary) and the appointments and powers referred to in the same Schedule 2 ( Documents and Enquiries ) have not been expired or terminated.

 

6. OTHER MATTERS

The Issuer does not and will not have its registered office, its principal place of business, its centre of management or administration or a permanent establishment in Belgium.

 

7. OTHER DOCUMENTS

Save for those listed in Schedule 2 ( Documents and Enquiries ), there is no other agreement, instrument or other arrangement between any of the parties to any of the Opinion Documents which modifies or supersedes any of the Opinion Documents.

 

8. OTHER LAWS

All acts, conditions or things required to be fulfilled, performed or effected in connection with the Opinion Documents under the laws of any jurisdiction other than Belgium have been duly fulfilled, performed and effected.

 

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SCHEDULE 4

RESERVATIONS

The opinions in this Opinion Letter are subject to the following reservations.

 

1. LIMITATIONS ARISING FROM INSOLVENCY LAW

The enforceability of the Opinion Documents is subject to the provisions of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or other laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally including statutes of limitation; in particular it is to be noted that:

 

  (a) any provision in the Opinion Documents providing for an event of default, an acceleration or another early termination of the Opinion Documents by reason of a party being subject to proceedings for a judicial reorganisation may not be enforceable;

 

  (b) if any Belgian Guarantor is declared bankrupt and if the date of the Guarantee to which it is a party is within the pre-bankruptcy suspect period (the so-called “suspect period” may have a duration of up to six months before the declaration of bankruptcy, or more if the bankrupt entity was already in liquidation, whether formally or as a matter of fact, or in judicial reorganisation before its bankruptcy), then there is a risk that its obligations as a Guarantor may be set aside on the grounds that they were assumed without adequate consideration;

 

  (c) the restrictions on the enforcement of its rights against other Guarantors and the Issuer imposed on any Belgian Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantees may cease to be effective upon the bankruptcy of such Belgian Guarantor;

 

  (d) any power of attorney or other mandate would lapse on the bankruptcy of the party that granted it, and may lapse on an application for judicial reorganisation;

 

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  (e) penalties and liquidated damages may not be enforceable in a judicial reorganisation;

 

  (f) termination clauses may be subject to a mandatory 15 day grace period in a judicial reorganisation; and

 

  (g) a party subject to judicial reorganisation may in certain circumstances opt not to perform current contracts, without prejudice however to damages resulting from that non performance.

 

2. ENFORCEABILITY OF CLAIMS

 

  (a) No opinion is given on any issue which may arise out of, or relate to, the giving of financial assistance pursuant to the Belgian Company Code, nor the consequences thereof on the enforceability of any Guarantee.

 

  (b) Periods of grace for the performance of its obligations may be granted by the courts to a debtor who has acted in good faith.

 

3. TAXATION

 

  (a) It should be noted that, in relation to payments by any Belgian Guarantor in its capacity as Guarantor, the opinion expressed in paragraph 2.6 ( Withholding tax ) of this Opinion Letter as to the absence of withholding tax is derived from an administrative guideline and a court case issued in a slightly different context, rather than from a clear rule of law specifically applicable to such a situation; we believe, however, that one can rely on the application of this administrative guideline and court case with a reasonable degree of confidence.

 

  (b) Certain secondary market trades in securities conducted through an intermediary are subject to fiscal duties.

 

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  (c) The obtaining of a judgment in Belgium or the declaration of enforceability of a foreign judgment by the courts of Belgium (to the extent required) will give rise to a registration duty at the rate of 3% of the amount of the judgment.

 

4. GOVERNING LAW

 

  (a) The courts of Belgium may not apply New York law as the governing law of the Opinion Documents if to do so would be contrary to public policy or overriding mandatory provisions of Belgian law or, where all other elements relevant to the situation at the time that the Opinion Documents were entered into are located in one or more Member States of the European Community, the provisions of Community law, where appropriate as implemented in Belgium, which cannot be derogated from by agreement.

 

  (b) If all other elements relevant to the situation at the time that the Opinion Documents were entered into are located in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the choice of New York law as the governing law of the Opinion Documents shall not prejudice the application by the courts of Belgium of provisions of the law of that other country which cannot be derogated from by agreement.

 

  (c) The courts of Belgium may apply Belgian law despite the choice of law referred to in paragraph 2.8 ( Governing law ) of this Opinion Letter if it appears clearly impossible, in the course of legal proceedings, to determine the substantive rules of the chosen law.

 

  (d) If any obligation is or is to be performed in a jurisdiction outside Belgium, it may not be enforceable in the courts of Belgium to the extent that performance would be illegal or contrary to public policy under the laws of the other jurisdiction and the courts of Belgium may give effect to any overriding mandatory provisions of the law of the place of performance insofar as they render the performance unlawful or otherwise take into account the law of the place of performance in relation to the manner of performance and to the steps to be taken in the event of defective performance.

 

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5. JURISDICTION

 

  (a) The courts of Belgium may refuse to give effect to the choice of jurisdiction referred to in paragraph 2.9 ( Submission to jurisdiction ) of this Opinion Letter if they expect that a foreign judgment rendered pursuant thereto will not be capable of recognition or enforcement in Belgium (as to which please refer to paragraph 2.10 ( Enforcement of foreign judgment ) of this Opinion Letter).

 

  (b) The courts of Belgium may accept jurisdiction despite the choice of jurisdiction referred to in paragraph 2.9 ( Submission to jurisdiction ) of this Opinion Letter if they are already seised with a closely connected matter, or if the dispute is closely connected with Belgium and litigation abroad appears impossible or unreasonable.

 

6. INDEMNITIES

 

  (a) Provisions for the recovery of legal fees incurred by a party may not be enforceable beyond a maximum amount set by royal decree.

 

  (b) Indemnification provisions in respect of fines or other criminal or administrative penalties may not be enforceable.

 

7. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

 

  (a) The opinions expressed in this Opinion Letter are subject to the effects of any United Nations, European Union or Belgian sanctions or other similar measures implemented or effective in Belgium with respect to any party to the Opinion Documents which is, or is controlled by or otherwise connected with, a person resident in, incorporated in or constituted under the laws of, or carrying on business in, a country to which any such sanctions or other similar measures apply, or is otherwise the target of any such sanctions or other similar measures.

 

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  (b) The provisions of the Guarantees whereby any Belgian Guarantor agrees to subordinate certain intra-group claims, and in certain circumstances to refrain from exercising subrogation rights, taking enforcement steps or demanding payment in respect of these intra-group claims will be recognised as constituting legal, valid and binding obligations as between the parties. There are doubts, however, as to whether these provisions will be effective against a liquidator in the insolvency of such Belgian Guarantor or against other third-party creditors of such Belgian Guarantor.

 

  (c) Enforcement action by a party established in Belgium may not be admissible before the courts if that party is not properly registered with the trade registry ( Banque-Carrefour des entreprises / Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen ).

 

  (d) The delivery of securities in bearer form will not be allowed in Belgium.

 

  (e) The Notes may not be distributed in Belgium by way of an offer of securities to the public.

 

  (f) The courts may demand that documents submitted in evidence be translated into the language of the proceedings ( ie French or Dutch).

 

  (g) Article 524 of the Company Code provides that certain transactions entered into by listed companies or subsidiaries of listed companies must be approved by way of a special approval process at the level of the listed company; according to a literal interpretation of said article 524, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV would need to follow this special approval process as a result of the entry to the Opinion Documents by certain of its Subsidiaries; we believe such literal interpretation to be incorrect and consequently that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has (subject to the assumptions and qualifications set out in this Opinion Letter) duly approved the Opinion Documents to which it is a party.

 

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SCHEDULE 5

THE UNDERWRITERS

 

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Exhibit C

[ Form of Clifford Chance LLP, Luxembourg Opinion ]

 

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CLIFFORD CHANCE OPINION LETTER

(LUXEMBOURG LAW)

NEW USD […] […]% NOTES DUE 2024, USD […] […]%

NOTES DUE 2028, USD […] […]% NOTES DUE 2038, USD

[…] […]% NOTES DUE 2048, USD […] […]% NOTES DUE

2058 AND USD FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 2024

ISSUED BY ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE

INC.

 

 

 

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CONTENTS

 

Clause    Page  

1.

  Introduction      86  

2.

  Opinions      88  

3.

  No Insolvency Proceedings      92  

4.

  Scope of Opinion      92  

5.

  Addressee And Purpose      93  

Schedule 1 Definitions

     94  

Schedule 2 Luxembourg Obligors

     96  

Schedule 3 Documents

     97  

Schedule 4 Assumptions

     99  

Schedule 5 Reservations

     103  

 

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Our reference: 30-40674776/MM/ZDI

Marc.Mehlen@cliffordchance.com

[…] March 2018

 

To: […], […] and […] as underwriters in respect of the Notes

(as defined below) (the “ Underwriters ”)

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as

trustee under the Base Indenture (as defined below)

together the “ Addressees

Dear Sirs

New USD […] […]% notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”), USD […] […]% notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”), USD […] […]% notes due 2038 (the “2038 Notes”), USD […] […]% notes due 2048 (the “2048 Notes”), USD […] […]% notes due 2058 (the “2058 Notes”) and USD floating rate notes due 2024 (the “Floating Rate Notes”) (collectively the “Notes”) issued by Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. (the “Company”) on the date hereof

We have acted as Luxembourg legal advisers of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (“ ABI ”) and the Luxembourg Obligors in connection with the issuance by the Company of the Notes (the “ Transaction ”).

 

1. INTRODUCTION

 

1.1 Transaction Documents

 

     The opinions given in this opinion letter (the “ Opinion Letter ”) relate to the following documents entered into in connection with the Transaction (the “ Transaction Documents ”):

 

  1.1.1 A New York law governed base indenture dated […] March 2018 and entered into between, amongst others, the Company as issuer, ABI as parent guarantor, each Luxembourg Obligor as subsidiary guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), (the “ Base Indenture ”).

 

  1.1.2 A New York law governed supplemental indenture dated […] March 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Company as issuer, ABI as parent guarantor, each Luxembourg Obligor as subsidiary guarantor and the Trustee, with respect to the 2024 Notes, in relation to the Base Indenture (the “ Supplemental Indenture I ”).

 

  1.1.3 A New York law governed supplemental indenture dated […] March 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Company as issuer, ABI as parent guarantor, each Luxembourg Obligor as subsidiary guarantor and the Trustee, with respect to the 2028 Notes, in relation to the Base Indenture (the “ Supplemental Indenture II ”).

 

  1.1.4 A New York law governed supplemental indenture dated […] March 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Company as issuer, ABI as parent guarantor, each Luxembourg Obligor as subsidiary guarantor and the Trustee, with respect to the 2038 Notes, in relation to the Base Indenture (the “ Supplemental Indenture III ”).

 

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  1.1.5 A New York law governed supplemental indenture dated […] March 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Company as issuer, ABI as parent guarantor, each Luxembourg Obligor as subsidiary guarantor and the Trustee, with respect to the 2048 Notes, in relation to the Base Indenture (the “ Supplemental Indenture IV ”).

 

  1.1.6 A New York law governed supplemental indenture dated […] March 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Company as issuer, ABI as parent guarantor, each Luxembourg Obligor as subsidiary guarantor and the Trustee, with respect to the 2058 Notes, in relation to the Base Indenture (the “ Supplemental Indenture V ”).

 

  1.1.7 A New York law governed supplemental indenture dated […] March 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Company as issuer, ABI as parent guarantor, each Luxembourg Obligor as subsidiary guarantor and the Trustee, with respect to the Floating Rate Notes, in relation to the Base Indenture (the “ Supplemental Indenture VI ”).

 

  1.1.8 The New York law governed guarantees relating to, and endorsed to the Notes and entered into between among others, each Luxembourg Obligor as subsidiary guarantor and ABI as parent guarantor on […] March 2018 (the “ Guarantees ”).

 

  1.1.9 The New York law governed underwriting agreement relating to the Notes, dated […] March 2018 and entered into between, among others, each Luxembourg Obligor as Subsidiary Guarantor and the Underwriters (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”).

 

1.2 Defined terms and Interpretation

 

     Terms defined in the Transaction Documents shall have the same meaning in this Opinion Letter, unless otherwise defined herein (and in particular in paragraph 1.1 ( Transaction Documents ) and in Schedule 1 ( Definitions )). Headings in this Opinion Letter are for ease of reference only and shall not affect its interpretation.

 

     In this Opinion Letter, Luxembourg legal concepts are expressed in English terms and not in their original French terms. The concepts concerned may not be identical to the concepts described by the same English terms as they exist under the laws of other jurisdictions. This Opinion Letter may therefore only be relied upon under the express condition that any issues of interpretation arising thereunder will be governed by Luxembourg law.

 

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1.3 Legal review

 

     We have not reviewed any documents other than the Transaction Documents and the Corporate Documents, and this Opinion Letter does not purport to address any legal issues that arise in relation to such other documents that may be or come into force between the Parties, even if there is a reference to any such documents in the Transaction Documents or the Corporate Documents or on the impact such documents may have on the opinions expressed in this Opinion Letter.

1.4 Applicable law

 

     The opinions given in this Opinion Letter are confined to and given on the basis of Luxembourg law as currently applied by the Luxembourg courts as evidenced in published case-law. We have made no independent investigation of any other laws for the purpose of this Opinion Letter and do not express or imply any opinion in relation to any such laws. In particular, as Luxembourg qualified lawyers we are not qualified nor in a position to assess the meaning and consequences of the terms of the Transaction Documents under the relevant foreign governing or applicable law and we have made no investigation into such laws as a basis for the opinions expressed hereafter and do not express or imply any opinion thereon, including in relation to any implied terms, statutory provisions referred to therein or any other consequences arising from the entry into or performance under the Transaction Documents under such laws. Accordingly, our review of the Transaction Documents has been limited to the terms of such documents as they appear on the face thereof without reference to their respective governing laws or any other applicable law (other than Luxembourg law).

 

     The opinions given in this Opinion Letter are given on the basis that it is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Luxembourg and will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Luxembourg.

 

1.5 Assumptions and Reservations

 

     The opinions given in this Opinion Letter are given on the assumptions set out in Schedule 4 ( Assumptions ) and are subject to the reservations set out in Schedule 5 ( Reservations ). The opinions given in this Opinion Letter are strictly limited to the matters stated in paragraph 2 ( Opinions ) and do not extend to any other matters.

 

2. OPINIONS

 

     We are of the opinion that:

 

2.1 Corporate existence

 

     Brandbev is a company incorporated and existing in Luxembourg as a société à responsabilité limitée . Brandbrew is a company incorporated and existing in Luxembourg as a société anonyme .

 

2.2 Capacity and Authorisation

 

  2.2.1 Each Luxembourg Obligor has the capacity and power to enter into each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to exercise its rights and to perform its obligations under those Transaction Documents.

 

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  2.2.2 All necessary corporate action has been taken to enable the Luxembourg Obligors validly to enter into and to perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents to which they are a party.

 

2.3 Due execution

 

     Each of the Luxembourg Obligors has duly executed the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

 

2.4 No conflict

 

     Neither the entry by each Luxembourg Obligor into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party nor the performance by each Luxembourg Obligor of its obligations under those Transaction Documents constitute a violation of its Constitutional Documents, nor conflict with or otherwise breach Luxembourg laws generally applicable to companies.

 

2.5 Legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations

 

     The obligations expressed to be assumed by the Luxembourg Obligors in the Transaction Documents to which they are a party would, if analysed by a Luxembourg court in proceedings commenced in Luxembourg, be recognised by a Luxembourg court as their legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their terms.

 

2.6 Governing law

 

     The choice of the governing law expressed in the Transaction Documents will be recognised and given effect by the courts of Luxembourg (i) where the choice relates to contractual obligations, in accordance with, and subject to the provisions of the Rome I Regulation and (ii) if and to the extent the choice relates to non-contractual obligations in accordance with, and subject to the provisions of the Rome II Regulation and, in each case, in accordance with and subject to, the corresponding Luxembourg procedural and substantive law.

 

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2.7 Jurisdiction

 

     The submission by the Luxembourg Obligors to the jurisdiction of the Relevant Courts contained in the Transaction Documents is valid and binding (upon their terms) and a final judgment obtained in the Relevant Courts on or in respect of the Transaction Documents will be recognised and enforced by the courts of Luxembourg in accordance with general provisions of Luxembourg procedural law for the enforcement of foreign judgments originating from countries which are not bound by Regulation 1215/2012 and which are not parties to the Lugano Convention or the 2005 Hague Convention. Pursuant to such rules, a Relevant Judgment would not directly be enforceable in Luxembourg. However, a Party who obtains a Relevant Judgment may initiate enforcement proceedings in Luxembourg ( exequatur ), by requesting the enforcement of such Relevant Judgment from the District Court ( Tribunal d’Arrondissement ), pursuant to Section 678 of the Luxembourg New Code of Civil Procedure. The District Court will authorise the enforcement in Luxembourg of the Relevant Judgment without re-examination of the merits, if it is satisfied that the following conditions are met:

 

  (a) the Relevant Judgment is enforceable ( exécutoire ) in the respective jurisdiction of the Relevant Courts;

 

  (b) the assumption of jurisdiction ( compétence ) of the Relevant Courts is founded according to Luxembourg private international law rules;

 

  (c) the Relevant Court has acted in accordance with its own procedural rules and has applied to the dispute the substantive law which would have been applied by Luxembourg courts;

 

  (d) the principles of fair trial and due process have been complied with and in particular the judgment was granted following proceedings where the counterparty had the opportunity to appear, and if appeared, to present a defence; and

 

  (e) the Relevant Judgment does not contravene Luxembourg public policy and has not been obtained fraudulently.

 

2.8 No further acts

 

     No further acts or conditions are required by Luxembourg law to be done, fulfilled and performed in order (a) to enable the Luxembourg Obligors lawfully to enter into, and perform the obligations expressed to be assumed by them in the Transaction Documents to which they are a party and (b) to make the Transaction Documents admissible in evidence in Luxembourg.

 

2.9 Registration and stamp duties

 

     It is not necessary that any stamp, registration or similar tax be paid on the Transaction Documents.

 

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2.10 License to carry on business

 

  2.10.1 It is not necessary under the laws of Luxembourg that the Underwriters or the Trustee be licensed, qualified or authorised to carry on business in Luxembourg (i) by reason of the execution of the Transaction Documents or (ii) in order to enable the Underwriters or the Trustee to enforce their respective rights under the Transaction Documents. This opinion does not apply to any Underwriter or the Trustee if they have their respective registered office, principal place of management, an establishment or a branch in Luxembourg or otherwise operating in this jurisdiction.

 

  2.10.2 The Underwriters or the Trustee are not deemed to be resident, domiciled or carrying on business or resident for tax purposes in Luxembourg solely by reason of the execution, performance or enforcement of the Transaction Documents, except that the enforcement of the Transaction Documents may require an election of domicile in case of Luxembourg court proceedings for the purpose thereof.

 

2.11 Immunity

In any proceedings taken in Luxembourg in relation to the Transaction Documents, the Luxembourg Obligors will not be entitled to claim general immunity from suit, execution, attachment or other legal process.

 

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3. NO INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS

 

     According to the Negative Certificates, no Judicial Decision opening Judicial Proceedings against any of the Luxembourg Obligors has been registered with the RCS on the date stated therein. The Negative Certificates do not indicate whether a Judicial Decision has been taken or a Judicial Proceeding has been opened. The registration of a Judicial Decision must be requested by the legally determined persons at the latest one month after the Judicial Decision has been rendered. As a consequence a delay exists between the moment where the event rendering the registration with the RCS necessary occurs and the actual registration of the Judicial Decision in the RCS. It may furthermore not be excluded that no registration has occurred during the legally prescribed period of one month if no request for registration has been made. As a consequence the Negative Certificates are not conclusive as to the opening and existence or not of Judicial Decisions or Judicial Proceedings and should not be relied upon as such. The Negative Certificates do, for the avoidance of doubt, not purport to indicate whether or not a petition or order for any of the Judicial Proceedings has been presented or made.

 

4. SCOPE OF OPINION

 

     We have not been responsible for advising any party to the Transaction other than ABI and the Luxembourg Obligors and the delivery of this Opinion Letter to any person other than ABI and the Luxembourg Obligors does not evidence an existence of any such advisory duty on our behalf to such person.

 

     We express no opinion as to any taxation matters or transfer pricing matters generally or liability to tax which may arise or be suffered as a result of or in connection with the Transaction Documents or the Transaction other than as mentioned in paragraph 2.9 ( Registration and stamp duties ) or on the impact which any tax laws may have on the opinions expressed in this Opinion Letter.

 

     No opinion (except to the extent expressly opined upon herein) is expressed or implied in relation to the accuracy of any representation or warranty given by or concerning any of the parties to the Transaction Documents or whether such parties or any of them have complied with or will comply with any covenant or undertaking given by them or any obligations binding upon them. No opinion is expressed or implied in this Opinion Letter in relation to (i) any notes issued from time to time under the Base Indenture or their respective issuances or (ii) any guarantees issued from time to time under the Base Indenture (other than the Guarantees (as defined in paragraph 1.1.8 hereof), but only to the extent expressly opined upon herein).

 

     Except in as far as the entry by the Luxembourg Obligors into and the performance by the Luxembourg Obligors of their obligations under the Transaction Documents is concerned, we express no opinion on any applicable licensing or similar requirements.

 

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     We express no opinion on the applicability of the Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories or any delegated or implementing regulations (together the “ EMIR Regulations ”), of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories and amending Directives 98/26/EC and 2014/65/EU and Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 or implementing regulations (together the “ CSD Regulations ”) or of Regulation (EU) 2015/2365 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on transparency of securities financing transactions and of reuse and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 or implementing regulations (“ SFTR Regulations ”) or any obligations arising for the parties pursuant to each of the EMIR Regulations, the CSD Regulations and the SFTR Regulations. This Opinion Letter does not contain any undertaking to update it or to inform the Addressees of any changes in the laws of Luxembourg or any other laws which would affect the content thereof in any manner.

 

5. ADDRESSEES AND PURPOSE

 

     This Opinion Letter is provided in connection with the Transaction, is addressed to the Addressees and is solely for the benefit of the Addressees. It may not, without our prior written consent, be relied upon for any other purpose or be disclosed to or relied upon by any other person save that it may be disclosed without such consent to any person to whom disclosure is required to be made by applicable law or court order or pursuant to the rules or regulations of any supervisory or regulatory body or in connection with any judicial proceedings, on the basis that (i) such disclosure is made solely to enable any such person to be informed that an opinion has been given and to be made aware of its terms but not for the purposes of reliance, and (ii) we do not assume any duty or liability to any person to whom such disclosure is made and in preparing this opinion we only had regard to the interests of our client(s).

Yours faithfully,

CLIFFORD CHANCE

Marc Mehlen *

Avocat à la Cour

 

*   The undersigned is acting as manager of Clifford Chance GP, the general partner of Clifford Chance.

 

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SCHEDULE 1

DEFINITIONS

2005 Hague Convention ” means the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on choice of court agreements.

Authorised Signatories ” means, in respect of each Luxembourg Obligor, the persons defined as such under the heading Board Resolutions in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 ( Documents ).

Board Resolutions ” means, in respect of each Luxembourg Obligor, the board resolutions listed under the headings Board Resolutions in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 ( Documents ).

Constitutional Documents ” means, in respect of each Luxembourg Obligor, the constitutional documents listed under the headings Constitutional Documents in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 ( Documents ).

Corporate Documents ” means the documents listed in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 ( Documents ).

Directive 2006/43/EC ” means Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, as amended.

Excerpts ” means all of the excerpts listed under the headings Excerpt in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 ( Documents ).

Judicial Decision ” means any judicial decision opening Judicial Proceedings.

Judicial Proceedings means one of the judicial proceedings referred to in article 13, items 2 to 11 of the RCS Law, including in particular, bankruptcy ( faillite ), controlled management ( gestion contrôlée ), suspension of payments ( sursis de paiement ), arrangement with creditors ( concordat préventif de la faillite ) and judicial liquidation ( liquidation judiciaire ) proceedings.

Law on Commercial Companies ” means the Luxembourg law dated 10 August 1915 on commercial companies, as amended.

Lugano Convention ” means the Lugano Convention of 30 October 2007 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.

Luxembourg ” means the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Luxembourg Obligors ” means each of the companies specified in Schedule 2 ( Luxembourg Obligors ) .

Negative Certificates means all of the negative certificates listed under the headings Negative Certificate in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 ( Documents ).

Other Party ” means each party to the Transaction Documents other than the Luxembourg Obligors.

Parties ” means all of the parties to the Transaction Documents.

RCS ” means the Luxembourg register of commerce and companies.

RCS Law ” means the Luxembourg law dated 19 December 2002 relating to the register of commerce and companies as well as the accounting and the annual accounts of companies, as amended.

 

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Regulation 44/2001 ” means Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.

Regulation 1215/2012 ” means Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (recast).

Regulation 537/2014 ” means Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities.

Regulation 2015/848 ” means Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (recast).

Relevant Courts ” means New York State court or United States federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the city of New York.

Relevant Judgment ” means an enforceable judgment rendered by a Relevant Court.

RESA ” means the central electronic platform of official publication for companies and associations ( Recueil électronique des sociétés et associations ).

Rome I Regulation ” means Council Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of 17 June 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations.

Rome II Regulation ” means Council Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 of 11 July 2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations.

Supplemental Indentures ” means collectively the Supplemental Indenture I, the Supplemental Indenture II, the Supplemental Indenture III, the Supplemental Indenture IV, the Supplemental Indenture V and the Supplemental Indenture VI.

 

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SCHEDULE 2

LUXEMBOURG OBLIGORS

Brandbev S.à r.l. , a société à responsabilité limitée , having its registered office at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Luxembourg, registered with the RCS under number B 80.984 (“ Brandbev ”).

Brandbrew S.A. , a société anonyme having its registered office at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Luxembourg, registered with the RCS under number B 75.696 (“ Brandbrew ”).

 

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SCHEDULE 3

DOCUMENTS

We have reviewed only the following documents for the purposes of this Opinion Letter.

 

1. TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS

 

     Executed copies of each of the Transaction Documents.

 

2. CORPORATE DOCUMENTS

 

2.1 Relating to Brandbev:

 

  (a) Constitutional Documents

A copy of its articles of association dated 30 March 2016.

 

  (b) Board Resolutions

A copy of the written resolutions of its board of managers dated […] March 2018 and approving, inter alia , the entry by Brandbev into the Transaction Documents and authorising (i) any manager of Brandbev appointed from time to time, including, Gert Bert Maria Magis, Yannick Bomans, Yann Callou and (ii) each of Octavio Chino, Carlos Brito, Felipe Dutra, David Kamenetzky, John Blood, Lucas Lira, Thomas Larson, Alan Audi, Bryan Warner, Benoit Loore, Ann Randon, Christine Delhaye, Fernando Tennenbaum, Gabriel Ventura, Suma Prasad, Gert Boulangé, Thomas Stammen, Jan Vandermeersch, Fabio Riva, Romanie Dendooven, Guy Ernotte Dumont, Thomas Stammen, Anneleen Straetemans and Michael Swita (collectively the “ Authorised Signatories ”), in each case each acting jointly with any other Authorised Signatory and with full power of substitution to execute, inter alia , the Transaction Documents on its behalf.

 

  (c) Excerpt

An excerpt from the RCS dated […] March 2018.

 

  (d) Negative Certificate

A certificate from the RCS dated […] March 2018 stating that as of […] March 2018, no Judicial Decision has been registered with the RCS by application of article 13, items 2 to 12 and article 14 of the RCS Law, according to which Brandbev would be subject to Judicial Proceedings.

 

2.2 Relating to Brandbrew:

 

  (a) Constitutional Documents

A copy of its coordinated articles of association dated 9 December 2016.

 

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  (b) Board Resolutions

A copy of the written resolutions of its board of directors dated […] March 2018 and approving, inter alia , the entry by Brandbrew into the Transaction Documents and authorising (i) any director of Brandbrew appointed from time to time, including, Gert Bert Maria Magis, Octavio Chino, Yann Callou, Yannick Bomans and (ii) each of Carlos Brito, Felipe Dutra, David Kamenetzky, John Blood, Lucas Lira, Thomas Larson, Alan Audi, Bryan Warner, Benoit Loore, Ann Randon, Christine Delhaye, Fernando Tennenbaum, Gabriel Ventura, Suma Prasad, Gert Boulangé, Thomas Stammen, Jan Vandermeersch, Fabio Riva, Romanie Dendooven, Guy Ernotte Dumont, Thomas Stammen, Anneleen Straetemans and Michael Swita (collectively the “ Authorised Signatories ”), in each case each acting jointly with any other Authorised Signatory and with full power of substitution to execute, inter alia , the Transaction Documents on its behalf.

 

  (c) Excerpt

An excerpt from the RCS dated […] March 2018.

 

  (d) Negative Certificate

A certificate from the RCS dated […] March 2018 stating that as of […] March 2018, no Judicial Decision has been registered with the RCS by application of article 13, items 2 to 12 and article 14 of the RCS Law, according to which Brandbrew would be subject to Judicial Proceedings.

 

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SCHEDULE 4

ASSUMPTIONS

The opinions expressed in this Opinion Letter have been made on the following assumptions which are made both on the date of this Opinion Letter and on the date where the Transaction Documents have been entered into and for any time period in between such dates.

 

1. ORIGINAL AND GENUINE DOCUMENTATION

 

  (a) All signatures and seals are genuine, all original documents are authentic and all copy documents are complete and conform to the originals.

 

  (b) The legal capacity of all managers, directors and any other authorised signatories.

 

  (c) The persons purported to have signed have in fact signed.

 

  (d) Any Transaction Document listed in Schedule 3 ( Documents ) has been executed on the date specified in that document by all parties to it.

 

  (e) The Transaction Documents have been executed in the form reviewed by us.

 

  (f) The Transaction Documents have in fact been signed on behalf of each of the Luxembourg Obligors respectively by two of its respective Authorised Signatories acting jointly.

 

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2. O THER PARTIES

 

  (a) Each Other Party is duly incorporated or organised and validly existing.

 

  (b) Each Other Party has validly entered into the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

 

3. FOREIGN LAWS

 

  (a) All obligations under the Transaction Documents are valid, legally binding upon, validly perfected where required, and enforceable against, the Parties as a matter of all relevant laws (other than, but only to the extent opined upon herein, the laws of Luxembourg), most notably the expressed governing law, and the choice of such governing law is valid and enforceable as a matter of that governing law and all other laws (other than, but only to the extent opined upon herein, Luxembourg law), and there is no provision of the laws of any relevant jurisdiction (other than, but only to the extent opined upon herein, Luxembourg) that would have a bearing on the foregoing.

 

  (b) The provisions relating to choice of jurisdiction contained in the Base Indenture are part of each of the Supplemental Indentures and the Guarantees as a matter of New York law.

 

  (c) The choice of law and choice of jurisdiction provisions of the Underwriting Agreement are and will be part of the relevant pricing agreement as a matter of New York law.

 

  (d) As a matter of New York State law, the jurisdiction clause set forth in Section 114 of the Base Indenture, and which is also applicable to each of the Supplemental Indentures and as a governing term of the Guarantees, is non-exclusive for all parties thereto.

 

  (e) Any choice of jurisdiction, other than a choice of the courts of Luxembourg, is legal, valid, binding and enforceable as a matter of the law governing the relevant clause, the laws of the jurisdiction of the designated courts and all other relevant laws (other than, but only to the extent opined upon herein, Luxembourg law).

 

  (f) All acts, conditions or things required to be fulfilled, performed or effected in connection with the Transaction Documents under the laws of any jurisdiction (other than, but only to the extent opined upon herein, Luxembourg) have been duly fulfilled, performed and effected.

 

  (g) There are no provisions of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Luxembourg that would adversely affect the opinions expressed in this Opinion Letter.

 

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4. NOTES

 

  (a) The Notes are not and will not be the subject of a public offering in any jurisdiction, and in particular, in Luxembourg, for the purposes of (i) the Luxembourg law dated 10 July 2005 on prospectus for securities, as amended from time to time (the “ Prospectus Law ”) and implementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of November 4, 2003 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading, as amended from time to time (the “ Prospectus Directive ”) or (ii) the Prospectus Directive, and no form of invitation, offer, application, advertisement or other material relating to the Notes is or will be distributed or published in Luxembourg or in any other jurisdiction.

 

  (b) The Notes are not and will not be listed and/or admitted to trading on a regulated market within the meaning of the Prospectus Law and/or the Prospectus Directive or any other applicable laws or regulations, and the Notes are not and will not be listed or admitted to trading on any other market or trading venue in Luxembourg or in any other jurisdiction.

 

  (c) None of the holders of the Notes, any underwriters or the Trustee (or their respective representatives, as the case may be) is incorporated or established in Luxembourg.

 

5. SECURITY

 

  No security interest is created or purported to be created under the Transaction Documents.

 

6. CORPORATE MATTERS

 

  (a) There have been no amendments to the Constitutional Documents.

 

  (b) The Excerpts are true, accurate and up to date both on the date of this Opinion Letter and on the date on which the Board Resolutions have been adopted.

 

  (c) The Negative Certificates are correct and up-to-date and all decisions and acts, the publication of which is required by applicable laws (including the RCS Law and the Law on Commercial Companies) have been duly registered within the applicable legal time periods with the RCS.

 

  (d) The Board Resolutions have been validly taken and all statements made therein are true, accurate and up-to-date.

 

  (e) The Board Resolutions, including the powers granted therein, have not been amended or rescinded and are in full force and effect.

 

  (f) None of the Luxembourg Obligors is subject to bankruptcy ( faillite ), controlled management ( gestion contrôlée ), suspension of payments ( sursis de paiement ), arrangement with creditors ( concordat préventif de la faillite ), court ordered liquidation ( liquidation judiciaire ) or reorganisation, voluntary dissolution or liquidation ( dissolution ou liquidation volontaire ) or any similar procedure affecting the rights of creditors generally, whether under Luxembourg or any other law.

 

  (g) The place of the central administration ( siège de l’administration centrale or siège de direction effective ) and the centre of main interests of each Luxembourg Obligor is located at its registered office ( siège statutaire ) in Luxembourg and no Luxembourg Obligor has an establishment outside Luxembourg (each such terms as defined respectively in the Regulation 2015/848 or domestic Luxembourg law including Luxembourg tax law and any relevant double tax treaties concluded by Luxembourg).

 

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  (h) The entry into, the execution of and the performance under the Transaction Documents is in the corporate interest of the Luxembourg Obligors.

 

  (i) The Parties entered into the Transaction Documents with bona fide commercial intent, at arm’s length and without any fraudulent intent or any intention to deprive of any benefit any other persons or parties (including creditors) or to breach or circumvent any applicable mandatory laws or regulations of any jurisdiction.

 

  (j) No moneys raised under or pursuant to the issuance of the Notes have been or will be used to finance or refinance an acquisition of or subscription to shares in any of the Luxembourg Obligors.

 

7. NO OTHER DOCUMENTS

Save for those listed in Schedule 3 ( Documents ), there is no other agreement, instrument or other arrangement between any of the Parties which modifies or supersedes any of the Transaction Documents.

 

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SCHEDULE 5

RESERVATIONS

The opinions expressed in this Opinion Letter are subject to the following reservations.

 

1. LIMITATIONS ARISING FROM INSOLVENCY LAW

The rights and obligations of the Parties under the Transaction Documents may be limited and the opinions expressed in this Opinion Letter may be affected by general principles and specific provisions of bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, resolution, administration, reconstruction or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally. In particular, but without limitation, it is to be noted that:

 

  (a) during a gestion contrôlée (controlled management) procedure under the Grand-Ducal decree dated 24 May 1935 on the procedure of gestion contrôlée , the rights of secured creditors are frozen until a final decision has been taken by the court as to the petition for controlled management and may be affected thereafter by any reorganisation order given by the competent court. Furthermore, declarations of default and subsequent acceleration (such as an acceleration upon the occurrence of an event of default) will not be enforceable against reorganisation or liquidation orders given by a court, subject in each case to any exceptions established under Regulation 2015/848 where applicable;

 

  (b) the effects of Luxembourg insolvency proceedings opened over a Luxembourg Obligor by a Luxembourg court would apply to all assets wherever situated, including assets located or deemed to be located outside Luxembourg, (except insofar as Regulation 2015/848 establishes any exceptions) and as a matter of Luxembourg law, the Luxembourg bankruptcy receiver appointed by the Luxembourg court would be empowered to take control over all assets of the Luxembourg Obligors wherever situated, including property located abroad, upon the conditions and to the extent provided for under Luxembourg insolvency laws and, with respect to the scope of Regulation 2015/848, upon the terms thereof;

 

  (c) restrictions on the enforcement of its rights against other Parties imposed on a Luxembourg Obligor may cease to be effective upon the bankruptcy of such Luxembourg Obligor;

 

  (d) any power of attorney and mandate, as well as any other agency provisions granted and all appointments of agents made by the Luxembourg Obligors (including any appointments made by way of security), explicitly or by implication, will terminate by law and without notice upon the Luxembourg Obligors’ bankruptcy ( faillite ) or judicial winding-up ( liquidation judiciaire ), and become ineffective upon the Luxembourg Obligors entering controlled management and suspension of payments ( gestion contrôlée et sursis de paiement ) (in both cases except in very limited circumstances); and

 

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  (e) the filing of claims and the taking of actions by the Trustee or the Underwriters on behalf of other parties may require the execution of additional documentation, such as, in case of the filing of a proof of claim in insolvency proceedings, a specific power of attorney.

 

2. ENFORCEABILITY OF CLAIMS

 

  (a) The rights and obligations of the Parties under the Transaction Documents may be limited by general principles of criminal law, including but not limited to criminal freezing orders.

 

  (b) Periods of grace for the performance of its obligations may be granted by the courts to a debtor who has acted in good faith.

 

  (c) Rights may not be exercised in an abusive manner, and a Party may be denied the right to invoke a contractual right if so doing was abusive.

 

  (d) Specific creditors benefit from privileged rights by virtue of Luxembourg law and may take precedence over the rights of other secured or unsecured creditors. For instance, the Luxembourg tax authorities, the Luxembourg social security institutions and the salaried employees benefit from a general privilege over movables in relation to specific claims determined by law; this general privilege in principle takes precedence over the privilege of any other secured creditors.

 

  (e) The remuneration of an agent or intermediary may be subject to review and reduction by a Luxembourg court if considered excessive in light of the circumstances.

 

  (f) Whilst, in the event of any proceedings being brought in a Luxembourg court in respect of a monetary obligation expressed to be payable in a currency other than Euro, a Luxembourg court would have power to give judgment expressed as an order to pay a currency other than Euro, enforcement of the judgment against any Party in Luxembourg would be available only in Euro and for such purposes all claims or debts would be converted into Euro.

 

  (g) A contractual provision conferring or imposing a remedy, an obligation or penalty consequent upon default or breach may not be fully enforceable if it were construed by a Luxembourg court as constituting an excessive pecuniary remedy.

 

  (h) Limitation of liability clauses will not be enforceable in case of willful default or gross negligence, or where the obligation that has been improperly performed was the central obligation ( obligation essentielle ) of the person protected by the limitation of liability clause.

 

  (i) Insofar as the laws of Luxembourg are concerned, provisions in the Transaction Documents relating to the transfer or assignment of rights and obligations may require the execution of further documentation in order to be fully effective, as well as to ensure the transfer of any security interests attaching to the rights or obligations to be transferred or assigned.

 

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  (j) The enforcement of the Transaction Documents and the rights and obligations of the Parties will be subject to the general statutory principles of Luxembourg law; remedies such as specific performance, the issue of an injunction or the termination for breach of contract are discretionary. Notwithstanding any agreement purporting to confer the availability of any remedy, such remedy may not be available where damages instead of specific performance or specific performance instead of termination for breach of contract are considered by the court to be an adequate alternative remedy. The enforcement of rights and obligations in an action before the Luxembourg courts is subject to Luxembourg rules of civil and commercial procedure.

 

  (k) Provisions of the Transaction Documents providing for interest being payable in specified circumstances on due and payable interest may not be enforceable against a Luxembourg Obligor before a Luxembourg court even if they are valid under the respective governing law.

 

  (l) Claims may become barred under the statute of limitations or may be or become subject to defences of set-off or counterclaim.

 

  (m) We express no opinion on the validity or enforceability of waivers granted for future rights or claims.

 

  (n) Provisions according to which the Trustee is authorised to sue on behalf of a Luxembourg Obligor may not be enforceable.

 

  (o) Any power of attorney (including if granted by way of security) expressed to be irrevocable and granted by or on behalf of a Luxembourg Obligor may as a matter of Luxembourg law (which a court may also apply to powers granted by or on behalf of a Luxembourg Obligor under foreign law), be subject to revocation or termination by or on behalf of the grantor despite its being expressed to be irrevocable, which causes the withdrawal of all powers to act on behalf of the grantor of the power of attorney.

 

  (p) The right of a Party to recover attorney’s fees or other fees relating to the exercise or defence of its rights may be subject to limitations or may not be enforceable in accordance with its terms before a Luxembourg court or in Luxembourg court or enforcement proceedings.

 

  (q) An agreement may not create rights or obligations for third parties who are not a party to such agreement.

 

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3. TAXATION

The registration of the Transaction Documents is required if such Transaction Documents are either (i) attached as an annex to an act ( annex é s à un acte ) that itself is subject to mandatory registration or (ii) deposited in the minutes of a notary ( déposés au rang des minutes d’un notaire ). In such cases, as well as in case of a voluntary registration, the Transaction Documents will be subject to registration duties payable by the party registering, or being ordered to register, the Transaction Documents. Depending on the nature of the Transaction Documents, such registration duties would be ad valorem (such as for instance a registration duty of 0.24% calculated on the amounts mentioned in those agreements) or fixed (such as for instance a registration duty of 12€ for a pledge).

 

4. CORPORATE MATTERS

 

  (a) By application of Article 1200-1 of the Law on Commercial Companies, a company not respecting any provision of Luxembourg criminal law or which seriously contravenes any provision of the Luxembourg commercial code or any other Luxembourg law applicable to commercial companies may be put into judicial dissolution and liquidation upon the application of the public prosecutor.

 

  (b) The Constitutional Documents (as well as any other documents relating to the Luxembourg Obligors the publication of which is required by law) will only be enforceable against third parties after they have been published in the RESA, except where such third parties have knowledge thereof, whereas however third parties may rely thereon prior to such publication. For the 15 days following the publication, such documents would not be enforceable against third parties who prove that it was impossible for them to have knowledge thereof.

 

  (c) Any provision in any of the Transaction Documents which constitutes, or purports to constitute, a restriction on the choice of auditor of a Luxembourg Obligor by its shareholders or members may contravene the requirements of Directive 2006/43/EC and Regulation 537/2014 and may therefore become null and void.

 

5. GOVERNING LAW

 

  (a) The Luxembourg courts would not apply a chosen foreign law if:

 

  (i) the choice was not made bona fide , and/or

 

  (ii) the foreign law was not pleaded and proved, and/or

 

  (iii) if pleaded and proved, such foreign law would be contrary to the mandatory rules of Luxembourg law or manifestly incompatible with Luxembourg public policy or public order.

 

  (b) A Luxembourg court may refuse to apply the chosen governing law in the following cases:

 

  (i) where all other elements relevant to the situation at the time that the Transaction Documents were entered into are located in a country other than the country of the chosen governing law, to the extent the Parties’ choice of governing law affects the application of the provisions of the law of that other country which cannot be derogated from by agreement, which the court may then apply;

 

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  (ii) where all other elements relevant to the situation at the time that the Transaction Documents were entered into are located in one or more Member States of the European Union and where the chosen law is not the one of a Member State, it may apply the provisions of EU law, where appropriate as implemented in Luxembourg, which cannot be derogated from by agreement;

 

  (iii) if the overriding mandatory provisions ( lois de police ) of the law of the country where the obligations arising out of the Transaction Documents have to be or have been performed, render the performance of the Transaction Documents unlawful in such country, in which case it may apply such overriding mandatory provisions taking into account (in deciding such application) the nature and object of such laws, as well as the consequences of its application or non-application;

 

  (iv) regarding the means of enforcement and measures to be taken by a creditor in case of a default in performance, it may apply the law of the country in which performance is taking place; or

 

  (v) if a Party is subject to insolvency proceedings, in which case it would apply the insolvency laws of the jurisdiction in which such insolvency proceedings have been regularly opened to the effects of such insolvency except to the extent any exceptions are established by Regulation 2015/848.

 

  (c) We express no opinion on any choice of law provisions in the Transaction Documents relating to contractual obligations that do not fall within the scope of the Rome I Regulation and to non-contractual obligations that do not fall within the scope of the Rome II Regulation.

 

  (d)

The determination of the governing law and the recognition of trusts by Luxembourg courts (whether or not one or more elements of the trust relationship or trust assets are located in Luxembourg) will be made in accordance with the Convention dated 1 July 1985 on the law applicable to trusts and their recognition (ratified by a law dated 27 July 2003 on trusts and fiduciary contracts) (the “ Hague Trusts Convention ”), to the extent the relevant trust comes within the scope thereof. The law chosen by the parties will in principle be recognised as governing law, and the effects of the trust (in particular the segregation of trust assets) will be recognised in accordance with the Hague Trusts Convention, subject to the exceptions established therein, including the non-recognition of the chosen governing law if the situation has a closer link with another jurisdiction which does not recognise trusts, the application of mandatory laws of Luxembourg and

 

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  other jurisdictions in the matters referred to in Article 15 of the Hague Trusts Convention and the general exception of public order. In relation to the provision of any Transaction Document providing that a Luxembourg Obligor shall hold on trust certain assets received, the non-recognition of the trust under Luxembourg law would cause the purported beneficiaries to only have an unsecured claim against the relevant Luxembourg Obligor, which claim will rank pari passu with the claims of other unsecured creditors of the relevant Luxembourg Obligor.

 

6. JURISDICTION

 

  (a) A Luxembourg court may stay proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.

 

  (b) Designation of jurisdiction of courts in the interest of one Party or one group of Parties only will not prevent those Parties from bringing actions in any other court of competent jurisdiction or concurrently in more than one jurisdiction.

 

  (c) In a decision dated 26 September 2012, the French Cour de Cassation has denied effect to a jurisdiction clause (in a form similar to the ones in the Transaction Documents), which gives exclusive jurisdiction to one court but allows one of the parties to bring actions in other courts, as being contrary to the object and the finality of the prorogation of jurisdiction ( prorogation de compétence ) of Article 23 of Regulation 44/2001. While Luxembourg case-law has recognised the validity and enforceability of such jurisdiction clauses in the past (under the convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters dated 27 September 1968, as amended) as well as recently under Regulation 44/2001 ( Cour d’Appel, 7  December 2016, n ° 42351 du rôle, Pas. 38, p. 195 ), some uncertainty has arisen (even outside France), although mitigated by the Luxembourg case law referred to above, as to the validity and effectiveness of such clauses under Regulation 44/2001 (as well as Regulation 1215/2012) as a result of the French decision in the absence of a clear position of the Court of Justice of the European Union or of the Luxembourg Supreme Court. If a Luxembourg court would adopt the same approach, the jurisdiction clause would be ineffective and normal rules of jurisdiction would apply.

 

    If such an approach was followed by Luxembourg courts in relation to the interpretation of Regulation 1215/2012, it cannot be excluded that a similar approach would be adopted by them in relation to jurisdiction clauses outside the scope of application of Regulation 1215/2012 as well as in relation to arbitration clauses where such clauses are formulated in the same way.

 

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  (d) The president of a competent court in Luxembourg, in any matter in which the plaintiff seeks provisional measures in summary proceedings ( référé ) or a permission to levy a prejudgment attachment ( autorisation de saisie-arrêt conservatoire ), may assume jurisdiction, on the basis of the general provisions of Luxembourg law (as applicable pursuant to Regulation 1215/2012), in connection with assets located in Luxembourg notwithstanding the aforementioned submission to the jurisdiction of the courts of other countries, and such action would be governed by Luxembourg law.

 

  (e) Jurisdiction clauses would not be enforceable in or binding on a Luxembourg court in relation to actions brought for non-contractual claims.

 

7. OTHER MATTERS

 

  (a) A contractual provision allowing the service of process against the Luxembourg Obligors or any other third party appointed to such effect could be overridden by Luxembourg statutory provisions allowing the valid service of process against the Luxembourg Obligors in accordance with applicable laws at their registered office. A provision allowing any other party to appoint a replacement process agent instead of the Luxembourg Obligors would most likely not be enforceable in or the effects thereof recognised by a Luxembourg court.

 

  (b) We express no opinion on any notification obligation to the Banque Centrale de Luxembourg for statistical purposes which may arise from any payments under the Transaction Documents.

 

  (c) The admissibility as evidence of the Transaction Documents before a Luxembourg court or public authority to which the Transaction Documents are produced will require that the Transaction Documents be accompanied by a complete or partial translation into French or German and a Luxembourg court may always require that the parties produce the original of a Transaction Document on the basis of which a claim is made.

 

  (d) A discretion established in favour of one Party by any of the Transaction Documents will have to be exercised in a reasonable manner.

 

  (e) With respect to provisions under which determination of circumstances or certification by any Party is stated or implied to be conclusive and binding upon each of the Luxembourg Obligors, a Luxembourg court would be authorised to examine whether such determination occurred in good faith and may nevertheless request a Party to provide further evidence.

 

  (f) All rights and obligations arising under the Transaction Documents involving (i) the government of any country which is currently the subject of United Nations, the European Union or any other applicable sanctions (an “ Affected Country ”), (ii) any person or body resident in, incorporated in or constituted under the laws of any Affected Country, (iii) any person or body controlled by any of the foregoing, (iv) any person or body exercising public functions in any Affected Country or (v) any person or body being itself subject of United Nations, the European Union or any other applicable sanctions may be subject to restrictions pursuant to such sanctions as implemented in Luxembourg law or applicable or applied in Luxembourg.

 

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  (g) A severability clause may be ineffective if a Luxembourg court considers that the illegal, invalid or unenforceable clause was a substantive or material clause.

*     *

*

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

 

 

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC.,

as Company

and

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV,

as Parent Guarantor

and

the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party hereto from time to time

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,

as Trustee

 

 

Indenture

Dated as of April 4, 2018

 

 

 

 

 


Certain Sections of this Indenture relating to Sections 310 through 318, inclusive, of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939:

 

Trust Indenture Act Section    Indenture Section
Section 310    (a)(1)    609
   (a)(2)    609
   (a)(3)    Not Applicable
   (a)(4)    Not Applicable
   (b)    608
      610
Section 311    (a)    613
   (b)    613
Section 312    (a)    701
      702
   (b)    702
   (c)    702
Section 313    (a)    703
   (b)    703
   (c)    703
   (d)    703
Section 314    (a)    704
   (a)(4)    101
      1004
   (b)    Not Applicable
   (c)(1)    102
   (c)(2)    102
   (c)(3)    Not Applicable
   (d)    Not Applicable
   (e)    102
Section 315    (a)    601
   (b)    602
   (c)    601
   (d)    601
   (e)    514
Section 316    (a)    101
   (a)(1)(A)    502
      512
   (a)(1)(B)    513
   (a)(2)    Not Applicable
   (b)    508
   (c)    104
Section 317    (a)(1)    503
   (a)(2)    504
   (b)    1003
Section 318    (a)    107

NOTE: This reconciliation and tie shall not, for any purpose, be deemed to be a part of the Indenture.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

         P AGE  

P ARTIES

     1  

R ECITALS OF THE C OMPANY AND THE P ARENT G UARANTOR

     1  
  ARTICLE ONE   
 

D EFINITIONS AND O THER P ROVISIONS

OF G ENERAL A PPLICATION

  

SECTION 101.

 

Definitions

  

 

1

 

  2010 Senior Facilities Agreement      2  
  Act      2  
  Additional Amounts      2  
  Affiliate      2  
  Anheuser-Busch InBev Group      2  
  Applicable Procedures      2  
  Authenticating Agent      2  
  Board of Directors      2  
  Board Resolution      3  
  Brandbev      3  
  Brandbev Guarantee      3  
  Brandbrew      3  
  Brandbrew Guarantee      3  
  Business Day      3  
  Certificated Security      3  
  Clearstream      3  
  Code      3  
  Commission      3  
  Company      3  
  Company Request; Company Order      3  
  Corporate Trust Office      4  
  Corporation      4  
  Covenant Defeasance      4  
  December 2016 Indenture      4  
  Defaulted Interest      4  
  Defeasance      4  
  Depositary      4  
  Distribution Compliance Period      4  
  Distributor      4  
  DTC      4  
  Encumbrance      4  
  Euroclear      4  
  Event of Default      4  
  Exchange Act      4  
 

Expiration Date

     4  

 

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  FATCA Withholding      4  
  Global Guarantee      5  
  Global Security      5  
  Guarantees      5  
  Guarantor      5  
  Holder      5  
  Indenture      5  
  Indirect Participant      5  
  Interest      5  
  Interest Payment Date      5  
  Investment Company Act      5  
  January 2009 Indenture      5  
  January 2013 Indenture      5  
  January 2016 Indenture      6  
  Judgment Currency      6  
  Luxembourg Law of 2002      6  
  Luxembourg Regulation      6  
  Maturity      6  
  May 2017      6  
  Net Tangible Assets      6  
  Notice of Default      6  
  October 2009 Indenture      6  
  Officers’ Certificate      6  
  Opinion of Counsel      7  
  Original Issue Discount Security      7  
  Other Guaranteed Facilities      7  
  Outstanding      7  
  Parent Guarantee      8  
  Parent Guarantor      8  
  Participant      8  
  Paying Agent      8  
  Person      8  
  Place of Payment      8  
  Predecessor Security      8  
  Principal Plant      8  
  Redemption Date      9  
  Redemption Price      9  
  Regular Record Date      9  
  Responsible Officer      9  
  Restricted Certificated Security      9  
  Restricted Global Security      9  
  Restricted Subsidiary      9  
  Securities      9  
  Securities Act      9  
  Security Register; Security Registrar      9  
  Significant Subsidiary      10  
  Special Record Date      10  
  Stated Maturity      10  
  Subsidiary      10  
  Subsidiary Guarantee      10  

 

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Subsidiary Guarantor

     10  
 

Trust Indenture Act

     11  
 

Trustee

     11  
 

U.S. Government Obligation

     11  
 

Unrestricted Certificated Security

     11  
 

Unrestricted Global Security

     11  
 

Vice President

     11  

SECTION 102.

 

Compliance Certificates and Opinions

     11  

SECTION 103.

 

Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee

     12  

SECTION 104.

 

Acts of Holders; Record Dates

     12  

SECTION 105.

 

Notices, Etc., to Trustee, the Company and a Guarantor

     14  

SECTION 106.

 

Notice to Holders; Waiver

     15  

SECTION 107.

 

Conflict with Trust Indenture Act

     16  

SECTION 108.

 

Effect of Headings and Table of Contents

     16  

SECTION 109.

 

Successors and Assigns

     16  

SECTION 110.

 

Separability Clause

     16  

SECTION 111.

 

Benefits of Indenture

     16  

SECTION 112.

 

Governing Law; Waiver of Trial by Jury

     16  

SECTION 113.

 

Legal Holidays

     16  

SECTION 114.

 

Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunity

     17  

SECTION 115.

 

Appointment of Agent for Service of Process

     17  
  ARTICLE TWO   
  S ECURITY AND G UARANTEE F ORMS   

SECTION 201.

 

Forms Generally

     18  

SECTION 202.

 

Form of Face of Security

     18  

SECTION 203.

 

Form of Reverse of Security

     21  

SECTION 204.

 

.Form of Legends for Securities

     26  

SECTION 205.

 

Form of Trustee’s Certificate of Authentication

     28  

SECTION 206.

 

Guarantees by Guarantors

     28  

SECTION 207.

 

Additional Guarantees

     32  

SECTION 208.

 

Release of Guarantee

     32  

SECTION 209.

 

Limitations on Guarantees

     33  

SECTION 210.

 

CUSIP Numbers

     38  

SECTION 211.

 

Non-Impairment

     38  
  ARTICLE THREE   
  T HE S ECURITIES   

SECTION 301.

 

Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series

     38  

SECTION 302.

 

Denominations

     41  

SECTION 303.

 

Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating

     41  

SECTION 304.

 

Temporary Securities

     43  

SECTION 305.

 

Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange

     43  

SECTION 306.

 

Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities

     53  

SECTION 307.

 

Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved

     54  

SECTION 308.

 

Persons Deemed Owners

     55  

SECTION 309.

  Cancellation      56  

SECTION 310.

  Computation of Interest      56  

 

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  ARTICLE FOUR   
  S ATISFACTION AND D ISCHARGE   

SECTION 401.

  Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture      56  

SECTION 402.

  Application of Trust Money      57  
  ARTICLE FIVE   
  R EMEDIES   

SECTION 501.

  Events of Default      57  

SECTION 502.

  Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment      59  

SECTION 503.

  Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee      60  

SECTION 504.

  Trustee May File Proofs of Claim      61  

SECTION 505.

  Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities      62  

SECTION 506.

  Application of Money Collected      62  

SECTION 507.

  Limitation on Suits      62  

SECTION 508.

  Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest      63  

SECTION 509.

  Restoration of Rights and Remedies      63  

SECTION 510.

  Rights and Remedies Cumulative      63  

SECTION 511.

  Delay or Omission Not Waiver      64  

SECTION 512.

  Control by Holders      64  

SECTION 513.

  Waiver of Past Defaults      64  

SECTION 514.

  Undertaking for Costs      64  

SECTION 515.

  Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws      65  

SECTION 516.

  Agents to Act for Trustee      65  
  ARTICLE SIX   
  T HE T RUSTEE   

SECTION 601.

 

Certain Duties and Responsibilities

     65  

SECTION 602.

 

Notice to Holders of Defaults

     66  

SECTION 603.

 

Certain Rights of Trustee

     66  

SECTION 604.

 

Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities

     68  

SECTION 605.

 

May Hold Securities

     69  

SECTION 606.

 

Money Held in Trust

     69  

SECTION 607.

 

Compensation and Reimbursement

     69  

SECTION 608.

 

Conflicting Interests

     70  

SECTION 609.

 

Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility

     70  

SECTION 610.

 

Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor

     70  

SECTION 611.

 

Acceptance of Appointment by Successor

     72  

SECTION 612.

 

Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business

     73  

SECTION 613.

 

Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company or the Guarantors

     73  

SECTION 614.

  Appointment of Authenticating Agent      73  

SECTION 615.

 

FATCA Withholding

     75  

 

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  ARTICLE SEVEN   
  H OLDERS ’ L ISTS AND R EPORTS BY T RUSTEE AND C OMPANY   

SECTION 701.

  Company and the Parent Guarantor to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders      75  

SECTION 702.

  Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders      76  

SECTION 703.

  Reports by Trustee      76  

SECTION 704.

  Reports by the Parent Guarantor      76  
  ARTICLE EIGHT   
  C ONSOLIDATION , M ERGER , C ONVEYANCE , T RANSFER OR L EASE   

SECTION 801.

  Company and a Guarantor May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms      77  

SECTION 802.

  Successor Substituted      78  

SECTION 803.

  Conversion to Limited Liability Company      79  
  ARTICLE NINE   
  S UPPLEMENTAL I NDENTURES   

SECTION 901.

  Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders      79  

SECTION 902.

  Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders      81  

SECTION 903.

  Execution of Supplemental Indentures      82  

SECTION 904.

  Effect of Supplemental Indentures      83  

SECTION 905.

  Conformity with Trust Indenture Act      83  

SECTION 906.

  Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures      83  
  ARTICLE TEN   
  C OVENANTS   

SECTION 1001.

  Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest      83  

SECTION 1002.

  Maintenance of Office or Agency      83  

SECTION 1003.

  Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust      84  

SECTION 1004.

  Statement by Officers as to Default      85  

SECTION 1005.

  Existence      85  

SECTION 1006.

  Limitation on Liens      85  

SECTION 1007.

  Waiver of Certain Covenants      88  

SECTION 1008.

  Additional Amounts      88  

SECTION 1009.

  Additional Information      90  

SECTION 1010.

  Notice of Event of Default      90  

SECTION 1011.

  Indemnification of Judgment Currency      91  

SECTION 1012.

  Further Instruments and Acts      91  

 

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  ARTICLE ELEVEN   
  R EDEMPTION OF S ECURITIES   

SECTION 1101.

  Applicability of Article      91  

SECTION 1102.

  Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee      91  

SECTION 1103.

  Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed      92  

SECTION 1104.

  Notice of Redemption      93  

SECTION 1105.

  Deposit of Redemption Price      94  

SECTION 1106.

  Securities Payable on Redemption Date      94  

SECTION 1107.

  Securities Redeemed in Part      94  
  ARTICLE TWELVE   
  S INKING F UNDS   

SECTION 1201.

  Applicability of Article      94  

SECTION 1202.

  Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities      95  

SECTION 1203.

  Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund      95  
  ARTICLE THIRTEEN   
  D EFEASANCE AND C OVENANT D EFEASANCE   

SECTION 1301.

  Company’s and the Parent Guarantor’s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance      95  

SECTION 1302.

  Defeasance and Discharge      96  

SECTION 1303.

  Covenant Defeasance      96  

SECTION 1304.

  Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance      97  

SECTION 1305.

  Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions      98  

SECTION 1306.

  Reinstatement      99  

SECTION 1307.

  Qualifying Trustee      99  

 

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INDENTURE, dated as of April 4, 2018, between Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the “Company”), Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, a société anonyme/naamloze vennootschap duly organized and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (herein called the “Parent Guarantor”), the Subsidiaries of the Parent Guarantor party hereto from time to time, as Subsidiary Guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association, as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”).

R ECITALS OF THE C OMPANY AND THE G UARANTORS

The Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance from time to time of its unsecured debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness (herein called the “Securities”), to be issued in one or more series as in this Indenture provided.

The Guarantors have duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Indenture to provide for the issuance of Guarantees with respect to the Securities.

All things necessary to make this Indenture a valid agreement of the Company and the Guarantors, in accordance with its terms, have been done.

N OW , T HEREFORE , T HIS I NDENTURE W ITNESSETH :

For and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Securities by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Securities or of series thereof, as follows:

ARTICLE ONE

D EFINITIONS AND O THER P ROVISIONS

OF G ENERAL A PPLICATION

 

SECTION 101. Definitions.

For all purposes of this Indenture, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) the terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to them in this Article and include the plural as well as the singular;

(2) all other terms used herein which are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, either directly or by reference therein, have the meanings assigned to them therein;

(3) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, as applied by the Parent Guarantor, and, except as otherwise herein expressly provided, the term “generally accepted accounting principles” with respect to any computation required or permitted hereunder shall mean such accounting principles as are generally accepted — at the date of this instrument — at the date of such computation in the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Parent Guarantor;


(4) unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to an “Article” or a “Section” refers to an Article or a Section, as the case may be, of this Indenture; and

(5) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision.

“2010 Senior Facilities Agreement” means the $9 billion (originally $13 billion) senior facilities agreement, dated as of February 26, 2010, as amended on July 25, 2011, as extended on August 20, 2013 and as amended and restated on August 28, 2015, for the Parent Guarantor and the Company, arranged by Banc of America Securities Limited, Banco Santander, S.A., Barclays Capital, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Fortis Bank SA/NV, ING Bank NV, Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A, J.P. Morgan plc, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking, The Corporate and Investment Banking Division of Société Générale and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. as mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners, and Fortis Bank SA/NV, acting as agent and issuing bank.

“Act”, when used with respect to any Holder, has the meaning specified in Section 104.

“Additional Amounts” has the meaning specified in Section 1009.

“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

“Anheuser-Busch InBev Group” means the Parent Guarantor or the Parent Guarantor and the group of companies owned and/or controlled by the Parent Guarantor, as the context requires.

“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary with respect thereto that apply to such transfer or exchange.

“Authenticating Agent” means any Person authorized by the Trustee pursuant to Section 614 to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of one or more series.

“Board of Directors” means either the board of directors or other managing body of the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, or any duly authorized committee of that board or managing body.

 

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“Board Resolution” means a copy of a resolution certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary or other authorized officer or person, in the case of the Company, or a manager or other authorized officer or person, in the case of any Guarantor, to have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company or the applicable Guarantor, as applicable, and to be in full force and effect on the date of such certification, and delivered to the Trustee.

“Brandbev” means Brandbev S.à r.l., a société à responsabilité limitée incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg, with registered office at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under the number B 80.984.

“Brandbev Guarantee” has the meaning specified in Section 209.

“Brandbrew” means Brandbrew S.A., a société anonyme incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg, with registered office at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under the number B 75.696.

“Brandbrew Guarantee” has the meaning specified in Section 209.

“Business Day”, when used with respect to any Place of Payment, means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in that Place of Payment are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

“Certificated Security” means a certificated Security that evidences all or part of the Securities of any series and bears the legend set forth in Section 204 (or such legends as may be specified as contemplated by Section 301 of such Securities) and that is registered in the name of the Holder thereof.

“Clearstream” means Clearstream Banking, société anonyme , Luxembourg (or any successor securities clearing agency).

“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or if at any time after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing its duties now assigned to it under the Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time.

“Company” means the Person named as the “Company” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Person shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Company” shall mean such successor Person.

“Company Request” or “Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by its President, Chairman of the Board, any Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, Assistant Secretary or other authorized officer and delivered to the Trustee.

 

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“Corporate Trust Office” means the designated office of the Trustee at which at any particular time its corporate trust business shall be administered, which office at the date hereof is located at 911 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor, St. Louis, Missouri 63101, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, Fax No. (314) 613-8227 or such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company, or the principal corporate trust office of any successor Trustee (or such other address as such successor Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the Holders and the Company).

“Corporation” means a corporation, partnership, association, company, limited liability company, joint-stock company, business trust or other similar entity.

“Covenant Defeasance” has the meaning specified in Section 1303.

“December 2016 Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of December 16, 2016, among the Company, the Parent Guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors thereunder and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee.

“Defaulted Interest” has the meaning specified in Section 307.

“Defeasance” has the meaning specified in Section 1302.

“Depositary” means, with respect to Securities of any series issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities, a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act that is designated to act as Depositary for such Securities as contemplated by Section 301.

“Distribution Compliance Period” has the meaning specified in Section 305(b)(1)(A).

“Distributor” has the meaning specified in Section 305(b)(1)(A).

“DTC” means The Depository Trust Company, its nominees, successors and assigns.

“Encumbrance” means any mortgage, pledge, security interest or lien.

“Euroclear” means the Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. (or any successor securities clearing agency).

“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 501.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.

“Expiration Date” has the meaning specified in Section 104.

“FATCA Withholding” has the meaning specified in Section 615.

 

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“Global Guarantee” means a guarantee of the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary Guarantor in substantially the form set forth in Section 206(d), as the case may be, which guarantee may be executed in advance of the authentication and delivery of the Securities covered thereby and may apply to more than one series of Securities issued hereunder.

“Global Security” means a Security that evidences all or part of the Securities of any series and bears the legend set forth in Section 204 (or such legend as may be specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities).

“Guarantees” means the guarantees of the Parent Guarantor and any other Guarantor from time to time, which may be (i) in the form of one or more Global Guarantees or (ii) endorsed on, and relate to, the Securities of a particular series authenticated and delivered hereunder or (iii) documented in any other manner permitted by law.

“Guarantor” means the Parent Guarantor and any Subsidiary Guarantor under this Indenture from time to time.

“Holder” means a Person in whose name a Security is registered in the Security Register.

“Indenture” means this instrument as originally executed and as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended by one or more indentures supplemental hereto entered into pursuant to the applicable provisions hereof, including, for all purposes of this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are deemed to be a part of and govern this instrument and any such supplemental indenture, respectively. The term “Indenture” shall also include the terms of particular series of Securities established as contemplated by Section 301.

“Indirect Participant” means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Security through a Participant.

“Interest”, when used with respect to an Original Issue Discount Security which by its terms bears interest only after Maturity, means interest payable after Maturity.

“Interest Payment Date”, when used with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.

“Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.

“January 2009 Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of January 12, 2009, among the Company, the Parent Guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors thereunder and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly The Bank of New York Mellon, New York Branch) as trustee.

“January 2013 Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of January 17, 2013, among Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., the Parent Guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors thereunder and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee.

 

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“January 2016 Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of January 25, 2016, among Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., the Parent Guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors thereunder and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee.

“Judgment Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 1012.

“Luxembourg Law of 2002” has the meaning specified in Section 209.

“Luxembourg Regulation” has the meaning specified in Section 209.

“Maturity”, when used with respect to any Security, means the date on which the principal of such Security or an installment of principal becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, call for redemption or otherwise.

“May 2017 Indenture”, means the Indenture dated as of May 15, 2017, among Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., the Parent Guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors thereunder and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee.

“Net Tangible Assets” means the total assets of the Parent Guarantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including, with respect to the Parent Guarantor, its net investment in subsidiaries other than Restricted Subsidiaries) after deducting therefrom (a) all current liabilities (excluding any thereof constituting debt by reason of being renewable or extendable) and (b) all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense, organization and developmental expenses and other like segregated intangibles, all as computed by the Parent Guarantor in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied by the Parent Guarantor as of a date within 90 days of the date as of which the determination is being made; provided that any items constituting deferred income taxes, deferred investment tax credit or other similar items shall not be taken into account as a liability or as a deduction from or adjustment to total assets.

“Notice of Default” means a written notice of the kind specified in Section 501(4) or 501(5).

“October 2009 Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of October 16, 2009, among the Company, the Parent Guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors thereunder and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee.

“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, any Vice-President, the Treasurer, a Secretary, an Assistant Secretary or any other authorized officer or person, in the case of the Company, and, in the case of any Guarantor, any manager or authorized officer or person, and delivered to the Trustee. One of the officers signing an Officer’s Certificate given pursuant to Section 1004 shall, in the case of the Company, be the principal executive, financial or accounting officer.

 

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“Opinion of Counsel” means a written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for the Company or the applicable Guarantor, and which opinion shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

“Original Issue Discount Security” means any Security which provides for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502.

“Other Guaranteed Facilities” has the meaning specified in Section 209.

“Outstanding”, when used with respect to Securities, means, as of the date of determination, all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered under this Indenture, except:

(1) Securities theretofore cancelled by the Trustee or delivered to the Trustee for cancellation;

(2) Securities for whose payment or redemption money in the necessary amount has been theretofore deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent (other than the Company or a Guarantor) in trust or set aside and segregated in trust by the Company (if the Company or a Guarantor shall act as its own Paying Agent) for the Holders of such Securities; provided that, if such Securities are to be redeemed, notice of such redemption has been duly given pursuant to this Indenture or provision therefor satisfactory to the Trustee has been made;

(3) Securities as to which Defeasance has been effected pursuant to Section 1302; and

(4) Securities which have been paid pursuant to Section 306 or in exchange for or in lieu of which other Securities have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Indenture, other than any such Securities in respect of which there shall have been presented to the Trustee proof satisfactory to it that such Securities are held by a bona fide purchaser in whose hands such Securities are valid obligations of the Company;

provided , however , that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Securities have given, made or taken any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action hereunder as of any date, (A) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount of the principal thereof which would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof to such date pursuant to Section 502; (B) if, as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Security is not determinable, the principal amount of such Security which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the amount as specified or determined as contemplated by Section 301; (C) the principal amount of a Security denominated in one or more foreign currencies or currency units which shall be deemed to be Outstanding shall be the U.S. dollar equivalent, determined as of such date in the manner provided as contemplated by Section 301, of the principal amount of such Security (or, in the case of a Security described in Clause (A) or (B) above, of the amount determined as provided in

 

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such Clause); and (D) Securities owned by the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor shall be disregarded and deemed not to be Outstanding, except that, in determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying upon any such request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, only Securities which the Trustee knows to be so owned shall be so disregarded. Securities so owned which have been pledged in good faith may be regarded as Outstanding if the pledgee establishes to the satisfaction of the Trustee the pledgee’s right so to act with respect to such Securities and that the pledgee is not the Company or any other obligor upon the Securities or any Affiliate of the Company or of such other obligor.

“Parent Guarantee” means any guarantee of the Parent Guarantor from time to time, which may be in the form of (i) one or more Global Guarantees or (ii) endorsed on, and relate to, the Securities of a particular series authenticated and delivered hereunder or (iii) documented in any other manner permitted by law.

“Parent Guarantor” has the meaning specified in the first paragraph of this Indenture, and any successor Person or assignee permitted pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture.

“Participant” means, with respect to any Depositary, a Person who is a participant of or has an account with such Depositary, respectively.

“Paying Agent” means any Person authorized by the Company or a Guarantor to pay the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities on behalf of the Company or Guarantor.

“Person” means any individual, Corporation, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

“Place of Payment”, when used with respect to the Securities of any series, means the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of that series are payable as specified as contemplated by Section 301.

“Predecessor Security” of any particular Security means every previous Security evidencing all or a portion of the same debt as that evidenced by such particular Security; and, for the purposes of this definition, any Security authenticated and delivered under Section 306 in exchange for or in lieu of a mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be deemed to evidence the same debt as the mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security.

“Principal Plant” means (a) any brewery, or any manufacturing, processing or packaging plant, now owned or hereafter acquired by the Parent Guarantor or any Subsidiary, but shall not include (i) any brewery or manufacturing, processing or packaging plant which the Parent Guarantor shall by Board Resolution have determined is not of material importance to the total business conducted by the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, (ii) any plant which the Parent Guarantor shall by Board Resolution have determined is used primarily for transportation, marketing or warehousing (any such determination to be effective as of the date specified in the applicable Board Resolution) or (iii) at the option of the Parent Guarantor, any plant that (A) does not constitute part of

 

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the brewing operations of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries and (B) has a net book value, as reflected on the balance sheet contained in the Parent Guarantor’s financial statements of not more than $100,000,000; and (b) any other facility owned by the Parent Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries that the Parent Guarantor shall, by Board Resolution, designate as a Principal Plant.

“Redemption Date”, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.

“Redemption Price”, when used with respect to any Security to be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.

“Regular Record Date” for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Securities of any series means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section 301.

“Responsible Officer” shall mean, when used with respect to the Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, including any vice president, assistant vice president, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Trustee who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any corporate trust matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Indenture.

“Restricted Certificated Security” means a Certificated Security offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

“Restricted Global Security” means a Global Security offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

“Restricted Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary which owns or operates a Principal Plant, (b) any other subsidiary which the Parent Guarantor, by Board Resolution, shall elect to be treated as a Restricted Subsidiary, until such time as the Parent Guarantor may, by further Board Resolution, elect that such Subsidiary shall no longer be a Restricted Subsidiary, successive such elections being permitted without restriction, and (c) the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors; provided that each of Companhia de Bebidas das Américas – AmBev and Grupo Modelo S.A.B. de C.V. shall not be “Restricted Subsidiaries” until and unless the Parent Guarantor owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the equity interests in such company. Any such election will be effective as of the date specified in the applicable Board Resolution.

“Securities” has the meaning stated in the first recital of this Indenture and more particularly means any Securities authenticated and delivered under this Indenture.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 and any statute successor thereto, in each case as amended from time to time.

“Security Register” and “Security Registrar” have the respective meanings specified in Section 305.

 

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“Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (i) the consolidated revenue of which represents 10% of more of the consolidated revenue of the Parent Guarantor, (ii) the consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) of which represents 10% or more of the consolidated EBITDA of the Parent Guarantor, or (iii) the consolidated gross assets of which represent 10% or more of the consolidated gross assets of the Parent Guarantor, in each case as reflected in the most recent annual audited financial statements of the Parent Guarantor, provided that (A) in the case of a Subsidiary acquired by the Parent Guarantor during or after the financial year shown in the most recent annual audited financial statements of the Parent Guarantor such calculation shall be made on the basis of the contribution of the Subsidiary considered on a pro forma basis as if it had been acquired at the beginning of the relevant period, with the pro forma calculation (including any adjustments) being made by the Parent Guarantor acting in good faith, and (B) EBITDA shall be calculated by the Parent Guarantor in substantially the same manner as it is calculated for the amounts shown in the offering memorandum or circular for the relevant series of Securities.

“Special Record Date” for the payment of any Defaulted Interest means a date fixed by the Trustee pursuant to Section 307.

“Stated Maturity”, when used with respect to any Security or any installment of principal thereof or interest thereon, means the date specified in such Security as the fixed date on which the principal of such Security or such installment of principal or interest is due and payable.

“Subsidiary” means any Corporation of which more than 50% of the issued and outstanding stock entitled to vote for the election of directors or persons exercising similar functions (otherwise than by reason of default in dividends) is at the time owned directly or indirectly by the Parent Guarantor or a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries or by the Parent Guarantor and a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries.

“Subsidiary Guarantee” means the guarantee of any Subsidiary Guarantor from time to time, which may be (i) in the form of one or more Global Guarantees or (ii) endorsed on, and relate to, the Securities of a particular series authenticated and delivered hereunder or (iii) documented in any other manner permitted by law.

“Subsidiary Guarantor” shall initially include each of the following companies and shall subsequently include any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor that provides a guarantee under this Indenture from time to time:

 

    Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC, a limited liability company duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware;

 

    Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware;

 

    Cobrew NV, a public limited liability company organized and existing under Belgian law;

 

    Brandbrew; and

 

    Brandbev.

 

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“Trust Indenture Act” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, including the rules promulgated thereunder, as in force at the date as of which this instrument was executed; provided, however, that in the event the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is amended after such date, “Trust Indenture Act” means, to the extent required by any such amendment, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 as so amended and any statute successor thereto.

“Trustee” means the Person named as the “Trustee” in the first paragraph of this instrument until a successor Trustee shall have become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture, and thereafter “Trustee” shall mean or include each Person who is then a Trustee hereunder, and if at any time there is more than one such Person, “Trustee” as used with respect to the Securities of any series shall mean the Trustee with respect to Securities of that series.

“U.S. Government Obligation” has the meaning specified in Section 1304.

“Unrestricted Certificated Security” means a Certificated Security the restrictions on transfer of which have expired or otherwise been removed.

“Unrestricted Global Security” means a Global Security the restrictions on transfer of which have expired or otherwise been removed.

“Vice President”, when used with respect to the Company or a Guarantor or the Trustee, means any vice president, whether or not designated by a number or a word or words added before or after the title “vice president”.

SECTION 102. Compliance Certificates and Opinions.

Upon any application or request by the Company or the Parent Guarantor to the Trustee to take any action under any provision of this Indenture, the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, shall furnish to the Trustee such certificates and opinions as may be required under the Trust Indenture Act. Each such certificate or opinion shall be given in the form of an Officer’s Certificate, if to be given by an officer of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, or an Opinion of Counsel, if to be given by counsel, and shall comply with the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and any other requirements set forth in this Indenture.

Every certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided for in this Indenture (except for certificates provided for in Section 1004) shall include:

(1) a statement that each individual signing such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition and the definitions herein relating thereto;

(2) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based;

 

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(3) a statement that, in the opinion of each such individual, he has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

(4) a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such individual, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

SECTION 103. Form of Documents Delivered to Trustee.

In any case where several matters are required to be certified by, or covered by an opinion of, any specified Person, it is not necessary that all such matters be certified by, or covered by the opinion of, only one such Person, or that they be so certified or covered by only one document, but one such Person may certify or give an opinion with respect to some matters and one or more other such Persons as to other matters, and any such Person may certify or give an opinion as to such matters in one or several documents.

Any certificate or opinion of an officer of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, may be based, insofar as it relates to legal matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, counsel, unless such officer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable care should know, that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to the matters upon which his certificate or opinion is based are erroneous. Any such certificate or opinion of counsel may be based, insofar as it relates to factual matters, upon a certificate or opinion of, or representations by, an officer or officers of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, stating that the information with respect to such factual matters is in the possession of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, as applicable, unless such counsel knows that the certificate or opinion or representations with respect to such matters are erroneous.

Where any Person is required to make, give or execute two or more applications, requests, consents, certificates, statements, opinions or other instruments under this Indenture, they may, but need not, be consolidated and form one instrument.

SECTION 104. Acts of Holders; Record Dates.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders may be embodied in and evidenced by one or more instruments of substantially similar tenor signed by such Holders in person or by agent duly appointed in writing; and, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, such action shall become effective when such instrument or instruments are delivered to the Trustee and, where it is hereby expressly required, to the Company or the Parent Guarantor. Such instrument or instruments (and the action embodied therein and evidenced thereby) are herein sometimes referred to as the “Act” of the Holders signing such instrument or instruments. Proof of execution of any such instrument or of a writing appointing any such agent shall be sufficient for any purpose of this Indenture and (subject to Section 601) conclusive in favor of the Trustee, the Company or the Parent Guarantor, if made in the manner provided in this Section.

 

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The fact and date of the execution by any Person of any such instrument or writing may be proved by the affidavit of a witness of such execution or by a certificate of a notary public or other officer authorized by law to take acknowledgments of deeds, certifying that the individual signing such instrument or writing acknowledged to him the execution thereof. Where such execution is by a signer acting in a capacity other than his individual capacity, such certificate or affidavit shall also constitute sufficient proof of his authority. The fact and date of the execution of any such instrument or writing, or the authority of the Person executing the same, may also be proved in any other manner which the Trustee deems sufficient.

The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the Security Register.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other Act of the Holder of any Security shall bind every future Holder of the same Security and the Holder of every Security issued upon the registration of transfer thereof or in exchange therefor or in lieu thereof in respect of anything done, omitted or suffered to be done by the Trustee, the Company or the Parent Guarantor in reliance thereon, whether or not notation of such action is made upon such Security.

The Company and the Parent Guarantor may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to give, make or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided or permitted by this Indenture to be given, made or taken by Holders of Securities of such series, provided that the Company and the Parent Guarantor may not set a record date for, and the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply with respect to, the giving or making of any notice, declaration, request or direction referred to in the next paragraph. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to take the relevant action, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date, provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Company or the Parent Guarantor from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Company or the Parent Guarantor, at its own expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Trustee in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.

The Trustee may set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Securities of any series entitled to join in the giving or making of (i) any Notice of Default, (ii) any declaration of acceleration referred to in Section 502, (iii) any request to institute proceedings referred to in Section 507(2), or (iv) any direction referred to in Section 512, in each case with respect to Securities of such series. If any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Holders of Outstanding Securities

 

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of such series on such record date, and no other Holders, shall be entitled to join in such notice, declaration, request or direction, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record date; provided that no such action shall be effective hereunder unless taken on or prior to the applicable Expiration Date by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of such series on such record date. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prevent the Trustee from setting a new record date for any action for which a record date has previously been set pursuant to this paragraph (whereupon the record date previously set shall automatically and with no action by any Person be cancelled and of no effect), and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Securities of the relevant series on the date such action is taken. Promptly after any record date is set pursuant to this paragraph, the Trustee, at the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s expense, shall cause notice of such record date, the proposed action by Holders and the applicable Expiration Date to be given to the Company and the Parent Guarantor in writing and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106.

With respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto which sets such record dates may designate any day as the “Expiration Date” and from time to time may change the Expiration Date to any earlier or later day; provided that no such change shall be effective unless notice of the proposed new Expiration Date is given to the other party hereto in writing, and to each Holder of Securities of the relevant series in the manner set forth in Section 106, on or prior to the existing Expiration Date. If an Expiration Date is not designated with respect to any record date set pursuant to this Section, the party hereto which set such record date shall be deemed to have initially designated the 180th day after such record date as the Expiration Date with respect thereto, subject to its right to change the Expiration Date as provided in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Expiration Date shall be later than the 180th day after the applicable record date.

Without limiting the foregoing, a Holder entitled hereunder to take any action hereunder with regard to any particular Security may do so with regard to all or any part of the principal amount of such Security or by one or more duly appointed agents each of which may do so pursuant to such appointment with regard to all or any part of such principal amount.

SECTION 105. Notices, Etc., to Trustee, the Company and a Guarantor.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or Act of Holders or other document provided for or permitted by this Indenture to be made upon, given or furnished to, or filed with,

(1) the Trustee by any Holder or by the Company or a Guarantor shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder if made, given, furnished or filed in writing to or with the Trustee at its Corporate Trust Office, 911 Washington Ave, 3rd Floor, St. Louis, Missouri 63101, United States of America, Attention: Corporate Trust Administration, or

(2) the Company or a Guarantor by the Trustee or by any Holder shall be sufficient for every purpose hereunder (unless otherwise herein expressly

 

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provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to the Company and a Guarantor, as applicable, addressed to it at the address specified in Section 115 of this instrument or at any other address previously furnished in writing to the Trustee by the Company or a Guarantor.

The Trustee agrees to accept and act upon instructions or directions pursuant to this Indenture sent by unsecured e-mail, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods; provided, however, that (a) the party providing such electronic instructions or directions, subsequent to the transmission thereof, shall provide the originally executed instructions or directions to the Trustee in a timely manner and (b) such originally executed instructions or directions shall be signed by an authorized representative of the party providing such instructions or directions. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such instructions or directions notwithstanding such instructions or directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction or direction or if the subsequent written instruction or direction is never received. The party providing instructions or directions by unsecured e-mail, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods, as aforesaid, agrees to assume all risks arising out of the use of such electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.

SECTION 106. Notice to Holders; Waiver.

Where this Indenture provides for notice to Holders of any event, such notice shall be sufficiently given (unless otherwise herein expressly provided) if in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid, to each Holder affected by such event, at his address as it appears in the Security Register, not later than the latest date (if any), and not earlier than the earliest date (if any), prescribed for the giving of such notice. In any case where notice to Holders is given by mail, neither the failure to mail such notice, nor any defect in any notice so mailed, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of such notice with respect to other Holders. Where this Indenture provides for notice in any manner, such notice may be waived in writing by the Person entitled to receive such notice, either before or after the event, and such waiver shall be the equivalent of such notice. Waivers of notice by Holders shall be filed with the Trustee, but such filing shall not be a condition precedent to the validity of any action taken in reliance upon such waiver.

In case by reason of the suspension of regular mail service or by reason of any other cause it shall be impracticable to give such notice by mail, then such notification as shall be made with the approval of the Trustee in its sole discretion shall constitute a sufficient notification for every purpose hereunder.

The costs of any such notice to Holders as provided in this Section 106 shall be paid by the Company.

Any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver required or permitted under this Indenture shall be in the English language, except that any published notice may be in an official language of the country of publication.

 

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SECTION 107. Conflict with Trust Indenture Act.

If any provision hereof limits, qualifies or conflicts with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act that is required under the Trust Indenture Act to be a part of and govern this Indenture, the latter provision shall control. If any provision of this Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the Trust Indenture Act that may be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to this Indenture as so modified or to be excluded, as the case may be.

SECTION 108. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents.

The Article and Section headings herein and the Table of Contents are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 109. Successors and Assigns.

All covenants and agreements in this Indenture by the Company and any Guarantor shall bind their successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

SECTION 110. Separability Clause.

In case any provision in this Indenture, in any Parent Guarantee or any Subsidiary Guarantee, or in the Securities shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 111. Benefits of Indenture.

Nothing in this Indenture, in any Parent Guarantee or Subsidiary Guarantee, or in the Securities, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Indenture.

SECTION 112. Governing Law; Waiver of Trial by Jury.

This Indenture, each Parent Guarantee, each Subsidiary Guarantee and the Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Each of the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Indenture, the Securities or the transactions contemplated hereby.

SECTION 113. Legal Holidays.

In any case where any Interest Payment Date, Redemption Date or Stated Maturity of any Security shall not be a Business Day at any Place of Payment, then (notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, of the Guarantees or of the Securities (other than a provision of any Security which specifically states that such provision shall apply in lieu of this Section)) payment of interest or principal (and premium, if any) need not be made at such Place of Payment on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day at such Place of Payment with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or Redemption Date, or at the Stated Maturity.

 

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SECTION 114. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunity.

For the benefit of the Holders, each of the Company and each Guarantor hereby (i) irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or United States federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York solely for purposes of any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Securities or the Guarantees and (ii) irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (a) any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any legal action or proceeding in any New York State court or United States federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York; (b) any claim that any such action or proceedings brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum; and (c) any right it may have to trial by jury. Each of the Company and the Parent Guarantor agrees that a final judgment in any such legal action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

Any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Securities or the Guarantees may also be brought and enforced in the courts of the Kingdom of Belgium and each of the Company and each Guarantor irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of each such court in respect of any such action or proceeding.

To the extent that the Company or any Guarantor may in any jurisdiction claim for itself or its assets immunity (to the extent that any immunity may now or hereafter exist) from suit, execution, attachment (whether in aid of execution, before judgment or otherwise) or other legal process (whether through service or notice or otherwise), and to the extent that in any such jurisdiction there may be attributed to itself or its assets such immunity (whether or not claimed), the Company and each Guarantor irrevocably agree not to claim, and irrevocably waive, such immunity to the full extent permitted by the laws of such jurisdiction.

SECTION 115. Appointment of Agent for Service of Process.

By the execution and delivery of this Indenture, each Guarantor (except for Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc.) hereby appoints Anheuser-Busch InBev Services, LLC as its agent upon which process may be served in any legal action or proceeding which may be instituted in any Federal or State court in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, arising out of or relating to the Securities or the Guarantees or this Indenture, but for that purpose only. Service of process upon such agent at the office of Anheuser-Busch InBev Services, LLC at 250 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10177, and written notice of said service to such Guarantor by the Person servicing the same addressed as provided by Section 105, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon such Guarantor, respectively, in any such legal action or proceeding, and such Guarantor hereby submits to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any such court in which any such legal action or proceeding is so instituted. Such appointment shall be irrevocable so long as the Holders of Securities shall have any rights pursuant to the terms thereof or of this Indenture until the appointment of a successor by such Guarantor with the consent of the Trustee and

 

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such successor’s acceptance of such appointment. Each such Guarantor further agrees to take any and all action, including the execution and filing of any and all such documents and instruments, as may be necessary to continue such designation and appointment of such agent or successor.

ARTICLE TWO

S ECURITY AND G UARANTEE F ORMS

SECTION 201. Forms Generally.

The Securities of each series shall be in substantially the form set forth in this Article, or in such other form as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or Depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution thereof. If the form of Securities of any series is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by a Secretary or Assistant Secretary or other authorized officer or person of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.

Any Global Guarantee and any Guarantee to be endorsed on and to relate to the Securities of any series shall each be in substantially the applicable form set forth in this Article, or in such other form as shall be established by or pursuant to a Board Resolution of a Guarantor or in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in each case with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by this Indenture, and may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with the rules of any securities exchange or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the officers executing such Guarantees, as evidenced by their execution of the Guarantees. If the form of the Guarantee is to be endorsed on the Securities of any series and such form of Guarantee is established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution of a Guarantor, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or officer or person serving in a similar capacity, of the applicable Guarantor and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Company Order contemplated by Section 303 for the authentication and delivery of such Securities.

The definitive Securities shall be printed, lithographed or engraved on steel engraved borders or may be produced in any other manner, all as determined by the officers executing such Securities, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

SECTION 202. Form of Face of Security.

[ Insert any legend required by the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder. ]

 

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Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

[ Title of Security ]

Payment of Principal [, Premium, if any,]

and Interest Irrevocably, Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV and Various Subsidiary Guarantors

 

No. •    $               

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the “Company”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to                              , or registered assigns, on                              , the principal sum of                                  Dollars [ if the Security is to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert —, and to pay interest thereon from              or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually on                  and                  in each year, commencing                  , at the rate of % per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment [ if applicable, insert  — ; provided that any principal and premium, and any such installment of interest, which is overdue shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment, and such interest shall be payable on demand ] .

The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the                  or                  (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture ] .

[ If the Security is not to bear interest prior to Maturity, insert  — The principal of this Security shall not bear interest except in the case of a default in payment of principal upon acceleration, upon redemption or at Stated Maturity, and in such case the overdue principal and any overdue premium shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), from the dates such amounts are due until they are paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue principal or premium shall be payable on demand. [ Any such interest on overdue principal or premium which is not paid on demand shall bear interest at the rate of % per annum (to the extent that the payment of such interest on interest shall be legally enforceable), from the date of such demand until the amount so demanded is paid or made available for payment. Interest on any overdue interest shall be payable on demand. ]

 

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Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and [ if applicable, insert  — any such ] interest on this Security will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in                          , in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts [ if applicable, insert  —; provided , however , that at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register ] . Initially, the Paying Agent and Security Registrar for this Security will be The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., St. Louis, Missouri. The Company may change the Paying Agent or Security Registrar without prior notice to the Holders, and in such an event the Company may act as Paying Agent or Security Registrar. Payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on this Security shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds; provided , however , that in the case of payments of principal and premium, if any, this Security is first surrendered to the Paying Agent.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Security or the Indenture, the Company may make any and all payments of principal, premium (if any) and interest on this Security pursuant to the applicable procedures of the Depositary for this Security as permitted in the Indenture.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

I N W ITNESS W HEREOF , the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed [ include only if required by applicable law: under its corporate seal].

Dated:

 

   

By

   
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Officer

 

Attest:
   
 

 

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SECTION 203. Form of Reverse of Security.

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of , (herein called the “Indenture”, which term shall have the meaning assigned to it in such instrument), among the Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, as Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to time and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the “Trustee”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof [ if applicable, insert —, limited in aggregate principal amount to $              ] .

[ If applicable, insert  — The Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon not less than 10 days’ notice by mail (or if the Securities of this series are represented by one or more Global Securities, by transmission in accordance with the Depositary’s customary procedures therefor), [ if applicable, insert  — (1) on              in any year commencing with the year                  and ending with the year                  through operation of the sinking fund for this series at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount, and (2) ]  at any time [ if applicable, insert  — on or after              , 20 ] , as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at the following Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount): If redeemed [ if applicable, insert  — on or before , %, and if redeemed ] during the 12-month period beginning              of the years indicated,

 

Year

  

Redemption
Price

  

Year

  

Redemption
Price

        
        
        
        

and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to % of the principal amount, together in the case of any such redemption [ if applicable, insert  — (whether through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise) ] with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture. ]

[ If applicable, insert  — The Securities of this series are subject to redemption upon not less than 10 days’ notice by mail (or if the Securities of this series are represented by one or more Global Securities, by transmission in accordance with the Depositary’s customary procedures therefor), (1) on                  in any year commencing with the year                  and ending with the year              through operation of the sinking fund for this series at the Redemption Prices for redemption through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table below, and (2) at any time [ if applicable, insert  — on or after                  ] , as a whole or in part, at the election of the Company, at the Redemption Prices for redemption otherwise than through operation of the sinking fund (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the table below: If redeemed during the 12-month period beginning                  of the years indicated,

 

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Year

  

Redemption Price
For Redemption
Through Operation
of the
Sinking Fund

  

Redemption Price For
Redemption Otherwise
Than Through Operation
of the Sinking Fund

     
     
     
     

and thereafter at a Redemption Price equal to % of the principal amount, together in the case of any such redemption (whether through operation of the sinking fund or otherwise) with accrued interest to the Redemption Date, but interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the Indenture. ]

[ If applicable, insert  — Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may not, prior to                  , redeem any Securities of this series as contemplated by [ if applicable, insert  — Clause (2) of ] the preceding paragraph as a part of, or in anticipation of, any refunding operation by the application, directly or indirectly, of moneys borrowed having an interest cost to the Company (calculated in accordance with generally accepted financial practice) of less than % per annum. ]

[ If applicable, insert  — The sinking fund for this series provides for the redemption on                  in each year beginning with the year                  and ending with the year                  of [ if applicable, insert  — not less than $                  (“mandatory sinking fund”) and not more than ] $                  aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series. Securities of this series acquired or redeemed by the Company otherwise than through [ if applicable, insert  — mandatory ] sinking fund payments may be credited against subsequent [ if applicable, insert  — mandatory ] sinking fund payments otherwise required to be made [ if applicable, insert  — , in the inverse order in which they become due ] . ]

[ If the Security is subject to redemption of any kind, insert  — In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof. ]

[ If applicable, insert paragraph regarding subordination of the Security. ]

[ If applicable, insert  — The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of [ the entire indebtedness of this Security ] [ or ] [ certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security ] [ , in each case ] upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture. ]

 

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[ If the Security is not an Original Issue Discount Security, insert  — If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. ]

[ If the Security is an Original Issue Discount Security, insert  — If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, an amount of principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. Such amount shall be equal to — insert formula for determining the amount . Upon payment (i) of the amount of principal so declared due and payable and (ii) of interest on any overdue principal, premium and interest (in each case to the extent that the payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable), all of the Company’s obligations in respect of the payment of the principal of and premium and interest, if any, on the Securities of this series shall terminate. ]

[ If applicable, add – In the event that any Guarantor becomes obligated to make payments in respect of the Securities of this series, such Guarantor will make all payments in respect of the Securities of this series without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction at source by or on behalf of any jurisdiction in which such Guarantor is incorporated, organized, or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax (the “Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction”) unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In such event, such Guarantor will pay to the Holders of the Securities of this series such additional amounts (the “ Additional Amounts ”) as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by such Holders, after such withholding or deduction, shall equal the respective amounts of principal and interest which would otherwise have been receivable in the absence of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable on account of any taxes or duties which:

(a) are payable by any person acting as custodian bank or collecting agent on behalf of such Holder, or otherwise in any manner which does not constitute a deduction or withholding by such Guarantor from payment of principal or interest made by it, or

(b) are payable by reason of such Holder or beneficial owner having, or having had, some personal or business connection with such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and not merely by reason of the fact that payments in respect of the Securities of this series or the Guarantees thereof are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived from sources in, or are secured in the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, or

(c) are imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of such Holder or beneficial owner to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence, or identity of the Holder and beneficial owner or to make any valid or timely declaration or similar claim or satisfy any other reporting requirements relating to such matters, whether required or imposed by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice, as a precondition to exemption from, or a reduction in the rate of withholding or deduction of such taxes, or

 

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(d) consist of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property or similar taxes, or

(e) are imposed on or with respect to any payment by the applicable Guarantor to the registered Holder of this Security if such Holder is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that taxes would not have been imposed on such payment had such registered Holder been the sole beneficial owner of such Security, or

(f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to (i) any European Union directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or (ii) any international treaty or understanding relating to such taxation and to which the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or the European Union is a party, or (iii) any provision of law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform with, such directive, regulation, treaty or understanding, or

(g) are payable by reason of a change in law or practice that becomes effective more than 30 days after the relevant payment of principal or interest becomes due, or is duly provided for and written notice thereof is provided to such Holders, whichever occurs later, or

(h) are payable because this Security was presented to a particular paying agent for payment if this Security could have been presented to another paying agent without any such withholding or deduction, or

(i) are payable for any combination of (a) through (h) above.

References to principal or interest in respect of the Securities of this series shall be deemed to include any Additional Amounts which may be payable as set forth in the Indenture.

The covenant regarding Additional Amounts will not apply to any Guarantor at any time when such Guarantor is incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, and will apply to the Company any time it is incorporated in a jurisdiction outside of the United States.]

[In addition,] [A]ny amounts to be paid by the Company or any Guarantor on the Securities of this series will be paid net of any deduction or withholding imposed or required pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, any current or future regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (“FATCA Withholding”). Neither any Guarantor nor the Company will be required to pay Additional Amounts on account of any FATCA Withholding.

 

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[ If applicable, add – The Securities of this series may be redeemed at any time, at the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s option, as a whole, but not in part, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities of this series then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed (and all Additional Amounts, if any) to (but excluding) the redemption date, if (i) any change in, or amendment to, the laws, treaties, regulations or rulings of a Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction (as defined below) or in the interpretation, application or administration of any such laws, treaties, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction) which becomes effective on or after the issue date (any such change or amendment, a “Change in Tax Law”) would require the Company (or if a payment were then due under a Guarantee, the relevant Guarantor) to pay Additional Amounts and (ii) such obligation cannot be avoided by the Company (or the relevant Guarantor) taking reasonable measures available to it. Additional Amounts are payable by the Company under the circumstances described below under “—Additional Amounts”; provided, however, that the Securities of this series may not be redeemed to the extent such Additional Amounts arise solely as a result of the Company assigning its obligations under the Securities of this series to a Substitute Company, unless this assignment to a Substitute Company is undertaken as part of a plan of merger by the Parent Guarantor. ]

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company or the Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity and/or security, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for 60 days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity and/or security. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

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As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $              and any integral multiple thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

SECTION 204. Form of Legends for Securities.

Unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for the Securities evidenced thereby, every Security authenticated and delivered hereunder shall bear legends in substantially the following form:

[ If a Global Security: ]

T HIS S ECURITY IS A G LOBAL S ECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE I NDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A D EPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF . T HIS S ECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A S ECURITY REGISTERED , AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS S ECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED , IN THE NAME OF ANY P ERSON OTHER THAN SUCH D EPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF , EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE I NDENTURE .

 

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U NLESS THIS C ERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE D EPOSITORY T RUST C OMPANY , A N EW Y ORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV W ORLDWIDE I NC . OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER , EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT , AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF C EDE  & C O . OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC ( AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO C EDE  & C O . OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER , PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF , C EDE  & C O ., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN .

[ If a Security that is offered and sold pursuant to Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act: ]

THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF (I) IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM SUCH REGISTRATION, (II) WITHIN THE UNITED STATES TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, PERSONS OTHER THAN “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN TRANSACTIONS EXEMPT FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OR (III) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES OTHER THAN TO PERSONS WHO ARE U.S. PERSONS IN OFFSHORE TRANSACTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 903 OR RULE 904 OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT. EACH PERSON ACQUIRING AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THIS SECURITY (1) SHALL BE DEEMED TO REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT IT EITHER (A) IS A “QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), (B) IS NOT A U.S. PERSON (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S) AND IS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES OR (C) IS ACQUIRING SUCH OWNERSHIP INTEREST PURSUANT TO A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR IN ANOTHER TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM SUCH REGISTRATION; (2) AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT RESELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS, AND IN ANY CASE IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION; (3) PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER, AGREES THAT IT WILL FURNISH TO THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS SECURITY REGISTRAR (OR A SUCCESSOR REGISTRAR, AS APPLICABLE), SUCH CERTIFICATIONS, LEGAL OPINIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION AS THE SECURITY REGISTRAR AND THE COMPANY MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT SUCH TRANSFER IS BEING MADE PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND (4) AGREES THAT IT WILL DELIVER TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS SECURITY IS TRANSFERRED A NOTICE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE EFFECT OF THIS LEGEND. AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS “UNITED STATES”, “U.S. PERSON” AND “OFFSHORE TRANSACTION” HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM BY REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

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[ For all Securities the offer and sale of which is not registered under the Securities Act: ]

THIS SECURITY AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTATION MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME TO MODIFY THE RESTRICTIONS ON RESALES AND OTHER TRANSFERS OF THIS SECURITY TO REFLECT ANY CHANGE IN APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION (OR THE INTERPRETATION THEREOF) OR IN PRACTICES RELATING TO THE RESALE OR TRANSFER OF RESTRICTED SECURITIES GENERALLY. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY SHALL BE DEEMED BY THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS SECURITY TO HAVE AGREED TO ANY SUCH AMENDMENT OR SUPPLEMENT.

SECTION 205. Form of Trustee s Certificate of Authentication.

The Trustee’s certificates of authentication shall be in substantially the following form:

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

as Trustee

By    
  Authorized Signatory

SECTION 206. Guarantees by Guarantors.

(a) Subject to this Indenture and unless provided otherwise under any Board Resolution or indenture supplement hereto, each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally, irrevocably, fully and unconditionally guarantees to the Trustee and the Holder of any Security issued under this Indenture duly authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal, and premium, if any, of (including any amount in respect of original issue discount) and interest, if any (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of any such Security), on any such Security and the due and punctual payment of the sinking fund payments, if any, and analogous obligations, if any, provided for pursuant to the terms of any such Security, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at Stated Maturity or upon redemption, repayment or upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise according to the terms of any such Security and of the Indenture. In case of default by the Company in the payment of any such principal (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), and any premium or interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of any such Security), sinking fund payment, or analogous obligation, each Guarantor agrees, duly and punctually to pay the same when and as the same shall become due and payable. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be as principal and not merely as surety and shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of any extension of the time for payment of any such Security,

 

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any modification of any such Security, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of any such Security or the Indenture, any failure to enforce the same or any waiver, modification, consent or indulgence granted to the Company with respect thereto by the holder of any such Security or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a demand or proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice with respect to any such Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged as to any such Security except by payment in full of the principal of (including any amount payable in respect of original issue discount), and any premium or interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of any such Security) thereon.

(b) Any Guarantee may be represented by a Global Guarantee, by a Guarantee endorsed on the Securities of the series covered by the Guarantee or by any other means permitted by law.

(c) If the Guarantee is to be represented by a Guarantee endorsed on and relating to the Securities of a particular series authenticated and delivered hereunder, such Guarantee shall, subject to Section 201, Section 208 (in respect of a Subsidiary Guarantee) and Section 211, be in substantially the form set forth below:

GUARANTEE

For value received, the undersigned (herein called the “Guarantors”, and each, a “Guarantor” which terms include any successor Person or Persons under the Indenture referred to in the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed), hereby jointly and severally, irrevocably, fully and unconditionally guarantee to the Trustee and to each Holder of this Security, which has been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), and any premium and interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), on this Security and the due and punctual payment of the sinking fund payments, if any, and analogous obligations, if any, provided for pursuant to the terms of this Security, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at Stated Maturity or upon redemption or upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise according to the terms of this Security and of the Indenture. In case of default by the Company in the payment of any such principal (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), sinking fund payment, or analogous obligation, each Guarantor agrees duly and punctually to pay the same. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall rank pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of such Guarantor, shall be as principal and not merely as surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of any extension of the time for payment of this Security, any modification of this Security, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of this Security or the Indenture, any failure to enforce the same or any waiver, modification, consent or indulgence granted to the Company with respect thereto by the Holder of this Security or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment,

 

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filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a demand or proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice with respect to this Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged as to this Security except by payment in full of the principal of (including any amount payable in respect of original issue discount), and any premium and interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), thereon.

Each Guarantor irrevocably waives any and all rights to which it may be entitled, by operation of law or otherwise, upon making any payment hereunder (i) to be subrogated to the rights of a Holder against the Company with respect to such payment or otherwise to be reimbursed, indemnified or exonerated by the Company in respect thereof or (ii) to receive any payment, in the nature of contribution or for any other reason, from any other obligor with respect to such payment.

This Guarantee shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to this Security until the certificate of authentication on this Security shall have been signed by the Trustee.

All terms used in this Guarantee which are not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed.

This Guarantee is subject to the release upon the terms set forth in the Indenture.

This Guarantee is subject to certain limitations and waivers set forth in the Indenture, as it may be supplemented from time to time.

This Guarantee is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guarantee to be signed manually or by facsimile by its duly authorized officer or representative and, if required by applicable law, has caused a facsimile of its corporate seal to be affixed hereunto or imprinted hereon.

 

  [GUARANTOR(S)]
By:    
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Officer

(d) If a Guarantee is to be represented by a Global Guarantee, then such Guarantee shall, subject to Section 201, Section 208 (in respect of a Subsidiary Guarantee) and Section 211, be in substantially the form set forth below:

 

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GLOBAL GUARANTEE

For value received, the undersigned (herein called the “Guarantor”, which term includes any successor Person or Persons under the Indenture, dated as of , between the Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, as Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiaries of the Parent Guarantor party thereto from time to time, as Subsidiary Guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, as the same may be supplemented from time to time (the “ Indenture ”)), hereby jointly and severally, irrevocably, fully and unconditionally guarantee to the Trustee and to every holder of the Securities of the Company issued from time to time pursuant to the Indenture from and after the date of this Global Guarantee to but not including the date on which the Guarantor’s Notice of Revocation becomes effective, as provided below, which Securities have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee or its Authenticating Agent, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), and any premium and interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of the Securities), on the Securities and the due and punctual payment of the sinking fund payments, if any, and analogous obligations, if any, provided for pursuant to the terms of the Securities, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at Stated Maturity or upon redemption or upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise according to the terms of the Securities, or any one of them, and of the Indenture.

The total liability of the Guarantor in respect of all Securities issued pursuant to the Indenture shall not at any time exceed the aggregate principal sum of              U.S. dollars plus interest and other monies (if any) from time to time payable by the Company in respect thereto.

In case of default by the Company in the payment of any such principal (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of the Securities), sinking fund payment, or analogous obligation, the Guarantor agrees duly and punctually to pay the same. The Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall rank pari passu with all its other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations, shall be as principal and not merely as surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of any extension of the time for payment of the Securities, any modification of the Securities, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of the Securities or the Indenture, any failure to enforce the same or any waiver, modification, consent or indulgence granted to the Company with respect thereto by the Holder of the Securities or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor. The Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a demand or proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice with respect to the Securities or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and, except as provided in the second succeeding paragraph, covenants that this Global Guarantee will not be discharged as to the Securities, or any one of them, except by payment in full of the principal of (including any amount payable in respect of original issue discount), and any premium and interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of the Securities), thereon.

The Guarantor irrevocably waives any and all rights to which it may be entitled, by operation of law or otherwise, upon making any payment hereunder (i) to be subrogated to the rights of a Holder against the Company with respect to such payment or otherwise to be reimbursed, indemnified or exonerated by the Company in respect thereof or (ii) to receive any payment, in the nature of contribution or for any other reason, from any other obligor with respect to such payment.

 

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This Global Guarantee shall be revocable at the sole option of the Guarantor by providing the Trustee with written notice (a “Notice of Revocation”) of the revocation of this Global Guarantee, which shall become effective on the date specified therein, but in any event no sooner than five Business Days after the date on which such Notice of Revocation shall be delivered to the Trustee; provided, however , that any revocation of this Global Guarantee will only apply to Securities issued following the date specified in the Notice of Revocation and will not impair or otherwise affect the validity of the Global Guarantee to the extent relating to the Securities of any series issued prior to the date of the Notice of Revocation.

All terms used in this Global Guarantee which are not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Indenture.

This Global Guarantee is subject to certain limitations and waivers set forth in the Indenture, as it may be supplemented from time to time.

This Global Guarantee is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

(e) A facsimile of any Global Guarantee may be endorsed on or appended to the Securities of any series covered by such Guarantee; provided, however, that the failure to endorse the Global Guarantee on or append it to the Securities of a series covered by such Guarantee shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such Guarantee, which shall remain in full force and effect with respect to all Securities of that series. A Global Guarantee shall be effective with respect the Securities of a series issued after such Global Guarantee is delivered (and before such Global Guarantee is revoked pursuant to a Notice of Revocation) even if the Guarantor has not received notice of or otherwise approved the issuance thereof by Supplemental Indenture or otherwise.

SECTION 207. Additional Guarantees.

The form and terms of any Guarantee by any subsequent Subsidiary Guarantor, including any applicable legal, regulatory or contractual restrictions, shall be specified in an indenture supplement hereto pursuant to Section 901(2) and may be changed for any such series of Securities as provided in the applicable indenture supplement.

SECTION 208. Release of Guarantee.

Any Subsidiary Guarantor will automatically and unconditionally be released from all obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee, and such Subsidiary Guarantee shall thereupon terminate and be discharged and of no further force or effect, in the event that (i) (for so long as any commitments remain outstanding under the 2010 Senior Facilities Agreement) at substantially the same time as its Guarantee of the Securities is terminated, the relevant Guarantor is, or has been, released from its guarantee of the 2010 Senior Facilities Agreement or is no longer a guarantor under the 2010 Senior Facilities Agreement; and (ii) the aggregate amount of indebtedness for borrowed money for which the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor is an obligor (as a guarantor or borrower) does not

 

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exceed 10% of the consolidated gross assets of the Parent Guarantor as reflected in the balance sheet included in its most recent publicly released interim or annual consolidated financial statements. For purposes of this clause, the amount of a Subsidiary Guarantor’s indebtedness for borrowed money shall not include (A) any Securities issued under this Indenture, the January 2009 Indenture, the October 2009 Indenture, the January 2013 Indenture, the January 2016 Indenture, the December 2016 Indenture or the May 2017 Indenture, (B) any other debt the terms of which permit the termination of the Subsidiary Guarantor’s guarantee of such debt under similar circumstances, as long as such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations in respect of such other debt are terminated at substantially the same time as its guarantee of the relevant series of Securities in respect of which its Subsidiary Guarantee is being terminated, and (C) any debt that is being refinanced at substantially the same time that the Subsidiary Guarantee of the relevant series of Securities in respect of which its Subsidiary Guarantee is being terminated, provided that any obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantor in respect of the debt that is incurred in the refinancing shall be included in the calculation of the Subsidiary Guarantor’s indebtedness for borrowed money. If no commitments remain outstanding under the 2010 Senior Facilities Agreement, a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to terminate its Subsidiary Guarantee solely upon compliance with the conditions set out in Clause (iii) above. Upon the occurrence of the foregoing, upon delivery of an Officer’s Certificate of the Parent Guarantor confirming such conditions are satisfied, the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably requested by the Parent Guarantor in order to evidence such release, discharge and termination in respect of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantee

Any Subsidiary Guarantor with limitations on its Guarantee pursuant to Section 209 will automatically and unconditionally be released from all obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee, and such Subsidiary Guarantee shall thereupon terminate and be discharged and of no further force or effect, and the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably requested by the Parent Guarantor in order to evidence such release, discharge and termination, with respect to any or all series of Securities issued under this Indenture, in the event that the Parent Guarantor determines that under the rules, regulations or interpretations of the Commission such Subsidiary Guarantor would be required to include its financial statements in any registration statement filed with the Commission with respect to Securities or Guarantees issued hereunder or in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission (by reason of such limitations or otherwise).

Any Subsidiary Guarantor will automatically and unconditionally be released from all obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee, and such Subsidiary Guarantee shall thereupon terminate and be discharged and of no further force or effect, and the Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably requested by the Parent Guarantor in order to evidence such release, discharge and termination, in the event the Subsidiary Guarantor is no longer a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor or disposes of all or substantially all of its assets to a Person who is not a Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor.

SECTION 209. Limitations on Guarantees.

Further, certain of the Guarantees are subject to legal, regulatory or contractual limitations, as specified below or as may be provided in an indenture supplemental hereto by which a Subsidiary Guarantor may accede to this Indenture. Each such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be entitled to amend or modify by execution of an indenture

 

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supplemental hereto the terms of its Guarantee or the limitations applicable to its Guarantee, as set forth in this Section 209, in any respect reasonably deemed necessary by such Subsidiary Guarantor to meet the requirements of Rule 3-10 under Regulation S-X under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar regulation or exemption) in order for financial statements of such Subsidiary Guarantor not to be required to be included in any registration statement or in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission.

(a) In respect of any Guarantee provided from time to time by Brandbrew (the “ Brandbrew Guarantee ”):

(1) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Brandbrew Guarantee, the maximum aggregate liability of Brandbrew under such Brandbrew Guarantee, together with any actual or contingent liabilities as a guarantor under the Other Guaranteed Facilities, shall not exceed an amount equal to the aggregate of (without double counting):

(A) the aggregate amount of all moneys received by Brandbrew and its Subsidiaries as a borrower or issuer under the Other Guaranteed Facilities;

(B) the aggregate amount of all outstanding intercompany loans made to Brandbrew and its Subsidiaries by other members of the Anheuser-Busch InBev Group which have been directly or indirectly funded using the proceeds of borrowings under this Indenture or the Other Guaranteed Facilities; and

(C) an amount equal to 100% of the greater of:

(i) the sum of (x) Brandbrew’s own capital ( capitaux propres ) (as referred to by article 34 of the Luxembourg law dated December 19, 2002 on the commercial register and annual accounts, as amended (the “ Luxembourg Law of 2002 ”) and as implemented by the Grand-Ducal regulation dated December 18, 2015 setting out the form and content of the presentation of the balance sheet and profit and loss account (the “ Luxembourg Regulation ”)) as reflected in Brandbrew’s then most recent annual accounts approved by the competent organ of Brandbrew (as audited by its statutory auditor ( réviseur d’entreprises agréé ), if required by law) at the date an enforcement is made under the Brandbrew Guarantee and (y) any amounts owed by Brandbrew to any other member of the Anheuser-Busch InBev Group which have not been funded, directly or indirectly, using the proceeds of borrowings under this Indenture or the Other Guaranteed Facilities;

(ii) the sum of (x) Brandbrew’s own capital ( capitaux propres ) (as referred to by article 34 of the Luxembourg Law of 2002 and as implemented by the Luxembourg Regulation) as reflected in its most recent annual accounts as of the date of this

 

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Indenture and (y) any amounts owed by Brandbrew to any other member of the Anheuser-Busch InBev Group which have not been funded, directly or indirectly, using the proceeds of borrowings under this Indenture or the Other Guaranteed Facilities;

(2) for the avoidance of doubt, the limitation referred to in paragraph (1) above shall not apply to the guarantee by Brandbrew of any obligations owed by its Subsidiaries under any Other Guaranteed Facilities;

(3) in addition to the limitation referred to in paragraph (1) above, the obligations and liabilities of Brandbrew under this Indenture or under any Other Guaranteed Facilities shall not include any obligation which, if incurred, would constitute a breach of the provisions on unlawful financial assistance as contained in article 49-6 of the Luxembourg Law on Commercial Companies dated August 10, 1915, as amended, to the extent such or an equivalent provision is applicable to Brandbrew; and

(4) Brandbrew hereby expressly accepts and confirms, for the purposes of article 1281 of the Luxembourg civil code, that notwithstanding any novation permitted under, and made in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, the Brandbrew Guarantee shall be preserved for the benefit of any new Holder.

(b) In respect of any Guarantee provided from time to time by Brandbev (the “ Brandbev Guarantee ”):

(1) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Brandbev Guarantee, the maximum aggregate liability of Brandbev under such Brandbev Guarantee, together with any actual or contingent liabilities as a guarantor under the Other Guaranteed Facilities, shall not exceed an amount equal to the aggregate of (without double counting):

(A) the aggregate amount of all moneys received by Brandbev and its Subsidiaries as a borrower or issuer under the Other Guaranteed Facilities;

(B) the aggregate amount of all outstanding intercompany loans made to Brandbev and its Subsidiaries by other members of the Anheuser-Busch InBev Group which have been directly or indirectly funded using the proceeds of borrowings under this Indenture or the Other Guaranteed Facilities; and

(C) an amount equal to 100% of the greater of:

(i) the sum of (x) Brandbev’s own capital ( capitaux propres ) (as referred to by article 34 of the Luxembourg Law of 2002 and as implemented by the Luxembourg Regulation) as reflected in Brandbev’s then most recent annual accounts approved by the competent organ of Brandbev (as audited by its

 

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statutory auditor ( réviseur d’entreprises agréé ), if required by law) at the date an enforcement is made under the Brandbev Guarantee and (y) any amounts owed by Brandbev to any other member of the Anheuser-Busch InBev Group which have not been funded, directly or indirectly, using the proceeds of borrowings under this Indenture or the Other Guaranteed Facilities; and

(ii) the sum of (x) Brandbev’s own capital ( capitaux propres ) (as referred to by article 34 of the Luxembourg Law of 2002 and as implemented by the Luxembourg Regulation) as reflected in its most recent annual accounts as of the date of this Indenture and (y) any amounts owed by Brandbev to any other member of the Anheuser-Busch InBev Group which have not been funded, directly or indirectly, using the proceeds of borrowings under this Indenture or the Other Guaranteed Facilities;

(2) for the avoidance of doubt, the limitation referred to in paragraph (1) above shall not apply to the guarantee by Brandbev of any obligations owed by its Subsidiaries under any Other Guaranteed Facilities;

(3) in addition to the limitation referred to in paragraph (1) above, the obligations and liabilities of Brandbev under this Indenture or under any Other Guaranteed Facilities shall not include the guarantee of any amount if and to the extent the granting of such guarantee for such amounts would constitute unlawful financial assistance in violation of article 168 of the Luxembourg Law on Commercial Companies dated August 10, 1915, as amended; and

(4) Brandbev hereby expressly accepts and confirms, for the purposes of article 1281 of the Luxembourg civil code, that notwithstanding any novation permitted under, and made in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture, the Brandbev Guarantee shall be preserved for the benefit of any new Holder.

(c) For the purpose of this Section 209, “ Other Guaranteed Facilities ” means:

(1) any debt securities issued by Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC under any of the following indentures:

(A) the Indenture, dated August 1, 1995, between Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC (formerly known as Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to Chemical Bank), as trustee;

(B) the Indenture, dated July 1, 2001, between Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC (formerly known as Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as trustee; and

 

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(C) the Indenture, dated October 1, 2007, between Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC (formerly known as Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as trustee;

(2) the 2010 Senior Facilities Agreement;

(3) any debt securities issued or guaranteed by Brandbrew, Brandbev or the Parent Guarantor under the €15,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme originally entered into on January 16, 2009;

(4) any debt securities issued or guaranteed by Brandbrew, Brandbev or the Parent Guarantor under the €40,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme originally entered into on December 6, 2016;

(5) any debt securities issued or guaranteed by Brandbrew, Brandbev or the Parent Guarantor under the €40,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme originally entered into on December 20, 2017;

(6) any debt securities guaranteed by Brandbrew or Brandbev under the January 2009 Indenture;

(7) any debt securities guaranteed by Brandbrew or Brandbev under the October 2009 Indenture;

(8) any debt securities guaranteed by Brandbrew or Brandbev under the U.S. Commercial Paper Program of short-term notes due up to a maximum of 364 days from the date of issue issued by the Company pursuant to dealer agreements, an issuing and paying agency agreement, the master note, guarantees and private placement memoranda, each dated on or around June 6, 2011, as amended and restated on or around August 20, 2014;

(9) any debt securities guaranteed by Brandbrew or Brandbev under the January 2013 Indenture;

(10) any debt securities guaranteed by Brandbrew or Brandbev under the January 2016 Indenture;

(11) any debt securities guaranteed by Brandbrew or Brandbev under the December 2016 Indenture;

(12) any debt securities guaranteed by Brandbrew or Brandbev under the May 2017 Indenture;

(13) any other debt securities guaranteed by Brandbrew or Brandbev under this Indenture; and

(14) any refinancing (in whole or part) of any of the above items for the same or a lower amount.

 

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SECTION 210. CUSIP Numbers.

The Company in issuing any series of the Securities may use CUSIP numbers, if then generally in use, and thereafter with respect to such series, the Trustee may use such numbers in any notice of redemption or exchange with respect to such series provided that any such notice may state that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of a redemption or exchange and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Securities, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee in writing of any change in the CUSIP numbers.

SECTION 211. Non-Impairment .

The absence of an endorsement of a Guarantee on any Security and the lack of evidence of any guarantee of each Security by a written instrument other than this Indenture shall not affect or impair the validity of such Guarantee.

ARTICLE THREE

T HE S ECURITIES

SECTION 301. Amount Unlimited; Issuable in Series.

The aggregate principal amount of Securities which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture is unlimited.

The Securities may be issued in one or more series. There shall be established in or pursuant to a Board Resolution and, subject to Section 303, set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in an Officer’s Certificate, or established in one or more indentures supplemental hereto, prior to the issuance of Securities of any series,

(1) the title of the Securities of the series (which shall distinguish the Securities of the series from Securities of any other series);

(2) any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the Securities of the series which may be authenticated and delivered under this Indenture (except for Securities authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Securities of the series pursuant to Section 304, 305, 306, 906 or 1107 and except for any Securities which, pursuant to Section 303, are deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder);

(3) the Person to whom any interest on a Security of the series shall be payable, if other than the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest;

(4) the date or dates on which the principal of any Securities of the series is payable;

 

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(5) the rate or rates at which any Securities of the series shall bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which any such interest shall accrue, the Interest Payment Dates on which any such interest shall be payable, and the Regular Record Date for any such interest payable on any Interest Payment Date;

(6) the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable;

(7) the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the option of the Company and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Company to redeem the Securities shall be evidenced;

(8) the obligation, if any, of the Company to redeem or purchase any Securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of the Holder thereof and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which and the terms and conditions upon which any Securities of the series shall be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;

(9) if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which any Securities of the series shall be issuable;

(10) if the amount of principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series may be determined with reference to an index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined;

(11) if other than the currency of the United States of America, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series shall be payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in the currency of the United States of America for any purpose, including for purposes of the definition of “Outstanding” in Section 101;

(12) if the principal of or any premium or interest on any Securities of the series is to be payable, at the election of the Company or the Holder thereof, in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which such Securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or any premium or interest on such Securities as to which such election is made shall be payable, the periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the manner in which such amount shall be determined);

(13) if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any Securities of the series which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502;

 

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(14) if the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of any Securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the Stated Maturity, the amount which shall be deemed to be the principal amount of such Securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount thereof which shall be due and payable upon any Maturity other than the Stated Maturity or which shall be deemed to be Outstanding as of any date prior to the Stated Maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount shall be determined);

(15) if applicable, that the Securities of the series, in whole or any specified part, shall be defeasible pursuant to Section 1302 or Section 1303 or both such Sections and, if other than by a Board Resolution, the manner in which any election by the Company to defease such Securities shall be evidenced;

(16) if applicable, that any Securities of the series shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more Global Securities and, in such case, the respective Depositaries for such Global Securities, the form of any legend or legends which shall be borne by any such Global Security in addition to or in lieu of that set forth in Section 204 and any circumstances in addition to or in lieu of those set forth in Clause (2) of the last paragraph of Section 305 in which any such Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and any transfer of such Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of Persons other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof;

(17) any addition to or change in the Events of Default which applies to any Securities of the series and any change in the right of the Trustee or the requisite Holders of such Securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to Section 502;

(18) any addition to or change in the covenants set forth in Article Ten which applies to Securities of the series; and

(19) any other terms of the series (which terms shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Indenture, except as permitted by Section 901(5)).

All Securities of any one series shall be substantially identical except as to denomination and except as may otherwise be provided in or pursuant to the Board Resolution referred to above and (subject to Section 303) set forth, or determined in the manner provided, in the Officer’s Certificate referred to above or in any such indenture supplemental hereto.

If any of the terms of the series are established by action taken pursuant to a Board Resolution, a copy of an appropriate record of such action shall be certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or other authorized officer or person of the Company and delivered to the Trustee at or prior to the delivery of the Officer’s Certificate setting forth the terms of the series.

All Securities of any one series need not be issued at the same time and, unless otherwise so provided by the Company, a series may be reopened for issuances of additional Securities of such series with identical terms and conditions (other than the issue date, issue price and, if applicable, initial interest accrual date and first Interest Payment Date).

 

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SECTION 302. Denominations.

The Securities of each series shall be issuable only in registered form without coupons and only in such denominations as shall be specified as contemplated by Section 301. In the absence of any such specified denomination with respect to the Securities of any series, the Securities of such series shall be issuable in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.

SECTION 303. Execution, Authentication, Delivery and Dating.

The Securities shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chairman of the Board, its President, one of its Vice Presidents or any other person authorized by its Board of Directors to execute Securities, and any Guarantees to be endorsed on the Securities of a particular series shall be executed on behalf of the applicable Guarantor by an authorized officer or person, in each case under such entity’s corporate seal if required by applicable law, reproduced thereon. The signature of any of these officers or persons on the Securities or Guarantees may be manual or facsimile.

Any Global Guarantee shall be executed and delivered on behalf of the applicable Guarantor by an authorized officer or person, under its corporate seal if required by applicable law, reproduced thereon. The signature of any of these officers or persons on the Global Guarantee may be manual or facsimile. A facsimile of any Global Guarantee may (but need not) be appended to each Security covered by such Global Guarantee.

Securities or Guarantees bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers or authorized representatives of the Company or a Guarantor, as applicable, shall bind the Company and the applicable Guarantor, as applicable, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery of such Securities or did not hold such offices at the date of such Securities.

At any time and from time to time after the execution and delivery of this Indenture, the Company may deliver Securities of any series executed by the Company and, if applicable, endorsed with any Guarantees of the Securities of such series or with a facsimile of any Global Guarantees relating to the Securities of such series appended, in each case, to the Trustee for authentication, together with a Company Order for the authentication and delivery of such Securities, and the Trustee in accordance with the Company Order shall authenticate and deliver such Securities with any Guarantees endorsed thereon or appended thereto. If the form or terms of the Securities of the series have been established by or pursuant to one or more Board Resolutions as permitted by Sections 201 and 301, in authenticating such Securities and accepting the additional responsibilities under this Indenture in relation to such Securities, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel stating,

 

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(1) if the form of such Securities has been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 201, that such form has been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;

(2) if the terms of such Securities have been established by or pursuant to Board Resolution as permitted by Section 301, that such terms have been established in conformity with the provisions of this Indenture;

(3) that such Securities have been duly executed and, when authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles; and

(4) that such Guarantees have been duly executed and, when the Securities on which they shall have been endorsed or to which facsimiles thereof have been appended shall have been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and issued by the Company in the manner and subject to any conditions specified in such Opinion of Counsel, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of each Guarantor thereof enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles and provided that such Opinion of Counsel need not express any opinion on financial assistance or the consequences thereof.

If such form or terms have been so established, the Trustee shall not be required to authenticate such Securities if the issue of such Securities pursuant to this Indenture will affect the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under the Securities and this Indenture or otherwise in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to the Trustee.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 301 and of the preceding paragraph, if all Securities of a series are not to be originally issued at one time, it shall not be necessary to deliver the Officer’s Certificate otherwise required pursuant to Section 301 or the Company Order and Opinion of Counsel otherwise required pursuant to such preceding paragraph at or prior to the authentication of each Security of such series if such documents are delivered at or prior to the authentication upon original issuance of the first Security of such series to be issued.

Each Security shall be dated the date of its authentication.

No Security shall be entitled to any benefit under this Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless there appears on such Security a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided for herein executed by the Trustee by manual signature, and such certificate upon any Security shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Security has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Security shall have been authenticated and delivered hereunder but never issued and sold by the Company, and the Company shall deliver such Security to the Trustee for cancellation as provided in Section 309, for all purposes of this Indenture such Security shall be deemed never to have been authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall never be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture.

 

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The delivery of any Security by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of any Guarantee endorsed thereon on behalf of the Guarantors that have not executed a Global Guarantee; provided , however , that a Guarantee shall not be deemed delivered if pursuant to Section 301 the Security is originally issued without a Guarantee; if the Guarantee is thereafter attached pursuant to an order of a Guarantor, then after authentication of the corresponding Guarantee, the corresponding Guarantee shall be deemed delivered. The Trustee, in accordance with the Company Order and order of the applicable Guarantor, shall authenticate the Guarantee and deliver such Securities.

SECTION 304. Temporary Securities.

Pending the preparation of definitive Securities of any series, the Company may execute, and upon Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, temporary Securities which may have endorsed thereon or appended thereto Guarantees duly executed by the applicable Guarantors, which are printed, lithographed, typewritten, mimeographed or otherwise produced, in any authorized denomination, substantially of the tenor of the definitive Securities in lieu of which they are issued and with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as the officers executing such Securities may determine, as evidenced by their execution of such Securities.

If temporary Securities of any series are issued, the Company will cause definitive Securities, which may have endorsed thereon or appended thereto Guarantees duly executed by the applicable Guarantors of that series, to be prepared without unreasonable delay. After the preparation of definitive Securities of such series, the temporary Securities of such series shall be exchangeable for definitive Securities of such series, having endorsed thereon or appended thereto the Guarantees duly executed by the Guarantors, upon surrender of the temporary Securities of such series at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for that series, without charge to the Holder. Upon surrender for cancellation of any one or more temporary Securities of any series, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor one or more definitive Securities of the same series, which may have endorsed thereon or appended thereto Guarantees duly executed by the applicable Guarantors, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount. Until so exchanged, the temporary Securities of any series shall in all respects be entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture as definitive Securities of such series and tenor.

SECTION 305. Registration, Registration of Transfer and Exchange.

(a) Registration, Restriction of Transfer and Exchange, Generally . The Company shall cause to be kept at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee a register (the register maintained in such office or in any other office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment being herein sometimes referred to as the “Security Register”) in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Company shall provide for the registration of Securities and of transfers of Securities. The Trustee is hereby appointed “Security Registrar” for the purpose of registering Securities and transfers of Securities as herein provided.

 

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Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Security of a series at the office or agency of the Company in a Place of Payment for that series, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Securities of the same series, of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, and having endorsed thereon or appended thereto any Guarantees which were endorsed on or appended to the Securities so surrendered.

Subject to this Section 305(a) and Section 305(b), at the option of the Holder, Securities of any series may be exchanged for other Securities of the same series, of any authorized denominations and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount, upon surrender of the Securities to be exchanged at such office or agency. Whenever any Securities are so surrendered for exchange, the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, the Securities which the Holder making the exchange is entitled to receive, and having endorsed thereon or appended thereto any Guarantees which were endorsed on or appended to the Securities so surrendered.

All Securities and any Guarantees endorsed thereon or appended thereto issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities shall be the valid obligations of the Company and the Guarantors, as applicable, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Securities surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

Every Security presented or surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange shall (if so required by the Company or the Trustee) be duly endorsed, or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Security Registrar, duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.

No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Securities, other than exchanges pursuant to Section 304, 906 or 1107 not involving any transfer.

If the Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor) are to be redeemed in part, the Company shall not be required (A) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Securities of that series (or of that series and specified tenor, as the case may be) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of the mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Securities selected for redemption under Section 1103 and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing, or (B) to register the transfer of or exchange any Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Security being redeemed in part.

 

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The provisions of Clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) below shall apply only to Global Securities:

(1) Each Global Security authenticated under this Indenture shall be registered in the name of the Depositary designated for such Global Security or a nominee thereof and delivered to such Depositary or a nominee thereof or custodian therefor, and each such Global Security shall constitute a single Security for all purposes of this Indenture.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Securities registered, and no transfer of a Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof unless (A) such Depositary (i) has notified the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or (ii) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, (B) there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default with respect to such Global Security, or (C) there shall exist such circumstances, if any, in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as have been specified for this purpose as contemplated by Section 301.

(3) Subject to Clause (2) above, any exchange of a Global Security for other Securities may be made in whole or in part, and all Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof shall be registered in such names as the Depositary for such Global Security shall direct.

(4) Every Security authenticated and delivered upon registration of transfer of, or in exchange for or in lieu of, a Global Security or any portion thereof, whether pursuant to this Section, Section 304, 306, 906 or 1107 or otherwise, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Security, unless such Security is registered in the name of a Person other than the Depositary for such Global Security or a nominee thereof.

(b) Certain Transfers and Exchanges . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture or the Securities, transfers and exchanges of Securities and beneficial interests in a Global Security of the kinds specified in this Section 305(b) shall be made only in accordance with this Section 305(b).

(1) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in Global Securities. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in Global Securities will be effected through the applicable Depositary, in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Securities will be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in Global Securities also will require compliance with either subparagraph (A) or (B) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable:

(A) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Security . Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Security may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Security in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the applicable legends provided

 

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thereon; provided, however, that transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Security issued pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person prior to the expiration of the 40-day “Distribution Compliance Period” under Regulation S, unless such person is a “Distributor” as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act. Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Security may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Security Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 305(b)(1)(A).

(B) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Securities . In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 305(b)(1)(A) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Security Registrar both (i) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the applicable Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the applicable Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Security in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged, and (ii) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase.

(C) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Security. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Security may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Security if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 305(a) above and the Security Registrar receives the following:

(i) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in a Global Security offered and sold pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Annex A hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; and

(ii) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in a Global Security offered and sold pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Annex A hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof.

(D) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Security for Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Security. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Security may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted

 

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Global Security if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 305(a) above and the Security Registrar receives the following: (i) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security, a certificate from such holder in the form of Annex B hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or (ii) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security, a certificate from such holder in the form of Annex A hereto, including the appropriate certifications in item (3) thereof; and, in each such case, if the Company so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the applicable legends provided thereon are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

If any such transfer is effected pursuant to Clause (D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Security has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of a Company Order in accordance with Section 303 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to Clause (3) above.

Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Security cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security.

(2) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Certificated Securities . If any one of the events listed in Section 305(a) has occurred or the Company has elected to cause the issuance of certificated Securities, transfers or exchanges of beneficial interests in a Global Security for a certificated Security shall be effected, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the applicable subclauses of this Section 305(b)(2).

(A) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Securities to Restricted Certificated Securities . If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Certificated Security or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Certificated Security, then, upon receipt by the Security Registrar of the following documentation:

(i) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Certificated Security, a certificate from such holder in the form of Annex  B hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof;

 

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(ii) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a qualified institutional buyer in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Annex A hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(iii) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Annex A hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof;

(iv) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Annex A hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof; and

(v) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Annex A hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Security to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 305(c) hereof, and the Company shall execute and upon receipt of a Company Order the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Certificated Security in the appropriate principal amount. If any Guarantees were endorsed on or appended to the applicable Global Security, then such Guarantees (or facsimiles thereof) shall be endorsed on or appended to the Certificated Security. Any Certificated Security issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security pursuant to this Section 305(b)(2) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Security Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Certificated Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered. Any Certificated Security issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security pursuant to this Section 305(b)(2) shall bear the appropriate legends and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein.

(B) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Securities to Unrestricted Certificated Securities . A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Certificated Security or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Certificated Security only if:

 

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(i) such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Annex A hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof; or

(ii) the Security Registrar receives the following:

(a) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Certificated Security, a certificate from such holder in the form of Annex B hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or

(b) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Certificated Security, a certificate from such holder in the form of Annex A hereto, including the appropriate certifications in item (3) thereof;

and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (ii), if the Company so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the appropriate legends are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

(C) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Securities to Unrestricted Certificated Securities . If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Certificated Security or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Certificated Security, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 305(b)(1)(B) hereof, the Trustee will cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Security to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 305(c) hereof, and the Company will execute and upon receipt of a Company Order the Trustee will authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Certificated Security in the appropriate principal amount. Any Certificated Security issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 305(b)(2)(C) will be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest requests through instructions to the Security Registrar from or through the applicable Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The

 

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Trustee will deliver such Certificated Securities to the Persons in whose names such Securities are so registered. Any Certificated Security issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 305(b)(2)(C) will not bear a Restricted Certificated Security legend.

(3) Transfer and Exchange of Certificated Securities for Beneficial Interests.

(A) Restricted Certificated Securities to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Securities . If any Holder of a Restricted Certificated Security proposes to exchange such Security for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security or to transfer such Restricted Certificated Security to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security, then, upon receipt by the Security Registrar of the following documentation:

(i) if the Holder of such Restricted Certificated Security proposes to exchange such Security for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Annex B hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof;

(ii) if such Restricted Certificated Security is being transferred to a qualified institutional buyer in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Annex A hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(iii) if such Restricted Certificated Security is being transferred to a non-U.S. Person (as defined in Regulation S) in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Annex A hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and

(iv) if such Restricted Certificated Security is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Annex A hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof;

the Trustee will cancel the Restricted Certificated Security, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of Clause (i) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Security, in the case of Clause (ii) above, the Global Security offered and sold pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and in the case of Clause (iii) above, the Global Security offered and sold pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

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(B) Restricted Certificated Securities to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Securities . A Holder of a Restricted Global Security may exchange such Security for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security or transfer such Restricted Global Security to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security only if:

(i) if such Restricted Certificated Security is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144, a certificate to the effect set forth in Annex A hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof; or

(ii) the Security Registrar receives: (A) if the Holder of such Restricted Certificated Security proposes to exchange such Restricted Certificated Security for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Security, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Annex  B hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof, or (B) if the Holder of such Restricted Certificated Security proposes to transfer such Restricted Certificated Security to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Security, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Annex  A hereto, including the appropriate certifications in item (3) thereof, and, in each such case, if the Company so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the applicable legends are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 305(b)(3)(B), the Trustee will cancel the Certificated Security and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Security.

(C) Unrestricted Certificated Securities to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Securities . A Holder of an Unrestricted Certificated Security may exchange such Security for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security or transfer such Unrestricted Certificated Security to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee will cancel the applicable Unrestricted Certificated Security and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Securities.

If any such exchange or transfer from a Certificated Security to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (c) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Security has not yet been issued, the Company will issue and, upon receipt of a Company Order, the Trustee will authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Securities in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Certificated Securities so transferred.

 

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(4) Transfer and Exchange of Certificated Securities for Certificated Securities . Upon request by a Holder of Certificated Securities and such Holder’s compliance with the provisions of this Section 305(b)(4), the Security Registrar will register the transfer or exchange of Certificated Securities. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder must present or surrender to the Security Registrar the Certificated Securities duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Security Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder must provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 305(b)(4).

(A) Restricted Certificated Securities to Restricted Certificated Securities . Any Restricted Certificated Security may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Certificated Security if the Security Registrar receives the following:

(i) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate in the form of Annex A hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof;

(ii) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate in the form of Annex  A hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and

(iii) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, a certificate in the form of Annex  A hereto, including the certifications required by item (3) thereof.

(B) Restricted Certificated Securities to Unrestricted Certificated Securities . Any Restricted Certificated Security may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Certificated Security or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Certificated Security if the Security Registrar receives: (i) if the Holder of such Restricted Certificated Security proposes to exchange such Security for an Unrestricted Certificated Security, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Annex B hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or (ii) if the Holder of such Restricted Certificated Security proposes to transfer such Security to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Certificated Security, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Annex A hereto, including the appropriate certifications in item (3) thereof; and, in each such case, if the Security Registrar so

 

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requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Security Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the appropriate legends are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act.

(C) Unrestricted Certificated Securities to Unrestricted Certificated Securities . A Holder of Unrestricted Certificated Securities may transfer such Securities to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Certificated Security. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Security Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Certificated Securities pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof.

(c) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Securities . At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Security have been exchanged for Certificated Securities or a particular Certificated Security has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Security will be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 311 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Security is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Security or for Certificated Securities, the principal amount of Securities represented by such Global Security will be reduced accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Security, such other Global Security will be increased accordingly and an endorsement will be made on such Global Security by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase.

(d) The Trustee shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer or exchange imposed under this Indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer or exchange of any interest in any Security (including any transfers between or among Participants or beneficial owners in any Global Security) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

SECTION 306. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost and Stolen Securities.

If any mutilated Security is surrendered to the Trustee, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver in exchange therefor a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

If there shall be delivered to the Company and the Trustee (i) evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Security and (ii) such security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them, the Guarantors and any agent of either of them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Company or the

 

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Trustee that such Security has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver, in lieu of any such destroyed, lost or stolen Security, a new Security of the same series and of like tenor and principal amount and bearing a number not contemporaneously outstanding.

In case any such mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Security has become or is about to become due and payable, the Company in its discretion may, instead of issuing a new Security, pay such Security.

Upon the issuance of any new Security under this Section, the Company may require the payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of the Trustee) connected therewith.

Every new Security of any series issued pursuant to this Section in lieu of any destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall constitute an original additional contractual obligation of the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, whether or not the destroyed, lost or stolen Security shall be at any time enforceable by anyone, and shall be entitled to all the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with any and all other Securities of that series duly issued hereunder.

The provisions of this Section are exclusive and shall preclude (to the extent lawful) all other rights and remedies with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities.

SECTION 307. Payment of Interest; Interest Rights Preserved.

Except as otherwise provided as contemplated by Section 301 with respect to any series of Securities, interest on any Security which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date shall be paid to the Person in whose name that Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest.

Any interest on any Security of any series which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date (herein called “Defaulted Interest”) shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the relevant Regular Record Date by virtue of having been such Holder, and such Defaulted Interest may be paid by the Company, at its election in each case, as provided in Clause (1) or (2) below:

(1) The Company may elect to make payment of any Defaulted Interest to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest, which shall be fixed in the following manner. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of Defaulted Interest proposed to be paid on each Security of such series and the date of the proposed payment, and at the same time the Company shall deposit with the Trustee an amount of money equal to the aggregate amount proposed to be paid in respect of such Defaulted Interest or shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for such deposit prior to the date of the proposed payment, such money when deposited to be held in trust for the benefit

 

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of the Persons entitled to such Defaulted Interest as in this clause provided. Thereupon the Trustee shall fix a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest which shall be not more than 15 days and not less than 10 days prior to the date of the proposed payment and not less than 10 days after the receipt by the Trustee of the notice of the proposed payment. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company of such Special Record Date and, in the name and at the expense of the Company, shall cause notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor to be given to each Holder of Securities of such series in the manner set forth in Section 106, not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date. Notice of the proposed payment of such Defaulted Interest and the Special Record Date therefor having been so mailed, such Defaulted Interest shall be paid to the Persons in whose names the Securities of such series (or their respective Predecessor Securities) are registered at the close of business on such Special Record Date and shall no longer be payable pursuant to the following Clause (2).

(2) The Company may make payment of any Defaulted Interest on the Securities of any series in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which such Securities may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, if, after notice given by the Company to the Trustee of the proposed payment pursuant to this Clause, such manner of payment shall be deemed practicable by the Trustee.

Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Section, each Security delivered under this Indenture upon registration of transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Security shall carry the rights to interest accrued and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Security.

SECTION 308. Persons Deemed Owners.

Prior to due presentment of a Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Parent Guarantor, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name such Security is registered as the owner of such Security for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) any interest on such Security and for all other purposes whatsoever, whether or not such Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

No holder of any beneficial interest in any Global Security held on its behalf by a Depositary shall have any rights under this Indenture with respect to such Global Security, and such Depositary may be treated by the Company, the Parent Guarantor, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee as the owner of such Global Security for all purposes whatsoever. None of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee, any Paying Agent or the Security Registrar will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests of a Global Security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.

 

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SECTION 309. Cancellation.

All Securities surrendered for payment, redemption, registration of transfer or exchange or for credit against any sinking fund payment shall, if surrendered to any Person other than the Trustee, be delivered to the Trustee and shall be promptly cancelled by it. The Company may at any time deliver to the Trustee for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated and delivered hereunder which the Company or the Guarantor may have acquired in any manner whatsoever, and may deliver to the Trustee (or to any other Person for delivery to the Trustee) for cancellation any Securities previously authenticated hereunder which the Company has not issued and sold, and all Securities so delivered shall be promptly cancelled by the Trustee. No Securities shall be authenticated in lieu of or in exchange for any Securities cancelled as provided in this Section, except as expressly permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee shall dispose of all cancelled Securities in accordance with its customary procedures.

SECTION 310. Computation of Interest.

Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of any series, interest on the Securities of each series shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

ARTICLE FOUR

S ATISFACTION AND D ISCHARGE

SECTION 401. Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture.

This Indenture shall upon Company Request cease to be of further effect (except as to any surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange of Securities herein expressly provided for), and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, when

(1) either

(A) all Securities theretofore authenticated and delivered (other than (i) Securities which have been destroyed, lost or stolen and which have been replaced or paid as provided in Section 306 and (ii) Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company or a Guarantor and thereafter repaid to the Company or that Guarantor or discharged from such trust, as provided in Section 1003) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

(B) all such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation

(i) have become due and payable, or

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(iii) are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the giving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company,

and the Company or a Guarantor, as the case may be, in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii) above, has deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust for the purpose money in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on such Securities not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Securities which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be;

(2) the Company or a Guarantor, as the case may be, has paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable hereunder by the Company; and

(3) the Company has delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with.

Notwithstanding the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture, the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors to the Trustee under Section 607 and, if money shall have been deposited with the Trustee pursuant to subclause (B) of Clause (1) of this Section, the obligations of the Trustee under Section 402 and the last paragraph of Section 1003 shall survive.

SECTION 402. Application of Trust Money.

Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money deposited with the Trustee pursuant to Section 401 shall be held in trust and applied by it, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and Guarantees and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Guarantor (including the Company acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Persons entitled thereto, of the principal and any premium and interest for whose payment such money has been deposited with the Trustee.

ARTICLE FIVE

R EMEDIES

SECTION 501. Events of Default.

“Event of Default”, wherever used herein with respect to Securities of any series, means any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body):

(1) default in the payment of any interest upon any Security of that series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or

 

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(2) default in the payment of the principal of or any premium on any Security of that series at its Maturity; provided that to the extent any such failure to pay principal or premium is caused by a technical or administrative error, delay in processing payments or event beyond the control of the Company or a Guarantor, no Event of Default shall occur for three days following such failure to pay; provided further that in the case of any redemption payment, no Event of Default shall occur for 30 days following a failure to make such payment; or

(3) default in the performance or observance of any other material obligation of the Company or a Guarantor under any Security or any Guarantee applicable to such Security, including any material covenant or warranty in this Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of series of Securities other than that series), and continuance of such default for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company and the Parent Guarantor by the Trustee or to the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or

(4) the entry by a court having jurisdiction in the premises of (A) a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company, the Parent Guarantor or a Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor in an involuntary case or proceeding under the applicable laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization or incorporation relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (B) a decree or order adjudging the Company, the Parent Guarantor or a Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor as bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company, the Parent Guarantor or the applicable Guarantor under the applicable laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization or incorporation, or appointing a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company, the Parent Guarantor or the applicable Guarantor or of any substantial part of their property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of their affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 90 consecutive days; or

(5) the commencement by the Company, the Parent Guarantor or a Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor of a voluntary case or proceeding under the applicable laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization or incorporation relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by the Company, the Parent Guarantor or a

 

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Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect of the Company, the Parent Guarantor or the applicable Guarantor, respectively, in an involuntary case or proceeding under the applicable laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization or incorporation relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against the Company, the Parent Guarantor or the applicable Guarantor, or the filing by the Company, the Parent Guarantor or a Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under the applicable laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization or incorporation, or the consent by the Company, the Parent Guarantor or a Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company, the Parent Guarantor or the applicable Guarantor or of any substantial part of their property, or the making by the Company, the Parent Guarantor or a Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by the Company, the Parent Guarantor or a Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company, the Parent Guarantor or the applicable Guarantor in furtherance of any such action; or

(6) the issuance of any governmental order, decree or enactment in or by Belgium or the jurisdiction of organization of a Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor whereby the Company, Parent Guarantor or applicable Guarantor is prevented from observing and performing in full its obligations pursuant to the Securities or that series and the Guarantees thereof, respectively, and such situation is not cured within 90 days; or

(7) a Guarantee of the Securities of that series provided by the Parent Guarantor or a Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary ceases to be valid and legally binding for any reason or the Parent Guarantor or a Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary seeks to deny or disaffirm its obligations under such Guarantee; or

(8) any other Event of Default provided with respect to Securities of that series.

SECTION 502. Acceleration of Maturity; Rescission and Annulment.

If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 501(5) or 501(6)) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs and is continuing, then in every such case the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series may declare the principal amount of all the Securities of that series (or, if any Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified by the terms thereof) to be due and payable immediately, by a notice in writing to the Company and the Parent Guarantor (and to the Trustee if given by Holders), and upon any such declaration such principal amount (or specified

 

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amount) shall become immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in Section 501(5) or 501(6) with respect to Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs, the principal amount of all the Securities of that series (or, if any Securities of that series are Original Issue Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount of such Securities as may be specified by the terms thereof) shall automatically, and without any declaration or other action on the part of the Trustee or any Holder, become immediately due and payable.

At any time after such a declaration of acceleration with respect to Securities of any series has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the Trustee as hereinafter in this Article provided, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series, by written notice to the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if

(1) the Company or the Guarantors have paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay

(A) all overdue interest on all Securities of that series,

(B) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any Securities of that series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and any interest thereon at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities,

(C) to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and

(D) all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee hereunder and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents, advisers and counsel;

and

(2) all Events of Default with respect to Securities of that series, other than the non-payment of the principal of Securities of that series which have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived as provided in Section 513.

No such rescission shall affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

SECTION 503. Collection of Indebtedness and Suits for Enforcement by Trustee.

The Company and the Guarantors covenant that if

(1) default is made in the payment of any interest on any Security when such interest becomes due and payable and such default continues for a period of 30 days, or

 

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(2) default is made in the payment of the principal of or premium on any Security at its Maturity; provided that in case any such failure to pay principal or premium is caused by a technical or administrative error, delay in processing payments or event beyond the control of the Company or a Guarantor, such default continues for more than three days; provided , further , that, in the case of a default in making a redemption payment, such default continues for 30 days,

the Company and the Guarantors will, upon demand of the Trustee, pay to it, for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities, the whole amount then due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest and, to the extent that payment of such interest shall be legally enforceable, interest on any overdue principal and premium and on any overdue interest, at the rate or rates prescribed therefor in such Securities, and, in addition thereto, such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents, advisers and counsel that are properly incurred.

If the Company fails to pay such amounts forthwith upon such demand, the Trustee, in its own name and as trustee of an express trust, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection of the sums so due and unpaid, may prosecute such proceeding to judgment or final decree and may enforce the same against the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities and collect the moneys adjudged or decreed to be payable in the manner provided by law out of the property of the Company or any other obligor upon such Securities, wherever situated.

If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of any series occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may in its discretion, and subject to indemnity and/or security, proceed to protect and enforce its rights and the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series by such appropriate judicial proceedings as the Trustee shall deem most effectual to protect and enforce any such rights, whether for the specific enforcement of any covenant or agreement in this Indenture or in aid of the exercise of any power granted herein, or to enforce any other proper remedy.

SECTION 504. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.

In case of any judicial proceeding relative to the Company, any Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Securities), its property or its creditors, the Trustee shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise, to take any and all actions authorized under the Trust Indenture Act and local law in order to have claims of the Holders and the Trustee allowed in any such proceeding. In particular, the Trustee shall be authorized to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee and, in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due it for the compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents, advisers and reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 607.

 

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No provision of this Indenture shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Securities of any series or the rights of any Holder thereof or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding; provided , however , that the Trustee may, on behalf of the Holders, vote for the election of a trustee in bankruptcy or similar official and be a member of a creditors’ or other similar committee.

SECTION 505. Trustee May Enforce Claims Without Possession of Securities.

All rights of action and claims under this Indenture, the Securities or any Guarantee may be prosecuted and enforced by the Trustee without the possession of any of the Securities or any Guarantee or the production thereof in any proceeding relating thereto, and any such proceeding instituted by the Trustee shall be brought in its own name as trustee of an express trust, and any recovery of judgment shall, after provision for the payment of the compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents, advisers and reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, be for the ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities in respect of which such judgment has been recovered.

SECTION 506. Application of Money Collected.

Any money collected by the Trustee pursuant to this Article shall be applied in the following order, at the date or dates fixed by the Trustee and, in case of the distribution of such money on account of principal or any premium or interest, upon presentation of the Securities and the notation thereon of the payment if only partially paid and upon surrender thereof if fully paid:

FIRST: To the payment of all amounts due the Trustee and its agents and advisers under Section 607; and

SECOND: the payment of the amounts then due and unpaid for principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities in respect of which or for the benefit of which such money has been collected, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on such Securities for principal and any premium and interest, respectively.

SECTION 507. Limitation on Suits.

No Holder of any Security of any series shall have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to this Indenture, the Securities or any Guarantees or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless

(1) such Holder has previously given written notice to the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of that series;

(2) the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Trustee hereunder;

 

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(3) such Holder or Holders have offered to the Trustee indemnity and/or security satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;

(4) the Trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute any such proceeding; and

(5) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Trustee during such 60-day period by the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of that series;

it being understood and intended that no one or more of such Holders shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue of, or by availing itself of, any provision of this Indenture to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other of such Holders, or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other of such Holders or to enforce any right under this Indenture, except in the manner herein provided and for the equal and ratable benefit of all of such Holders.

SECTION 508. Unconditional Right of Holders to Receive Principal, Premium and Interest.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Indenture, the Holder of any Security shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of and any premium and (subject to Section 307) interest on such Security on the respective Stated Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on the Redemption Date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such Holder.

SECTION 509. Restoration of Rights and Remedies.

If the Trustee or any Holder has instituted any proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Indenture and such proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been determined adversely to the Trustee or to such Holder, then and in every such case, subject to any determination in such proceeding, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders shall be restored severally and respectively to their former positions hereunder and thereafter all rights and remedies of the Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though no such proceeding had been instituted.

SECTION 510. Rights and Remedies Cumulative.

Except as otherwise provided with respect to the replacement or payment of mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Securities in the last paragraph of Section 306, no right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to the Trustee or to the Holders is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every right and remedy shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy, hereunder or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other appropriate right or remedy.

 

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SECTION 511. Delay or Omission Not Waiver.

No delay or omission by the Trustee or by any Holder of any Securities to exercise any right or remedy accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any such right or remedy or constitute a waiver of any such Event of Default or an acquiescence therein. Every right and remedy given by this Article or by law to the Trustee or to the Holders may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient, by the Trustee or by the Holders, as the case may be.

SECTION 512. Control by Holders.

The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee, with respect to the Securities of such series, provided that

(1) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Indenture and would not involve the Trustee in personal liability, and

(2) the Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the Trustee which is not inconsistent with such direction.

SECTION 513. Waiver of Past Defaults.

The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series may on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series waive any past default hereunder with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default

(1) in the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of such series, or

(2) in respect of a covenant or provision hereof which under Article Nine cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security of such series affected.

Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or impair any right consequent thereon.

SECTION 514. Undertaking for Costs.

In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture, or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it as Trustee, a court may require any party litigant in such suit to file an undertaking to pay the costs of such suit, and may assess costs against any such party litigant, in the manner and to the extent provided in the Trust Indenture Act; provided that neither this Section nor the

 

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Trust Indenture Act shall be deemed to authorize any court to require such an undertaking or to make such an assessment in any suit instituted by the Trustee or to any suit instituted by any Holder, or group of Holders, holding in the aggregate more than 10% in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, or to any suit instituted by any Holder for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Security on or after the Stated Maturity or Maturities expressed in such Security (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date).

SECTION 515. Waiver of Usury, Stay or Extension Laws.

Each of the Company and Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it will not at any time insist upon, or plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any usury, stay or extension law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, which may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company and Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby each expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law and covenants that it will not hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but will suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law had been enacted.

SECTION 516. Agents to Act for Trustee.

At any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Trustee shall be entitled to require the Authenticating Agent, the Paying Agent or another agent acting on behalf of the Company in relation to any of the Securities to act under its direction.

ARTICLE SIX

T HE T RUSTEE

SECTION 601. Certain Duties and Responsibilities.

The duties and responsibilities of the Trustee shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture; provided , that (i) notwithstanding Section 315(a)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee need not confirm or investigate the accuracy of any mathematical calculations or other facts, statements, opinions or conclusions stated in the certificates or opinions referred to therein, and (ii) except during the continuance of an Event of Default, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability, including, for the avoidance of doubt, compensation for its services hereunder, in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity and/or security against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it, nor shall the Trustee be required to do anything which it believes is illegal or contrary to applicable laws. Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture relating to the conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of this Section.

 

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SECTION 602. Notice to Holders of Defaults.

If a default occurs hereunder with respect to Securities of any series, the Trustee shall give the Holders of Securities of such series notice of such default as and to the extent provided by the Trust Indenture Act; provided , however , that in the case of any default of the character specified in Section 501(4) with respect to Securities of such series, no such notice to Holders shall be given until at least 30 days after the occurrence thereof. For the purpose of this Section, the term “default” means any event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to Securities of such series.

SECTION 603. Certain Rights of Trustee.

Subject to the provisions of Section 601:

(1) the Trustee may rely and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document (whether in its original or facsimile form) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties;

(2) any request or direction of the Company or the Parent Guarantor mentioned herein shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Company Request or Company Order or order by the Parent Guarantor, and any resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company or the Parent Guarantor shall be sufficiently evidenced by a Board Resolution of the Company or the Parent Guarantor;

(3) whenever in the administration of this Indenture the Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Trustee (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on its part, exclusively rely without liability upon an Officer’s Certificate;

(4) the Trustee may consult with counsel and other advisers of its own selection and the advice of such counsel or other advisers or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon;

(5) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by, or pursuant to, this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Indenture or otherwise take any action, unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee security and/or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction or the taking of such action;

 

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(6) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper or document, but the Trustee, in its discretion acting reasonably, may make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or matters as it may see fit at the sole cost of the Company and shall incur no liability or additional liability of any kind by reason of such inquiry or investigation except for liability resulting from the Trustee’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, and, if the Trustee shall determine to make such further inquiry or investigation, it shall be entitled to examine the books, records and premises of the Company, personally or by agent or attorney, at the sole cost of the Company;

(7) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder;

(8) in no event shall the Trustee be responsible or liable for special, punitive, indirect, or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of business, goodwill, opportunity or profit) irrespective of whether the Trustee has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action;

(9) the Trustee shall not be deemed to have notice of any Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee responsible for the administration of this Indenture has actual knowledge thereof (in the case of a payment default) or, in the case of all other Events of Default, unless written notice of any event which is in fact such an Event of Default is received by the Trustee at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and such notice references the relevant Securities and this Indenture;

(10) whether or not expressly provided in any other provision hereof, the rights, privileges, protections, immunities and benefits given to the Trustee, including, without limitation, its right to be indemnified and all rights provided under Sections 601 and this Section 603, are extended to, and shall be enforceable by, the Trustee in each of its capacities hereunder, and each agent, custodian and other Person employed to act hereunder, and shall survive the earlier of any removal or resignation, or the termination of this Indenture;

(11) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with an Act of the Holders hereunder, and, to the extent not so provided herein, with respect to any Act requiring the Trustee to exercise its own discretion, relating to the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee, under this Indenture or any Notes;

(12) the permissive rights of the Trustee to do things enumerated in this Indenture shall not be construed as a duty, and the Trustee shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it except in case of gross negligence, bad faith or willful default or misconduct;

 

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(13) the Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or surety with respect to the performance of its duties or the exercise of its powers under this Indenture;

(14) in the event the Trustee receives inconsistent or conflicting requests and indemnity from two or more Holders or groups of Holders, each representing less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of a series then outstanding, each pursuant to the provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee, in its sole discretion, may, but shall not be obligated to, determine what action, if any, shall be taken and the Trustee shall suffer no liability from so determining or not determining what action, if any, shall be taken, as the case may be, or otherwise from failing to act;

(15) except as provided herein, the Trustee shall have no duty to inquire as to the performance of the covenants of the Company, the Parent Guarantor, or any other entity and the Trustee shall be entitled to assume without inquiry that the Company, the Parent Guarantor, and any other Guarantor have each performed in accordance with all of the provisions of the Indenture, unless notified to the contrary;

(16) in no event shall the Trustee be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of, or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces or circumstances beyond the Trustee’s control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), civil or military disturbances, terrorism, fire, riot, embargo, strikes, work stoppages, accidents, nuclear or natural catastrophes, government action (including any laws, ordinances or regulations) or interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software or hardware) services, which delay, restrict or prohibit the providing of any services or the taking of any action contemplated by this Indenture;

(17) the Trustee will not be liable to any person if prevented or delayed in performing any of its obligations or discretionary functions under this Indenture by reason of any present or future law applicable to it, by any governmental or regulatory authority or by any circumstances beyond its control; and

(18) the Trustee may request that the Company deliver an Officer’s Certificate setting forth the names of individuals, direct dial telephone numbers and/or titles of officers authorized at such time to take specified actions pursuant to this Indenture, which Officer’s Certificate may be signed by any person authorized to sign an Officer’s Certificate, including any person as so authorized in any such certificate previously delivered and not superseded.

SECTION 604. Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities.

The recitals contained herein and in the Securities and the Guarantees, except the Trustee’s certificates of authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company and the Guarantors, and neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent assumes any responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Indenture or of the Securities or the Guarantees. Neither the Trustee nor any Authenticating Agent shall be accountable for the use or application by the Company of Securities or the proceeds thereof.

 

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SECTION 605. May Hold Securities.

The Trustee, any Authenticating Agent, any Paying Agent, any Security Registrar or any other agent of the Trustee, the Company or the Guarantors, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and, subject to Sections 608 and 613, may otherwise deal with the Company or the Guarantors with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee, Authenticating Agent, Paying Agent, Security Registrar or such other agent.

SECTION 606. Money Held in Trust.

Money held by the Trustee in trust hereunder need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Trustee shall be under no liability for interest on any money received by it hereunder except as otherwise agreed with the Company.

SECTION 607. Compensation and Reimbursement.

Each of the Company and the Parent Guarantor agrees:

(1) to pay to the Trustee from time to time compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder, including, if applicable, additional compensation in the event of a default or Event of Default (which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust);

(2) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to reimburse the Trustee upon its request for all expenses, disbursements and advances properly incurred or made by the Trustee in accordance with any provision of this Indenture or arising out of, or in connection with, the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder (including the compensation and the expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as shall be determined to have been caused by its willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith; and

(3) to jointly and severally indemnify the Trustee (which shall be deemed for the purposes of this Section 607(3) to include its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents) for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence or bad faith on its part, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including the compensation and tax expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel) of defending itself against any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder.

 

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The Trustee shall have a lien prior to the Securities as to all property and funds held or collected by it hereunder for any amount owing it or any predecessor Trustee pursuant to this Section 607, except with respect to funds held in trust for the benefit of the Holders of particular Securities.

Without prejudice to any other rights available to the Trustee under applicable law, when the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 501(5) or (6), the expenses (including the reasonable charges and expenses of its counsel, agents and advisers) and the compensation for the services are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law.

The provisions of this Section shall survive the termination of this Indenture and the resignation or removal of the Trustee and shall apply with equal force and effect to any agent under this Indenture.

SECTION 608. Conflicting Interests.

If the Trustee has or shall acquire a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee shall either eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the Trust Indenture Act and this Indenture. To the extent permitted by such Act, the Trustee shall not be deemed to have a conflicting interest by virtue of being a trustee under this Indenture with respect to Securities of more than one series.

SECTION 609. Corporate Trustee Required; Eligibility.

There shall at all times be one (and only one) Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of each series, which may be Trustee hereunder for Securities of one or more other series. Each Trustee shall be a Person that is eligible pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act to act as such and has a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000. If any such Person publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section and to the extent permitted by the Trust Indenture Act, the combined capital and surplus of such Person shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, it shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect hereinafter specified in this Article.

SECTION 610. Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor.

No resignation or removal of the Trustee and no appointment of a successor Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective until the acceptance of appointment by the successor Trustee in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611.

 

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The Trustee may resign at any time, without giving explanation as to such resignation, with respect to the Securities of one or more series by giving written notice thereof to the Company. If the instrument of acceptance by a successor Trustee required by Section 611 shall not have been delivered to the Trustee within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition at the expense of the Company any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

The Trustee may be removed at any time with respect to the Securities of any series by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series, delivered to the Trustee and to the Company and the Parent Guarantor.

If at any time:

(1) the Trustee shall fail to comply with Section 608 after written request therefor by the Company and the Parent Guarantor or by any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months, or

(2) the Trustee shall cease to be eligible under Section 609 and shall fail to resign after written request therefor by the Company and the Parent Guarantor or by any such Holder, or

(3) the Trustee shall become incapable of acting or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent or a receiver of the Trustee or of its property shall be appointed or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation,

then, in any such case, (A) the Company and the Parent Guarantor by a Board Resolution may remove the Trustee with respect to all Securities, or (B) subject to Section 514, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee with respect to all Securities and the appointment of a successor Trustee or Trustees.

If the Trustee shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of Trustee for any cause, with respect to the Securities of one or more series, the Company and the Parent Guarantor, by a Board Resolution, shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee or Trustees with respect to the Securities of that or those series (it being understood that any such successor Trustee may be appointed with respect to the Securities of one or more or all of such series and that at any time there shall be only one Trustee with respect to the Securities of any particular series) and shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 611. If, within one year after such resignation, removal or incapability, or the occurrence of such vacancy, a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall be appointed by Act of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series delivered to the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the retiring Trustee, the successor Trustee so appointed shall, forthwith upon its acceptance of such appointment in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 611, become the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and to that extent supersede the successor Trustee appointed by the Company and the Parent Guarantor. If no successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series shall have been so appointed by the Company and the Parent Guarantor or the Holders and accepted appointment in the

 

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manner required by Section 611, any Holder who has been a bona fide Holder of a Security of such series for at least six months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series.

The Company shall give notice of each resignation and each removal of the Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series and each appointment of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of any series to all Holders of Securities of such series in the manner provided in Section 106. Each notice shall include the name of the successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of such series and the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

In no event shall any retiring Trustee be held liable for any acts or omissions of any successor Trustee hereunder.

SECTION 611. Acceptance of Appointment by Successor.

In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to all Securities, every such successor Trustee so appointed shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company and the Parent Guarantor and to the retiring Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, and thereupon the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective and such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee; but, on the request of the Company, the Parent Guarantor or the successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall, upon payment of its charges, execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Trustee all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Trustee and shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder.

In case of the appointment hereunder of a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more (but not all) series, the Company, the retiring Trustee and each successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series shall execute and deliver an indenture supplemental hereto wherein each successor Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (1) shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and confirm to, and to vest in, each successor Trustee all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; (2) if the retiring Trustee is not retiring with respect to all Securities, shall contain such provisions as shall be deemed necessary or desirable to confirm that all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series as to which the retiring Trustee is not retiring shall continue to be vested in the retiring Trustee; and (3) shall add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, it being understood that nothing herein or in such supplemental indenture shall constitute such Trustees co-trustees of the same trust and that each such Trustee shall be trustee of a trust or trusts hereunder separate and apart from any trust or trusts hereunder administered by any other such Trustee; and upon the execution and delivery of such supplemental indenture the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective to the extent provided therein and each such successor Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts

 

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and duties of the retiring Trustee with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates; but, on request of the Company, the Parent Guarantor, or any successor Trustee, such retiring Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such successor Trustee all property and money held by such retiring Trustee hereunder with respect to the Securities of that or those series to which the appointment of such successor Trustee relates.

Upon request of any such successor Trustee, the Company shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Trustee all such rights, powers and trusts referred to in the first or second preceding paragraph, as the case may be.

No successor Trustee shall accept its appointment unless at the time of such acceptance such successor Trustee shall be qualified and eligible under this Article.

SECTION 612. Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business.

Any Corporation into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any Corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any Corporation succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee hereunder, provided such Corporation shall be otherwise qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto. In case any Securities shall have been authenticated, but not delivered, by the Trustee then in office, any successor by merger, conversion or consolidation to such authenticating Trustee may adopt such authentication and deliver the Securities so authenticated with the same effect as if such successor Trustee had itself authenticated such Securities.

SECTION 613. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company or the Guarantors.

If and when the Trustee shall be or become a creditor of the Company or a Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Securities), the Trustee shall be subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act regarding the collection of claims against the Company or the Guarantor (or any such other obligor).

SECTION 614. Appointment of Authenticating Agent.

The Trustee may appoint an Authenticating Agent or Agents with respect to one or more series of Securities which shall be authorized to act on behalf of the Trustee to authenticate Securities of such series issued upon original issue and upon exchange, registration of transfer or partial redemption thereof or pursuant to Section 306, and Securities so authenticated shall be entitled to the benefits of this Indenture and shall be valid and obligatory for all purposes as if authenticated by the Trustee hereunder. Wherever reference is made in this Indenture to the authentication and delivery of Securities by the Trustee or the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, such reference shall be deemed to include authentication and delivery on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent and a certificate of authentication executed on behalf of the Trustee by an Authenticating Agent. Each Authenticating Agent shall be acceptable to the

 

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Company and the Parent Guarantor and shall at all times be a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such laws to act as Authenticating Agent, having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by Federal or State authority. If such Authenticating Agent publishes reports of condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of said supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section, the combined capital and surplus of such Authenticating Agent shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so published. If at any time an Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Authenticating Agent shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in this Section.

Any corporation into which an Authenticating Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Authenticating Agent shall be a party, or any corporation succeeding to the corporate agency or corporate trust business of an Authenticating Agent, shall continue to be an Authenticating Agent, provided such corporation shall be otherwise eligible under this Section, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of the Trustee or the Authenticating Agent.

An Authenticating Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Trustee and to the Company and the Parent Guarantor. The Trustee may at any time terminate the agency of an Authenticating Agent by giving written notice thereof to such Authenticating Agent and to the Company and the Parent Guarantor. Upon receiving such a notice of resignation or upon such a termination, or in case at any time such Authenticating Agent shall cease to be eligible in accordance with the provisions of this Section, the Trustee may appoint a successor Authenticating Agent which shall be acceptable to the Company and shall give notice of such appointment in the manner provided in Section 106 to all Holders of Securities of the series with respect to which such Authenticating Agent will serve. Any successor Authenticating Agent upon acceptance of its appointment hereunder shall become vested with all the rights, powers and duties of its predecessor hereunder, with like effect as if originally named as an Authenticating Agent. No successor Authenticating Agent shall be appointed unless eligible under the provisions of this Section.

The Company agrees to pay to each Authenticating Agent from time to time reasonable compensation for its services under this Section.

If an appointment with respect to one or more series is made pursuant to this Section, the Securities of such series may have endorsed thereon, in addition to the Trustee’s certificate of authentication, an alternative certificate of authentication in the following form:

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

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T HE B ANK OF N EW Y ORK M ELLON T RUST
C OMPANY , N.A.
as Trustee
By   _______________________________,
  as Authenticating Agent
By   _______________________________
  Authorized Officer

SECTION 615. FATCA Withholding.

The Trustee shall be entitled without liability to deduct FATCA Withholding, and shall have no obligation to gross-up any payment hereunder or to pay any additional amount as a result of such FATCA Withholding. Each of the Company, each Guarantor and the Trustee agrees to cooperate and to provide the others with such information as each may have in its possession to enable the determination of whether any payments pursuant to this Indenture are subject to the deduction or withholding requirements imposed or required pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current or future regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (“FATCA Withholding”).

ARTICLE SEVEN

H OLDERS ’ L ISTS AND R EPORTS BY T RUSTEE AND C OMPANY

SECTION 701. Company and the Parent Guarantor to Furnish Trustee Names and Addresses of Holders.

The Company and the Parent Guarantor will furnish or cause to be furnished to the Trustee:

(1) semi-annually, not later than June 30 and December 30 in each year, a list, in such form as the Trustee may reasonably require, of the names and addresses of the Holders of Securities of each series as of the preceding June 15 or December 15, as the case may be, and

(2) at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, within 30 days after the receipt by the Company or the Parent Guarantor of any such request, a list of similar form and content as of a date not more than 15 days prior to the time such list is furnished;

excluding from any such list names and addresses received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar.

 

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SECTION 702. Preservation of Information; Communications to Holders.

The Trustee shall preserve, in as current a form as is reasonably practicable, the names and addresses of Holders contained in the most recent list furnished to the Trustee as provided in Section 701 and the names and addresses of Holders received by the Trustee in its capacity as Security Registrar. The Trustee may destroy any list furnished to it as provided in Section 701 upon receipt of a new list so furnished.

The rights of Holders to communicate with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or under the Securities, and the corresponding rights and privileges of the Trustee, shall be as provided by the Trust Indenture Act.

Every Holder of Securities, by receiving and holding the same, agrees with the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee that neither the Company, the Guarantors nor the Trustee nor any agent of any of them shall be held accountable by reason of any disclosure of information as to names and addresses of Holders made pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 703. Reports by Trustee.

The Trustee shall transmit to Holders such reports concerning the Trustee and its actions under this Indenture as may be required pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at the times and in the manner provided pursuant thereto. Reports so required to be transmitted at stated intervals of not more than 12 months shall be transmitted within 60 days after (i) the first anniversary of the first date of issuance of Securities hereunder and (ii) each anniversary of such date.

A copy of each such report shall, at the time of such transmission to Holders, be filed by the Trustee with each stock exchange upon which any Securities are listed, with the Commission and with the Company and the Parent Guarantor. The Company or the Parent Guarantor will notify the Trustee when any Securities are listed on any stock exchange.

SECTION 704. Reports by the Parent Guarantor.

The Parent Guarantor will file with the Trustee, within 15 days after it files the same with the Commission, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents and other reports that, if it is subject to the reporting requirements of either Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, it files with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d). If the Parent Guarantor is not required to file with the Commission information, documents or reports pursuant to either of those sections of the Exchange Act, then it will file with the Trustee and the Commission such reports, if any, as may be prescribed by the Commission pursuant to the Trust Indenture Act at such time, in each case within 15 days after it files the same with the Commission.

Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s or any Guarantor’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officers’ Certificates).

 

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ARTICLE EIGHT

C ONSOLIDATION , M ERGER , C ONVEYANCE , T RANSFER OR L EASE

SECTION 801. Company and a Guarantor May Consolidate, Etc., Only on Certain Terms.

Any of the Company or the Guarantors may, without the consent of the Holders, consolidate with, or merge into, or sell, transfer, lease or convey all or substantially all of their respective assets to, any Corporation or (y) the Company may at any time substitute for the Company either a Guarantor or any Affiliate of a Guarantor as principal debtor under the Securities (a “Substitute Company”); provided that:

(1) in the case that a Guarantor or the Company shall consolidate with or merge into another Person or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, the Person formed by such consolidation or into which such Guarantor or the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, the properties and assets of such Guarantor or the Company substantially as an entirety shall by an indenture supplemental hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, (i) in the case of a Guarantor, expressly guarantee, or (ii) in the case of the Company, expressly assume the due and punctual payment of the principal of and any premium and interest on all the Securities and the performance or observance of every covenant of this Indenture on the part of the applicable Guarantor or the Company, as the case may be, to be performed or observed;

(2) the Company is not in default of any payments due under the Securities and immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Event of Default shall be continuing;

(3) the Person formed by such consolidation or into which a Guarantor or the Company is merged or the Person which acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, the properties and assets of a Guarantor or the Company substantially as an entirety shall be organized under the laws of a member country of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development;

(4) in the case of a Substitute Company:

(i) the obligations of the Substitute Company arising under or in connection with the Securities and the Indenture are jointly and severally, irrevocably, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors (other than the Substitute Company, if applicable) on the same terms as existed immediately prior to such substitution under the Guarantees given by such Guarantors;

 

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(ii) the Parent Guarantor, the Company and the Substitute Company jointly and severally indemnify each Holder for any income tax or other tax (if any) recognized by such Holder solely as a result of the substitution of the Substitute Company (and not as a result of any transfer by such Holder), provided , however , that this indemnity shall not apply to any deduction or withholding imposed or required pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current or future regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code, and shall not require the payment of Additional Amounts on account of any such withholding or deduction;

(iii) each stock exchange on which the Securities are listed, if any, shall have confirmed that, following the proposed substitution, such Securities will continue to be listed on such stock exchange; and

(iv) each rating agency that rates the Securities, if any, shall have confirmed that, following the proposed substitution of the Substitute Company, such Securities will continue to have the same or better rating as immediately prior to such substitution;

(5) written notice of such transaction shall be promptly provided to the Holders.

SECTION 802. Successor Substituted.

Upon any consolidation of a Guarantor or the Company, as the case may be, with, or merger of such Guarantor or the Company, as the case may be, into, any other Person or any conveyance, transfer or lease of the properties and assets of such Guarantor or the Company, as the case may be, substantially as an entirety in accordance with Section 801, the successor Person formed by such consolidation or into which such Guarantor or the Company, as the case may be, is merged or to which such conveyance, transfer or lease is made shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, such Guarantor or the Company, as the case may be, under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as such Guarantor or the Company, as the case may be, herein, and thereafter, except in the case of a lease, the predecessor Person shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.

Upon any substitution pursuant to Section 801(4), the Substitute Company shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of, the Company under this Indenture with the same effect as if the Substitute Company had been named as the Company herein, and thereafter, the predecessor Company shall be relieved of all obligations and covenants under this Indenture and the Securities.

 

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SECTION 803. Conversion to Limited Liability Company.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, the Company may at any time, in its sole discretion, convert from a corporation into a limited liability company, pursuant to Section 266 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or any other applicable law of the State of Delaware that provides that the limited liability company resulting from such conversion shall be deemed to be the same entity as the corporation.

(b) Upon such conversion, all references to the Company herein, in any indenture supplemental hereto and in any Outstanding Securities shall be deemed to refer to the limited liability company resulting from such conversion without any further action by the Company hereunder. Such conversion shall not constitute a breach of any covenant or warranty of the Company or any Guarantor in this Indenture and shall not constitute a default in the performance or observance of any of their respective obligations hereunder.

(c) Promptly following any such conversion, the Company shall give written notice of such conversion to the Trustee and shall deliver to the Trustee:

(1) copies of (a) a Board Resolution approving such conversion and (b) the certificate of conversion filed with the Secretary of State for Delaware, in each case certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or other authorized officer or person of the Company; and

(2) an Opinion of Counsel stating that the Company is an existing limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and that all conditions precedent provided for in this Indenture to such conversion have been complied with.

(d) For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall not be required to enter into any indenture supplemental hereto in order to affect the conversion pursuant this Section 803.

ARTICLE NINE

S UPPLEMENTAL I NDENTURES

SECTION 901. Supplemental Indentures Without Consent of Holders.

Without the consent of any Holders, the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Guarantors party hereto from time to time, when authorized by their respective boards of directors or other governing bodies, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental hereto, in form satisfactory to the Trustee, for any of the following purposes:

(1) to evidence the succession of another Person to the Company or a Guarantor, or successive successions, and the assumption by any such successor of the covenants of the Company or such Guarantor herein and in the Securities; or

 

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(2) to add any Subsidiary of the Parent Guarantor as a Guarantor with respect to any series of Securities, subject to applicable legal, regulatory or contractual limitations relating to such Subsidiary’s Guarantee; or

(3) to add to the covenants of the Company or the Guarantors for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such covenants are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such covenants are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series) or to surrender any right or power herein conferred upon the Company or the Guarantors; or

(4) to modify the restrictions on and procedures for resale and the transfers of the Securities pursuant to law, regulation or practice relating to the resale or transfer of restricted securities generally; or

(5) to add any additional Events of Default for the benefit of the Holders of all or any series of Securities (and if such additional Events of Default are to be for the benefit of less than all series of Securities, stating that such additional Events of Default are expressly being included solely for the benefit of such series); or

(6) to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of this Indenture in respect of one or more series of Securities, provided that any such addition, change or elimination (A) shall neither (i) apply to any Security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (ii) modify the rights of the Holder of any such Security with respect to such provision or (B) shall become effective only when there is no such Security Outstanding; or

(7) to convey, transfer, assign, mortgage or pledge any property or assets to the Trustee or another person as security for the Securities; or

(8) to provide for the issues of Securities in exchange for one or more series of outstanding Securities; or

(9) to provide for the issuance and terms of any particular series of Securities or Guarantees as permitted by Sections 201, 206, 301 and 312, the rights and obligations of the Guarantors and the Holders of the Securities of such series, the form or forms of the Securities of such series and such other matters in connection therewith as the Company and the Guarantors shall consider appropriate, including, without limitation, provisions for (a) additional or different covenants, restrictions or conditions applicable to such series, (b) additional or different events of default in respect of such series, (c) a longer or shorter period of grace and/or notice in respect of any provision applicable to such series than is otherwise provided, (d) immediate enforcement of any event of default in respect of such series, or (e) limitations upon the remedies available in respect of any events of default in respect of such series or upon the rights of the holders of securities of such series to waive any such event of default; or

 

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(10) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor Trustee with respect to the Securities of one or more series and to add to or change any of the provisions of this Indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts hereunder by more than one Trustee, pursuant to the requirements of Section 611; or

(11) to cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision herein or in the Securities or Guarantees or in any supplemental agreement, which may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision herein or therein or any supplemental agreement, to eliminate any conflict between the terms hereof and the Trust Indenture Act or to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under this Indenture or any supplemental agreement as the Company may deem necessary or desirable, provided that in either case such action pursuant to this Clause (11) shall not adversely affect the interests of the Holders of Securities of any series to which such provisions relate in any material respect; or

(12) to “reopen” any series of Securities and to create and issue additional Securities of the same series having identical terms and conditions as any series already issued (or in all respects except for the issue date, issue price and, if applicable, initial interest accrual date and first Interest Payment Date), any such additional Securities to be consolidated and form a single series with the outstanding Securities of such series; or

(13) to provide for the release and termination of any Guarantee by any Subsidiary as provided herein;

(14) to provide for any amendment, modification or alteration of the Guarantees or the limitations applicable thereto, in accordance with Section 209; or

(15) to make any other change that does not materially adversely affect the interests of the Holders of the series of Securities affected thereby;

provided, however , that no Guarantor shall be required to execute and deliver any indenture supplemental hereto pursuant to this Section 901, including with respect to the issuance and terms of any particular series of Securities or Guarantees as described in Clause (9) above, in relation to any series of Securities covered by a Global Guarantee of such Guarantor.

SECTION 902. Supplemental Indentures With Consent of Holders.

With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities (irrespective of series) affected by such supplemental indenture, by Act of said Holders delivered to the Company, the Parent Guarantor and the Trustee, the Company, when authorized by a Board Resolution, the Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors party hereto from time to time and the Trustee may enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series under this

 

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Indenture; provided , however , that no such supplemental indenture shall, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Security affected thereby,

(1) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Security, or reduce the principal amount thereof or the rate of interest thereon or any premium payable upon the redemption thereof, or reduce the amount of the principal of an Original Issue Discount Security or any other Security which would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof pursuant to Section 502, or change the coin or currency in which any Security or any premium or interest thereon is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date), or change the Company’s or a Guarantor’s obligation to pay Additional Amounts, or change in any manner adverse to the interests of the Holders the terms and provisions of the Guarantees in respect of the due and punctual payment of principal amount of the Securities then Outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest (and all Additional Amounts, if any);

(2) reduce the percentage in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for any such supplemental indenture or the consent of whose Holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of this Indenture or certain defaults hereunder and their consequences) provided for in this Indenture.

A supplemental indenture which changes or eliminates any covenant or other provision of this Indenture which has expressly been included solely for the benefit of one or more particular series of Securities, or which modifies the rights of the Holders of Securities of such series with respect to such covenant or other provision, shall be deemed not to affect the rights under this Indenture of the Holders of Securities of any other series.

It shall not be necessary for any Act of Holders under this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed supplemental indenture, but it shall be sufficient if such Act shall approve the substance thereof.

Any amendment, modification or alteration authorized pursuant to Section 901 shall not be subject to this Section 902.

SECTION 903. Execution of Supplemental Indentures.

In executing, or accepting the additional trusts created by, any supplemental indenture permitted by this Article or the modifications thereby of the trusts created by this Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive, and (subject to Section 601) shall be fully protected in relying upon, an Opinion of Counsel and an Officer’s Certificate, each stating that the execution of such supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. The Trustee may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such supplemental indenture which affects the Trustee’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise.

 

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SECTION 904. Effect of Supplemental Indentures.

Upon the execution of any supplemental indenture under this Article, this Indenture shall be modified in accordance therewith, and such supplemental indenture shall form a part of this Indenture for all purposes; and every Holder of Securities theretofore or thereafter authenticated and delivered hereunder shall be bound thereby.

SECTION 905. Conformity with Trust Indenture Act.

Every supplemental indenture executed pursuant to this Article shall conform to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act.

SECTION 906. Reference in Securities to Supplemental Indentures.

Securities of any series authenticated and delivered after the execution of any supplemental indenture pursuant to this Article may, and shall if required by the Trustee, bear a notation in form approved by the Trustee as to any matter provided for in such supplemental indenture. If the Company shall so determine, new Securities of any series so modified as to conform, in the opinion of the Trustee and the Company, to any such supplemental indenture may be prepared and executed by the Company and authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in exchange for Outstanding Securities of such series.

ARTICLE TEN

C OVENANTS

SECTION 1001. Payment of Principal, Premium and Interest.

The Company covenants and agrees for the benefit of each series of Securities that it will duly and punctually pay the principal of and any premium and interest on the Securities of that series in accordance with the terms of the Securities and this Indenture.

SECTION 1002. Maintenance of Office or Agency.

The Company will maintain in each Place of Payment for any series of Securities an office or agency where Securities of that series may be presented or surrendered for payment, where Securities of that series may be surrendered for registration of transfer or exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Securities of that series and this Indenture may be served. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee, and the Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent to receive all such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands. The Company hereby appoints the Trustee as its agent for all of the foregoing purposes with respect to the Securities of each series.

 

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The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Securities of one or more series may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided , however , that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in each Place of Payment for Securities of any series for such purposes. The Company will give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency.

SECTION 1003. Money for Securities Payments to Be Held in Trust.

If the Company or a Guarantor shall at any time act as its own Paying Agent with respect to any series of Securities, it will, on or before each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest on any of the Securities of that series, segregate and hold in trust for the benefit of the Persons entitled thereto a sum sufficient to pay the principal and any premium and interest so becoming due until such sums shall be paid to such Persons or otherwise disposed of as herein provided and will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act .

Whenever the Company shall have one or more Paying Agents for any series of Securities, it will, before 10:00 am (London time) at least one Business Day prior to each due date of the principal of or any premium or interest or any other amounts on any Securities of that series, deposit with a Paying Agent a sum in immediately available funds sufficient to pay such amount, such sum to be held as provided by the Trust Indenture Act, and (unless such Paying Agent is the Trustee) the Company will promptly notify the Trustee of its action or failure so to act. No Paying Agent shall be obligated to make any payment with respect to the Securities unless and until such funds have been so deposited.

The Company will cause each Paying Agent for any series of Securities, other than the Trustee, to execute and deliver to the Trustee an instrument in which such Paying Agent shall agree with the Trustee, subject to the provisions of this Section, that such Paying Agent will (1) comply with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act applicable to it as a Paying Agent; (2) give the Trustee notice of any default by the Company or any Guarantor (or any other obligor upon the Securities) in the making of any payment of principal, premium, if any, any Additional Amounts or interest on the Securities; and (3) at any time during the continuance of any such default, upon the written request of the Trustee, forthwith pay to the Trustee all sums so held in trust by such Paying Agent for payment in respect of that series of Securities.

The Company may at any time, for the purpose of obtaining the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture or for any other purpose, pay, or by Company Order direct any Paying Agent to pay, to the Trustee all sums held in trust by the Company or such Paying Agent, such sums to be held by the Trustee upon the same trusts as those upon which such sums were held by the Company or such Paying Agent; and, upon such payment by any Paying Agent to the Trustee, such Paying Agent shall be released from all further liability with respect to such money.

Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Security of any series and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on

 

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Company Request, or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust, and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter, as an unsecured general creditor, look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided , however , that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in a newspaper published in the English language, customarily published on each Business Day and of general circulation in the City of New York, notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein, which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company.

SECTION 1004. Statement by Officers as to Default.

The Company will deliver to the Trustee, within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company ending after the date hereof, an Officer’s Certificate, complying with Section 314(a)(4) of the Trust Indenture Act, stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signers thereof the Company is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (without regard to any period of grace or requirement of notice provided hereunder) and, if the Company shall be in default, specifying all such defaults and the nature and status thereof of which they may have knowledge.

SECTION 1005. Existence.

Subject to Article Eight, the Company will do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence, rights (charter and statutory) and franchises; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to preserve any such right or franchise if the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Holders; provided further that, for the avoidance of doubt, a conversion of the Company pursuant to Section 803 hereof shall not result in a breach of this Section 1005.

SECTION 1006. Limitation on Liens.

So long as any of the Securities remains outstanding, the Parent Guarantor will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist any Encumbrance on any of its Principal Plants or on any capital stock of any Restricted Subsidiary without effectively providing that the Securities shall be secured by the security for such secured indebtedness equally and ratably therewith, provided , however , the above limitation does not apply to:

 

  (a) purchase money liens, so long as such liens attach only to the assets so acquired and improvements thereon;

 

  (b) Encumbrances existing at the time of acquisition of property (including through merger or consolidation) or securing indebtedness the proceeds of which are used to pay or reimburse the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary for the cost of such property ( provided such indebtedness is incurred within 180 days after such acquisition);

 

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  (c) Encumbrances on property of a Restricted Subsidiary existing at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

  (d) Encumbrances to secure the cost of development or construction of property, or improvements thereon, provided that the recourse of the creditors in respect of such indebtedness is limited to such property and improvements;

 

  (e) Encumbrances in connection with the acquisition or construction of Principal Plants or additions thereto financed by tax-exempt securities;

 

  (f) Encumbrances securing indebtedness owing to the Parent Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary by a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

  (g) Encumbrances existing at the date of the Indenture;

 

  (h) Encumbrances required in connection with state or local governmental programs which provide financial or tax benefits, provided that the obligations secured are in lieu of or reduce an obligation that would have been secured by an Encumbrance permitted under the Indenture;

 

  (i) any Encumbrance arising by operation of law and not securing amounts more than ninety (90) days overdue or otherwise being contested in good faith;

 

  (j) judgment Encumbrances not giving rise to an Event of Default;

 

  (k) any Encumbrance incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business, including, but not limited to, (i) any mechanics’, materialmen’s, carriers’, workmen’s, vendors’ or other like Encumbrances, (ii) any Encumbrances securing amounts in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, and (iii) any easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar charges;

 

  (l) any Encumbrance upon specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary securing the Parent Guarantor’s or any such Restricted Subsidiary’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods;

 

  (m) any Encumbrance incurred or deposits made securing the performance of tenders, bids, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other obligations of like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

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  (n) any Encumbrance on any Principal Plant of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary in favor of the Federal Government of the United States or the government of any State thereof, or the government of the United Kingdom, or any state in, or former state of, the European Union, or any instrumentality of any of them, securing the obligations of the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any contract or payments owed to such entity pursuant to applicable laws, rules, regulations or statutes;

 

  (o) any Encumbrance securing taxes or assessments or other applicable governmental charges or levies;

 

  (p) extensions, renewals or replacements of the Encumbrances referred to in Clauses (a) through (o), provided that the amount of indebtedness secured by such extension, renewal or replacement shall not exceed the principal amount of indebtedness being extended, renewed or replaced, together with the amount of any premiums, fees, costs and expenses associated with such extension, renewal or replacement, nor shall the pledge, mortgage or lien be extended to any additional Principal Plant unless otherwise permitted under this covenant;

 

  (q) as permitted under the provisions described in the following two paragraphs herein; and

 

  (r) sale-leaseback transactions.

Notwithstanding the provisions described in the immediately preceding paragraph, the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary may, without rateably securing the Securities, create, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist any indebtedness which would otherwise be subject to such restrictions, and renew, extend or replace such indebtedness, provided that the aggregate amount of such indebtedness, when added to the fair market value of property transferred in sale-leaseback transactions (computed without duplication of amount) does not at the time exceed 15% of Net-Tangible Assets.

If the Parent Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary merges or consolidates with, or purchases all or substantially all of the assets of, another Corporation, or the Parent Guarantor sells all or substantially all of its assets to another Corporation, and if such other Corporation has outstanding obligations secured by an Encumbrance which, by reason of an after-acquired property clause or similar provision, would extend to any Principal Plant owned by the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary immediately prior thereto, the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, will in such event be deemed to have created an Encumbrance, within the prohibition of the covenant described above, unless (a) such merger or consolidation involving a Restricted Subsidiary constitutes a disposition by the Parent Guarantor of its interest in the Restricted Subsidiary or (b) (i) at or prior to the effective date of such merger, consolidation, sale or purchase such Encumbrance shall be released of record or otherwise satisfied to the extent it would extend to such Principal Plant, (ii) prior thereto, the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary shall have created, as security for the Securities (and, if the Parent Guarantor shall so determine, as security for any other indebtedness of the Parent Guarantor then existing or thereafter created ranking equally

 

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with the Securities and any other indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary then existing or thereafter created), a valid Encumbrance which will rank equally and ratably with the Encumbrances of such other Corporation on such Principal Plant of the Parent Guarantor or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, or (iii) such Encumbrance is otherwise permitted or complies with the Covenant described above.

 

SECTION  1007. Waiver of Certain Covenants.

Except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of such series, the Company may, with respect to the Securities of any series, omit in any particular instance to comply with any term, provision or condition set forth in any covenant provided pursuant to Section 301(18), 901(3), 901(9) or 1006 for the benefit of the Holders of such series if before the time for such compliance the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Securities of such series shall, by Act of such Holders, either waive such compliance in such instance or generally waive compliance with such term, provision or condition, but no such waiver shall extend to or affect such term, provision or condition except to the extent so expressly waived, and, until such waiver shall become effective, the obligations of the Company and the duties of the Trustee in respect of any such term, provision or condition shall remain in full force and effect.

 

SECTION  1008. Additional Amounts.

Unless otherwise specified in any Board Resolution of the Company or the relevant Guarantor establishing the terms of Securities of a series or the Guarantees relating thereto in accordance with Section 301, in the event that a Guarantor becomes obligated under this Indenture to make payments in respect of the Securities, such Guarantor will make all payments in respect of the Securities without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction at source by or on behalf of any jurisdiction in which such Guarantor is incorporated, organized, or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax (the “Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction”) unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In such event, such Guarantor will pay to the Holders such additional amounts (the “Additional Amounts”) as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by the Holders, after such withholding or deduction, shall equal the respective amounts of principal and interest which would otherwise have been receivable in the absence of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable on account of any taxes or duties which:

 

  (a) are payable by any person acting as custodian bank or collecting agent on behalf of a Holder, or otherwise in any manner which does not constitute a deduction or withholding by the Guarantor from payment of principal or interest made by it; or

 

  (b) are payable by reason of the Holder or beneficial owner having, or having had, some personal or business connection with such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and not merely by reason of the fact that payments in respect of the Securities or the Guarantees are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived from sources in, or are secured in the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction; or

 

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  (c) are imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of the Holder or beneficial owner to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence, or identity of the Holder and beneficial owner or to make any valid or timely declaration or similar claim or satisfy any other reporting requirements relating to such matters, whether required or imposed by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice, as a precondition to exemption from, or a reduction in the rate of withholding or deduction of such taxes; or

 

  (d) consist of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property or similar taxes, or

 

  (e) are imposed on or with respect to any payment by the applicable Guarantor to the registered Holder if such Holder is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that taxes would not have been imposed on such payment had such registered Holder been the sole beneficial owner of such Security; or

 

  (f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to (i) any European Union directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or (ii) any international treaty or understanding relating to such taxation and to which the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or the European Union is a party, or (iii) any provision of law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform with, such directive, regulation, treaty or understanding; or

 

  (g) are payable by reason of a change in law or practice that becomes effective more than 30 days after the relevant payment of principal or interest becomes due, or is duly provided for and written notice thereof is provided to the Holders, whichever occurs later; or

 

  (h) are payable because any Security was presented to a particular paying agent for payment if the Security could have been presented to another paying agent without any such withholding or deduction; or

 

  (i) are payable for any combination of (a) through (h) above.

In addition, any amounts to be paid by the Company or any Guarantor on the Securities will be paid net of any FATCA Withholding. Neither any Guarantor nor the Company will be required to pay Additional Amounts on account of any FATCA Withholding.

Such payment of Additional Amounts may be subject to such further exceptions as may be established in the terms of such Securities established as contemplated by Section 301. Subject to the foregoing provisions, whenever in this Indenture there is mentioned, in any context, the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on,

 

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or in respect of, any Security of any series or the net proceeds received on the sale or exchange of any Security of any series, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts provided for in this Section to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof pursuant to the provisions of this Section and express mention of the payment of Additional Amounts (if applicable) in any provisions hereof shall not be construed as excluding Additional Amounts in those provisions hereof where such express mention is not made, provided, however, that the covenant regarding Additional Amounts provided for in this Section shall not apply to any Guarantor at any time when such Guarantor is incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States; provided further that the covenant regarding Additional Amounts provided for in this Section shall apply to the Company at any time when it is incorporated in a jurisdiction outside of the United States.

If the terms of the Securities of a series established as contemplated by Section 301 do not specify that Additional Amounts will not be payable by the Company or a Guarantor, at least 10 days prior to the first Interest Payment Date with respect to that series of Securities (or if the Securities of that series will not bear interest prior to Maturity, the first day on which a payment of principal and any premium is made), and at least 10 days prior to each date of payment of principal and any premium or interest if there has been any change with respect to the matters set forth in the below-mentioned Officer’s Certificate, the Company will furnish the Trustee and the Company’s principal Paying Agent or Paying Agents, if other than the Trustee, with an Officer’s Certificate instructing the Trustee and such Paying Agent or Paying Agents whether such payment of principal of and any premium or interest on the Securities of that series shall be made to Holders of Securities of that series without withholding for or on account of any tax, assessment or other governmental charge described in the Securities of that series. If any such withholding shall be required, then such Officer’s Certificate shall specify by country the amount, if any, required to be withheld on such payments to such Holders of Securities and the Company or Guarantor, as the case may be, will pay to the Trustee or such Paying Agent or Paying Agents the Additional Amounts required by this Section. Each of the Company and Guarantors covenant to indemnify each of the Trustee and any Paying Agent for, and to hold each of them harmless against, any loss, liability or expense arising out of or in connection with actions taken or omitted by any of them in reliance on any Officer’s Certificate furnished pursuant to this Section, except to the extent that any such loss, liability or expense is due to its own negligence or bad faith.

 

SECTION  1009. Additional Information.

The Company agrees to furnish, at any time when the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Exchange Act, in respect of any Securities sold or offered for sale pursuant to an exemption from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act, at its expense and upon request, to the Holders and prospective purchasers of such Securities information satisfying the requirements of subsection (d)(4) of Rule 144A under the Securities Act.

 

SECTION  1010. Notice of Event of Default.

The Company hereby covenants with the Trustee that, so long as any of the Securities remain Outstanding, it will promptly give notice in writing to the Trustee upon having knowledge (and in no event later than seven days after obtaining such knowledge) of any Event of Default.

 

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SECTION  1011. Indemnification of Judgment Currency.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Company and each of the Guarantors shall indemnify each Holder against any loss incurred by such Holder as a result of any judgment or order being given or made for any amount due under any Security or Guarantee and such judgment or order being expressed and paid in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”), which is other than U.S. dollars and as a result of any variation as between (i) the rate of exchange at which the U.S. dollar is converted into the Judgment Currency for the purposes of such judgment or order and (ii) the spot rate of exchange in The City of New York at which the Holder on the date of payment of such judgment is able to purchase U.S. dollars with the amount of the Judgment Currency actually received by such Holder. This indemnification will constitute a separate and independent obligation of the Company or each of the Guarantors, as the case may be, and will continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as aforesaid. The term “spot rate of exchange” includes any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of, or conversion into, U.S. dollars.

 

SECTION  1012. Further Instruments and Acts .

The Company and the Parent Guarantor hereby covenant with the Trustee that, so long as any of the Securities remain Outstanding, upon request of the Trustee, but without an affirmative duty on the Trustee to do so, they and any other Guarantor shall execute and deliver such further instruments and acts as may be reasonably necessary or proper to carry out more effectively the purpose of this Indenture.

ARTICLE ELEVEN

R EDEMPTION OF S ECURITIES

 

SECTION  1101. Applicability of Article.

Securities of any series which are redeemable before their Stated Maturity shall be redeemable in accordance with their terms and (except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities) in accordance with this Article.

 

SECTION  1102. Election to Redeem; Notice to Trustee.

In case of any redemption at the election of the Company or Parent Guarantor of the Securities of any series in whole or in part (including any such redemption affecting only a single Security), the Company or Parent Guarantor shall, at least 5 Business Days prior to the date that the notice of redemption pursuant to Section 1104 is to be given to Holders (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee), notify the Trustee in writing of such Redemption Date, of the principal amount of Securities of such series to be redeemed and, if applicable, of the tenor of the Securities to be redeemed. In the case of any redemption of Securities (a) prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, or (b) pursuant to an election of the Company which is subject to a condition specified in the

 

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terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall furnish the Trustee with an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each in accordance with Section 102 hereof, evidencing compliance with such restriction or condition. Any election to redeem Securities will be revocable until the Company gives a notice of redemption pursuant to Section 1104 hereof to the Holders of Securities to be redeemed.

 

SECTION  1103. Selection by Trustee of Securities to Be Redeemed.

If less than all the Securities of any series are to be redeemed (unless all the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed or unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such series not previously called for redemption, by such method as the Trustee in its sole discretion shall deem fair and appropriate and which may provide for the selection for redemption of a portion of the principal amount of any Security of such series, except that if the Securities of such series are listed on any securities exchange, any such selection and redemption of the Securities shall be in compliance with the requirements of the principal securities exchange on which those Securities are listed (as such requirements shall be specified to the Trustee in an Officer’s Certificate from the Company), except that if the Securities of such series are represented by one or more Global Securities, interests in such Securities shall be selected for redemption by the Depositary in accordance with its customary procedures therefor, and provided that the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of any Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security. If less than all the Securities of such series and of a specified tenor are to be redeemed (unless such redemption affects only a single Security), the particular Securities to be redeemed shall be selected not more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date by the Trustee, from the Outstanding Securities of such series and specified tenor not previously called for redemption in accordance with the preceding sentence.

The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Securities selected for redemption as aforesaid and, in case of any Securities selected for partial redemption as aforesaid, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed.

The provisions of the two preceding paragraphs shall not apply with respect to any redemption affecting only a single Security, whether such Security is to be redeemed in whole or in part. In the case of any such redemption in part, the unredeemed portion of the principal amount of the Security shall be in an authorized denomination (which shall not be less than the minimum authorized denomination) for such Security.

For all purposes of this Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption of Securities shall relate, in the case of any Securities redeemed or to be redeemed only in part, to the portion of the principal amount of such Securities which has been or is to be redeemed.

 

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SECTION  1104. Notice of Redemption.

Notice of redemption shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed (or if the Securities of the applicable series are represented by one or more Global Securities, transmitted in accordance with the Depositary’s customary procedures therefor) not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the Redemption Date, unless a shorter period is specified in the Securities to be redeemed, to each Holder of Securities to be redeemed, at his address appearing in the Security Register.

All notices of redemption shall state:

(1) the Redemption Date;

(2) the Redemption Price or if not then ascertainable, the manner of calculation thereof;

(3) if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of more than a single Security are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption of any such Securities, the principal amounts) of the particular Securities to be redeemed and, if less than all the Outstanding Securities of any series consisting of a single Security are to be redeemed, the principal amount of the particular Security to be redeemed;

(4) that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each such Security to be redeemed and, if applicable, that interest thereon will cease to accrue on and after said date;

(5) the place or places where each such Security is to be surrendered for payment of the Redemption Price;

(6) applicable CUSIP numbers, if any; and

(7) that the redemption is for a sinking fund, if such is the case.

Notice of redemption of Securities to be redeemed at the election of the Company shall be given by the Company or, at the Company’s written request, by the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company; provided , however , that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided above.

A notice of redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of an equity offering, a financing, or other corporate transaction. In addition, if such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be postponed until up to 60 days following the notice of redemption, and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date (including as it may be postponed). The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date if any such redemption has been rescinded or delayed, and upon receipt the Trustee shall provide such notice to each Holder.

 

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SECTION  1105. Deposit of Redemption Price.

By 10:00 am (London time) at least one Business Day prior to any Redemption Date, the Company or the Parent Guarantor shall deposit with the Trustee or with a Paying Agent (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, segregate and hold in trust as provided in Section 1003) an amount of money sufficient to pay the Redemption Price of, and (except if the Redemption Date shall be an Interest Payment Date) accrued interest on, all the Securities which are to be redeemed on that date.

 

SECTION  1106. Securities Payable on Redemption Date.

Notice of redemption having been given as aforesaid, the Securities so to be redeemed shall, on the Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Redemption Price therein specified, and from and after such date (unless the Company shall default in the payment of the Redemption Price and accrued interest) such Securities shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any such Security for redemption in accordance with said notice, such Security shall be paid by the Company at the Redemption Price, together with accrued interest to the Redemption Date; provided , however , that, unless otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Securities, or one or more Predecessor Securities, registered as such at the close of business on the relevant Record Dates according to their terms and the provisions of Section 307.

If any Security called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender thereof for redemption, the principal and any premium shall, until paid, bear interest from the Redemption Date at the rate prescribed therefor in the Security.

 

SECTION  1107. Securities Redeemed in Part.

Any Security which is to be redeemed only in part shall be surrendered at a Place of Payment therefor (with, if the Company or the Trustee so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Trustee duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denomination as requested by such Holder, in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered and with any applicable Guarantees endorsed thereon or attached thereto if such Guarantees were endorsed on or attached to the Security redeemed in part.

ARTICLE TWELVE

S INKING F UNDS

 

SECTION  1201. Applicability of Article.

The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to any sinking fund for the retirement of Securities of a series except as otherwise specified as contemplated by Section 301 for Securities of such series.

 

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The minimum amount of any sinking fund payment provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as a “mandatory sinking fund payment”, and any payment in excess of such minimum amount provided for by the terms of Securities of any series is herein referred to as an “optional sinking fund payment”. If provided for by the terms of Securities of any series, the cash amount of any sinking fund payment may be subject to reduction as provided in Section 1202. Each sinking fund payment shall be applied to the redemption of Securities of any series as provided for by the terms of Securities of such series.

 

SECTION  1202. Satisfaction of Sinking Fund Payments with Securities.

The Company or Parent Guarantor (1) may deliver Outstanding Securities of a series (other than any previously called for redemption) and (2) may apply as a credit Securities of a series which have been redeemed either at the election of the Company pursuant to the terms of such Securities or through the application of permitted optional sinking fund payments pursuant to the terms of such Securities, in each case in satisfaction of all or any part of any sinking fund payment with respect to any Securities of such series required to be made pursuant to the terms of such Securities as and to the extent provided for by the terms of such Securities; provided that the Securities to be so credited have not been previously so credited. The Securities to be so credited shall be received and credited for such purpose by the Trustee at the Redemption Price, as specified in the Securities so to be redeemed, for redemption through operation of the sinking fund and the amount of such sinking fund payment shall be reduced accordingly.

 

SECTION  1203. Redemption of Securities for Sinking Fund.

Not less than 30 days prior to each sinking fund payment date for any Securities, the Company will deliver to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate specifying the amount of the next ensuing sinking fund payment for such Securities pursuant to the terms of such Securities, the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by payment of cash and the portion thereof, if any, which is to be satisfied by delivering and crediting Securities pursuant to Section 1202 and the basis for such credit and will also deliver to the Trustee any Securities to be so delivered. Not less than 30 days prior to each such sinking fund payment date, the Trustee shall select the Securities to be redeemed upon such sinking fund payment date in the manner specified in Section 1103 and cause notice of the redemption thereof to be given in the name of and at the expense of the Company in the manner provided in Section 1104. Such notice having been duly given, the redemption of such Securities shall be made upon the terms and in the manner stated in Sections 1106 and 1107.

ARTICLE THIRTEEN

D EFEASANCE AND C OVENANT D EFEASANCE

 

SECTION  1301. Company s and the Parent Guarantor s Option to Effect Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

The Company or the Parent Guarantor may elect, at its option at any time, to have Section 1302 or Section 1303 applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, designated pursuant to Section 301 as being defeasible pursuant to such

 

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Section 1302 or 1303, in accordance with any applicable requirements provided pursuant to Section 301 and upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article. Any such election shall be evidenced by a Board Resolution or in another manner specified as contemplated by Section 301 for such Securities.

 

SECTION  1302. Defeasance and Discharge.

Upon the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, each of the Company and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to such Securities as provided in this Section on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 1304 are satisfied (hereinafter called “Defeasance”). For this purpose, such Defeasance means that the Company and the Guarantors shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by such Securities and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Securities and this Indenture insofar as such Securities are concerned (and the Trustee, at the expense of the Company or the Parent Guarantor, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), subject to the following which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (1) the rights of Holders of such Securities to receive, solely from the trust fund described in Section 1304 and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities when payments are due, (2) the Company’s or the Guarantors’ obligations with respect to such Securities under Sections 304, 305, 306, 1002 and 1003, (3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and (4) this Article. Subject to compliance with this Article, the Company and the Parent Guarantor may exercise their option (if any) to have this Section applied to any Securities notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option (if any) to have Section 1303 applied to such Securities.

 

SECTION  1303. Covenant Defeasance.

Upon the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s exercise of its option (if any) to have this Section applied to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, (1) the Company and the Guarantors shall be released from their obligations under Section 801(2), Sections 1006 and any covenants provided pursuant to Section 301(18), 901(3) or 901(9) for the benefit of the Holders of such Securities and (2) the occurrence of any event specified in Sections 501(3) (with respect to any of Section 801(2), Sections 1006 and any such covenants provided pursuant to Section 301(18), 901(3) or 901(9)) and 501(4) shall be deemed not to be or result in an Event of Default, in each case with respect to such Securities as provided in this Section on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 1304 are satisfied (hereinafter called “Covenant Defeasance”). For this purpose, such Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to such Securities, the Company and the Guarantor may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such specified Section (to the extent so specified in the case of Section 501(3)), whether directly or indirectly by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such Section or Article or by reason of any reference in any such Section or Article to any other provision herein or in any other document, but the remainder of this Indenture and such Securities shall be unaffected thereby.

 

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SECTION  1304. Conditions to Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance.

The following shall be the conditions to the application of Section 1302 or Section 1303 to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be:

(1) The Company or the Parent Guarantor shall irrevocably have deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee (or another trustee which satisfies the requirements contemplated by Section 609 and agrees to comply with the provisions of this Article applicable to it) as trust funds in trust for the purpose of making the following payments, specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefits of the Holders of such Securities, (A) money in an amount, or (B) U.S. Government Obligations which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms will provide, not later than one day before the due date of any payment, money in an amount, or (C) a combination thereof, in each case sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, to pay and discharge, and which shall be applied by the Trustee (or any such other qualifying trustee) to pay and discharge, the principal of and any premium and interest on such Securities on the respective Maturities, in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and such Securities, provided that the Company shall specify whether such Securities are being defeased to Stated Maturity or to the Redemption Date. As used herein, “U.S. Government Obligation” means any security which is (i) a direct obligation of the United States of America for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged or (ii) an obligation of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in either case (i) or (ii), is not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof.

(2) In the event of an election to have Section 1302 apply to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the Company or the Parent Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel stating that (A) the Company or the Parent Guarantor has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the date of this instrument, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. Federal income tax law, in either case (A) or (B) to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the Holders of such Securities will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, Defeasance and discharge to be effected with respect to such Securities and will be subject to Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit, Defeasance and discharge were not to occur.

(3) In the event of an election to have Section 1303 apply to any Securities or any series of Securities, as the case may be, the Company or the Parent Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the Holders of such Securities will not recognize gain or loss for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit and Covenant Defeasance to be effected with respect to such Securities and will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would be the case if such deposit and Covenant Defeasance were not to occur.

 

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(4) The Company or the Parent Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that neither such Securities nor any other Securities of the same series, if then listed on any securities exchange, will be delisted as a result of such deposit.

(5) The Company or the Parent Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee for cancellation all Securities Outstanding theretofore authenticated.

(6) No event which is, or after notice or lapse of time or both would become, an Event of Default with respect to such Securities or any other Securities shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such deposit or, with regard to any such event specified in Sections 501(5) and (6), at any time on or prior to the 90th day after the date of such deposit (it being understood that this condition shall not be deemed satisfied until after such 90th day).

(7) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest within the meaning of the Trust Indenture Act (assuming all Securities are in default within the meaning of such Act).

(8) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other agreement or instrument to which the Company or the Parent Guarantor is a party or by which it is bound.

(9) Such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in the trust arising from such deposit constituting an investment Company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act unless such trust shall be registered under such Act or exempt from registration thereunder.

(10) The Company or the Parent Guarantor shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent with respect to such Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.

 

SECTION  1305. Deposited Money and U.S. Government Obligations to Be Held in Trust; Miscellaneous Provisions.

Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Section 1003, all money and U.S. Government Obligations (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee or other qualifying trustee (solely for purposes of this Section and Section 1306, the Trustee and any such other trustee are referred to collectively as the “Trustee”) pursuant to Section 1304 in respect of any Securities shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Securities and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any such Paying Agent (including the Company or a Guarantor acting as its own Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Securities, of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal and any premium and interest, but money so held in trust need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law.

 

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The Company and the Parent Guarantor shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the U.S. Government Obligations deposited pursuant to Section 1304 or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of Outstanding Securities.

Anything in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company or the Parent Guarantor from time to time upon Company Request any money or U.S. Government Obligations held by it as provided in Section 1304 with respect to any Securities which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee, are in excess of the amount thereof which would then be required to be deposited to effect the Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance, as the case may be, with respect to such Securities.

 

SECTION  1306. Reinstatement.

If the Trustee or the Paying Agent is unable to apply any money in accordance with this Article with respect to any Securities by reason of any order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations under this Indenture and such Securities from which the Company and the Guarantors have been discharged or released pursuant to Section 1302 or 1303 shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to this Article with respect to such Securities, until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all money held in trust pursuant to Section 1305 with respect to such Securities in accordance with this Article; provided , however , that if the Company or the Guarantors make any payment of principal of or any premium or interest on any such Security following such reinstatement of its obligations, the Company and the Guarantors shall be subrogated to the rights (if any) of the Holders of such Securities to receive such payment from the money so held in trust.

 

SECTION  1307. Qualifying Trustee .

Any trustee appointed pursuant to Section 1304 for the purpose of holding trust funds deposited pursuant to that Section shall be appointed under an agreement in form acceptable to the Trustee and shall provide to the Trustee a certificate of such trustee, upon which certificate the Trustee shall be entitled to conclusively rely, that all conditions precedent provided for herein to the related Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance have been complied with. In no event shall the Trustee be liable for any acts or omissions of said trustee.

 

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I N W ITNESS W HEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV W ORLDWIDE I NC .

as Company

By:   /s/ Bryan Warner
  Name:   Bryan Warner
  Title:   Authorized Officer

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV SA/NV

as Parent Guarantor

By:   /s/ Jan Vandermeersch
  Name:   Jan Vandermeersch
  Title:   Authorized Officer
By:   /s/ Ann Randon
  Name:   Ann Randon
  Title:   Authorized Officer

T HE B ANK OF N EW Y ORK M ELLON T RUST

C OMPANY , N.A.,

as Trustee

By:   /s/ Richard Tarnas
  Name:   Richard Tarnas
  Title:   Vice President

[ ABIWW March 2018 Base Indenture Signature Page ]


A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV F INANCE I NC .

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:   /s/ Bryan Warner
  Name:  

Bryan Warner

  Title:   Authorized Officer

A NHEUSER -B USCH C OMPANIES , LLC

As Subsidiary Guarantor

By:   /s/ Bryan Warner
  Name:  

Bryan Warner

  Title:   Authorized Officer

C OBREW NV

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:   /s/ Christine Delhaye
  Name:   Christine Delhaye
  Title:   Authorized Officer
By:   /s/ Jan Vandermeersch
  Name:   Jan Vandermeersch
  Title:   Authorized Officer

B RANDBREW SA

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:   /s/ Gert Magis
  Name:   Gert Magis
  Title:   Authorized Officer
By:   /s/ Yannick Bomans
  Name:   Yannick Bomans
  Title:   Authorized Officer

[ ABIWW March 2018 Base Indenture Signature Page ]


B RANDBEV S.à R.L.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:   /s/ Gert Magis
  Name:   Gert Magis
  Title:   Authorized Officer
By:   /s/ Yannick Bomans
  Name:   Yannick Bomans
  Title:   Authorized Officer

[ ABIWW March 2018 Base Indenture Signature Page ]


F ORM O F C ERTIFICATE O F T RANSFER

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

attn: Treasurer

One Busch Place, St. Louis, Missouri 63118

United States of America

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Brouwerijplein 1, 3000

Leuven, Belgium

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

911 Washington Ave, 3rd Floor

St. Louis, Missouri 63101

United States of America

Re: [Title of Securities]

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of (as supplemented to the date hereof, the “ Indenture ”), among Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., as issuer (the “Company”), Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, as parent guarantor (the “Parent Guarantor), the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to time and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

                                  , (the “ Transferor ”) owns and proposes to transfer the [Security][Securities] or beneficial interest in such [Security][Securities] specified in Exhibit 1 hereto, in the principal amount of $                  (the “ Transfer ”), to                                               (the “ Transferee ”), as further specified in Exhibit 1 hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that:

[CHECK ALL THAT APPLY]

1. ☐ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Global Security or a Certificated Security Pursuant to Rule  144A . The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Certificated Security is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believed and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Certificated Security for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Certificated Security will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the applicable legend printed on the Global Security and/or the Certificated Security pursuant to Rule 144A and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

 

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2. ☐ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in the Global Security or a Certificated Security pursuant to Regulation S . The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a Person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the 40-day “Distribution Compliance Period” under Regulation S, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than a “Distributor” as defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S) and the transferred beneficial interest will be held immediately after such Transfer through Euroclear or Clearstream. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Certificated Security will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the applicable legend printed on the Global Security and/or the Certificated Security and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

3. ☐ Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security or of an Unrestricted Certificated Security .

(a) ☐ Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule  144 . (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the applicable legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Certificated Security will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the applicable legend printed on the Restricted Global Securities, on Restricted Certificated Securities and in the Indenture.

(b) ☐ Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S . (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the applicable legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Certificated Security will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the applicable legend printed on the Restricted Global Securities, on Restricted Certificated Securities and in the Indenture.

 

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(c) ☐ Check if Transfer is Pursuant to an Effective Registration Statement. The Transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

(d) ☐ Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption . (i) The Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the applicable legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Certificated Security will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the applicable legend printed on the Restricted Global Securities or Restricted Certificated Securities and in the Indenture.

4. ☐ Check if Transfer is to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The transfer is being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company and the Guarantors.

 

 

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

 

By:    
  Name:
  Title:

Dated:                                          

 

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EXHIBIT 1 TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER

 

1. The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following:

[CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b)]

 

  (a) ☐ a beneficial interest in the:

 

  (i) ☐ Global Security offered and sold pursuant to Rule 144A (CUSIP                      ), or

 

  (ii) ☐ Global Security offered and sold pursuant to Regulation S (CUSIP                      )

 

  (b) ☐ a Restricted Certificated Security.

 

2. After the Transfer the Transferee will hold:

[CHECK ONE]

 

  (a) ☐ a beneficial interest in the:

 

  (i) ☐ Global Security offered and sold pursuant to Rule 144A (CUSIP                      ), or

 

  (ii) ☐ Global Security offered and sold pursuant to Regulation S (CUSIP                      ), or

 

  (iii) ☐ Unrestricted Global Security (CUSIP                      ); or

 

  (b) ☐ a Restricted Certificated Security; or

 

  (c) ☐ an Unrestricted Certificated Security, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.

 

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FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

attn: Treasurer

One Busch Place, St. Louis, Missouri 63118

United States of America

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

Brouwerijplein 1, 3000

Leuven, Belgium

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

911 Washington Ave, 3rd Floor

St. Louis, Missouri 63101

United States of America

Re: [Title of Securities]

Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of (as supplemented to the date hereof, the “ Indenture ”), among Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., as issuer (the “Company”), Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, as parent guarantor (the “Parent Guarantor), the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to time and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture.

                                              , (the “ Owner ”) owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or beneficial interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $                          (the “ Exchange ”). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that:

1. Exchange of Restricted Certificated Securities or Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Security for Unrestricted Certificated Securities or Beneficial Interests in an Unrestricted Global Security

(a) ☐ Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security . In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Securities and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the applicable legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

(b) ☐ Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security to Unrestricted Certificated Security . In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security for an Unrestricted

 

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Certificated Security, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Certificated Security is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Securities and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the applicable legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Certificated Security is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

(c) ☐ Check if Exchange is from Restricted Certificated Security to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security . In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Certificated Security for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Security, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Certificated Securities and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the applicable legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

(d) ☐ Check if Exchange is from Restricted Certificated Security to Unrestricted Certificated Security . In connection with the Owner’s Exchange of a Restricted Certificated Security for an Unrestricted Certificated Security, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Certificated Security is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Certificated Securities and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the applicable legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Certificated Security is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States.

2. Exchange of Restricted Certificated Securities or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Securities for Restricted Certificated Securities or Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Securities

(a) ☐ Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security to Restricted Certificated Security. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security for a Restricted Certificated Security with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Certificated Security is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Certificated Security issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the applicable legend printed on the Restricted Certificated Security and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

(b) ☐ Check if Exchange is from Restricted Certificated Security to beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Security . In connection with the Exchange of the Owner’s Restricted Certificated Security for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] ☐ Global Note offered and sold pursuant to Rule 144A, ☐ Global Note offered and sold pursuant to Regulation S, with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies

 

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(i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner’s own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Securities and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the applicable legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Security and in the Indenture and the Securities Act.

This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company and the Guarantors.

 

 

 

[Insert Name of Transferor]

 

By:    
  Name:
  Title:

Dated:                                      

 

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Exhibit 4.2

 

 

 

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC.

and

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV

and

the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party hereto from time to time

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

Trustee

 

 

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of April 4, 2018

 

 

To the Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018,

among Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.,

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to

time and

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Trustee

3.500% Notes due 2024

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
ARTICLE I   
Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application   

SECTION 1.01

  Definitions      2  

SECTION 1.02

  Effect of Headings      4  

SECTION 1.03

  Separability Clause      4  

SECTION 1.04

  Benefits of Instrument      4  
ARTICLE II   
3.500% Senior Notes due 2024   

SECTION 2.01

  Creation of Series; Establishment of Form      5  

SECTION 2.02

  Guarantee      6  

SECTION 2.03

  Interest      6  

SECTION 2.04

  Payment of Principal, Interest and Other Amounts      6  

SECTION 2.05

  Optional Redemption      7  

SECTION 2.06

  Optional Tax Redemption      8  

SECTION 2.07

  Additional Amounts      9  
ARTICLE III   
Miscellaneous Provisions   

SECTION 3.01

  Effectiveness      11  

SECTION 3.02

  Original Issue      11  

SECTION 3.03

  Ratification and Integral Part      11  

SECTION 3.04

  Priority      11  

SECTION 3.05

  Successors and Assigns      11  

SECTION 3.06

  Counterparts      11  

SECTION 3.07

  Guarantee Limitations      11  

SECTION 3.08

  The Trustee      12  

SECTION 3.09

  Governing Law      12  
    
FORM OF NOTES   

EXHIBIT A

       A-1  

EXHIBIT B

       B-1  

 

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FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”), among ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Company ”), ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV, a société anonyme duly organized and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the “ Parent Guarantor ”), ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV FINANCE INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, BRANDBEV S.À R.L., a société à responsabilité limitée incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with its registered office at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under the number B 80.984, BRANDBREW S.A., a société anonyme incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with its registered address at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and registered with the Luxembourg register of commerce and companies under number B 75.696, COBREW NV, a naamloze vennootschap duly organized and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium, ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, LLC, a limited liability company duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (each, a “ Subsidiary Guarantor ”, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the “ Guarantors ”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as trustee (the “ Trustee ”) to the Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, as heretofore amended and supplemented (the “ Indenture ”).

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY AND THE GUARANTORS

WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee are parties to the Indenture, which provides for the issuance from time to time of unsecured debt securities of the Company;

WHEREAS, Section 901(9) of the Indenture permits supplements thereto without the consent of Holders of Securities to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 201 and 301 of the Indenture;

WHEREAS, as contemplated by Section 301 of the Indenture, the Company intends to issue a new series of Securities to be known as the Company’s “3.500% Notes due 2024” (the “ Notes ”) under the Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Company and the Guarantors have taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture;

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the premises and the other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee mutually agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application

SECTION 1.01 Definitions .

Except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, all terms used in this First Supplemental Indenture which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed to them by the Indenture. The following terms used in this First Supplemental Indenture have the following respective meanings:

Additional Amounts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07

Business Day ” means a day on which commercial banks and exchange markets are open, or not authorized to close, in the City of New York, London and Brussels. If the date of maturity of interest on, or principal of, the Notes or the date fixed for redemption, repayment or payment in connection with an acceleration of any Note is not a Business Day, then payment of interest or principal need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date of maturity or the date fixed for redemption, repayment or payment in connection with an acceleration, and no interest shall accrue as a result of the delayed payment.

Change in Tax Law ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a).

Code ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this First Supplemental Indenture.

Comparable Treasury Issue ” means the U.S. Treasury security (not inflation-indexed) selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.

Comparable Treasury Price ” means, with respect to a Redemption Date, (i) the average of five (5) Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than five (5) such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.

 

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Date of the Prospectus Supplement ” means March 20, 2018, which is the date of the final Prospectus Supplement prepared in connection with the issuance of the Notes and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Depositary ” means The Depository Trust Company, or any successor thereto.

FACTA Withholding ” has the meaning specified in 2.07.

First Supplemental Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Global Security ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d).

Guarantors ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this First Supplemental Indenture.

Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this First Supplemental Indenture.

Independent Investment Banker ” means Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated or Mizuho Securities USA LLC, as specified by the Company, or if all of these firms are unwilling or unable to serve in that capacity, an independent investment banking institution of national standing in the United States appointed by the Company.

Interest Payment Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Par Call Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).

Parent Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this First Supplemental Indenture.

Redemption Notice Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b).

Reference Treasury Dealer ” means (i) Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Mizuho Securities USA LLC and their respective successors, provided, however , that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in The City of New York (a “ Primary Treasury Dealer ”), the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer and (ii) any three other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Company after consultation with the Independent Investment Banker.

 

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Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations ” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.

Regular Record Date ” means January 1 and July 1 (whether or not a Business Day).

Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ” has the meaning specified in 2.06.

Stated Maturity ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(f).

Subsidiary Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this First Supplemental Indenture.

Treasury Rate ” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date.

Trustee ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this First Supplemental Indenture.

SECTION 1.02 Effect of Headings .

The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 1.03 Separability Clause .

In case any provision in this First Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 1.04 Benefits of Instrument .

Nothing in this First Supplemental Indenture, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this First Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE II

3.500% Senior Notes due 2024

SECTION 2.01 Creation of Series; Establishment of Form .

(a) There is hereby established a new series of Securities under the Indenture entitled “3.500% Notes due 2024”.

(b) The form of the Notes, including the form of the certificate of authentication, is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(c) The Company shall issue the Notes in an aggregate principal amount of USD 1,500,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, issue additional Notes in accordance with Sections 301 and 901 of the Indenture. Any such additional Notes subsequently issued shall rank equally and ratably with the Notes in all respects (except for the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of such further Notes or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of such further Notes), so that such further Notes shall be consolidated and form a single series with the Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the Notes, provided that either (i) such additional Notes are fungible with the Notes of such series offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (ii) such additional Notes shall have a separate CUSIP number.

(d) The Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global securities, without coupons, registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary (each, a “ Global Security ”) and deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary. Any proposed transfer of an interest in the Notes shall consist of a transfer within a Global Security and shall be effected through the book-entry system maintained by the Depositary.

(e) The Notes shall not have a sinking fund.

(f) The stated maturity of the principal of the Notes shall be January 12, 2024 (the “ Stated Maturity ”).

(g) The outstanding principal amount of the Notes shall accrue interest at a rate equal to 3.500% per annum, as provided in Section 2.03.

(h) The Notes shall be issued in denominations of USD 1,000 in principal amount and integral multiples of USD 1,000 in excess thereof.

 

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(i) The Notes shall be subject to both Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance in accordance with the Indenture.

(j) The Notes shall be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank equally with all other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of the Company.

SECTION 2.02 Guarantee . Subject to the terms and applicable limitations set forth in the Indenture and the form of Notes, the Notes shall be jointly and severally, irrevocably, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors as to all payments due on the Notes whether at their Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise in accordance with the terms of such Guarantees and the Indenture. In the case of the failure of the Company to pay punctually any principal, premium or interest on the Notes, the Guarantors shall cause any such payment to be made as it becomes due and payable, whether at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise. The Guarantees shall be unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors and rank equally with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors that is currently outstanding or that they may issue in the future.

SECTION 2.03 Interest . The Notes shall bear interest at a rate equal to 3.500% per annum, and computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months. Interest on the Notes will accrue from April 4, 2018 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, as the case may be. Interest is payable semi-annually, in arrears, on January 12 and July 12 of each year (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”), subject to deferral of such payment in accordance with the definition of “ Business Day ” contained in Section 1.01 hereof, commencing July 12, 2018. Interest payments will be made until the full repayment of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes, and interest due on an Interest Payment Date will be paid to the Person in whose name the Notes were registered at the close of business on the applicable Regular Record Date immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment.

SECTION 2.04 Payment of Principal, Interest and Other Amounts . Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts and such payments on Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made through one or more Paying Agents appointed under the Indenture to the Depositary or its nominee, as the Holder of the Global Security. Initially, the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes will be The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., in St. Louis, Missouri. The Company may change the Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to the Holders of the Notes, and in such an event the Company may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. Payments of principal of,

 

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premium, if any, and interest on the Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Holder thereof; provided, however , that in the case of payments of principal and premium, if any, such Global Security is first surrendered to the Paying Agent.

SECTION 2.05 Optional Redemption.

(a) The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time prior to December 12, 2023 (the “ Par Call Date ”) upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice, as provided in Section 1104 of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

(i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and

(ii) as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes to be redeemed as if the Notes matured on the Par Call Date (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points;

plus, in each case described above, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) such Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.

(b) The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time on or after the Par Call Date upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice, as provided in Section 1104 of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) the Redemption Date.

(c) Notice of redemption to the Holders of the Notes being redeemed shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with applicable procedures of the Depositary) (the date on which such notice is given to be termed a “ Redemption Notice Date ”). The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing not less than 5 Business Days prior to the date on which such notice is to be sent to the Holders (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee).

(d) Notice of redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of an equity offering, financing, or other corporate transaction. In addition, if such redemption

 

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or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be postponed until up to 60 days following the notice of redemption, and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date (including as it may be postponed). The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business not less than two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date if any such redemption has been rescinded or delayed, and upon receipt the Trustee shall provide such notice to each Holder.

(e) Unless the Company (and/or a Guarantor) defaults on payment of the redemption price, from and after the Redemption Date interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. On the Redemption Date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or with one or more Paying Agents (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust as provided in the Indenture) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on the Notes to be redeemed on such date.

(f) If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee will select, not more than sixty (60) days prior to the Redemption Date, the particular Notes or portions thereof for redemption from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption, on a pro rata basis according to the principal amount of the Notes registered in the respective name of each Holder of the Notes or in such other manner as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate.

SECTION 2.06 Optional Tax Redemption .

(a) The Company may, at the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s option, redeem the Notes in whole but not in part, upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice to Holders, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed (and all Additional Amounts, if any) to (but excluding) the Redemption Date, if (i) as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws, treaties, regulations or rulings of a jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is incorporated, organized or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax (each, a “ Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ”), or in the interpretation, application or administration of any such laws, treaties, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction) which becomes effective on or after April 4, 2018 (any such change or amendment, a “ Change in Tax Law ”), the Company or, if a payment were then due under a Guarantee, the relevant Guarantor, would be required to pay Additional Amounts and (ii) such obligation cannot be avoided by the Company or the relevant Guarantor taking reasonable measures available to it; provided, however , that the Notes may not be redeemed to the extent such Additional Amounts arise solely as a result of the Company assigning its obligations under the Notes to a Substitute Company (as defined in Section 801 of the Indenture), unless such assignment to a Substitute Company is undertaken as part of a plan of merger by the Parent Guarantor.

 

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(b) Prior to the delivery of any notice of redemption to Holders pursuant to this Section 2.06, the Company or the relevant Guarantor will deliver to the Trustee, in accordance with Indenture Section 1102, notice of such tax redemption accompanied by an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing to the effect that the Company or the relevant Guarantor is or would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result of such Change in Tax Law.

(c) No notice of redemption pursuant to this Section 2.06 may be given earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the earliest date on which the Company or the relevant Guarantor would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Notes were then due.

SECTION 2.07 Additional Amounts .

In the event that any Guarantor becomes obligated to make payments in respect of the Securities of this series, such Guarantor will make all payments in respect of the Securities of this series without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction at source by or on behalf of any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In the event such withholding or deduction is required by law, such Guarantor will pay to the Holders of the Notes such additional amounts (the “ Additional Amounts ”) as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by such Holders, after such withholding or deduction, shall equal the respective amounts of principal, interest and premium, if any, which would otherwise have been receivable in the absence of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable on account of any taxes or duties which:

(a) are payable by any person acting as custodian bank or collecting agent on behalf of such Holder, or otherwise in any manner which does not constitute a deduction or withholding by such Guarantor from payment of principal, interest or premium, if any, made by it, or

(b) are payable by reason of such Holder or beneficial owner having, or having had, some personal or business connection with such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and not merely by reason of the fact that payments in respect of the Notes or the Guarantees are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived from sources in, or are secured in, the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, or

(c) are imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of such Holder or beneficial owner to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence, or identity of the Holder and beneficial owner or to make any valid or timely declaration or similar claim or satisfy any other reporting requirements relating to such matters, whether required or imposed by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice, as a precondition to exemption from, or a reduction in the rate of withholding or deduction of, such taxes, or

 

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(d) consist of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property or similar taxes, or

(e) are imposed on or with respect to any payment by the applicable Guarantor to the registered Holder of this Note if such Holder is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that taxes would not have been imposed on such payment had such registered Holder been the sole beneficial owner of this Note, or

(f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to (i) any European Union directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or (ii) any international treaty or understanding relating to such taxation and to which the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or the European Union is a party, or (iii) any provision of law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform with, such directive, regulation, treaty or understanding, or

(g) are payable by reason of a change in law or practice that becomes effective more than thirty (30) days after the relevant payment of principal or interest becomes due, or is duly provided for and written notice thereof is provided to the Holders, whichever occurs later, or

(h) are payable because the Note was presented to a particular paying agent for payment if the Note could have been presented to another paying agent without any such withholding or deduction, or

(i) are payable for any combination of (a) through (h) above.

References to principal, interest or premium in respect of the Notes in this First Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to include any Additional Amounts which may be payable as set forth in this Section 2.07. References to payment, deduction or withholding by any Guarantor shall be deemed to include payment, deduction or withholding on such Guarantor’s behalf by its paying agent, including the Trustee or the Sub-Paying Agent.

This Section 2.07 shall not apply to any Guarantor at any time when such Guarantor is incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, and will apply to the Company any time it is incorporated in a jurisdiction outside of the United States.

In addition, any amounts to be paid by the Company or any Guarantor on the Notes will be paid net of any deduction or withholding imposed or required pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended

 

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(the “ Code ”), any current or future regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (“ FATCA Withholding ”). Neither any Guarantor nor the Company will be required to pay Additional Amounts on account of any FATCA Withholding.

ARTICLE III

Miscellaneous Provisions

SECTION 3.01 Effectiveness . This First Supplemental Indenture will become effective upon its execution and delivery.

SECTION 3.02 Original Issue . The Notes may, upon execution of this First Supplemental Indenture, be executed by the Company and delivered by the Company and the Parent Guarantor to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee shall, upon Company order, authenticate and deliver such Notes as in such Company order provided.

SECTION 3.03 Ratification and Integral Part . The Indenture, as supplemented by this First Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this First Supplemental Indenture will be deemed an integral part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

SECTION 3.04 Priority . This First Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided. The provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture shall, subject to the terms hereof, supersede the provisions of the Indenture to the extent the Indenture is inconsistent herewith.

SECTION 3.05 Successors and Assigns . All covenants and agreements in the Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this First Supplemental Indenture, by the Company and the Guarantors will bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

SECTION 3.06 Counterparts . This First Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

SECTION 3.07 Guarantee Limitations . The limitations applicable to the Guarantees, as set forth in Section 209 of the Indenture, will apply to the Guarantees issued hereunder; provided, however , that any further limitations, or any amendments or modifications to such Guarantees or limitations thereon, shall be set forth in an additional supplemental indenture, in each case in accordance with the Indenture.

 

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SECTION 3.08 The Trustee . The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this First Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Company and the Guarantors.

SECTION 3.09 Governing Law . This First Supplemental Indenture and the Notes and Guarantees will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV W ORLDWIDE I NC .

as Company

By:  

/s/ Bryan Warner

  Name: Bryan Warner
  Title: Authorized Officer
A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV SA/NV
as Parent Guarantor
By:  

/s/ Ann Randon

  Name: Ann Randon
  Title: Authorized Officer
By:  

/s/ Jan Vandermeersch

  Name: Jan Vandermeersch
  Title: Authorized Officer
T HE B ANK OF N EW Y ORK M ELLON T RUST C OMPANY , N.A.,
as Trustee
By:  

/s/ Richard Tarnas

  Name: Richard Tarnas
  Title: Vice President

 

[ First Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV F INANCE I NC .

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Bryan Warner

  Name: Bryan Warner
  Title: Authorized Officer

A NHEUSER -B USCH C OMPANIES , LLC

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

 

/s/ Bryan Warner

  Name: Bryan Warner
  Title: Authorized Officer

C OBREW NV

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

 

/s/ Christine Delhaye

  Name: Christine Delhaye
  Title: Authorized Officer

By:

 

/s/ Jan Vandermeersch

  Name: Jan Vandermeersch
  Title: Authorized Officer
B RANDBREW S.A.
as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

 

/s/ Gert Magis

  Name: Gert Magis
  Title: Authorized Officer

By:

 

/s/ Yannick Bomans

  Name: Yannick Bomans
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

[ First Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


B RANDBEV S. À R.L.
as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

 

/s/ Gert Magis

 

Name: Gert Magis

 

Title: Authorized Officer

By:

 

/s/ Yannick Bomans

 

Name: Yannick Bomans

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

[ First Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


Exhibit A

 

FORM OF NOTES

FACE OF SECURITY

THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

A-1


Exhibit A

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

3.500% Note due 2024

Payment of Principal, Premium, if any, and Interest Irrevocably, Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Brandbev S.à r.l., Brandbrew S.A., Cobrew NV and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

 

No.    USD
CUSIP No.: 035240AJ9    ISIN: US035240AJ96

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the “ Company ”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or its registered assigns, on January 12, 2024 (the “ Maturity Date ”), the principal sum of                U.S. dollars, and to pay interest thereon from April 4, 2018 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually, in arrears, on January 12 and July 12, in each year, commencing on July 12, 2018, at the rate of 3.500% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment, subject to deferral of such interest payment in accordance with the Indenture in case such date is not a Business Day.

The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the January 1 and July 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

 

 

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Exhibit A

 

Subject to the terms of the Indenture, this Security is fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to all payments due hereon whether at the Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Guarantees and the Indenture.

Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts and such payments on Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made through one or more Paying Agents appointed under the Indenture to the Depositary or its nominee, as the Holder of this Security. Initially, the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Securities will be The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., St. Louis, Missouri. The Company may change the Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to the Holders, and in such an event the Company may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. Payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities represented by this Security shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds; provided, however , that in the case of payments of principal and premium, if any, such Global Security is first surrendered to the Paying Agent.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Security or the Indenture, the Company may make any and all payments of principal, premium (if any) and interest on this Security pursuant to the applicable procedures of the Depositary for this Security as permitted in the Indenture.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

A-3


Exhibit A

 

I N W ITNESS W HEREOF , the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated:

 

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC.
By:    
    Name:
    Title: Authorized Officer

 

Attest:

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This Security is one of the Securities of the series designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

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Exhibit A

 

REVERSE OF SECURITY

 

  1. Securities and Indenture

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (payable in U.S. dollars) (herein called the “ Securities ”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Base Indenture ”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ” and together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), in each case among the Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, as Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to time and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the “ Trustee ”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Base Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.

 

  2. Series and Denomination

This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited to an aggregate principal amount of USD 1,500,000,000, except as provided in the Indenture. References herein to “this series” mean the series of securities designated on the face hereof. Except as provided in the preceding paragraph, references herein to the “ Securities ” means (unless the context otherwise requires) the Securities of this series and includes any other securities issued, as provided in the Indenture and forming a single series with the Securities of this series, provided that either (i) such additional Securities are fungible with the Securities of such series offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (ii) such additional Securities shall have a separate CUSIP number.

The Securities are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of USD 1,000 in principal amount and integral multiples of USD 1,000 in excess thereof.

 

  3. Redemption at the Company’s Option

The Company may, at its option, redeem the Securities of this series as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time prior to December 12, 2023 (the “ Par Call Date ”) upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days prior notice at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed and (ii) as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Securities to be redeemed as if the Securities matured on the Par Call Date (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the Redemption Date)

 

A-5


Exhibit A

 

discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points; plus, in each case described above, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) such Redemption Date.

The Company may also, at its option, redeem the Securities of this series as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time on or after the Par Call Date upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) the Redemption Date.

A notice of redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of an equity offering, financing, or other corporate transaction. In addition, if such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be postponed until up to 60 days following the notice of redemption, and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date (including as it may be postponed). The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business not less than two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date if any such redemption has been rescinded or delayed, and upon receipt the Trustee shall provide such notice to each Holder.

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

 

  4. Optional Tax Redemption

The Company may, at the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s option, redeem the Securities of this series in whole, but not in part, upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities of this series then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed (and all Additional Amounts, if any) to (but excluding) the Redemption Date, if (i) as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws, treaties, regulations or rulings of a jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is incorporated, organized, or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax, or in the interpretation, application or administration of any such laws, treaties, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction) which becomes effective on or after the Date of the Prospectus Supplement (any such change or amendment, a “ Change in Tax Law ”), the Company or, if a payment were then due under a Guarantee, the relevant Guarantor, would be required to pay Additional

 

A-6


Exhibit A

 

Amounts and (ii) such obligation cannot be avoided by the Company or the relevant Guarantor taking reasonable measures available to it; provided, however , that the Securities of this series may not be redeemed to the extent such Additional Amounts arise solely as a result of the Company assigning its obligations under the Securities of this series to a Substitute Company, unless such assignment to a Substitute Company is undertaken as part of a plan of merger by the Parent Guarantor.

Prior to the mailing of any notice of redemption pursuant to this Section, the Company or the relevant Guarantor will deliver to the Trustee an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing to the effect that the Company or the relevant Guarantor is or would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result of such Change in Tax Law.

No notice of redemption pursuant to this Section may be given earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the earliest date on which the Company or the relevant Guarantor would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Securities of this series were then due.

The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to any successor person, after such successor person becomes a party to the Indenture.

 

  5. Additional Amounts

In the event that any Guarantor becomes obligated to make payments in respect of the Securities of this series, such Guarantor will make all payments in respect of the Securities of this series without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction at source by or on behalf of any jurisdiction in which such Guarantor is incorporated, organized or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax (the “Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction”) unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In such event, such Guarantor will pay to the Holders of the Securities of this series such additional amounts (the “Additional Amounts”) as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by the Holders, after such withholding or deduction, shall equal the respective amounts of principal and interest which would otherwise have been receivable in the absence of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable on account of any taxes or duties which:

(a) are payable by any person acting as custodian bank or collecting agent on behalf of such Holder, or otherwise in any manner which does not constitute a deduction or withholding by such Guarantor from payment of principal or interest made by it, or

 

A-7


Exhibit A

 

(b) are payable by reason of such Holder or beneficial owner having, or having had, some personal or business connection with such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and not merely by reason of the fact that payments in respect of the Securities of this series or the Guarantees thereof are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived from sources in, or are secured in, the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, or

(c) are imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of such Holder or beneficial owner to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence, or identity of the Holder and beneficial owner or to make any valid or timely declaration or similar claim or satisfy any other reporting requirements relating to such matters, whether required or imposed by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice, as a precondition to exemption from, or a reduction in the rate of withholding or deduction of, such taxes, or

(d) consist of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property or similar taxes, or

(e) are imposed on or with respect to any payment by the applicable Guarantor to the registered Holder of this Security if such Holder is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that taxes would not have been imposed on such payment had such registered Holder been the sole beneficial owner of this Security, or

(f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to (i) any European Union directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or (ii) any international treaty or understanding relating to such taxation and to which the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or the European Union is a party, or (iii) any provision of law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform with, such directive, regulation, treaty or understanding, or

(g) are payable by reason of a change in law or practice that becomes effective more than thirty (30) days after the relevant payment of principal or interest becomes due, or is duly provided for and written notice thereof is provided to the Holders, whichever occurs later, or

(h) are payable because this Security was presented to a particular paying agent for payment if this Security could have been presented to another paying agent without any such withholding or deduction, or

(i) are payable for any combination of (a) through (h) above.

 

A-8


Exhibit A

 

References to principal or interest in respect of the Securities of this series shall be deemed to include any Additional Amounts which may be payable as set forth in the Indenture.

The covenant regarding Additional Amounts shall not apply to any Guarantor at any time when such Guarantor is incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, and will apply to the Company any time it is incorporated in a jurisdiction outside of the United States.

In addition, any amounts to be paid by the Company or any Guarantor on the Securities of this series will be paid net of any deduction or withholding imposed or required pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, any current or future regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (“FATCA Withholding”). Neither any Guarantor nor the Company will be required to pay Additional Amounts on account of any FATCA Withholding.

 

  6. Transfer and Exchange

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

A-9


Exhibit A

 

  7. Limitation on Suits

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made a written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity and/or security, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity and/or security. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

  8. Amendment, Modification and Waiver

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company or the Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding (irrespective of series) that are to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

 

A-10


Exhibit A

 

  9. Defeasance

The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.

 

  10. Governing Law

This Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

  11. Defined Terms

All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Base Indenture or the First Supplemental Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Base Indenture or the First Supplemental Indenture.

 

A-11


Exhibit B

 

FORM OF GUARANTEE

For value received, the undersigned (herein called the “ Guarantors ”, and each, a “ Guarantor ”, which terms include any successor Person or Persons under the Indenture referred to in the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed), hereby jointly and severally, irrevocably, fully and unconditionally guarantee to the Trustee and to each Holder of this Security, which has been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), and any premium and interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), on this Security and the due and punctual payment of the sinking fund payments, if any, and analogous obligations, if any, provided for pursuant to the terms of this Security, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at Stated Maturity or upon redemption or upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise according to the terms of this Security and of the Indenture. In case of default by the Company in the payment of any such principal (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), sinking fund payment or analogous obligation, each Guarantor agrees duly and punctually to pay the same. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall rank pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of such Guarantor, shall be as principal and not merely as surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of any extension of the time for payment of this Security, any modification of this Security, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of this Security or the Indenture, any failure to enforce the same or any waiver, modification, consent or indulgence granted to the Company with respect thereto by the Holder of this Security or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a demand or proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice with respect to this Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged as to this Security except by payment in full of the principal of (including any amount payable in respect of original issue discount), and any premium and interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), thereon.

Each Guarantor irrevocably waives any and all rights to which it may be entitled, by operation of law or otherwise, upon making any payment hereunder (i) to be subrogated to the rights of a Holder against the Company with respect to such payment or otherwise to be reimbursed, indemnified or exonerated by the Company in respect thereof or (ii) to receive any payment, in the nature of contribution or for any other reason, from any other obligor with respect to such payment.

This Guarantee shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to this Security until the certificate of authentication on this Security shall have been signed by the Trustee.

 

B-1


Exhibit B

 

All terms used in this Guarantee which are not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed.

This Guarantee is subject to the release upon the terms set forth in the Indenture.

This Guarantee is subject to certain limitations and waivers set forth in the Indenture, as it may be supplemented from time to time.

This Guarantee is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

B-2


Exhibit B

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guarantee to be signed by facsimile by its duly authorized officer or representative and, if required by applicable law, has caused a facsimile of its corporate seal to be affixed hereunto or imprinted hereon.

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV SA/NV as Parent Guarantor

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV F INANCE I NC . as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

A NHEUSER -B USCH C OMPANIES , LLC

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

C OBREW NV as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

B-3


Exhibit B

 

B RANDBREW S.A.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

B RANDBEV S. À R.L.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

B-4

Exhibit 4.3

 

 

 

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC.

and

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV

and

the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party hereto from time to time

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

Trustee

 

 

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of April 4, 2018

 

 

To the Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018,

among Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.,

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to time and

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Trustee

4.000% Notes due 2028

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  
   ARTICLE I   
   Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application   

SECTION 1.01

  

Definitions

     2  

SECTION 1.02

  

Effect of Headings

     4  

SECTION 1.03

  

Separability Clause

     4  

SECTION 1.04

  

Benefits of Instrument

     5  
   ARTICLE II   
   4.000% Senior Notes due 2028   

SECTION 2.01

  

Creation of Series; Establishment of Form

     5  

SECTION 2.02

  

Guarantee

     6  

SECTION 2.03

  

Interest

     6  

SECTION 2.04

  

Payment of Principal, Interest and Other Amounts

     6  

SECTION 2.05

  

Optional Redemption

     7  

SECTION 2.06

  

Optional Tax Redemption

     8  

SECTION 2.07

  

Additional Amounts

     9  
   ARTICLE III   
   Miscellaneous Provisions   

SECTION 3.01

  

Effectiveness

     11  

SECTION 3.02

  

Original Issue

     11  

SECTION 3.03

  

Ratification and Integral Part

     11  

SECTION 3.04

  

Priority

     11  

SECTION 3.05

  

Successors and Assigns

     11  

SECTION 3.06

  

Counterparts

     11  

SECTION 3.07

  

Guarantee Limitations

     12  

SECTION 3.08

  

The Trustee

     12  

SECTION 3.09

  

Governing Law

     12  

 

FORM OF NOTES

 

EXHIBIT A

   A-1

EXHIBIT B

   B-1

 

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SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”), among ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Company ”), ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV, a société anonyme duly organized and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the “ Parent Guarantor ”), ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV FINANCE INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, BRANDBEV S.À R.L., a société à responsabilité limitée incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with its registered office at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under the number B 80.984, BRANDBREW S.A., a société anonyme incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with its registered address at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and registered with the Luxembourg register of commerce and companies under number B 75.696, COBREW NV, a naamloze vennootschap duly organized and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium, ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, LLC, a limited liability company duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (each, a “ Subsidiary Guarantor ”, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the “ Guarantors ”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as trustee (the “ Trustee ”) to the Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, as heretofore amended and supplemented (the “ Indenture ”).

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY AND THE GUARANTORS

WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee are parties to the Indenture, which provides for the issuance from time to time of unsecured debt securities of the Company;

WHEREAS, Section 901(9) of the Indenture permits supplements thereto without the consent of Holders of Securities to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 201 and 301 of the Indenture;

WHEREAS, as contemplated by Section 301 of the Indenture, the Company intends to issue a new series of Securities to be known as the Company’s “4.000% Notes due 2028” (the “ Notes ”) under the Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Company and the Guarantors have taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution and delivery of this Second Supplemental Indenture;

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the premises and the other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee mutually agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application

SECTION 1.01 Definitions .

Except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, all terms used in this Second Supplemental Indenture which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed to them by the Indenture. The following terms used in this Second Supplemental Indenture have the following respective meanings:

Additional Amounts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07

Business Day ” means a day on which commercial banks and exchange markets are open, or not authorized to close, in the City of New York, London and Brussels. If the date of maturity of interest on, or principal of, the Notes or the date fixed for redemption, repayment or payment in connection with an acceleration of any Note is not a Business Day, then payment of interest or principal need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date of maturity or the date fixed for redemption, repayment or payment in connection with an acceleration, and no interest shall accrue as a result of the delayed payment.

Change in Tax Law ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a).

Code ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Comparable Treasury Issue ” means the U.S. Treasury security (not inflation-indexed) selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.

Comparable Treasury Price ” means, with respect to a Redemption Date, (i) the average of five (5) Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than five (5) such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.

 

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Date of the Prospectus Supplement ” means March 20, 2018, which is the date of the final Prospectus Supplement prepared in connection with the issuance of the Notes and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Depositary ” means The Depository Trust Company, or any successor thereto.

FACTA Withholding ” has the meaning specified in 2.07.

Global Security ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d).

Guarantors ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Independent Investment Banker ” means Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated or Mizuho Securities USA LLC, as specified by the Company, or if all of these firms are unwilling or unable to serve in that capacity, an independent investment banking institution of national standing in the United States appointed by the Company.

Interest Payment Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Par Call Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).

Parent Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Redemption Notice Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b).

Reference Treasury Dealer ” means (i) Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Mizuho Securities USA LLc and their respective successors, provided, however , that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in The City of New York (a “ Primary Treasury Dealer ”), the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer and (ii) any three other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Company after consultation with the Independent Investment Banker.

 

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Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations ” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.

Regular Record Date ” means April 1 and October 1 (whether or not a Business Day).

Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ” has the meaning specified in 2.06.

Second Supplemental Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Stated Maturity ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(f).

Subsidiary Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

Treasury Rate ” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date.

Trustee ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Second Supplemental Indenture.

SECTION 1.02 Effect of Headings .

The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 1.03 Separability Clause .

In case any provision in this Second Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

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SECTION 1.04 Benefits of Instrument .

Nothing in this Second Supplemental Indenture, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Second Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture.

ARTICLE II

4.000% Senior Notes due 2028

SECTION 2.01 Creation of Series; Establishment of Form .

(a) There is hereby established a new series of Securities under the Indenture entitled “4.000% Notes due 2028”.

(b) The form of the Notes, including the form of the certificate of authentication, is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(c) The Company shall issue the Notes in an aggregate principal amount of USD 2,500,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, issue additional Notes in accordance with Sections 301 and 901 of the Indenture. Any such additional Notes subsequently issued shall rank equally and ratably with the Notes in all respects (except for the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of such further Notes or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of such further Notes), so that such further Notes shall be consolidated and form a single series with the Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the Notes, provided that either (i) such additional Notes are fungible with the Notes of such series offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (ii) such additional Notes shall have a separate CUSIP number.

(d) The Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global securities, without coupons, registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary (each, a “ Global Security ”) and deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary. Any proposed transfer of an interest in the Notes shall consist of a transfer within a Global Security and shall be effected through the book-entry system maintained by the Depositary.

(e) The Notes shall not have a sinking fund.

(f) The stated maturity of the principal of the Notes shall be April 13, 2028 (the “ Stated Maturity ”).

(g) The outstanding principal amount of the Notes shall accrue interest at a rate equal to 4.000% per annum, as provided in Section 2.03.

 

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(h) The Notes shall be issued in denominations of USD 1,000 in principal amount and integral multiples of USD 1,000 in excess thereof.

(i) The Notes shall be subject to both Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance in accordance with the Indenture.

(j) The Notes shall be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank equally with all other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of the Company.

SECTION 2.02 Guarantee . Subject to the terms and applicable limitations set forth in the Indenture and the form of Notes, the Notes shall be jointly and severally, irrevocably, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors as to all payments due on the Notes whether at their Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise in accordance with the terms of such Guarantees and the Indenture. In the case of the failure of the Company to pay punctually any principal, premium or interest on the Notes, the Guarantors shall cause any such payment to be made as it becomes due and payable, whether at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise. The Guarantees shall be unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors and rank equally with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors that is currently outstanding or that they may issue in the future.

SECTION 2.03 Interest . The Notes shall bear interest at a rate equal to 4.000% per annum, and computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months. Interest on the Notes will accrue from April 4, 2018 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, as the case may be. Interest is payable semi-annually, in arrears, on April 13 and October 13 of each year (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”), subject to deferral of such payment in accordance with the definition of “ Business Day ” contained in Section 1.01 hereof, commencing October 13, 2018. Interest payments will be made until the full repayment of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes, and interest due on an Interest Payment Date will be paid to the Person in whose name the Notes were registered at the close of business on the applicable Regular Record Date immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment.

SECTION 2.04 Payment of Principal, Interest and Other Amounts . Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts and such payments on Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made through one or more Paying Agents appointed under the Indenture to the Depositary or its nominee, as the Holder of the Global Security. Initially, the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes will be The Bank of New York

 

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Mellon Trust Company, N.A., in St. Louis, Missouri. The Company may change the Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to the Holders of the Notes, and in such an event the Company may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Holder thereof; provided, however , that in the case of payments of principal and premium, if any, such Global Security is first surrendered to the Paying Agent.

SECTION 2.05 Optional Redemption.

(a) The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time prior to January 13, 2028 (the “ Par Call Date ”) upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice, as provided in Section 1104 of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

(i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and

(ii) as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes to be redeemed as if the Notes matured on the Par Call Date (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points;

plus, in each case described above, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) such Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.

(b) The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time on or after the Par Call Date upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice, as provided in Section 1104 of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) the Redemption Date.

(c) Notice of redemption to the Holders of the Notes being redeemed shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with applicable procedures of the Depositary) (the date on which such notice is given to be termed a “ Redemption Notice Date ”). The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing not less than 5 Business Days prior to the date on which such notice is to be sent to the Holders (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee).

 

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(d) Notice of redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of an equity offering, financing, or other corporate transaction. In addition, if such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be postponed until up to 60 days following the notice of redemption, such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date (including as it may be postponed). The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business not less than two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date if any such redemption has been rescinded or delayed, and upon receipt the Trustee shall provide such notice to each Holder.

(e) Unless the Company (and/or a Guarantor) defaults on payment of the redemption price, from and after the Redemption Date interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. On the Redemption Date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or with one or more Paying Agents (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust as provided in the Indenture) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on the Notes to be redeemed on such date.

(f) If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee will select, not more than sixty (60) days prior to the Redemption Date, the particular Notes or portions thereof for redemption from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption, on a pro rata basis according to the principal amount of the Notes registered in the respective name of each Holder of the Notes or in such other manner as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate.

SECTION 2.06 Optional Tax Redemption .

(a) The Company may, at the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s option, redeem the Notes in whole but not in part, upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice to Holders, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed (and all Additional Amounts, if any) to (but excluding) the Redemption Date, if (i) as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws, treaties, regulations or rulings of a jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is incorporated, organized or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax (each, a “ Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ”), or in the interpretation, application or administration of any such laws, treaties, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction) which becomes effective on or after April 4, 2018 (any such change or amendment, a “ Change in Tax Law ”), the Company or, if a payment were then due under a Guarantee, the relevant Guarantor, would be required to pay Additional Amounts and (ii) such obligation cannot be avoided by the Company or the relevant Guarantor taking

 

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reasonable measures available to it; provided, however , that the Notes may not be redeemed to the extent such Additional Amounts arise solely as a result of the Company assigning its obligations under the Notes to a Substitute Company (as defined in Section 801 of the Indenture), unless such assignment to a Substitute Company is undertaken as part of a plan of merger by the Parent Guarantor.

(b) Prior to the delivery of any notice of redemption to Holders pursuant to this Section 2.06, the Company or the relevant Guarantor will deliver to the Trustee, in accordance with Indenture Section 1102, notice of such tax redemption accompanied by an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing to the effect that the Company or the relevant Guarantor is or would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result of such Change in Tax Law.

(c) No notice of redemption pursuant to this Section 2.06 may be given earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the earliest date on which the Company or the relevant Guarantor would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Notes were then due.

SECTION 2.07 Additional Amounts .

In the event that any Guarantor becomes obligated to make payments in respect of the Securities of this series, such Guarantor will make all payments in respect of the Securities of this series without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction at source by or on behalf of any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In the event such withholding or deduction is required by law, such Guarantor will pay to the Holders of the Notes such additional amounts (the “ Additional Amounts ”) as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by such Holders, after such withholding or deduction, shall equal the respective amounts of principal, interest and premium, if any, which would otherwise have been receivable in the absence of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable on account of any taxes or duties which:

(a) are payable by any person acting as custodian bank or collecting agent on behalf of such Holder, or otherwise in any manner which does not constitute a deduction or withholding by such Guarantor from payment of principal, interest or premium, if any, made by it, or

(b) are payable by reason of such Holder or beneficial owner having, or having had, some personal or business connection with such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and not merely by reason of the fact that payments in respect of the Notes or the Guarantees are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived from sources in, or are secured in, the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, or

 

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(c) are imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of such Holder or beneficial owner to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence, or identity of the Holder and beneficial owner or to make any valid or timely declaration or similar claim or satisfy any other reporting requirements relating to such matters, whether required or imposed by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice, as a precondition to exemption from, or a reduction in the rate of withholding or deduction of, such taxes, or

(d) consist of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property or similar taxes, or

(e) are imposed on or with respect to any payment by the applicable Guarantor to the registered Holder of this Note if such Holder is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that taxes would not have been imposed on such payment had such registered Holder been the sole beneficial owner of this Note, or

(f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to (i) any European Union directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or (ii) any international treaty or understanding relating to such taxation and to which the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or the European Union is a party, or (iii) any provision of law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform with, such directive, regulation, treaty or understanding, or

(g) are payable by reason of a change in law or practice that becomes effective more than thirty (30) days after the relevant payment of principal or interest becomes due, or is duly provided for and written notice thereof is provided to the Holders, whichever occurs later, or

(h) are payable because the Note was presented to a particular paying agent for payment if the Note could have been presented to another paying agent without any such withholding or deduction, or

(i) are payable for any combination of (a) through (h) above.

References to principal, interest or premium in respect of the Notes in this Second Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to include any Additional Amounts which may be payable as set forth in this Section 2.07. References to payment, deduction or withholding by any Guarantor shall be deemed to include payment, deduction or withholding on such Guarantor’s behalf by its paying agent, including the Trustee or the Sub-Paying Agent.

This Section 2.07 shall not apply to any Guarantor at any time when such Guarantor is incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, and will apply to the Company any time it is incorporated in a jurisdiction outside of the United States.

 

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In addition, any amounts to be paid by the Company or any Guarantor on the Notes will be paid net of any deduction or withholding imposed or required pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), any current or future regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (“ FATCA Withholding ”). Neither any Guarantor nor the Company will be required to pay Additional Amounts on account of any FATCA Withholding.

ARTICLE III

Miscellaneous Provisions

SECTION 3.01 Effectiveness . This Second Supplemental Indenture will become effective upon its execution and delivery.

SECTION 3.02 Original Issue . The Notes may, upon execution of this Second Supplemental Indenture, be executed by the Company and delivered by the Company and the Parent Guarantor to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee shall, upon Company order, authenticate and deliver such Notes as in such Company order provided.

SECTION 3.03 Ratification and Integral Part . The Indenture, as supplemented by this Second Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Second Supplemental Indenture will be deemed an integral part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

SECTION 3.04 Priority . This Second Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided. The provisions of this Second Supplemental Indenture shall, subject to the terms hereof, supersede the provisions of the Indenture to the extent the Indenture is inconsistent herewith.

SECTION 3.05 Successors and Assigns . All covenants and agreements in the Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Second Supplemental Indenture, by the Company and the Guarantors will bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

SECTION 3.06 Counterparts . This Second Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

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SECTION 3.07 Guarantee Limitations . The limitations applicable to the Guarantees, as set forth in Section 209 of the Indenture, will apply to the Guarantees issued hereunder; provided, however , that any further limitations, or any amendments or modifications to such Guarantees or limitations thereon, shall be set forth in an additional supplemental indenture, in each case in accordance with the Indenture.

SECTION 3.08 The Trustee . The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Second Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Company and the Guarantors.

SECTION 3.09 Governing Law . This Second Supplemental Indenture and the Notes and Guarantees will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH  I N B EV  W ORLDWIDE  I NC .

as Company

By:   /s/ Bryan Warner
  Name:   Bryan Warner
  Title:   Authorized Officer

A NHEUSER -B USCH  I N B EV  SA/NV

as Parent Guarantor

By:   /s/ Ann Randon
  Name:   Ann Randon
  Title:   Authorized Officer
By:   /s/ Jan Vandermeersch
  Name:   Jan Vandermeersch
  Title:   Authorized Officer

T HE  B ANK   OF  N EW  Y ORK  M ELLON   T RUST

C OMPANY , N.A.,

as Trustee

By:   /s/ Richard Tarnas
  Name:   Richard Tarnas
  Title:   Vice President

[ Second Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV F INANCE I NC .

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:   /s/ Bryan Warner
  Name:   Bryan Warner
  Title:   Authorized Officer

A NHEUSER -B USCH C OMPANIES , LLC

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:   /s/ Bryan Warner
  Name:   Bryan Warner
  Title:   Authorized Officer

C OBREW NV

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:   /s/ Christine Delhaye
  Name:   Christine Delhaye
  Title:   Authorized Officer
By:   /s/ Jan Vandermeersch
  Name:   Jan Vandermeersch
  Title:   Authorized Officer

B RANDBREW S.A.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:   /s/ Gert Magis
  Name:   Gert Magis
  Title:   Authorized Officer
By:   /s/ Yannick Bomans
  Name:   Yannick Bomans
  Title:   Authorized Officer

B RANDBEV S. À R.L.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:   /s/ Gert Magis
  Name:   Gert Magis
  Title:   Authorized Officer

[ Second Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


By:   /s/ Yannick Bomans
  Name:   Yannick Bomans
  Title:   Authorized Officer

[ Second Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


Exhibit A

 

FORM OF NOTES

FACE OF SECURITY

THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

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Exhibit A

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

4.000% Note due 2028

Payment of Principal, Premium, if any,

and Interest Irrevocably, Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Brandbev S.à r.l.,

Brandbrew S.A., Cobrew NV and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

 

No.    USD
CUSIP No.: 035240AL4    ISIN: US035240AL43

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the “ Company ”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or its registered assigns, on April 13, 2028 (the “ Maturity Date ”), the principal sum of U.S. dollars, and to pay interest thereon from April 4, 2018 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually, in arrears, on April 13 and October 13, in each year, commencing on October 13, 2018, at the rate of 4.000% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment, subject to deferral of such interest payment in accordance with the Indenture in case such date is not a Business Day.

The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the April 1 and October 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

 

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Exhibit A

 

Subject to the terms of the Indenture, this Security is fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to all payments due hereon whether at the Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Guarantees and the Indenture.

Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts and such payments on Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made through one or more Paying Agents appointed under the Indenture to the Depositary or its nominee, as the Holder of this Security. Initially, the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Securities will be The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., St. Louis, Missouri. The Company may change the Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to the Holders, and in such an event the Company may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. Payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities represented by this Security shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds; provided, however , that in the case of payments of principal and premium, if any, such Global Security is first surrendered to the Paying Agent.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Security or the Indenture, the Company may make any and all payments of principal, premium (if any) and interest on this Security pursuant to the applicable procedures of the Depositary for this Security as permitted in the Indenture.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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Exhibit A

 

I N W ITNESS W HEREOF , the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated:

 

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC.
By:    
    Name:    
    Title:   Authorized Officer

 

Attest:
 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This Security is one of the Securities of the series designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

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Exhibit A

 

REVERSE OF SECURITY

 

  1. Securities and Indenture

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (payable in U.S. dollars) (herein called the “ Securities ”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Base Indenture ”), as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ” and together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), in each case among the Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, as Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to time and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the “ Trustee ”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Base Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.

 

  2. Series and Denomination

This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited to an aggregate principal amount of USD 2,500,000,000, except as provided in the Indenture. References herein to “this series” mean the series of securities designated on the face hereof. Except as provided in the preceding paragraph, references herein to the “ Securities ” means (unless the context otherwise requires) the Securities of this series and includes any other securities issued, as provided in the Indenture and forming a single series with the Securities of this series, provided that either (i) such additional Securities are fungible with the Securities of such series offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (ii) such additional Securities shall have a separate CUSIP number.

The Securities are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of USD 1,000 in principal amount and integral multiples of USD 1,000 in excess thereof.

 

  3. Redemption at the Company’s Option

The Company may, at its option, redeem the Securities of this series as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time prior to January 13, 2028 (the “ Par Call Date ”) upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days prior notice at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed and (ii) as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Securities to be redeemed as if the Securities matured on the Par Call Date (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to

 

A-5


Exhibit A

 

the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points; plus, in each case described above, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) such Redemption Date.

The Company may also, at its option, redeem the Securities of this series as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time on or after the Par Call Date upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) the Redemption Date.

A notice of redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of an equity offering, financing, or other corporate transaction. In addition, if such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be postponed until up to 60 days following the notice of redemption, and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date (including as it may be postponed). The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business not less than two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date if any such redemption has been rescinded or delayed, and upon receipt the Trustee shall provide such notice to each Holder.

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

 

  4. Optional Tax Redemption

The Company may, at the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s option, redeem the Securities of this series in whole, but not in part, upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities of this series then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed (and all Additional Amounts, if any) to (but excluding) the Redemption Date, if (i) as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws, treaties, regulations or rulings of a jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is incorporated, organized, or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax, or in the interpretation, application or administration of any such laws, treaties, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction) which becomes effective on or after the Date of the Prospectus Supplement (any such change or amendment, a “ Change in Tax Law ”), the Company or, if a payment were then due under a Guarantee, the relevant Guarantor, would be required to pay Additional

 

A-6


Exhibit A

 

Amounts and (ii) such obligation cannot be avoided by the Company or the relevant Guarantor taking reasonable measures available to it; provided, however , that the Securities of this series may not be redeemed to the extent such Additional Amounts arise solely as a result of the Company assigning its obligations under the Securities of this series to a Substitute Company, unless such assignment to a Substitute Company is undertaken as part of a plan of merger by the Parent Guarantor.

Prior to the mailing of any notice of redemption pursuant to this Section, the Company or the relevant Guarantor will deliver to the Trustee an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing to the effect that the Company or the relevant Guarantor is or would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result of such Change in Tax Law.

No notice of redemption pursuant to this Section may be given earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the earliest date on which the Company or the relevant Guarantor would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Securities of this series were then due.

The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to any successor person, after such successor person becomes a party to the Indenture.

 

  5. Additional Amounts

In the event that any Guarantor becomes obligated to make payments in respect of the Securities of this series, such Guarantor will make all payments in respect of the Securities of this series without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction at source by or on behalf of any jurisdiction in which such Guarantor is incorporated, organized or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax (the “Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction”) unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In such event, such Guarantor will pay to the Holders of the Securities of this series such additional amounts (the “Additional Amounts”) as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by the Holders, after such withholding or deduction, shall equal the respective amounts of principal and interest which would otherwise have been receivable in the absence of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable on account of any taxes or duties which:

(a) are payable by any person acting as custodian bank or collecting agent on behalf of such Holder, or otherwise in any manner which does not constitute a deduction or withholding by such Guarantor from payment of principal or interest made by it, or

 

A-7


Exhibit A

 

(b) are payable by reason of such Holder or beneficial owner having, or having had, some personal or business connection with such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and not merely by reason of the fact that payments in respect of the Securities of this series or the Guarantees thereof are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived from sources in, or are secured in, the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, or

(c) are imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of such Holder or beneficial owner to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence, or identity of the Holder and beneficial owner or to make any valid or timely declaration or similar claim or satisfy any other reporting requirements relating to such matters, whether required or imposed by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice, as a precondition to exemption from, or a reduction in the rate of withholding or deduction of, such taxes, or

(d) consist of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property or similar taxes, or

(e) are imposed on or with respect to any payment by the applicable Guarantor to the registered Holder of this Security if such Holder is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that taxes would not have been imposed on such payment had such registered Holder been the sole beneficial owner of this Security, or

(f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to (i) any European Union directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or (ii) any international treaty or understanding relating to such taxation and to which the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or the European Union is a party, or (iii) any provision of law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform with, such directive, regulation, treaty or understanding, or

(g) are payable by reason of a change in law or practice that becomes effective more than thirty (30) days after the relevant payment of principal or interest becomes due, or is duly provided for and written notice thereof is provided to the Holders, whichever occurs later, or

(h) are payable because this Security was presented to a particular paying agent for payment if this Security could have been presented to another paying agent without any such withholding or deduction, or

(i) are payable for any combination of (a) through (h) above.

 

A-8


Exhibit A

 

References to principal or interest in respect of the Securities of this series shall be deemed to include any Additional Amounts which may be payable as set forth in the Indenture.

The covenant regarding Additional Amounts shall not apply to any Guarantor at any time when such Guarantor is incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, and will apply to the Company any time it is incorporated in a jurisdiction outside of the United States.

In addition, any amounts to be paid by the Company or any Guarantor on the Securities of this series will be paid net of any deduction or withholding imposed or required pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, any current or future regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (“FATCA Withholding”). Neither any Guarantor nor the Company will be required to pay Additional Amounts on account of any FATCA Withholding.

 

  6. Transfer and Exchange

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

A-9


Exhibit A

 

  7. Limitation on Suits

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made a written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity and/or security, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity and/or security. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

  8. Amendment, Modification and Waiver

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company or the Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding (irrespective of series) that are to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

 

A-10


Exhibit A

 

  9. Defeasance

The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.

 

  10. Governing Law

This Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

  11. Defined Terms

All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Base Indenture or the Second Supplemental Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Base Indenture or the Second Supplemental Indenture.

 

A-11


Exhibit B

 

FORM OF GUARANTEE

For value received, the undersigned (herein called the “ Guarantors ”, and each, a “ Guarantor ”, which terms include any successor Person or Persons under the Indenture referred to in the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed), hereby jointly and severally, irrevocably, fully and unconditionally guarantee to the Trustee and to each Holder of this Security, which has been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), and any premium and interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), on this Security and the due and punctual payment of the sinking fund payments, if any, and analogous obligations, if any, provided for pursuant to the terms of this Security, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at Stated Maturity or upon redemption or upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise according to the terms of this Security and of the Indenture. In case of default by the Company in the payment of any such principal (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), sinking fund payment or analogous obligation, each Guarantor agrees duly and punctually to pay the same. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall rank pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of such Guarantor, shall be as principal and not merely as surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of any extension of the time for payment of this Security, any modification of this Security, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of this Security or the Indenture, any failure to enforce the same or any waiver, modification, consent or indulgence granted to the Company with respect thereto by the Holder of this Security or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a demand or proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice with respect to this Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged as to this Security except by payment in full of the principal of (including any amount payable in respect of original issue discount), and any premium and interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), thereon.

Each Guarantor irrevocably waives any and all rights to which it may be entitled, by operation of law or otherwise, upon making any payment hereunder (i) to be subrogated to the rights of a Holder against the Company with respect to such payment or otherwise to be reimbursed, indemnified or exonerated by the Company in respect thereof or (ii) to receive any payment, in the nature of contribution or for any other reason, from any other obligor with respect to such payment.

This Guarantee shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to this Security until the certificate of authentication on this Security shall have been signed by the Trustee.

 

B-1


Exhibit B

 

All terms used in this Guarantee which are not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed.

This Guarantee is subject to the release upon the terms set forth in the Indenture.

This Guarantee is subject to certain limitations and waivers set forth in the Indenture, as it may be supplemented from time to time.

This Guarantee is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

B-2


Exhibit B

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guarantee to be signed by facsimile by its duly authorized officer or representative and, if required by applicable law, has caused a facsimile of its corporate seal to be affixed hereunto or imprinted hereon.

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV SA/NV
as Parent Guarantor

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV F INANCE I NC .

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH C OMPANIES , LLC

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

C OBREW NV

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer
By:    
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

B-3


Exhibit B

 

Brandbrew S.A.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer
By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

Brandbev S.à R.L.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer
By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

B-4

Exhibit 4.4

 

 

 

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC.

and

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV

and

the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party hereto from time to time

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

Trustee

 

 

THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of April 4, 2018

 

 

To the Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018,

among Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.,

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to time and

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Trustee

4.375% Notes due 2038

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application

 

SECTION 1.01

  

Definitions

     2  

SECTION 1.02

  

Effect of Headings

     4  

SECTION 1.03

  

Separability Clause

     4  

SECTION 1.04

  

Benefits of Instrument

     5  

ARTICLE II

 

4.375% Senior Notes due 2038

  

SECTION 2.01

  

Creation of Series; Establishment of Form

     5  

SECTION 2.02

  

Guarantee

     6  

SECTION 2.03

  

Interest

     6  

SECTION 2.04

  

Payment of Principal, Interest and Other Amounts

     6  

SECTION 2.05

  

Optional Redemption.

     7  

SECTION 2.06

  

Optional Tax Redemption

     8  

SECTION 2.07

  

Additional Amounts

     9  

ARTICLE III

 

Miscellaneous Provisions

  

SECTION 3.01

  

Effectiveness

     11  

SECTION 3.02

  

Original Issue

     11  

SECTION 3.03

  

Ratification and Integral Part

     11  

SECTION 3.04

  

Priority

     11  

SECTION 3.05

  

Successors and Assigns

     11  

SECTION 3.06

  

Counterparts

     11  

SECTION 3.07

  

Guarantee Limitations

     12  

SECTION 3.08

  

The Trustee

     12  

SECTION 3.09

  

Governing Law

     12  

 

FORM OF NOTES

 

EXHIBIT A

      A-1

EXHIBIT B

      B-1

 

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THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ”), among ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Company ”), ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV, a société anonyme duly organized and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the “ Parent Guarantor ”), ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV FINANCE INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, BRANDBEV S.À R.L., a société à responsabilité limitée incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with its registered office at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under the number B 80.984, BRANDBREW S.A., a société anonyme incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with its registered address at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and registered with the Luxembourg register of commerce and companies under number B 75.696, COBREW NV, a naamloze vennootschap duly organized and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium, ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, LLC, a limited liability company duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (each, a “ Subsidiary Guarantor ”, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the “ Guarantors ”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as trustee (the “ Trustee ”) to the Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, as heretofore amended and supplemented (the “ Indenture ”).

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY AND THE GUARANTORS

WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee are parties to the Indenture, which provides for the issuance from time to time of unsecured debt securities of the Company;

WHEREAS, Section 901(9) of the Indenture permits supplements thereto without the consent of Holders of Securities to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 201 and 301 of the Indenture;

WHEREAS, as contemplated by Section 301 of the Indenture, the Company intends to issue a new series of Securities to be known as the Company’s “4.375% Notes due 2038” (the “ Notes ”) under the Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Company and the Guarantors have taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution and delivery of this Third Supplemental Indenture;

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the premises and the other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee mutually agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application

SECTION 1.01 Definitions .

Except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, all terms used in this Third Supplemental Indenture which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed to them by the Indenture. The following terms used in this Third Supplemental Indenture have the following respective meanings:

Additional Amounts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07.

Business Day ” means a day on which commercial banks and exchange markets are open, or not authorized to close, in the City of New York, London and Brussels. If the date of maturity of interest on, or principal of, the Notes or the date fixed for redemption, repayment or payment in connection with an acceleration of any Note is not a Business Day, then payment of interest or principal need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date of maturity or the date fixed for redemption, repayment or payment in connection with an acceleration, and no interest shall accrue as a result of the delayed payment.

Change in Tax Law ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a).

Code ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Third Supplemental Indenture.

Comparable Treasury Issue ” means the U.S. Treasury security (not inflation-indexed) selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.

Comparable Treasury Price ” means, with respect to a Redemption Date, (i) the average of five (5) Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than five (5) such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.

 

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Date of the Prospectus Supplement ” means March 20, 2018, which is the date of the final Prospectus Supplement prepared in connection with the issuance of the Notes and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Depositary ” means The Depository Trust Company, or any successor thereto.

FACTA Withholding ” has the meaning specified in 2.07.

Global Security ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d).

Guarantors ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Third Supplemental Indenture.

Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Third Supplemental Indenture.

Independent Investment Banker ” means Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated or Mizuho Securities USA LLC, as specified by the Company, or if all of these firms are unwilling or unable to serve in that capacity, an independent investment banking institution of national standing in the United States appointed by the Company.

Interest Payment Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Par Call Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).

Parent Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Third Supplemental Indenture.

Redemption Notice Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b).

Reference Treasury Dealer ” means (i) Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Mizuho Securities USA LLC and their respective successors, provided, however , that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in The City of New York (a “ Primary Treasury Dealer ”), the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer and (ii) any three other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Company after consultation with the Independent Investment Banker.

 

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Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations ” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.

Regular Record Date ” means April 1 and October 1 (whether or not a Business Day).

Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ” has the meaning specified in 2.06.

Stated Maturity ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(f).

Subsidiary Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Third Supplemental Indenture.

Third Supplemental Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Treasury Rate ” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date.

Trustee ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Third Supplemental Indenture.

SECTION 1.02 Effect of Headings .

The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 1.03 Separability Clause .

In case any provision in this Third Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

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SECTION 1.04 Benefits of Instrument .

Nothing in this Third Supplemental Indenture, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Third Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture.

ARTICLE II

4.375% Senior Notes due 2038

SECTION 2.01 Creation of Series; Establishment of Form .

(a) There is hereby established a new series of Securities under the Indenture entitled “4.375% Notes due 2038”.

(b) The form of the Notes, including the form of the certificate of authentication, is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(c) The Company shall issue the Notes in an aggregate principal amount of USD 1,500,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, issue additional Notes in accordance with Sections 301 and 901 of the Indenture. Any such additional Notes subsequently issued shall rank equally and ratably with the Notes in all respects (except for the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of such further Notes or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of such further Notes), so that such further Notes shall be consolidated and form a single series with the Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the Notes, provided that either (i) such additional Notes are fungible with the Notes of such series offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (ii) such additional Notes shall have a separate CUSIP number.

(d) The Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global securities, without coupons, registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary (each, a “ Global Security ”) and deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary. Any proposed transfer of an interest in the Notes shall consist of a transfer within a Global Security and shall be effected through the book-entry system maintained by the Depositary.

(e) The Notes shall not have a sinking fund.

(f) The stated maturity of the principal of the Notes shall be April 15, 2038 (the “ Stated Maturity ”).

(g) The outstanding principal amount of the Notes shall accrue interest at a rate equal to 4.375% per annum, as provided in Section 2.03.

 

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(h) The Notes shall be issued in denominations of USD 1,000 in principal amount and integral multiples of USD 1,000 in excess thereof.

(i) The Notes shall be subject to both Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance in accordance with the Indenture.

(j) The Notes shall be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank equally with all other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of the Company.

SECTION 2.02 Guarantee . Subject to the terms and applicable limitations set forth in the Indenture and the form of Notes, the Notes shall be jointly and severally, irrevocably, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors as to all payments due on the Notes whether at their Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise in accordance with the terms of such Guarantees and the Indenture. In the case of the failure of the Company to pay punctually any principal, premium or interest on the Notes, the Guarantors shall cause any such payment to be made as it becomes due and payable, whether at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise. The Guarantees shall be unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors and rank equally with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors that is currently outstanding or that they may issue in the future.

SECTION 2.03 Interest . The Notes shall bear interest at a rate equal to 4.375% per annum, and computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months. Interest on the Notes will accrue from April 4, 2018 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, as the case may be. Interest is payable semi-annually, in arrears, on April 15 and October 15 of each year (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”), subject to deferral of such payment in accordance with the definition of “ Business Day ” contained in Section 1.01 hereof, commencing October 15, 2018. Interest payments will be made until the full repayment of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes, and interest due on an Interest Payment Date will be paid to the Person in whose name the Notes were registered at the close of business on the applicable Regular Record Date immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment.

SECTION 2.04 Payment of Principal, Interest and Other Amounts . Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts and such payments on Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made through one or more Paying Agents appointed under the Indenture to the Depositary or its nominee, as the Holder of the Global Security. Initially, the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes will be The Bank of New York

 

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Mellon Trust Company, N.A., in St. Louis, Missouri. The Company may change the Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to the Holders of the Notes, and in such an event the Company may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Holder thereof; provided, however , that in the case of payments of principal and premium, if any, such Global Security is first surrendered to the Paying Agent.

SECTION 2.05 Optional Redemption.

(a) The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time prior to October 15, 2037 (the “ Par Call Date ”) upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice, as provided in Section 1104 of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

(i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and

(ii) as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes to be redeemed as if the Notes matured on the Par Call Date (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points;

plus, in each case described above, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) such Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.

(b) The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time on or after the Par Call Date upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice, as provided in Section 1104 of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) the Redemption Date.

(c) Notice of redemption to the Holders of the Notes being redeemed shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with applicable procedures of the Depositary) (the date on which such notice is given to be termed a “ Redemption Notice Date ”). The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing not less than 5 Business Days prior to the date on which such notice is to be sent to the Holders (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee).

 

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(d) Notice of redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of an equity offering, financing, or other corporate transaction. In addition, if such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be postponed until up to 60 days following the notice of redemption, such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date (including as it may be postponed). The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business not less than two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date if any such redemption has been rescinded or delayed, and upon receipt the Trustee shall provide such notice to each Holder.

(e) Unless the Company (and/or a Guarantor) defaults on payment of the redemption price, from and after the Redemption Date interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. On the Redemption Date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or with one or more Paying Agents (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust as provided in the Indenture) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on the Notes to be redeemed on such date.

(f) If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee will select, not more than sixty (60) days prior to the Redemption Date, the particular Notes or portions thereof for redemption from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption, on a pro rata basis according to the principal amount of the Notes registered in the respective name of each Holder of the Notes or in such other manner as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate.

SECTION 2.06 Optional Tax Redemption .

(a) The Company may, at the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s option, redeem the Notes in whole but not in part, upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice to Holders, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed (and all Additional Amounts, if any) to (but excluding) the Redemption Date, if (i) as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws, treaties, regulations or rulings of a jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is incorporated, organized or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax (each, a “ Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ”), or in the interpretation, application or administration of any such laws, treaties, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction) which becomes effective on or after April 4, 2018 (any such change or amendment, a “ Change in Tax Law ”), the Company or, if a payment were then due under a Guarantee, the relevant Guarantor, would be required to pay Additional Amounts and (ii) such obligation cannot be avoided by the Company or the relevant Guarantor taking

 

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reasonable measures available to it; provided, however , that the Notes may not be redeemed to the extent such Additional Amounts arise solely as a result of the Company assigning its obligations under the Notes to a Substitute Company (as defined in Section 801 of the Indenture), unless such assignment to a Substitute Company is undertaken as part of a plan of merger by the Parent Guarantor.

(b) Prior to the delivery of any notice of redemption to Holders pursuant to this Section 2.06, the Company or the relevant Guarantor will deliver to the Trustee, in accordance with Indenture Section 1102, notice of such tax redemption accompanied by an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing to the effect that the Company or the relevant Guarantor is or would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result of such Change in Tax Law.

(c) No notice of redemption pursuant to this Section 2.06 may be given earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the earliest date on which the Company or the relevant Guarantor would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Notes were then due.

SECTION 2.07 Additional Amounts .

In the event that any Guarantor becomes obligated to make payments in respect of the Securities of this series, such Guarantor will make all payments in respect of the Securities of this series without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction at source by or on behalf of any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In the event such withholding or deduction is required by law, such Guarantor will pay to the Holders of the Notes such additional amounts (the “ Additional Amounts ”) as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by such Holders, after such withholding or deduction, shall equal the respective amounts of principal, interest and premium, if any, which would otherwise have been receivable in the absence of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable on account of any taxes or duties which:

(a) are payable by any person acting as custodian bank or collecting agent on behalf of such Holder, or otherwise in any manner which does not constitute a deduction or withholding by such Guarantor from payment of principal, interest or premium, if any, made by it, or

(b) are payable by reason of such Holder or beneficial owner having, or having had, some personal or business connection with such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and not merely by reason of the fact that payments in respect of the Notes or the Guarantees are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived from sources in, or are secured in, the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, or

 

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(c) are imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of such Holder or beneficial owner to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence, or identity of the Holder and beneficial owner or to make any valid or timely declaration or similar claim or satisfy any other reporting requirements relating to such matters, whether required or imposed by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice, as a precondition to exemption from, or a reduction in the rate of withholding or deduction of, such taxes, or

(d) consist of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property or similar taxes, or

(e) are imposed on or with respect to any payment by the applicable Guarantor to the registered Holder of this Note if such Holder is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that taxes would not have been imposed on such payment had such registered Holder been the sole beneficial owner of this Note, or

(f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to (i) any European Union directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or (ii) any international treaty or understanding relating to such taxation and to which the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or the European Union is a party, or (iii) any provision of law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform with, such directive, regulation, treaty or understanding, or

(g) are payable by reason of a change in law or practice that becomes effective more than thirty (30) days after the relevant payment of principal or interest becomes due, or is duly provided for and written notice thereof is provided to the Holders, whichever occurs later, or

(h) are payable because the Note was presented to a particular paying agent for payment if the Note could have been presented to another paying agent without any such withholding or deduction, or

(i) are payable for any combination of (a) through (h) above.

References to principal, interest or premium in respect of the Notes in this Third Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to include any Additional Amounts which may be payable as set forth in this Section 2.07. References to payment, deduction or withholding by any Guarantor shall be deemed to include payment, deduction or withholding on such Guarantor’s behalf by its paying agent, including the Trustee or the Sub-Paying Agent.

This Section 2.07 shall not apply to any Guarantor at any time when such Guarantor is incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, and will apply to the Company any time it is incorporated in a jurisdiction outside of the United States.

 

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In addition, any amounts to be paid by the Company or any Guarantor on the Notes will be paid net of any deduction or withholding imposed or required pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), any current or future regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (“ FATCA Withholding ”). Neither any Guarantor nor the Company will be required to pay Additional Amounts on account of any FATCA Withholding.

ARTICLE III

Miscellaneous Provisions

SECTION 3.01 Effectiveness . This Third Supplemental Indenture will become effective upon its execution and delivery.

SECTION 3.02 Original Issue . The Notes may, upon execution of this Third Supplemental Indenture, be executed by the Company and delivered by the Company and the Parent Guarantor to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee shall, upon Company order, authenticate and deliver such Notes as in such Company order provided.

SECTION 3.03 Ratification and Integral Part . The Indenture, as supplemented by this Third Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Third Supplemental Indenture will be deemed an integral part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

SECTION 3.04 Priority . This Third Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided. The provisions of this Third Supplemental Indenture shall, subject to the terms hereof, supersede the provisions of the Indenture to the extent the Indenture is inconsistent herewith.

SECTION 3.05 Successors and Assigns . All covenants and agreements in the Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Third Supplemental Indenture, by the Company and the Guarantors will bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

SECTION 3.06 Counterparts . This Third Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

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SECTION 3.07 Guarantee Limitations . The limitations applicable to the Guarantees, as set forth in Section 209 of the Indenture, will apply to the Guarantees issued hereunder; provided, however , that any further limitations, or any amendments or modifications to such Guarantees or limitations thereon, shall be set forth in an additional supplemental indenture, in each case in accordance with the Indenture.

SECTION 3.08 The Trustee . The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Third Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Company and the Guarantors.

SECTION 3.09 Governing Law . This Third Supplemental Indenture and the Notes and Guarantees will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV W ORLDWIDE I NC .

as Company

By:  

/s/ Bryan Warner

  Name: Bryan Warner
  Title: Authorized Officer
A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV SA/NV
as Parent Guarantor
By:  

/s/ Ann Randon

  Name: Ann Randon
  Title: Authorized Officer
By:  

/s/ Jan Vandermeersch

  Name: Jan Vandermeersch
  Title: Authorized Officer
T HE B ANK OF N EW Y ORK M ELLON T RUST C OMPANY , N.A.,
as Trustee
By:  

/s/ Richard Tarnas

  Name: Richard Tarnas
  Title: Vice President

[ Third Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV F INANCE I NC .

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Bryan Warner

  Name: Bryan Warner
  Title:   Authorized Officer

A NHEUSER -B USCH C OMPANIES , LLC

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Bryan Warner

  Name: Bryan Warner
  Title:   Authorized Officer

C OBREW NV

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:  

/s/ Christine Delhaye

  Name: Christine Delhaye
  Title:   Authorized Officer
By:  

/s/ Jan Vandermeersch

  Name: Jan Vandermeersch
  Title:   Authorized Officer
B RANDBREW S.A.
as Subsidiary Guarantor
By:  

/s/ Gert Magis

  Name: Gert Magis
  Title:   Authorized Officer
By:  

/s/ Yannick Bomans

  Name: Yannick Bomans
  Title:   Authorized Officer
B RANDBEV S. À R.L.
as Subsidiary Guarantor
By:  

/s/ Gert Magis

  Name: Gert Magis
  Title:   Authorized Officer

[ Third Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


By:  

/s/ Yannick Bomans

  Name: Yannick Bomans
  Title:   Authorized Officer

[ Third Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


Exhibit A

FORM OF NOTES

FACE OF SECURITY

THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

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Exhibit A

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

4.375% Note due 2038

Payment of Principal, Premium, if any,

and Interest Irrevocably, Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Brandbev S.à r.l.,

Brandbrew S.A., Cobrew NV and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

 

No.       USD
CUSIP No.: 035240AM2       ISIN: US035240AM26

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the “ Company ”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or its registered assigns, on April 15, 2038 (the “ Maturity Date ”), the principal sum of U.S. dollars, and to pay interest thereon from April 4, 2018 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually, in arrears, on April 15 and October 15, in each year, commencing on October 15, 2018, at the rate of 4.375% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment, subject to deferral of such interest payment in accordance with the Indenture in case such date is not a Business Day.

The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the April 1 and October 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

 

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Subject to the terms of the Indenture, this Security is fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to all payments due hereon whether at the Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Guarantees and the Indenture.

Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts and such payments on Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made through one or more Paying Agents appointed under the Indenture to the Depositary or its nominee, as the Holder of this Security. Initially, the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Securities will be The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., St. Louis, Missouri. The Company may change the Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to the Holders, and in such an event the Company may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. Payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities represented by this Security shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds; provided, however , that in the case of payments of principal and premium, if any, such Global Security is first surrendered to the Paying Agent.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Security or the Indenture, the Company may make any and all payments of principal, premium (if any) and interest on this Security pursuant to the applicable procedures of the Depositary for this Security as permitted in the Indenture.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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Exhibit A

 

I N W ITNESS W HEREOF , the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated:

 

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC.
By:  

 

    Name:
    Title: Authorized Officer

 

Attest:

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This Security is one of the Securities of the series designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
By:  

 

  Authorized Signatory

 

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Exhibit A

 

REVERSE OF SECURITY

 

  1. Securities and Indenture

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (payable in U.S. dollars) (herein called the “ Securities ”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Base Indenture ”), as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ” and together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), in each case among the Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, as Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to time and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the “ Trustee ”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Base Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.

 

  2. Series and Denomination

This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited to an aggregate principal amount of USD 1,500,000,000, except as provided in the Indenture. References herein to “this series” mean the series of securities designated on the face hereof. Except as provided in the preceding paragraph, references herein to the “ Securities ” means (unless the context otherwise requires) the Securities of this series and includes any other securities issued, as provided in the Indenture and forming a single series with the Securities of this series, provided that either (i) such additional Securities are fungible with the Securities of such series offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (ii) such additional Securities shall have a separate CUSIP number.

The Securities are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of USD 1,000 in principal amount and integral multiples of USD 1,000 in excess thereof.

 

  3. Redemption at the Company’s Option

The Company may, at its option, redeem the Securities of this series as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time prior to October 15, 2037 (the “ Par Call Date ”) upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days prior notice at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed and (ii) as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Securities to be redeemed as if the Securities matured on the Par Call Date (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to

 

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Exhibit A

 

the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points; plus, in each case described above, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) such Redemption Date.

The Company may also, at its option, redeem the Securities of this series as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time on or after the Par Call Date upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) the Redemption Date.

A notice of redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of an equity offering, financing, or other corporate transaction. In addition, if such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be postponed until up to 60 days following the notice of redemption, and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date (including as it may be postponed). The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business not less than two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date if any such redemption has been rescinded or delayed, and upon receipt the Trustee shall provide such notice to each Holder.

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

 

  4. Optional Tax Redemption

The Company may, at the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s option, redeem the Securities of this series in whole, but not in part, upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities of this series then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed (and all Additional Amounts, if any) to (but excluding) the Redemption Date, if (i) as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws, treaties, regulations or rulings of a jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is incorporated, organized, or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax, or in the interpretation, application or administration of any such laws, treaties, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction) which becomes effective on or after the Date of the Prospectus Supplement (any such change or amendment, a “ Change in Tax Law ”), the Company or, if a payment were then due under a Guarantee, the relevant Guarantor, would be required to pay Additional

 

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Exhibit A

 

Amounts and (ii) such obligation cannot be avoided by the Company or the relevant Guarantor taking reasonable measures available to it; provided, however , that the Securities of this series may not be redeemed to the extent such Additional Amounts arise solely as a result of the Company assigning its obligations under the Securities of this series to a Substitute Company, unless such assignment to a Substitute Company is undertaken as part of a plan of merger by the Parent Guarantor.

Prior to the mailing of any notice of redemption pursuant to this Section, the Company or the relevant Guarantor will deliver to the Trustee an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing to the effect that the Company or the relevant Guarantor is or would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result of such Change in Tax Law.

No notice of redemption pursuant to this Section may be given earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the earliest date on which the Company or the relevant Guarantor would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Securities of this series were then due.

The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to any successor person, after such successor person becomes a party to the Indenture.

 

  5. Additional Amounts

In the event that any Guarantor becomes obligated to make payments in respect of the Securities of this series, such Guarantor will make all payments in respect of the Securities of this series without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction at source by or on behalf of any jurisdiction in which such Guarantor is incorporated, organized or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax (the “Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction”) unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In such event, such Guarantor will pay to the Holders of the Securities of this series such additional amounts (the “Additional Amounts”) as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by the Holders, after such withholding or deduction, shall equal the respective amounts of principal and interest which would otherwise have been receivable in the absence of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable on account of any taxes or duties which:

(a) are payable by any person acting as custodian bank or collecting agent on behalf of such Holder, or otherwise in any manner which does not constitute a deduction or withholding by such Guarantor from payment of principal or interest made by it, or

 

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Exhibit A

 

(b) are payable by reason of such Holder or beneficial owner having, or having had, some personal or business connection with such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and not merely by reason of the fact that payments in respect of the Securities of this series or the Guarantees thereof are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived from sources in, or are secured in, the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, or

(c) are imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of such Holder or beneficial owner to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence, or identity of the Holder and beneficial owner or to make any valid or timely declaration or similar claim or satisfy any other reporting requirements relating to such matters, whether required or imposed by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice, as a precondition to exemption from, or a reduction in the rate of withholding or deduction of, such taxes, or

(d) consist of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property or similar taxes, or

(e) are imposed on or with respect to any payment by the applicable Guarantor to the registered Holder of this Security if such Holder is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that taxes would not have been imposed on such payment had such registered Holder been the sole beneficial owner of this Security, or

(f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to (i) any European Union directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or (ii) any international treaty or understanding relating to such taxation and to which the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or the European Union is a party, or (iii) any provision of law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform with, such directive, regulation, treaty or understanding, or

(g) are payable by reason of a change in law or practice that becomes effective more than thirty (30) days after the relevant payment of principal or interest becomes due, or is duly provided for and written notice thereof is provided to the Holders, whichever occurs later, or

(h) are payable because this Security was presented to a particular paying agent for payment if this Security could have been presented to another paying agent without any such withholding or deduction, or

(i) are payable for any combination of (a) through (h) above.

 

A-8


Exhibit A

 

References to principal or interest in respect of the Securities of this series shall be deemed to include any Additional Amounts which may be payable as set forth in the Indenture.

The covenant regarding Additional Amounts shall not apply to any Guarantor at any time when such Guarantor is incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, and will apply to the Company any time it is incorporated in a jurisdiction outside of the United States.

In addition, any amounts to be paid by the Company or any Guarantor on the Securities of this series will be paid net of any deduction or withholding imposed or required pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, any current or future regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (“FATCA Withholding”). Neither any Guarantor nor the Company will be required to pay Additional Amounts on account of any FATCA Withholding.

 

  6. Transfer and Exchange

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

A-9


Exhibit A

 

  7. Limitation on Suits

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made a written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity and/or security, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity and/or security. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

  8. Amendment, Modification and Waiver

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company or the Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding (irrespective of series) that are to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

 

A-10


Exhibit A

 

  9. Defeasance

The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.

 

  10. Governing Law

This Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

  11. Defined Terms

All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Base Indenture or the Third Supplemental Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Base Indenture or the Third Supplemental Indenture.

 

A-11


Exhibit B

 

FORM OF GUARANTEE

For value received, the undersigned (herein called the “ Guarantors ”, and each, a “ Guarantor ”, which terms include any successor Person or Persons under the Indenture referred to in the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed), hereby jointly and severally, irrevocably, fully and unconditionally guarantee to the Trustee and to each Holder of this Security, which has been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), and any premium and interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), on this Security and the due and punctual payment of the sinking fund payments, if any, and analogous obligations, if any, provided for pursuant to the terms of this Security, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at Stated Maturity or upon redemption or upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise according to the terms of this Security and of the Indenture. In case of default by the Company in the payment of any such principal (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), sinking fund payment or analogous obligation, each Guarantor agrees duly and punctually to pay the same. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall rank pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of such Guarantor, shall be as principal and not merely as surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of any extension of the time for payment of this Security, any modification of this Security, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of this Security or the Indenture, any failure to enforce the same or any waiver, modification, consent or indulgence granted to the Company with respect thereto by the Holder of this Security or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a demand or proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice with respect to this Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged as to this Security except by payment in full of the principal of (including any amount payable in respect of original issue discount), and any premium and interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), thereon.

Each Guarantor irrevocably waives any and all rights to which it may be entitled, by operation of law or otherwise, upon making any payment hereunder (i) to be subrogated to the rights of a Holder against the Company with respect to such payment or otherwise to be reimbursed, indemnified or exonerated by the Company in respect thereof or (ii) to receive any payment, in the nature of contribution or for any other reason, from any other obligor with respect to such payment.

This Guarantee shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to this Security until the certificate of authentication on this Security shall have been signed by the Trustee.

 

B-1


Exhibit B

 

All terms used in this Guarantee which are not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed.

This Guarantee is subject to the release upon the terms set forth in the Indenture.

This Guarantee is subject to certain limitations and waivers set forth in the Indenture, as it may be supplemented from time to time.

This Guarantee is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

B-2


Exhibit B

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guarantee to be signed by facsimile by its duly authorized officer or representative and, if required by applicable law, has caused a facsimile of its corporate seal to be affixed hereunto or imprinted hereon.

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV SA/NV
as Parent Guarantor
By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer
By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV F INANCE I NC .

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH C OMPANIES , LLC

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

C OBREW NV

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer
By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

B-3


Exhibit B

 

B RANDBREW S.A.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer
By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

B RANDBEV S. À R.L.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer
By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

B-4

Exhibit 4.5

 

 

 

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC.

and

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV

and

the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party hereto from time to time

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

Trustee

 

 

FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of April 4, 2018

 

 

To the Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018,

among Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.,

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to

time and

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Trustee

4.600% Notes due 2048

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  
ARTICLE I   
Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application   

SECTION 1.01 Definitions

     2  

SECTION 1.02 Effect of Headings

     4  

SECTION 1.03 Separability Clause

     4  

SECTION 1.04 Benefits of Instrument

     5  
ARTICLE II   
4.600% Senior Notes due 2048   

SECTION 2.01 Creation of Series; Establishment of Form

     5  

SECTION 2.02 Guarantee

     6  

SECTION 2.03 Interest

     6  

SECTION 2.04 Payment of Principal, Interest and Other Amounts

     6  

SECTION 2.05 Optional Redemption

     7  

SECTION 2.06 Optional Tax Redemption

     8  

SECTION 2.07 Additional Amounts

     9  
ARTICLE III   
Miscellaneous Provisions   

SECTION 3.01 Effectiveness

     11  

SECTION 3.02 Original Issue

     11  

SECTION 3.03 Ratification and Integral Part

     11  

SECTION 3.04 Priority

     11  

SECTION 3.05 Successors and Assigns

     11  

SECTION 3.06 Counterparts

     11  

SECTION 3.07 Guarantee Limitations

     12  

SECTION 3.08 The Trustee

     12  

SECTION 3.09 Governing Law

     12  
FORM OF NOTES   

EXHIBIT A

     A-1  

EXHIBIT B

     B-1  

 

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FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Fourth Supplemental Indenture ”), among ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Company ”), ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV, a société anonyme duly organized and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the “ Parent Guarantor ”), ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV FINANCE INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, BRANDBEV S.À R.L., a société à responsabilité limitée incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with its registered office at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under the number B 80.984, BRANDBREW S.A., a société anonyme incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with its registered address at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and registered with the Luxembourg register of commerce and companies under number B 75.696, COBREW NV, a naamloze vennootschap duly organized and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium, ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, LLC, a limited liability company duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (each, a “ Subsidiary Guarantor ”, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the “ Guarantors ”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as trustee (the “ Trustee ”) to the Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, as heretofore amended and supplemented (the “ Indenture ”).

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY AND THE GUARANTORS

WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee are parties to the Indenture, which provides for the issuance from time to time of unsecured debt securities of the Company;

WHEREAS, Section 901(9) of the Indenture permits supplements thereto without the consent of Holders of Securities to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 201 and 301 of the Indenture;

WHEREAS, as contemplated by Section 301 of the Indenture, the Company intends to issue a new series of Securities to be known as the Company’s “4.600% Notes due 2048” (the “ Notes ”) under the Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Company and the Guarantors have taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution and delivery of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture;

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, THIS FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the premises and the other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee mutually agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application

SECTION 1.01 Definitions .

Except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, all terms used in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed to them by the Indenture. The following terms used in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture have the following respective meanings:

Additional Amounts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07.

Business Day ” means a day on which commercial banks and exchange markets are open, or not authorized to close, in the City of New York, London and Brussels. If the date of maturity of interest on, or principal of, the Notes or the date fixed for redemption, repayment or payment in connection with an acceleration of any Note is not a Business Day, then payment of interest or principal need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date of maturity or the date fixed for redemption, repayment or payment in connection with an acceleration, and no interest shall accrue as a result of the delayed payment.

Change in Tax Law ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a).

Code ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture.

Comparable Treasury Issue ” means the U.S. Treasury security (not inflation-indexed) selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.

Comparable Treasury Price ” means, with respect to a Redemption Date, (i) the average of five (5) Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than five (5) such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.

 

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Date of the Prospectus Supplement ” means March 20, 2018, which is the date of the final Prospectus Supplement prepared in connection with the issuance of the Notes and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Depositary ” means The Depository Trust Company, or any successor thereto.

FACTA Withholding ” has the meaning specified in 2.07.

Fourth Supplemental Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Global Security ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d).

Guarantors ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture.

Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture.

Independent Investment Banker ” means Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated or Mizuho Securities USA LLC, as specified by the Company, or if all of these firms are unwilling or unable to serve in that capacity, an independent investment banking institution of national standing in the United States appointed by the Company.

Interest Payment Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Par Call Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).

Parent Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture.

Redemption Notice Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b).

Reference Treasury Dealer ” means (i) Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Mizuho Securities USA LLC and their respective successors, provided, however , that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a

 

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primary U.S. government securities dealer in The City of New York (a “ Primary Treasury Dealer ”), the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer and (ii) any three other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Company after consultation with the Independent Investment Banker.

Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations ” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.

Regular Record Date ” means April 1 and October 1 (whether or not a Business Day).

Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ” has the meaning specified in 2.06.

Stated Maturity ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(f).

Subsidiary Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture.

Treasury Rate ” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date.

Trustee ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture.

SECTION 1.02 Effect of Headings .

The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 1.03 Separability Clause .

In case any provision in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

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SECTION 1.04 Benefits of Instrument .

Nothing in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Fourth Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture.

ARTICLE II

4.600% Senior Notes due 2048

SECTION 2.01 Creation of Series; Establishment of Form .

(a) There is hereby established a new series of Securities under the Indenture entitled “4.600% Notes due 2048”.

(b) The form of the Notes, including the form of the certificate of authentication, is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(c) The Company shall issue the Notes in an aggregate principal amount of USD 2,500,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, issue additional Notes in accordance with Sections 301 and 901 of the Indenture. Any such additional Notes subsequently issued shall rank equally and ratably with the Notes in all respects (except for the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of such further Notes or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of such further Notes), so that such further Notes shall be consolidated and form a single series with the Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the Notes, provided that either (i) such additional Notes are fungible with the Notes of such series offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (ii) such additional Notes shall have a separate CUSIP number.

(d) The Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global securities, without coupons, registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary (each, a “ Global Security ”) and deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary. Any proposed transfer of an interest in the Notes shall consist of a transfer within a Global Security and shall be effected through the book-entry system maintained by the Depositary.

(e) The Notes shall not have a sinking fund.

(f) The stated maturity of the principal of the Notes shall be April 15, 2048 (the “ Stated Maturity ”).

(g) The outstanding principal amount of the Notes shall accrue interest at a rate equal to 4.600% per annum, as provided in Section 2.03.

 

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(h) The Notes shall be issued in denominations of USD 1,000 in principal amount and integral multiples of USD 1,000 in excess thereof.

(i) The Notes shall be subject to both Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance in accordance with the Indenture.

(j) The Notes shall be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank equally with all other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of the Company.

SECTION 2.02 Guarantee . Subject to the terms and applicable limitations set forth in the Indenture and the form of Notes, the Notes shall be jointly and severally, irrevocably, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors as to all payments due on the Notes whether at their Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise in accordance with the terms of such Guarantees and the Indenture. In the case of the failure of the Company to pay punctually any principal, premium or interest on the Notes, the Guarantors shall cause any such payment to be made as it becomes due and payable, whether at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise. The Guarantees shall be unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors and rank equally with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors that is currently outstanding or that they may issue in the future.

SECTION 2.03 Interest . The Notes shall bear interest at a rate equal to 4.600% per annum, and computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months. Interest on the Notes will accrue from April 4, 2018 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, as the case may be. Interest is payable semi-annually, in arrears, on April 15 and October 15 of each year (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”), subject to deferral of such payment in accordance with the definition of “ Business Day ” contained in Section 1.01 hereof, commencing October 15, 2018. Interest payments will be made until the full repayment of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes, and interest due on an Interest Payment Date will be paid to the Person in whose name the Notes were registered at the close of business on the applicable Regular Record Date immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment.

SECTION 2.04 Payment of Principal, Interest and Other Amounts . Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts and such payments on Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made through one or more Paying Agents appointed under the Indenture to the Depositary or its nominee, as the Holder of the Global Security. Initially, the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes will be The Bank of New York

 

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Mellon Trust Company, N.A., in St. Louis, Missouri. The Company may change the Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to the Holders of the Notes, and in such an event the Company may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Holder thereof; provided, however , that in the case of payments of principal and premium, if any, such Global Security is first surrendered to the Paying Agent.

SECTION 2.05 Optional Redemption.

(a) The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time prior to October 15, 2047 (the “ Par Call Date ”) upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice, as provided in Section 1104 of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

(i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and

(ii) as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes to be redeemed as if the Notes matured on the Par Call Date (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points;

plus, in each case described above, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) such Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.

(b) The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time on or after the Par Call Date upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice, as provided in Section 1104 of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) the Redemption Date.

(c) Notice of redemption to the Holders of the Notes being redeemed shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with applicable procedures of the Depositary) (the date on which such notice is given to be termed a “ Redemption Notice Date ”). The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing not less than 5 Business Days prior to the date on which such notice is to be sent to the Holders (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee).

 

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(d) Notice of redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of an equity offering, financing, or other corporate transaction. In addition, if such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be postponed until up to 60 days following the notice of redemption, such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption (including as it may be postponed). The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business not less than two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date if any such redemption has been rescinded or delayed, and upon receipt the Trustee shall provide such notice to each Holder.

(e) Unless the Company (and/or a Guarantor) defaults on payment of the redemption price, from and after the Redemption Date interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. On the Redemption Date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or with one or more Paying Agents (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust as provided in the Indenture) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on the Notes to be redeemed on such date.

(f) If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee will select, not more than sixty (60) days prior to the Redemption Date, the particular Notes or portions thereof for redemption from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption, on a pro rata basis according to the principal amount of the Notes registered in the respective name of each Holder of the Notes or in such other manner as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate.

SECTION 2.06 Optional Tax Redemption .

(a) The Company may, at the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s option, redeem the Notes in whole but not in part, upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice to Holders, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed (and all Additional Amounts, if any) to (but excluding) the Redemption Date, if (i) as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws, treaties, regulations or rulings of a jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is incorporated, organized or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax (each, a “ Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ”), or in the interpretation, application or administration of any such laws, treaties, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction) which becomes effective on or after April 4, 2018 (any such change or amendment, a “ Change in Tax Law ”), the Company or, if a payment were then due under a Guarantee, the relevant Guarantor, would be required to pay Additional Amounts and (ii) such obligation cannot be avoided by the Company or the relevant Guarantor taking

 

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reasonable measures available to it; provided, however , that the Notes may not be redeemed to the extent such Additional Amounts arise solely as a result of the Company assigning its obligations under the Notes to a Substitute Company (as defined in Section 801 of the Indenture), unless such assignment to a Substitute Company is undertaken as part of a plan of merger by the Parent Guarantor.

(b) Prior to the delivery of any notice of redemption to Holders pursuant to this Section 2.06, the Company or the relevant Guarantor will deliver to the Trustee, in accordance with Indenture Section 1102, notice of such tax redemption accompanied by an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing to the effect that the Company or the relevant Guarantor is or would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result of such Change in Tax Law.

(c) No notice of redemption pursuant to this Section 2.06 may be given earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the earliest date on which the Company or the relevant Guarantor would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Notes were then due.

SECTION 2.07 Additional Amounts .

In the event that any Guarantor becomes obligated to make payments in respect of the Securities of this series, such Guarantor will make all payments in respect of the Securities of this series without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction at source by or on behalf of any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In the event such withholding or deduction is required by law, such Guarantor will pay to the Holders of the Notes such additional amounts (the “ Additional Amounts ”) as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by such Holders, after such withholding or deduction, shall equal the respective amounts of principal, interest and premium, if any, which would otherwise have been receivable in the absence of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable on account of any taxes or duties which:

(a) are payable by any person acting as custodian bank or collecting agent on behalf of such Holder, or otherwise in any manner which does not constitute a deduction or withholding by such Guarantor from payment of principal, interest or premium, if any, made by it, or

(b) are payable by reason of such Holder or beneficial owner having, or having had, some personal or business connection with such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and not merely by reason of the fact that payments in respect of the Notes or the Guarantees are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived from sources in, or are secured in, the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, or

 

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(c) are imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of such Holder or beneficial owner to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence, or identity of the Holder and beneficial owner or to make any valid or timely declaration or similar claim or satisfy any other reporting requirements relating to such matters, whether required or imposed by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice, as a precondition to exemption from, or a reduction in the rate of withholding or deduction of, such taxes, or

(d) consist of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property or similar taxes, or

(e) are imposed on or with respect to any payment by the applicable Guarantor to the registered Holder of this Note if such Holder is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that taxes would not have been imposed on such payment had such registered Holder been the sole beneficial owner of this Note, or

(f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to (i) any European Union directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or (ii) any international treaty or understanding relating to such taxation and to which the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or the European Union is a party, or (iii) any provision of law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform with, such directive, regulation, treaty or understanding, or

(g) are payable by reason of a change in law or practice that becomes effective more than thirty (30) days after the relevant payment of principal or interest becomes due, or is duly provided for and written notice thereof is provided to the Holders, whichever occurs later, or

(h) are payable because the Note was presented to a particular paying agent for payment if the Note could have been presented to another paying agent without any such withholding or deduction, or

(i) are payable for any combination of (a) through (h) above.

References to principal, interest or premium in respect of the Notes in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to include any Additional Amounts which may be payable as set forth in this Section 2.07. References to payment, deduction or withholding by any Guarantor shall be deemed to include payment, deduction or withholding on such Guarantor’s behalf by its paying agent, including the Trustee or the Sub-Paying Agent.

This Section 2.07 shall not apply to any Guarantor at any time when such Guarantor is incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, and will apply to the Company any time it is incorporated in a jurisdiction outside of the United States.

 

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In addition, any amounts to be paid by the Company or any Guarantor on the Notes will be paid net of any deduction or withholding imposed or required pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), any current or future regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (“ FATCA Withholding ”). Neither any Guarantor nor the Company will be required to pay Additional Amounts on account of any FATCA Withholding.

ARTICLE III

Miscellaneous Provisions

SECTION 3.01 Effectiveness . This Fourth Supplemental Indenture will become effective upon its execution and delivery.

SECTION 3.02 Original Issue . The Notes may, upon execution of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, be executed by the Company and delivered by the Company and the Parent Guarantor to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee shall, upon Company order, authenticate and deliver such Notes as in such Company order provided.

SECTION 3.03 Ratification and Integral Part . The Indenture, as supplemented by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Fourth Supplemental Indenture will be deemed an integral part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

SECTION 3.04 Priority . This Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided. The provisions of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall, subject to the terms hereof, supersede the provisions of the Indenture to the extent the Indenture is inconsistent herewith.

SECTION 3.05 Successors and Assigns . All covenants and agreements in the Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, by the Company and the Guarantors will bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

SECTION 3.06 Counterparts . This Fourth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

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SECTION 3.07 Guarantee Limitations . The limitations applicable to the Guarantees, as set forth in Section 209 of the Indenture, will apply to the Guarantees issued hereunder; provided, however , that any further limitations, or any amendments or modifications to such Guarantees or limitations thereon, shall be set forth in an additional supplemental indenture, in each case in accordance with the Indenture.

SECTION 3.08 The Trustee . The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Company and the Guarantors.

SECTION 3.09 Governing Law . This Fourth Supplemental Indenture and the Notes and Guarantees will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV W ORLDWIDE I NC .

as Company

By:   /s/ Bryan Warner
  Name:  Bryan Warner
  Title:    Authorized Officer

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV SA/NV
as Parent Guarantor

By:

  /s/ Ann Randon
 

Name:  Ann Randon

 

Title:    Authorized Officer

By:

  /s/ Jan Vandermeersch
 

Name:  Jan Vandermeersch

 

Title:    Authorized Officer

 

T HE B ANK OF N EW Y ORK M ELLON T RUST C OMPANY , N.A.,
as Trustee

By:

  /s/ Richard Tarnas
 

Name:  Richard Tarnas

 

Title:    Vice President

[ Fourth Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV F INANCE I NC .

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

  /s/ Bryan Warner
 

Name: Bryan Warner

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH C OMPANIES , LLC

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

  /s/ Bryan Warner
 

Name: Bryan Warner

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

C OBREW NV

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

  /s/ Christine Delhaye
 

Name: Christine Delhaye

 

Title: Authorized Officer

By:

  /s/ Jan Vandermeersch
 

Name: Jan Vandermeersch

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

B RANDBREW S.A.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

  /s/ Gert Magis
 

Name: Gert Magis

 

Title: Authorized Officer

By:

  /s/ Yannick Bomans
 

Name: Yannick Bomans

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

B RANDBEV S. À R.L.
as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

  /s/ Gert Magis
 

Name: Gert Magis

 

Title: Authorized Officer

[ Fourth Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


By:

  /s/ Yannick Bomans
 

Name: Yannick Bomans

 

Title: Authorized Officer

[ Fourth Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


Exhibit A

FORM OF NOTES

FACE OF SECURITY

THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

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Exhibit A

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

4.600% Note due 2048

Payment of Principal, Premium, if any,

and Interest Irrevocably, Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Anheuser -Busch InBev Finance Inc., Brandbev S.à r.l.,

Brandbrew S.A., Cobrew NV and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

 

No.    USD
CUSIP No.: 035240AN0    ISIN: US035240AN09

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the “ Company ”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or its registered assigns, on April 15, 2048 (the “ Maturity Date ”), the principal sum of                U.S. dollars, and to pay interest thereon from April 4, 2018 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually, in arrears, on April 15 and October 15, in each year, commencing on October 15, 2018, at the rate of 4.600% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment, subject to deferral of such interest payment in accordance with the Indenture in case such date is not a Business Day.

The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the April 1 and October 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

Subject to the terms of the Indenture, this Security is fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to all payments due hereon whether at the Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Guarantees and the Indenture.

 

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Exhibit A

 

Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts and such payments on Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made through one or more Paying Agents appointed under the Indenture to the Depositary or its nominee, as the Holder of this Security. Initially, the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Securities will be The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., St. Louis, Missouri. The Company may change the Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to the Holders, and in such an event the Company may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. Payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities represented by this Security shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds; provided, however , that in the case of payments of principal and premium, if any, such Global Security is first surrendered to the Paying Agent.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Security or the Indenture, the Company may make any and all payments of principal, premium (if any) and interest on this Security pursuant to the applicable procedures of the Depositary for this Security as permitted in the Indenture.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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Exhibit A

 

I N W ITNESS W HEREOF , the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated:

 

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC.
By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

Attest:

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This Security is one of the Securities of the series designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

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Exhibit A

 

REVERSE OF SECURITY

 

  1. Securities and Indenture

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (payable in U.S. dollars) (herein called the “ Securities ”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Base Indenture ”), as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Fourth Supplemental Indenture ” and together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), in each case among the Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, as Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to time and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the “ Trustee ”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Base Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.

 

  2. Series and Denomination

This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited to an aggregate principal amount of USD 2,500,000,000, except as provided in the Indenture. References herein to “this series” mean the series of securities designated on the face hereof. Except as provided in the preceding paragraph, references herein to the “ Securities ” means (unless the context otherwise requires) the Securities of this series and includes any other securities issued, as provided in the Indenture and forming a single series with the Securities of this series, provided that either (i) such additional Securities are fungible with the Securities of such series offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (ii) such additional Securities shall have a separate CUSIP number.

The Securities are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of USD 1,000 in principal amount and integral multiples of USD 1,000 in excess thereof.

 

  3. Redemption at the Company’s Option

The Company may, at its option, redeem the Securities of this series as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time prior to October 15, 2047 (the “ Par Call Date ”) upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days prior notice at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed and (ii) as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Securities to be redeemed as if the Securities matured on the Par Call Date (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to

 

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Exhibit A

 

the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points; plus, in each case described above, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) such Redemption Date.

The Company may also, at its option, redeem the Securities of this series as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time on or after the Par Call Date upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) the Redemption Date.

A notice of redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of an equity offering, financing, or other corporate transaction. In addition, if such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be postponed until up to 60 days following the notice of redemption, and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date (including as it may be postponed). The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business not less than two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date if any such redemption has been rescinded or delayed, and upon receipt the Trustee shall provide such notice to each Holder.

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

 

  4. Optional Tax Redemption

The Company may, at the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s option, redeem the Securities of this series in whole, but not in part, upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities of this series then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed (and all Additional Amounts, if any) to (but excluding) the Redemption Date, if (i) as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws, treaties, regulations or rulings of a jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is incorporated, organized, or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax, or in the interpretation, application or administration of any such laws, treaties, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction) which becomes effective on or after the Date of the Prospectus Supplement (any such change or amendment, a “ Change in Tax Law ”), the Company or, if a payment were then due under a Guarantee, the relevant Guarantor, would be required to pay Additional

 

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Exhibit A

 

Amounts and (ii) such obligation cannot be avoided by the Company or the relevant Guarantor taking reasonable measures available to it; provided, however , that the Securities of this series may not be redeemed to the extent such Additional Amounts arise solely as a result of the Company assigning its obligations under the Securities of this series to a Substitute Company, unless such assignment to a Substitute Company is undertaken as part of a plan of merger by the Parent Guarantor.

Prior to the mailing of any notice of redemption pursuant to this Section, the Company or the relevant Guarantor will deliver to the Trustee an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing to the effect that the Company or the relevant Guarantor is or would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result of such Change in Tax Law.

No notice of redemption pursuant to this Section may be given earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the earliest date on which the Company or the relevant Guarantor would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Securities of this series were then due.

The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to any successor person, after such successor person becomes a party to the Indenture.

 

  5. Additional Amounts

In the event that any Guarantor becomes obligated to make payments in respect of the Securities of this series, such Guarantor will make all payments in respect of the Securities of this series without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction at source by or on behalf of any jurisdiction in which such Guarantor is incorporated, organized or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax (the “Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction”) unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In such event, such Guarantor will pay to the Holders of the Securities of this series such additional amounts (the “Additional Amounts”) as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by the Holders, after such withholding or deduction, shall equal the respective amounts of principal and interest which would otherwise have been receivable in the absence of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable on account of any taxes or duties which:

(a) are payable by any person acting as custodian bank or collecting agent on behalf of such Holder, or otherwise in any manner which does not constitute a deduction or withholding by such Guarantor from payment of principal or interest made by it, or

 

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Exhibit A

 

(b) are payable by reason of such Holder or beneficial owner having, or having had, some personal or business connection with such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and not merely by reason of the fact that payments in respect of the Securities of this series or the Guarantees thereof are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived from sources in, or are secured in, the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, or

(c) are imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of such Holder or beneficial owner to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence, or identity of the Holder and beneficial owner or to make any valid or timely declaration or similar claim or satisfy any other reporting requirements relating to such matters, whether required or imposed by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice, as a precondition to exemption from, or a reduction in the rate of withholding or deduction of, such taxes, or

(d) consist of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property or similar taxes, or

(e) are imposed on or with respect to any payment by the applicable Guarantor to the registered Holder of this Security if such Holder is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that taxes would not have been imposed on such payment had such registered Holder been the sole beneficial owner of this Security, or

(f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to (i) any European Union directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or (ii) any international treaty or understanding relating to such taxation and to which the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or the European Union is a party, or (iii) any provision of law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform with, such directive, regulation, treaty or understanding, or

(g) are payable by reason of a change in law or practice that becomes effective more than thirty (30) days after the relevant payment of principal or interest becomes due, or is duly provided for and written notice thereof is provided to the Holders, whichever occurs later, or

(h) are payable because this Security was presented to a particular paying agent for payment if this Security could have been presented to another paying agent without any such withholding or deduction, or

(i) are payable for any combination of (a) through (h) above.

 

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Exhibit A

 

References to principal or interest in respect of the Securities of this series shall be deemed to include any Additional Amounts which may be payable as set forth in the Indenture.

The covenant regarding Additional Amounts shall not apply to any Guarantor at any time when such Guarantor is incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, and will apply to the Company any time it is incorporated in a jurisdiction outside of the United States.

In addition, any amounts to be paid by the Company or any Guarantor on the Securities of this series will be paid net of any deduction or withholding imposed or required pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, any current or future regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (“FATCA Withholding”). Neither any Guarantor nor the Company will be required to pay Additional Amounts on account of any FATCA Withholding.

 

  6. Transfer and Exchange

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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Exhibit A

 

  7. Limitation on Suits

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made a written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity and/or security, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity and/or security. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

  8. Amendment, Modification and Waiver

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company or the Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding (irrespective of series) that are to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

 

A-10


Exhibit A

 

  9. Defeasance

The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.

 

  10. Governing Law

This Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

  11. Defined Terms

All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Base Indenture or the Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Base Indenture or the Fourth Supplemental Indenture.

 

A-11


Exhibit B

 

FORM OF GUARANTEE

For value received, the undersigned (herein called the “ Guarantors ”, and each, a “ Guarantor ”, which terms include any successor Person or Persons under the Indenture referred to in the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed), hereby jointly and severally, irrevocably, fully and unconditionally guarantee to the Trustee and to each Holder of this Security, which has been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), and any premium and interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), on this Security and the due and punctual payment of the sinking fund payments, if any, and analogous obligations, if any, provided for pursuant to the terms of this Security, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at Stated Maturity or upon redemption or upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise according to the terms of this Security and of the Indenture. In case of default by the Company in the payment of any such principal (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), sinking fund payment or analogous obligation, each Guarantor agrees duly and punctually to pay the same. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall rank pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of such Guarantor, shall be as principal and not merely as surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of any extension of the time for payment of this Security, any modification of this Security, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of this Security or the Indenture, any failure to enforce the same or any waiver, modification, consent or indulgence granted to the Company with respect thereto by the Holder of this Security or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a demand or proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice with respect to this Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged as to this Security except by payment in full of the principal of (including any amount payable in respect of original issue discount), and any premium and interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), thereon.

Each Guarantor irrevocably waives any and all rights to which it may be entitled, by operation of law or otherwise, upon making any payment hereunder (i) to be subrogated to the rights of a Holder against the Company with respect to such payment or otherwise to be reimbursed, indemnified or exonerated by the Company in respect thereof or (ii) to receive any payment, in the nature of contribution or for any other reason, from any other obligor with respect to such payment.

This Guarantee shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to this Security until the certificate of authentication on this Security shall have been signed by the Trustee.

 

B-1


Exhibit B

 

All terms used in this Guarantee which are not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed.

This Guarantee is subject to the release upon the terms set forth in the Indenture.

This Guarantee is subject to certain limitations and waivers set forth in the Indenture, as it may be supplemented from time to time.

This Guarantee is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

B-2


Exhibit B

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guarantee to be signed by facsimile by its duly authorized officer or representative and, if required by applicable law, has caused a facsimile of its corporate seal to be affixed hereunto or imprinted hereon.

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV SA/NV

as Parent Guarantor

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV F INANCE I NC .

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH C OMPANIES , LLC

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

C OBREW NV

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

B-3


Exhibit B

 

B RANDBREW S.A.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

B RANDBEV S.À R.L.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

B-4

Exhibit 4.6

 

 

 

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC.

and

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV

and

the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party hereto from time to time

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

Trustee

 

 

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of April 4, 2018

 

 

To the Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018,

among Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.,

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to time and

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Trustee

4.750% Notes due 2058

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  
   ARTICLE I   
   Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application   

SECTION 1.01

  

Definitions

     2  

SECTION 1.02

  

Effect of Headings

     4  

SECTION 1.03

  

Separability Clause

     4  

SECTION 1.04

  

Benefits of Instrument

     4  
   ARTICLE II   
   4.750% Senior Notes due 2058   

SECTION 2.01

  

Creation of Series; Establishment of Form

     5  

SECTION 2.02

  

Guarantee

     6  

SECTION 2.03

  

Interest

     6  

SECTION 2.04

  

Payment of Principal, Interest and Other Amounts

     6  

SECTION 2.05

  

Optional Redemption.

     7  

SECTION 2.06

  

Optional Tax Redemption

     8  

SECTION 2.07

  

Additional Amounts

     9  
   ARTICLE III   
   Miscellaneous Provisions   

SECTION 3.01

  

Effectiveness

     11  

SECTION 3.02

  

Original Issue

     11  

SECTION 3.03

  

Ratification and Integral Part

     11  

SECTION 3.04

  

Priority

     11  

SECTION 3.05

  

Successors and Assigns

     11  

SECTION 3.06

  

Counterparts

     11  

SECTION 3.07

  

Guarantee Limitations

     11  

SECTION 3.08

  

The Trustee

     12  

SECTION 3.09

  

Governing Law

     12  
   FORM OF NOTES   

EXHIBIT A

        A-1  

EXHIBIT B

        B-1  

 

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FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Fifth Supplemental Indenture ”), among ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Company ”), ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV, a société anonyme duly organized and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the “ Parent Guarantor ”), ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV FINANCE INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, BRANDBEV S.À R.L., a société à responsabilité limitée incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with its registered office at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under the number B 80.984, BRANDBREW S.A., a société anonyme incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with its registered address at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and registered with the Luxembourg register of commerce and companies under number B 75.696, COBREW NV, a naamloze vennootschap duly organized and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium, ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, LLC, a limited liability company duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (each, a “ Subsidiary Guarantor ”, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the “ Guarantors ”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as trustee (the “ Trustee ”) to the Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, as heretofore amended and supplemented (the “ Indenture ”).

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY AND THE GUARANTORS

WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee are parties to the Indenture, which provides for the issuance from time to time of unsecured debt securities of the Company;

WHEREAS, Section 901(9) of the Indenture permits supplements thereto without the consent of Holders of Securities to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 201 and 301 of the Indenture;

WHEREAS, as contemplated by Section 301 of the Indenture, the Company intends to issue a new series of Securities to be known as the Company’s “4.750% Notes due 2058” (the “ Notes ”) under the Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Company and the Guarantors have taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution and delivery of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture;

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, THIS FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the premises and the other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee mutually agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Other Provisions of General Application

SECTION 1.01 Definitions .

Except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, all terms used in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed to them by the Indenture. The following terms used in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture have the following respective meanings:

Additional Amounts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07.

Business Day ” means a day on which commercial banks and exchange markets are open, or not authorized to close, in the City of New York, London and Brussels. If the date of maturity of interest on, or principal of, the Notes or the date fixed for redemption, repayment or payment in connection with an acceleration of any Note is not a Business Day, then payment of interest or principal need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date of maturity or the date fixed for redemption, repayment or payment in connection with an acceleration, and no interest shall accrue as a result of the delayed payment.

Change in Tax Law ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(a).

Code ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

Comparable Treasury Issue ” means the U.S. Treasury security (not inflation-indexed) selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.

Comparable Treasury Price ” means, with respect to a Redemption Date, (i) the average of five (5) Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Independent Investment Banker obtains fewer than five (5) such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.

 

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Date of the Prospectus Supplement ” means March 20, 2018, which is the date of the final Prospectus Supplement prepared in connection with the issuance of the Notes and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Depositary ” means The Depository Trust Company, or any successor thereto.

FACTA Withholding ” has the meaning specified in 2.07.

Fifth Supplemental Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Global Security ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d).

Guarantors ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

Independent Investment Banker ” means Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated or Mizuho Securities USA LLC, as specified by the Company, or if all of these firms are unwilling or unable to serve in that capacity, an independent investment banking institution of national standing in the United States appointed by the Company.

Interest Payment Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Par Call Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(a).

Parent Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

Redemption Notice Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b).

Reference Treasury Dealer ” means (i) Barclays Capital Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Mizuho Securities USA LLC and their respective successors, provided, however , that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. government securities dealer in The City of New York (a “ Primary Treasury Dealer ”), the Company will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer and (ii) any three other Primary Treasury Dealers selected by the Company after consultation with the Independent Investment Banker.

 

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Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations ” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Independent Investment Banker at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.

Regular Record Date ” means April 1 and October 1 (whether or not a Business Day).

Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ” has the meaning specified in 2.06.

Stated Maturity ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(f).

Subsidiary Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

Treasury Rate ” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date.

Trustee ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

SECTION 1.02 Effect of Headings .

The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 1.03 Separability Clause .

In case any provision in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 1.04 Benefits of Instrument .

Nothing in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Fifth Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture.

 

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ARTICLE II

4.750% Senior Notes due 2058

SECTION 2.01 Creation of Series; Establishment of Form .

(a) There is hereby established a new series of Securities under the Indenture entitled “4.750% Notes due 2058”.

(b) The form of the Notes, including the form of the certificate of authentication, is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(c) The Company shall issue the Notes in an aggregate principal amount of USD 1,500,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, issue additional Notes in accordance with Sections 301 and 901 of the Indenture. Any such additional Notes subsequently issued shall rank equally and ratably with the Notes in all respects (except for the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of such further Notes or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of such further Notes), so that such further Notes shall be consolidated and form a single series with the Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the Notes, provided that either (i) such additional Notes are fungible with the Notes of such series offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (ii) such additional Notes shall have a separate CUSIP number.

(d) The Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global securities, without coupons, registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary (each, a “ Global Security ”) and deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary. Any proposed transfer of an interest in the Notes shall consist of a transfer within a Global Security and shall be effected through the book-entry system maintained by the Depositary.

(e) The Notes shall not have a sinking fund.

(f) The stated maturity of the principal of the Notes shall be April 15, 2058 (the “ Stated Maturity ”).

(g) The outstanding principal amount of the Notes shall accrue interest at a rate equal to 4.750% per annum, as provided in Section 2.03.

(h) The Notes shall be issued in denominations of USD 1,000 in principal amount and integral multiples of USD 1,000 in excess thereof.

 

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(i) The Notes shall be subject to both Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance in accordance with the Indenture.

(j) The Notes shall be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank equally with all other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of the Company.

SECTION 2.02 Guarantee . Subject to the terms and applicable limitations set forth in the Indenture and the form of Notes, the Notes shall be jointly and severally, irrevocably, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors as to all payments due on the Notes whether at their Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise in accordance with the terms of such Guarantees and the Indenture. In the case of the failure of the Company to pay punctually any principal, premium or interest on the Notes, the Guarantors shall cause any such payment to be made as it becomes due and payable, whether at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise. The Guarantees shall be unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors and rank equally with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors that is currently outstanding or that they may issue in the future.

SECTION 2.03 Interest . The Notes shall bear interest at a rate equal to 4.750% per annum, and computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months. Interest on the Notes will accrue from April 4, 2018 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, as the case may be. Interest is payable semi-annually, in arrears, on April 15 and October 15 of each year (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”), subject to deferral of such payment in accordance with the definition of “ Business Day ” contained in Section 1.01 hereof, commencing October 15, 2018. Interest payments will be made until the full repayment of the outstanding principal amount of the Notes, and interest due on an Interest Payment Date will be paid to the Person in whose name the Notes were registered at the close of business on the applicable Regular Record Date immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment.

SECTION 2.04 Payment of Principal, Interest and Other Amounts . Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts and such payments on Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made through one or more Paying Agents appointed under the Indenture to the Depositary or its nominee, as the Holder of the Global Security. Initially, the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes will be The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., in St. Louis, Missouri. The Company may change the Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to the Holders of the Notes, and in such an event the Company may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. Payments of principal of,

 

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premium, if any, and interest on the Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Holder thereof; provided, however , that in the case of payments of principal and premium, if any, such Global Security is first surrendered to the Paying Agent.

SECTION 2.05 Optional Redemption.

(a) The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time prior to October 15, 2057 (the “ Par Call Date ”) upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice, as provided in Section 1104 of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:

(i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed; and

(ii) as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes to be redeemed as if the Notes matured on the Par Call Date (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points;

plus, in each case described above, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) such Redemption Date. The Treasury Rate will be calculated on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.

(b) The Company may, at its option, redeem the Notes as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time on or after the Par Call Date upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice, as provided in Section 1104 of the Indenture, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) the Redemption Date.

(c) Notice of redemption to the Holders of the Notes being redeemed shall be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, mailed (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with applicable procedures of the Depositary) (the date on which such notice is given to be termed a “ Redemption Notice Date ”). The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing not less than 5 Business Days prior to the date on which such notice is to be sent to the Holders (unless a shorter notice shall be satisfactory to the Trustee).

(d) Notice of redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of an equity offering, financing, or other corporate transaction. In addition, if such redemption

 

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or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be postponed until up to 60 days following the notice of redemption, and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date (including as it may be postponed). The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business not less than two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date if any such redemption has been rescinded or delayed, and upon receipt the Trustee shall provide such notice to each Holder.

(e) Unless the Company (and/or a Guarantor) defaults on payment of the redemption price, from and after the Redemption Date interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. On the Redemption Date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee or with one or more Paying Agents (or, if the Company is acting as its own Paying Agent, set aside, segregate and hold in trust as provided in the Indenture) money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on the Notes to be redeemed on such date.

(f) If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee will select, not more than sixty (60) days prior to the Redemption Date, the particular Notes or portions thereof for redemption from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption, on a pro rata basis according to the principal amount of the Notes registered in the respective name of each Holder of the Notes or in such other manner as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate.

SECTION 2.06 Optional Tax Redemption .

(a) The Company may, at the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s option, redeem the Notes in whole but not in part, upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice to Holders, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed (and all Additional Amounts, if any) to (but excluding) the Redemption Date, if (i) as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws, treaties, regulations or rulings of a jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is incorporated, organized or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax (each, a “ Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ”), or in the interpretation, application or administration of any such laws, treaties, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction) which becomes effective on or after April 4, 2018 (any such change or amendment, a “ Change in Tax Law ”), the Company or, if a payment were then due under a Guarantee, the relevant Guarantor, would be required to pay Additional Amounts and (ii) such obligation cannot be avoided by the Company or the relevant Guarantor taking reasonable measures available to it; provided, however , that the Notes may not be redeemed to the extent such Additional Amounts arise solely as a result of the Company assigning its obligations under the Notes to a Substitute Company (as defined in Section 801 of the Indenture), unless such assignment to a Substitute Company is undertaken as part of a plan of merger by the Parent Guarantor.

 

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(b) Prior to the delivery of any notice of redemption to Holders pursuant to this Section 2.06, the Company or the relevant Guarantor will deliver to the Trustee, in accordance with Indenture Section 1102, notice of such tax redemption accompanied by an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing to the effect that the Company or the relevant Guarantor is or would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result of such Change in Tax Law.

(c) No notice of redemption pursuant to this Section 2.06 may be given earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the earliest date on which the Company or the relevant Guarantor would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Notes were then due.

SECTION 2.07 Additional Amounts .

In the event that any Guarantor becomes obligated to make payments in respect of the Securities of this series, such Guarantor will make all payments in respect of the Securities of this series without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction at source by or on behalf of any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In the event such withholding or deduction is required by law, such Guarantor will pay to the Holders of the Notes such additional amounts (the “ Additional Amounts ”) as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by such Holders, after such withholding or deduction, shall equal the respective amounts of principal, interest and premium, if any, which would otherwise have been receivable in the absence of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable on account of any taxes or duties which:

(a) are payable by any person acting as custodian bank or collecting agent on behalf of such Holder, or otherwise in any manner which does not constitute a deduction or withholding by such Guarantor from payment of principal, interest or premium, if any, made by it, or

(b) are payable by reason of such Holder or beneficial owner having, or having had, some personal or business connection with such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and not merely by reason of the fact that payments in respect of the Notes or the Guarantees are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived from sources in, or are secured in, the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, or

(c) are imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of such Holder or beneficial owner to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence, or identity of the Holder and beneficial owner or to make any valid or timely declaration or similar claim or satisfy any other reporting requirements relating to such matters, whether required or imposed by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice, as a precondition to exemption from, or a reduction in the rate of withholding or deduction of, such taxes, or

 

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(d) consist of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property or similar taxes, or

(e) are imposed on or with respect to any payment by the applicable Guarantor to the registered Holder of this Note if such Holder is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that taxes would not have been imposed on such payment had such registered Holder been the sole beneficial owner of this Note, or

(f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to (i) any European Union directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or (ii) any international treaty or understanding relating to such taxation and to which the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or the European Union is a party, or (iii) any provision of law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform with, such directive, regulation, treaty or understanding, or

(g) are payable by reason of a change in law or practice that becomes effective more than thirty (30) days after the relevant payment of principal or interest becomes due, or is duly provided for and written notice thereof is provided to the Holders, whichever occurs later, or

(h) are payable because the Note was presented to a particular paying agent for payment if the Note could have been presented to another paying agent without any such withholding or deduction, or

(i) are payable for any combination of (a) through (h) above.

References to principal, interest or premium in respect of the Notes in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to include any Additional Amounts which may be payable as set forth in this Section 2.07. References to payment, deduction or withholding by any Guarantor shall be deemed to include payment, deduction or withholding on such Guarantor’s behalf by its paying agent, including the Trustee or the Sub-Paying Agent.

This Section 2.07 shall not apply to any Guarantor at any time when such Guarantor is incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, and will apply to the Company any time it is incorporated in a jurisdiction outside of the United States.

In addition, any amounts to be paid by the Company or any Guarantor on the Notes will be paid net of any deduction or withholding imposed or required pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended

 

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(the “ Code ”), any current or future regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (“ FATCA Withholding ”). Neither any Guarantor nor the Company will be required to pay Additional Amounts on account of any FATCA Withholding.

ARTICLE III

Miscellaneous Provisions

SECTION 3.01 Effectiveness . This Fifth Supplemental Indenture will become effective upon its execution and delivery.

SECTION 3.02 Original Issue . The Notes may, upon execution of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, be executed by the Company and delivered by the Company and the Parent Guarantor to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee shall, upon Company order, authenticate and deliver such Notes as in such Company order provided.

SECTION 3.03 Ratification and Integral Part . The Indenture, as supplemented by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Fifth Supplemental Indenture will be deemed an integral part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

SECTION 3.04 Priority . This Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided. The provisions of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall, subject to the terms hereof, supersede the provisions of the Indenture to the extent the Indenture is inconsistent herewith.

SECTION 3.05 Successors and Assigns . All covenants and agreements in the Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, by the Company and the Guarantors will bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

SECTION 3.06 Counterparts . This Fifth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

SECTION 3.07 Guarantee Limitations . The limitations applicable to the Guarantees, as set forth in Section 209 of the Indenture, will apply to the Guarantees issued hereunder; provided, however , that any further limitations, or any

amendments or modifications to such Guarantees or limitations thereon, shall be set forth in an additional supplemental indenture, in each case in accordance with the Indenture.

 

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SECTION 3.08 The Trustee . The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Fifth Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Company and the Guarantors.

SECTION 3.09 Governing Law . This Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Notes and Guarantees will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV W ORLDWIDE I NC .

as Company

By:   /s/ Bryan Warner
  Name: Bryan Warner
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV SA/NV

as Parent Guarantor

By:   /s/ Ann Randon
  Name: Ann Randon
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

By:   /s/ Jan Vandermeersch
  Name: Jan Vandermeersch
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

T HE B ANK O F N EW Y ORK M ELLON T RUST C OMPANY , N.A.,

as Trustee

By:   /s/ Richard Tarnas
  Name: Richard Tarnas
  Title: Vice President

[ Fifth Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV F INANCE I NC .

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

  /s/ Bryan Warner
 

Name:  Bryan Warner

 

Title:    Authorized Officer

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH C OMPANIES , LLC

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

  /s/ Bryan Warner
 

Name:  Bryan Warner

 

Title:    Authorized Officer

 

C OBREW NV

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

  /s/ Christine Delhaye
 

Name:  Christine Delhaye

 

Title:    Authorized Officer

 

By:

  /s/ Jan Vandermeersch
 

Name:  Jan Vandermeersch

 

Title:    Authorized Officer

 

B RANDBREW S.A.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

  /s/ Gert Magis
 

Name:  Gert Magis

 

Title:    Authorized Officer

 

By:

  /s/ Yannick Bomans
 

Name:  Yannick Bomans

 

Title:    Authorized Officer

 

B RANDBEV S.À R.L.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

  /s/ Gert Magis
 

Name:  Gert Magis

 

Title:    Authorized Officer

[ Fifth Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


By:

  /s/ Yannick Bomans
 

Name:  Yannick Bomans

 

Title:    Authorized Officer

[ Fifth Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


Exhibit A

 

FORM OF NOTES

FACE OF SECURITY

THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

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Exhibit A

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

4.750% Note due 2058

Payment of Principal, Premium, if any,

and Interest Irrevocably, Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Brandbev S.à r.l.,

Brandbrew S.A., Cobrew NV and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

 

No.    USD
CUSIP No.: 035240AP5    ISIN: US035240AP56

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the “ Company ”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or its registered assigns, on April 15, 2058 (the “ Maturity Date ”), the principal sum of                U.S. dollars, and to pay interest thereon from April 4, 2018 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually, in arrears, on April 15 and October 15, in each year, commencing on October 15, 2018, at the rate of 4.750% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment, subject to deferral of such interest payment in accordance with the Indenture in case such date is not a Business Day.

The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the April 1 and October 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

Subject to the terms of the Indenture, this Security is fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to all payments due hereon whether at the Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Guarantees and the Indenture.

 

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Exhibit A

 

Payments of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts and such payments on Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made through one or more Paying Agents appointed under the Indenture to the Depositary or its nominee, as the Holder of this Security. Initially, the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Securities will be The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., St. Louis, Missouri. The Company may change the Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to the Holders, and in such an event the Company may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. Payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities represented by this Security shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds; provided, however , that in the case of payments of principal and premium, if any, such Global Security is first surrendered to the Paying Agent.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Security or the Indenture, the Company may make any and all payments of principal, premium (if any) and interest on this Security pursuant to the applicable procedures of the Depositary for this Security as permitted in the Indenture.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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Exhibit A

 

I N W ITNESS W HEREOF , the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated:

 

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC.
By:    
    Name:
    Title: Authorized Officer

 

Attest:

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This Security is one of the Securities of the series designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

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Exhibit A

 

REVERSE OF SECURITY

1. Securities and Indenture

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (payable in U.S. dollars) (herein called the “ Securities ”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Base Indenture ”), as supplemented by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Fifth Supplemental Indenture ” and together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), in each case among the Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, as Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to time and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the “ Trustee ”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Base Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.

2. Series and Denomination

This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited to an aggregate principal amount of USD 1,500,000,000, except as provided in the Indenture. References herein to “this series” mean the series of securities designated on the face hereof. Except as provided in the preceding paragraph, references herein to the “ Securities ” means (unless the context otherwise requires) the Securities of this series and includes any other securities issued, as provided in the Indenture and forming a single series with the Securities of this series, provided that either (i) such additional Securities are fungible with the Securities of such series offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (ii) such additional Securities shall have a separate CUSIP number.

The Securities are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of USD 1,000 in principal amount and integral multiples of USD 1,000 in excess thereof.

3. Redemption at the Company’s Option

The Company may, at its option, redeem the Securities of this series as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time prior to October 15, 2057 (the “ Par Call Date ”) upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days prior notice at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed and (ii) as determined by the Independent Investment Banker, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Securities to be redeemed as if the Securities matured on the Par Call Date (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the Redemption Date) discounted to

 

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Exhibit A

 

the Redemption Date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve (12) 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points; plus, in each case described above, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) such Redemption Date.

The Company may also, at its option, redeem the Securities of this series as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time on or after the Par Call Date upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed to (but excluding) the Redemption Date.

A notice of redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent, including, but not limited to, completion of an equity offering, financing, or other corporate transaction. In addition, if such redemption or notice is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall state that, in the Company’s discretion, the redemption date may be postponed until up to 60 days following the notice of redemption, and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied by the redemption date (including as it may be postponed). The Company shall provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business not less than two Business Days prior to the Redemption Date if any such redemption has been rescinded or delayed, and upon receipt the Trustee shall provide such notice to each Holder.

In the event of redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

4. Optional Tax Redemption

The Company may, at the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s option, redeem the Securities of this series in whole, but not in part, upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities of this series then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed (and all Additional Amounts, if any) to (but excluding) the Redemption Date, if (i) as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws, treaties, regulations or rulings of a jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is incorporated, organized, or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax, or in the interpretation, application or administration of any such laws, treaties, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction) which becomes effective on or after the Date of the Prospectus Supplement (any such change or amendment, a “ Change in Tax Law ”), the Company or, if a payment were then due under a Guarantee, the relevant Guarantor, would be required to pay Additional

 

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Exhibit A

 

Amounts and (ii) such obligation cannot be avoided by the Company or the relevant Guarantor taking reasonable measures available to it; provided, however , that the Securities of this series may not be redeemed to the extent such Additional Amounts arise solely as a result of the Company assigning its obligations under the Securities of this series to a Substitute Company, unless such assignment to a Substitute Company is undertaken as part of a plan of merger by the Parent Guarantor.

Prior to the mailing of any notice of redemption pursuant to this Section, the Company or the relevant Guarantor will deliver to the Trustee an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing to the effect that the Company or the relevant Guarantor is or would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result of such Change in Tax Law.

No notice of redemption pursuant to this Section may be given earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the earliest date on which the Company or the relevant Guarantor would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Securities of this series were then due.

The foregoing provisions shall apply mutatis mutandis to any successor person, after such successor person becomes a party to the Indenture.

5. Additional Amounts

In the event that any Guarantor becomes obligated to make payments in respect of the Securities of this series, such Guarantor will make all payments in respect of the Securities of this series without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction at source by or on behalf of any jurisdiction in which such Guarantor is incorporated, organized or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax (the “Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction”) unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In such event, such Guarantor will pay to the Holders of the Securities of this series such additional amounts (the “Additional Amounts”) as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by the Holders, after such withholding or deduction, shall equal the respective amounts of principal and interest which would otherwise have been receivable in the absence of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable on account of any taxes or duties which:

(a) are payable by any person acting as custodian bank or collecting agent on behalf of such Holder, or otherwise in any manner which does not constitute a deduction or withholding by such Guarantor from payment of principal or interest made by it, or

 

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Exhibit A

 

(b) are payable by reason of such Holder or beneficial owner having, or having had, some personal or business connection with such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and not merely by reason of the fact that payments in respect of the Securities of this series or the Guarantees thereof are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived from sources in, or are secured in, the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, or

(c) are imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of such Holder or beneficial owner to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence, or identity of the Holder and beneficial owner or to make any valid or timely declaration or similar claim or satisfy any other reporting requirements relating to such matters, whether required or imposed by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice, as a precondition to exemption from, or a reduction in the rate of withholding or deduction of, such taxes, or

(d) consist of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property or similar taxes, or

(e) are imposed on or with respect to any payment by the applicable Guarantor to the registered Holder of this Security if such Holder is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that taxes would not have been imposed on such payment had such registered Holder been the sole beneficial owner of this Security, or

(f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to (i) any European Union directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or (ii) any international treaty or understanding relating to such taxation and to which the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or the European Union is a party, or (iii) any provision of law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform with, such directive, regulation, treaty or understanding, or

(g) are payable by reason of a change in law or practice that becomes effective more than thirty (30) days after the relevant payment of principal or interest becomes due, or is duly provided for and written notice thereof is provided to the Holders, whichever occurs later, or

(h) are payable because this Security was presented to a particular paying agent for payment if this Security could have been presented to another paying agent without any such withholding or deduction, or

(i) are payable for any combination of (a) through (h) above.

 

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Exhibit A

 

References to principal or interest in respect of the Securities of this series shall be deemed to include any Additional Amounts which may be payable as set forth in the Indenture.

The covenant regarding Additional Amounts shall not apply to any Guarantor at any time when such Guarantor is incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, and will apply to the Company any time it is incorporated in a jurisdiction outside of the United States.

In addition, any amounts to be paid by the Company or any Guarantor on the Securities of this series will be paid net of any deduction or withholding imposed or required pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, any current or future regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (“FATCA Withholding”). Neither any Guarantor nor the Company will be required to pay Additional Amounts on account of any FATCA Withholding.

6. Transfer and Exchange

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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Exhibit A

 

7. Limitation on Suits

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made a written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity and/or security, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity and/or security. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

8. Amendment, Modification and Waiver

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company or the Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding (irrespective of series) that are to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

 

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Exhibit A

 

9. Defeasance

The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.

10. Governing Law

This Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

11. Defined Terms

All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Base Indenture or the Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Base Indenture or the Fifth Supplemental Indenture.

 

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Exhibit B

 

FORM OF GUARANTEE

For value received, the undersigned (herein called the “ Guarantors ”, and each, a “ Guarantor ”, which terms include any successor Person or Persons under the Indenture referred to in the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed), hereby jointly and severally, irrevocably, fully and unconditionally guarantee to the Trustee and to each Holder of this Security, which has been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), and any premium and interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), on this Security and the due and punctual payment of the sinking fund payments, if any, and analogous obligations, if any, provided for pursuant to the terms of this Security, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at Stated Maturity or upon redemption or upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise according to the terms of this Security and of the Indenture. In case of default by the Company in the payment of any such principal (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), sinking fund payment or analogous obligation, each Guarantor agrees duly and punctually to pay the same. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall rank pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of such Guarantor, shall be as principal and not merely as surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of any extension of the time for payment of this Security, any modification of this Security, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of this Security or the Indenture, any failure to enforce the same or any waiver, modification, consent or indulgence granted to the Company with respect thereto by the Holder of this Security or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a demand or proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice with respect to this Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged as to this Security except by payment in full of the principal of (including any amount payable in respect of original issue discount), and any premium and interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), thereon.

Each Guarantor irrevocably waives any and all rights to which it may be entitled, by operation of law or otherwise, upon making any payment hereunder (i) to be subrogated to the rights of a Holder against the Company with respect to such payment or otherwise to be reimbursed, indemnified or exonerated by the Company in respect thereof or (ii) to receive any payment, in the nature of contribution or for any other reason, from any other obligor with respect to such payment.

This Guarantee shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to this Security until the certificate of authentication on this Security shall have been signed by the Trustee.

 

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Exhibit B

 

All terms used in this Guarantee which are not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed.

This Guarantee is subject to the release upon the terms set forth in the Indenture.

This Guarantee is subject to certain limitations and waivers set forth in the Indenture, as it may be supplemented from time to time.

This Guarantee is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

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Exhibit B

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guarantee to be signed by facsimile by its duly authorized officer or representative and, if required by applicable law, has caused a facsimile of its corporate seal to be affixed hereunto or imprinted hereon.

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV SA/NV
as Parent Guarantor

 

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV F INANCE I NC .

as Subsidiary Guarantor

 

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH C OMPANIES , LLC

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

C OBREW NV

as Subsidiary Guarantor

 

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

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Exhibit B

 

B RANDBREW S.A.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

 

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

B RANDBEV S. À R.L.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

 

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

B-4

Exhibit 4.7

 

 

 

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC.

and

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV

and

the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party hereto from time to time

and

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.

Trustee

 

 

SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of April 4, 2018

 

 

To the Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018,

among Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.,

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to time and

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Trustee

Floating Rate Notes due 2024

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  
ARTICLE I   
DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION   

SECTION 1.01 Definitions

     2  

SECTION 1.02 Effect of Headings

     4  

SECTION 1.03 Separability Clause

     4  

SECTION 1.04 Benefits of Instrument

     4  
ARTICLE II   
FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 2024   

SECTION 2.01 Creation of Series; Establishment of Form

     4  

SECTION 2.02 Guarantee

     5  

SECTION 2.03 Interest

     5  

SECTION 2.04 Payment of Principal, Interest and Other Amounts

     7  

SECTION 2.05 Optional Tax Redemption

     7  

SECTION 2.06 Additional Amounts

     8  
ARTICLE III   
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS   

SECTION 3.01 Effectiveness

     10  

SECTION 3.02 Original Issue

     10  

SECTION 3.03 Ratification and Integral Part

     10  

SECTION 3.04 Priority

     10  

SECTION 3.05 Successors and Assigns

     10  

SECTION 3.06 Counterparts

     10  

SECTION 3.07 Guarantee Limitations

     10  

SECTION 3.08 The Trustee

     11  

SECTION 3.09 Governing Law

     11  
FORM OF NOTES   

EXHIBIT A

     A-1  

EXHIBIT B

     B-1  

 

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SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Sixth Supplemental Indenture ”), among ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Company ”), ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV, a société anonyme duly organized and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium (the “ Parent Guarantor ”), ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV FINANCE INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, BRANDBEV S.À R.L., a société à responsabilité limitée incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with its registered office at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under the number B 80.984, BRANDBREW S.A., a société anonyme incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with its registered address at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and registered with the Luxembourg register of commerce and companies under number B 75.696, COBREW NV, a naamloze vennootschap duly organized and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium, ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, LLC, a limited liability company duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (each, a “ Subsidiary Guarantor ”, and together with the Parent Guarantor, the “ Guarantors ”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as trustee (the “ Trustee ”) to the Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, as heretofore amended and supplemented (the “ Indenture ”).

RECITALS OF THE COMPANY AND THE GUARANTORS

WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee are parties to the Indenture, which provides for the issuance from time to time of unsecured debt securities of the Company;

WHEREAS, Section 901(9) of the Indenture permits supplements thereto without the consent of Holders of Securities to establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Sections 201 and 301 of the Indenture;

WHEREAS, as contemplated by Section 301 of the Indenture, the Company intends to issue a new series of Securities to be known as the Company’s “Floating Rate Notes due 2024” (the “ Notes ”) under the Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Company and the Guarantors have taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution and delivery of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture;

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, THIS SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITNESSETH:

For and in consideration of the premises and the other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee mutually agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION

SECTION 1.01 Definitions .

Except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, all terms used in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed to them by the Indenture. The following terms used in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture have the following respective meanings:

3-Month LIBOR ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

Business Day ” means a day on which commercial banks and exchange markets are open, or not authorized to close, in the City of New York, London and Brussels.

Business Day Convention ” means that if any Interest Payment Date (other than the Stated Maturity or a date fixed for redemption or payment in connection with an acceleration of the Notes) falls on a day that is not a Business Day, that Interest Payment Date will be postponed to the next succeeding Business Day unless that Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar month, in which case the Interest Payment Date will be the immediately preceding Business Day.

Calculation Agent ” means The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

Change in Tax Law ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a).

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture.

Date of the Prospectus Supplement ” means March 20, 2018, which is the date of the final Prospectus Supplement prepared in connection with the issuance of the Notes and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Depositary ” means The Depository Trust Company, or any successor thereto.

Global Security ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d).

 

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Guarantors ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture.

IBA ” means ICE Benchmark Administration Limited.

Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture.

Interest Determination Date ” means, for each particular Interest Reset Date (as defined below), the second London Business Day (as defined below) preceding such Interest Reset Date.

Interest Payment Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

Interest Period ” means the period beginning on, and including, an Interest Payment Date and ending on, but not including, the following Interest Payment Date; provided that the first Interest Period will begin on April 4, 2018, and will end on, but not include, the first Interest Payment Date.

Interest Reset Date ” means, for each Interest Period other than the first Interest Period, the first day of such Interest Period, subject to the Business Day Convention.

London Business Day ” means any weekday on which banking or trust institutions in London are not authorized generally or obligated by law, regulation or executive order to close.

Notes ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Parent Guarantor ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture.

Regular Record Date ” means the fifteenth calendar day immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date, whether or not such day is a Business Day.

Sixth Supplemental Indenture ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Spread ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03.

Stated Maturity ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(f).

Trustee ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture.

 

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SECTION 1.02 Effect of Headings .

The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

SECTION 1.03 Separability Clause .

In case any provision in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

SECTION 1.04 Benefits of Instrument .

Nothing in this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, express or implied, shall give to any Person, other than the parties hereto and their successors hereunder and the Holders, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Sixth Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture.

ARTICLE II

FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 2024

SECTION 2.01 Creation of Series; Establishment of Form .

(a) There is hereby established a new series of Securities under the Indenture entitled “Floating Rate Notes due 2024”.

(b) The form of the Notes, including the form of the certificate of authentication, is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

(c) The Company shall issue the Notes in an aggregate principal amount of USD 500,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, issue additional Notes in accordance with Sections 301 and 901 of the Indenture. Any such additional Notes subsequently issued shall rank equally and ratably with the Notes in all respects (except for the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of such further Notes or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of such further Notes), so that such further Notes shall be consolidated and form a single series with the Notes and shall have the same terms as to status, redemption or otherwise as the Notes, provided that either (i) such additional Notes are fungible with the Notes of such series offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (ii) such additional Notes shall have a separate CUSIP number.

(d) The Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more permanent global securities, without coupons, registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary (each, a “ Global Security ”) and deposited with the Trustee, as custodian for the Depositary. Any proposed transfer of an interest in the Notes shall consist of a transfer within a Global Security and shall be effected through the book-entry system maintained by the Depositary.

 

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(e) The Notes shall not have a sinking fund.

(f) The stated maturity of the principal of the Notes shall be January 12, 2024 (the “ Stated Maturity ”).

(g) The outstanding principal amount of the Notes shall accrue interest at a rate equal to 3-Month LIBOR, reset quarterly, plus the Spread, as provided in Section 2.03.

(h) The Notes shall be issued in denominations of USD 1,000 in principal amount and integral multiples of USD 1,000 in excess thereof.

(i) The Notes shall be subject to both Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance in accordance with the Indenture.

(j) The Notes shall be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and will rank equally with all other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of the Company.

SECTION 2.02 Guarantee . Subject to the terms and applicable limitations set forth in the Indenture and the form of Notes, the Notes shall be jointly and severally, irrevocably, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors as to all payments due on the Notes whether at their Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise in accordance with the terms of such Guarantees and the Indenture. In the case of the failure of the Company to pay punctually any principal of or interest on the Notes, the Guarantors shall cause any such payment to be made as it becomes due and payable, whether at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise. The Guarantees shall be unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors and rank equally with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantors that is currently outstanding or that they may issue in the future.

SECTION 2.03 Interest . The Notes shall bear interest at a floating rate per year equal to the 3-Month U.S. dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (“ 3-Month LIBOR ”), reset quarterly, plus 0.74% (the “ Spread ”), as described below. Interest will accrue from April 4, 2018 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, as the case may be. Interest is payable quarterly, in arrears, on January 12, April 12, July 12 and October 12 of each year, subject to the Business Day Convention (each, an “ Interest Payment Date ”), commencing on July 12, 2018 to the Person in whose name the Notes were registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date, whether or not such day is a Business Day, until the principal thereof is paid or made available for payment.

 

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If the date of maturity of principal of the Notes or the date fixed for redemption or payment in connection with an acceleration of any Note is not a Business Day, then payment of interest or principal need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the date of maturity or the date fixed for redemption or payment in connection with acceleration, and no interest shall accrue as a result of the delayed payment.

The interest rate on the Notes for the first Interest Period will be 3-Month LIBOR, as determined on March 29, 2018 (treating March 29, 2018 as if it were an Interest Determination Date and April 4, 2018 as the related Interest Reset Date), plus the Spread. Thereafter, the interest rate on the Notes for any Interest Period will be 3-Month LIBOR, as determined on the applicable Interest Determination Date, plus the Spread. The interest rate on the Notes will be reset quarterly on each Interest Reset Date. For each Interest Period, interest on the Notes will be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days in the Interest Period divided by 360.

The Calculation Agent will determine 3-Month LIBOR in accordance with the following provisions: With respect to any Interest Determination Date, 3-Month LIBOR will be the rate for deposits in U.S. dollars having a maturity of three months commencing on the related Interest Reset Date that appears on the designated LIBOR page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on that Interest Determination Date. If no rate appears, 3-Month LIBOR, in respect of that Interest Determination Date, will be determined as follows: the Calculation Agent will request the principal London offices of each of four major reference banks in the London interbank market, as selected and identified by the Company, to provide the Calculation Agent with its offered quotation for deposits in U.S. dollars for the period of three months, commencing on the Interest Reset Date, to prime banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on that Interest Determination Date and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in U.S. dollars in that market at that time. If at least two quotations are provided, then 3-Month LIBOR on that Interest Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of those quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided, then 3-Month LIBOR on the Interest Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Interest Determination Date by three major banks in The City of New York as selected and identified by the Company for loans in U.S. dollars to leading European banks, having a three-month maturity and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in U.S. dollars in that market at that time; provided, however , that if the banks selected and identified by the Company are not providing quotations in the manner described by this sentence, 3-Month LIBOR determined as of that Interest Determination Date will be 3-Month LIBOR in effect on that Interest Determination Date ( i.e. , the same as the rate determined for the immediately preceding Interest Reset Date). The designated LIBOR page is the Reuters screen “LIBOR01”, or any successor service for the purpose of displaying the London interbank rates of major banks for U.S. dollars. The Reuters screen “LIBOR01” is the display designated as the Reuters screen “LIBOR01”, or such

 

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other page as may replace the Reuters screen “LIBOR01” on that service or such other service or services as may be designated for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates for U.S. dollar deposits by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (“ IBA ”) or its successor or such other entity assuming the responsibility of the IBA or its successor in calculating the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate in the event the IBA or its successor no longer does so.

All calculations made by the Calculation Agent for the purposes of calculating the interest rate on the Notes shall be conclusive and binding on the Holders, the Company and the Trustee, absent manifest error.

SECTION 2.04 Payment of Principal, Interest and Other Amounts . Payments of principal of and interest on the Notes shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts and such payments on Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made through one or more Paying Agents appointed under the Indenture to the Depositary or its nominee, as the Holder of the Global Security. Initially, the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes will be The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., in St. Louis, Missouri. The Company may change the Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to the Holders of the Notes, and in such an event the Company may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. Payments of principal of and interest on the Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Holder thereof; provided , however , that in the case of payments of principal, such Global Security is first surrendered to the Paying Agent.

SECTION 2.05 Optional Tax Redemption .

(a) The Company may, at the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s option, redeem the Notes in whole but not in part, upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice to Holders, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed (and all Additional Amounts, if any) to (but excluding) the Redemption Date, if (i) as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws, treaties, regulations or rulings of a jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is incorporated, organized or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax, or in the interpretation, application or administration of any such laws, treaties, regulations or rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction) which becomes effective on or after April 4, 2018 (any such change or amendment, a “ Change in Tax Law ”), the Company or, if a payment were then due under a Guarantee, the relevant Guarantor, would be required to pay Additional Amounts and (ii) such obligation cannot be avoided by the Company or the relevant Guarantor taking reasonable measures available to it; provided, however , that the Notes may not be redeemed to the extent such Additional Amounts arise solely as a result of the Company assigning its obligations under the Notes to a Substitute Company (as defined in Section 801 of the Indenture), unless such assignment to a Substitute Company is undertaken as part of a plan of merger by the Parent Guarantor.

 

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(b) Prior to the delivery of any notice of redemption to Holders pursuant to this Section 2.05, the Company or the relevant Guarantor will deliver to the Trustee, in accordance with Indenture Section 1102, notice of such tax redemption accompanied by an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing to the effect that the Company or the relevant Guarantor is or would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result of such Change in Tax Law.

(c) No notice of redemption pursuant to this Section 2.05 may be given earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the earliest date on which the Company or the relevant Guarantor would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Notes were then due.

SECTION 2.06 Additional Amounts .

In the event that any Guarantor becomes obligated to make payments in respect of the Securities of this series, such Guarantor will make all payments in respect of the Securities of this series without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction at source by or on behalf of any Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In the event such withholding or deduction is required by law, such Guarantor will pay to the Holders of the Notes such additional amounts (the “ Additional Amounts ”) as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by such Holders, after such withholding or deduction, shall equal the respective amounts of principal, interest and premium, if any, which would otherwise have been receivable in the absence of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable on account of any taxes or duties which:

(a) are payable by any person acting as custodian bank or collecting agent on behalf of such Holder, or otherwise in any manner which does not constitute a deduction or withholding by such Guarantor from payment of principal, interest or premium, if any, made by it, or

(b) are payable by reason of such Holder or beneficial owner having, or having had, some personal or business connection with such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and not merely by reason of the fact that payments in respect of the Notes or the Guarantees are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived from sources in, or are secured in, the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, or

(c) are imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of such Holder or beneficial owner to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence, or identity of the Holder and beneficial owner or to

 

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make any valid or timely declaration or similar claim or satisfy any other reporting requirements relating to such matters, whether required or imposed by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice, as a precondition to exemption from, or a reduction in the rate of withholding or deduction of, such taxes, or

(d) consist of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property or similar taxes, or

(e) are imposed on or with respect to any payment by the applicable Guarantor to the registered Holder of this Note if such Holder is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that taxes would not have been imposed on such payment had such registered Holder been the sole beneficial owner of this Note, or

(f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to (i) any European Union directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or (ii) any international treaty or understanding relating to such taxation and to which the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or the European Union is a party, or (iii) any provision of law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform with, such directive, regulation, treaty or understanding, or

(g) are payable by reason of a change in law or practice that becomes effective more than thirty (30) days after the relevant payment of principal or interest becomes due, or is duly provided for and written notice thereof is provided to the Holders, whichever occurs later, or

(h) are payable because the Note was presented to a particular paying agent for payment if the Note could have been presented to another paying agent without any such withholding or deduction, or

(i) are payable for any combination of (a) through (h) above.

References to principal, interest or premium in respect of the Notes in this Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to include any Additional Amounts which may be payable as set forth in this Section 2.06. References to payment, deduction or withholding by any Guarantor shall be deemed to include payment, deduction or withholding on such Guarantor’s behalf by its paying agent, including the Trustee or the Sub-Paying Agent.

This Section 2.06 shall not apply to any Guarantor at any time when such Guarantor is incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, and will apply to the Company any time it is incorporated in a jurisdiction outside of the United States.

 

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In addition, any amounts to be paid by the Company or any Guarantor on the Notes will be paid net of any deduction or withholding imposed or required pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), any current or future regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the Code or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (“ FATCA Withholding ”). Neither any Guarantor nor the Company will be required to pay Additional Amounts on account of any FATCA Withholding.

ARTICLE III

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 3.01 Effectiveness . This Sixth Supplemental Indenture will become effective upon its execution and delivery.

SECTION 3.02 Original Issue . The Notes may, upon execution of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, be executed by the Company and delivered by the Company and the Parent Guarantor to the Trustee for authentication, and the Trustee shall, upon Company order, authenticate and deliver such Notes as in such Company order provided.

SECTION 3.03 Ratification and Integral Part . The Indenture, as supplemented by this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and this Sixth Supplemental Indenture will be deemed an integral part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided.

SECTION 3.04 Priority . This Sixth Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed part of the Indenture in the manner and to the extent herein and therein provided. The provisions of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture shall, subject to the terms hereof, supersede the provisions of the Indenture to the extent the Indenture is inconsistent herewith.

SECTION 3.05 Successors and Assigns . All covenants and agreements in the Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Sixth Supplemental Indenture, by the Company and the Guarantors will bind their respective successors and assigns, whether so expressed or not.

SECTION 3.06 Counterparts . This Sixth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

SECTION 3.07 Guarantee Limitations . The limitations applicable to the Guarantees, as set forth in Section 209 of the Indenture, will apply to the Guarantees issued hereunder; provided, however , that any further limitations, or any

amendments or modifications to such Guarantees or limitations thereon, shall be set forth in an additional supplemental indenture, in each case in accordance with the Indenture.

 

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SECTION 3.08 The Trustee . The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Sixth Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which are made solely by the Company and the Guarantors.

SECTION 3.09 Governing Law . This Sixth Supplemental Indenture and the Notes and Guarantees will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Sixth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV W ORLDWIDE I NC .

as Company

By:   /s/ Bryan Warner
  Name:   Bryan Warner
  Title:   Authorized Officer

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV SA/NV
as Parent Guarantor

By:

 

/s/ Ann Randon

 

Name:

  Ann Randon
 

Title:

 

Authorized Officer

 

By:   /s/ Jan Vandermeersch
  Name:   Jan Vandermeersch
  Title:   Authorized Officer

 

T HE B ANK OF N EW Y ORK M ELLON T RUST C OMPANY , N.A.,
as Trustee
By:   /s/ Richard Tarnas
  Name:   Richard Tarnas
  Title:   Vice President

[ Sixth Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV F INANCE I NC .

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:   /s/ Bryan Warner
  Name:   Bryan Warner
  Title:   Authorized Officer

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH C OMPANIES , LLC

as Subsidiary Guarantor
By:   /s/ Bryan Warner
  Name:   Bryan Warner
  Title:   Authorized Officer

 

C OBREW NV

as Subsidiary Guarantor
By:   /s/ Christine Delhaye
  Name:   Christine Delhaye
  Title:   Authorized Officer

 

By:   /s/ Jan Vandermeersch
  Name:   Jan Vandermeersch
  Title:   Authorized Officer

 

B RANDBREW S.A.
as Subsidiary Guarantor
By:   /s/ Gert Magis
  Name:   Gert Magis
  Title:   Authorized Officer

 

By:   /s/ Yannick Bomans
  Name:   Yannick Bomans
  Title:   Authorized Officer

 

B RANDBEV S. À R.L.
as Subsidiary Guarantor
By:   /s/ Gert Magis
  Name:   Gert Magis
  Title:   Authorized Officer

[ Sixth Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


By:   /s/ Yannick Bomans
  Name:   Yannick Bomans
  Title:   Authorized Officer

[ Sixth Supplemental Indenture Signature Page ]


Exhibit A

 

FORM OF NOTES

FACE OF SECURITY

THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC. OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

A-1


Exhibit A

 

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

Floating Rate Note due 2024

Payment of Principal

and Interest Irrevocably, Fully and Unconditionally Guaranteed by

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Brandbev S.à r.l.,

Brandbrew S.A., Cobrew NV and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC

 

No.       USD
CUSIP No. 035240AK6       ISIN: US035240AK69

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein called the “ Company ”, which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., or its registered assigns, on January 12, 2024 (the “ Maturity Date ”), the principal sum of U.S. dollars, and to pay interest thereon from April 4, 2018 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, quarterly, in arrears, on January 12, April 12, July 12 and October 12 subject to the Business Day Convention, in each year, commencing on July 12, 2018, at a floating rate equal to 3-Month LIBOR, reset quarterly, plus 0.75%, per annum, as described below, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment.

The interest rate on the Notes for the first Interest Period will be 3-Month LIBOR, as determined on March 29, 2018 (treating March 29, 2018 as if it were an Interest Determination Date and April 4, 2018 as the related Interest Reset Date), plus the Spread. Thereafter, the interest rate on the Notes for any Interest Period will be 3-Month LIBOR, as determined on the applicable Interest Determination Date, plus the Spread. The interest rate on the Notes will be reset quarterly on each Interest Reset Date. For each Interest Period, interest on the Notes will be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days in the Interest Period divided by 360.

The Calculation Agent will determine 3-Month LIBOR in accordance with the following provisions: With respect to any Interest Determination Date, 3-Month LIBOR will be the rate for deposits in U.S. dollars having a maturity of three months commencing on the related Interest Reset Date that appears on the designated LIBOR page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on that Interest Determination Date. If no rate appears, 3-Month LIBOR, in respect of that Interest Determination Date, will be determined as follows: the Calculation Agent will request the principal London offices of each of four major reference banks in the London interbank market, as selected and identified by the Company, to provide the Calculation Agent with its offered quotation for deposits in U.S. dollars for the period of three months, commencing on the Interest Reset Date, to prime banks in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on that Interest Determination Date and in a principal amount that is

 

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Exhibit A

 

representative for a single transaction in U.S. dollars in that market at that time. If at least two quotations are provided, then 3-Month LIBOR on that Interest Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of those quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided, then 3-Month LIBOR on the Interest Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Interest Determination Date by three major banks in The City of New York as selected and identified by the Company for loans in U.S. dollars to leading European banks, having a three-month maturity and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in U.S. dollars in that market at that time; provided, however , that if the banks selected and identified by the Company are not providing quotations in the manner described by this sentence, 3-Month LIBOR determined as of that Interest Determination Date will be 3-Month LIBOR in effect on that Interest Determination Date ( i.e. , the same as the rate determined for the immediately preceding Interest Reset Date). The designated LIBOR page is the Reuters screen “LIBOR01”, or any successor service for the purpose of displaying the London interbank rates of major banks for U.S. dollars. The Reuters screen “LIBOR01” is the display designated as the Reuters screen “LIBOR01”, or such other page as may replace the Reuters screen “LIBOR01” on that service or such other service or services as may be designated for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates for U.S. dollar deposits by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (“ IBA ”) or its successor or such other entity assuming the responsibility of the IBA or its successor in calculating the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate in the event the IBA or its successor no longer does so.

All calculations made by the Calculation Agent for the purposes of calculating the interest rate on the Notes shall be conclusive and binding on the Holders, the Company and the Trustee, absent manifest error.

The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be the fifteenth calendar day immediately preceding the applicable Interest Payment Date, whether or not such day is a Business Day. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holders of Securities of this series not less than ten (10) days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

Subject to the terms of the Indenture, this Security is fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to all payments due hereon whether at the Stated Maturity, by acceleration, redemption, repayment or otherwise in accordance with the terms of the Guarantees and the Indenture.

 

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Exhibit A

 

Payments of principal of and interest on the Notes shall be made in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts and such payments on Notes represented by a Global Security shall be made through one or more Paying Agents appointed under the Indenture to the Depositary or its nominee, as the Holder of this Security. Initially, the Paying Agent and Registrar for the Securities will be The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., St. Louis, Missouri. The Company may change the Paying Agent or Registrar without prior notice to the Holders, and in such an event the Company may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. Payments of principal of and interest on the Securities represented by this Security shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds; provided, however , that in the case of payments of principal, such Global Security is first surrendered to the Paying Agent.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Security or the Indenture, the Company may make any and all payments of principal of and interest on this Security pursuant to the applicable procedures of the Depositary for this Security as permitted in the Indenture.

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Security set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Security shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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Exhibit A

 

I N W ITNESS W HEREOF , the Company has caused this instrument to be duly executed.

Dated:

 

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC.
By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

Attest:
 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

This Security is one of the Securities of the series designated herein and referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
By:    
  Authorized Signatory

 

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Exhibit A

 

REVERSE OF SECURITY

1. Securities and Indenture

This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (payable in U.S. dollars) (herein called the “ Securities ”), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Base Indenture ”), as supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “ Sixth Supplemental Indenture ” and together with the Base Indenture, the “ Indenture ”), in each case among the Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, as Parent Guarantor, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto from time to time and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (herein called the “ Trustee ”, which term includes any successor trustee under the Base Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.

2. Series and Denomination

This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, initially limited to an aggregate principal amount of USD 500,000,000, except as provided in the Indenture. References herein to “this series” mean the series of securities designated on the face hereof. Except as provided in the preceding paragraph, references herein to the “ Securities ” means (unless the context otherwise requires) the Securities of this series and includes any other securities issued, as provided in the Indenture and forming a single series with the Securities of this series, provided that either (i) such additional Securities are fungible with the Securities of such series offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (ii) such additional Securities shall have a separate CUSIP number.

The Securities are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of USD 1,000 in principal amount and integral multiples of USD 1,000 in excess thereof.

3. Optional Tax Redemption

The Company may, at the Company’s or the Parent Guarantor’s option, redeem the Securities of this series in whole, but not in part, upon not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days’ prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities of this series then outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount being redeemed (and all Additional Amounts, if any) to (but excluding) the Redemption Date, if (i) as a result of any change in, or amendment to, the laws, treaties, regulations or rulings of a jurisdiction in which the Company or any Guarantor is incorporated, organized, or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax, or in the interpretation, application or administration of any such laws, treaties, regulations or

 

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rulings (including a holding, judgment or order by a court of competent jurisdiction) which becomes effective on or after the Date of the Prospectus Supplement (any such change or amendment, a “ Change in Tax Law ”), the Company or, if a payment were then due under a Guarantee, the relevant Guarantor, would be required to pay Additional Amounts and (ii) such obligation cannot be avoided by the Company or the relevant Guarantor taking reasonable measures available to it; provided, however , that the Securities of this series may not be redeemed to the extent such Additional Amounts arise solely as a result of the Company assigning its obligations under the Securities of this series to a Substitute Company, unless such assignment to a Substitute Company is undertaken as part of a plan of merger by the Parent Guarantor.

Prior to the mailing of any notice of redemption pursuant to this Section, the Company or the relevant Guarantor will deliver to the Trustee an opinion of independent tax counsel of recognized standing to the effect that the Company or the relevant Guarantor is or would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts as a result of such Change in Tax Law.

No notice of redemption pursuant to this Section may be given earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the earliest date on which the Company or the relevant Guarantor would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the Securities of this series were then due.

4. Additional Amounts

In the event that any Guarantor becomes obligated to make payments in respect of the Securities of this series, such Guarantor will make all payments in respect of the Securities of this series without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties of whatever nature imposed or levied by way of withholding or deduction at source by or on behalf of any jurisdiction in which such Guarantor is incorporated, organized or otherwise tax resident or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax (the “ Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction ”) unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In such event, such Guarantor will pay to the Holders of the Securities of this series such additional amounts (the “ Additional Amounts ”) as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by the Holders, after such withholding or deduction, shall equal the respective amounts of principal and interest which would otherwise have been receivable in the absence of such withholding or deduction; except that no such Additional Amounts shall be payable on account of any taxes or duties which:

(a) are payable by any person acting as custodian bank or collecting agent on behalf of such Holder, or otherwise in any manner which does not constitute a deduction or withholding by such Guarantor from payment of principal or interest made by it, or

 

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(b) are payable by reason of such Holder or beneficial owner having, or having had, some personal or business connection with such Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction and not merely by reason of the fact that payments in respect of the Securities of this series or the Guarantees thereof are, or for purposes of taxation are deemed to be, derived from sources in, or are secured in, the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction, or

(c) are imposed or withheld by reason of the failure of such Holder or beneficial owner to provide certification, information, documents or other evidence concerning the nationality, residence, or identity of the Holder and beneficial owner or to make any valid or timely declaration or similar claim or satisfy any other reporting requirements relating to such matters, whether required or imposed by statute, treaty, regulation or administrative practice, as a precondition to exemption from, or a reduction in the rate of withholding or deduction of such taxes, or

(d) consist of any estate, inheritance, gift, sales, excise, transfer, personal property or similar taxes, or

(e) are imposed on or with respect to any payment by the applicable Guarantor to the registered Holder of this Security if such Holder is a fiduciary or partnership or any person other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment to the extent that taxes would not have been imposed on such payment had such registered Holder been the sole beneficial owner of this Security, or

(f) are deducted or withheld pursuant to (i) any European Union directive or regulation concerning the taxation of interest income, or (ii) any international treaty or understanding relating to such taxation and to which the Relevant Taxing Jurisdiction or the European Union is a party, or (iii) any provision of law implementing, or complying with, or introduced to conform with, such directive, regulation, treaty or understanding, or

(g) are payable by reason of a change in law or practice that becomes effective more than thirty (30) days after the relevant payment of principal or interest becomes due, or is duly provided for and written notice thereof is provided to the Holders, whichever occurs later, or

(h) are payable because this Security was presented to a particular paying agent for payment if this Security could have been presented to another paying agent without any such withholding or deduction, or

(i) are payable for any combination of (a) through (h) above.

References to principal or interest in respect of the Securities of this series shall be deemed to include any Additional Amounts which may be payable as set forth in the Indenture.

 

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Exhibit A

 

The covenant regarding Additional Amounts shall not apply to any Guarantor at any time when such Guarantor is incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States, and will apply to the Company any time it is incorporated in a jurisdiction outside of the United States.

In addition, any amounts to be paid by the Company or any Guarantor on the Securities of this series will be paid net of any deduction or withholding imposed or required pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, any current or future regulations thereunder or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code (“ FATCA Withholding ”). Neither any Guarantor nor the Company will be required to pay Additional Amounts on account of any FATCA Withholding.

5. Transfer and Exchange

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.

No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee and any agent of the Company, the Guarantors or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and neither the Company, the Guarantors, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

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Exhibit A

 

6. Limitation on Suits

As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made a written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity and/or security, and the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity and/or security. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein.

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

7. Amendment, Modification and Waiver

The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company or the Guarantors and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding (irrespective of series) that are to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security.

8. Defeasance

The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of certain restrictive covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture.

 

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Exhibit A

 

9. Governing Law

This Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

10. Defined Terms

All terms used in this Security which are defined in the Base Indenture or the Sixth Supplemental Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Base Indenture or the Sixth Supplemental Indenture.

 

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Exhibit B

 

FORM OF GUARANTEE

For value received, the undersigned (herein called the “ Guarantors ”, and each, a “ Guarantor ”, which terms include any successor Person or Persons under the Indenture referred to in the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed), hereby jointly and severally, irrevocably, fully and unconditionally guarantee to the Trustee and to each Holder of this Security, which has been authenticated and delivered by the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), and any premium and interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), on this Security and the due and punctual payment of the sinking fund payments, if any, and analogous obligations, if any, provided for pursuant to the terms of this Security, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at Stated Maturity or upon redemption or upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise according to the terms of this Security and of the Indenture. In case of default by the Company in the payment of any such principal (including any amount in respect of original issue discount), interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), sinking fund payment or analogous obligation, each Guarantor agrees duly and punctually to pay the same. Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its obligations hereunder shall rank pari passu with all other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of such Guarantor, shall be as principal and not merely as surety, and shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of any extension of the time for payment of this Security, any modification of this Security, any invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability of this Security or the Indenture, any failure to enforce the same or any waiver, modification, consent or indulgence granted to the Company with respect thereto by the Holder of this Security or the Trustee, or any other circumstances which may otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge of a surety or guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a demand or proceeding first against the Company, protest or notice with respect to this Security or the indebtedness evidenced thereby and all demands whatsoever, and covenants that this Guarantee will not be discharged as to this Security except by payment in full of the principal of (including any amount payable in respect of original issue discount), and interest (together with any Additional Amounts payable pursuant to the terms of this Security), thereon.

Each Guarantor irrevocably waives any and all rights to which it may be entitled, by operation of law or otherwise, upon making any payment hereunder (i) to be subrogated to the rights of a Holder against the Company with respect to such payment or otherwise to be reimbursed, indemnified or exonerated by the Company in respect thereof or (ii) to receive any payment, in the nature of contribution or for any other reason, from any other obligor with respect to such payment.

This Guarantee shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose with respect to this Security until the certificate of authentication on this Security shall have been signed by the Trustee.

 

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Exhibit B

 

All terms used in this Guarantee which are not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Security upon which this Guarantee is endorsed.

This Guarantee is subject to the release upon the terms set forth in the Indenture.

This Guarantee is subject to certain limitations and waivers set forth in the Indenture, as it may be supplemented from time to time.

This Guarantee is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

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Exhibit B

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused this Guarantee to be signed by facsimile by its duly authorized officer or representative and, if required by applicable law, has caused a facsimile of its corporate seal to be affixed hereunto or imprinted hereon.

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV SA/NV

as Parent Guarantor

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH I N B EV F INANCE I NC .

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

A NHEUSER -B USCH C OMPANIES , LLC

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

C OBREW NV

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title: Authorized Officer

 

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Exhibit B

 

B RANDBREW S.A.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer
By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

B RANDBEV S. À R.L.

as Subsidiary Guarantor

By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer
By:    
  Name:
  Title: Authorized Officer

 

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Exhibit 5.1

April 4, 2018

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.,

One Busch Place,

St. Louis, MO 63118.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

In connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”), of (i) $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.500% Notes due 2024 (the “2024 Fixed Rate Notes”), $2,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.000% Notes due 2028 (the “2028 Fixed Rate Notes”), $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.375% Notes due 2038 (the “2038 Fixed Rate Notes”), $2,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.600% Notes due 2048 (the “2048 Fixed Rate Notes”), $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Notes due 2058 (the “2058 Fixed Rate Notes”) and $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Notes due 2024 (the “Floating Rate Notes,” and together with the 2024 Fixed Rate Notes, the 2028


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Fixed Rate Notes, the 2038 Fixed Rate Notes, the 2048 Fixed Rate Notes and the 2058 Fixed Rate Notes, the “Debt Securities”) of Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018, and as supplemented by, with respect to the 2024 Fixed Rate Notes, by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), with respect to the 2028 Fixed Rate Notes, by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), with respect to the 2038 Fixed Rate Notes, by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “Third Supplemental Indenture”), with respect to the 2048 Fixed Rate Notes, by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”), with respect to the 2058 Fixed Rate Notes, by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), and with respect to the Floating Rate Notes, by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 4, 2018 (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture,” and together with the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), by and among the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (the “Parent Guarantor”), Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC, Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l. and Cobrew NV (each a “Subsidiary Guarantor,” and together with the Parent Guarantor, the “Guarantors”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) and (ii) the related guarantees (the “Guarantees”) of the Debt Securities of each of the Guarantors, we, as your United States counsel, have examined such corporate records, certificates and other documents, and such questions of law, as we have considered necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.


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Upon the basis of such examination, we advise you that, in our opinion, (1) the Debt Securities constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Issuer and (2) the Guarantees constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the respective Guarantors, subject in each case to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

The foregoing opinion is limited to the Federal laws of the United States, the laws of the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware, and we are expressing no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction. For purposes of our opinion, we have, with your approval, assumed that (i) Brandbrew S.A. is validly existing as a public limited liability company ( société anonyme ) under the laws of Luxembourg, (ii) Brandbev S.à r.l. is a validly existing société à responsabilité limitée under the laws of Luxembourg, (iii) each of Cobrew NV and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is a validly existing public limited liability company ( société anonyme /naamloze vennotschap ) under the laws of Belgium, (iii) the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (iv) the execution and delivery of the Indenture and the execution, issuance, sale and delivery of the Debt Securities and


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the Guarantees have not resulted in any breach or violation of, or conflict with, any Luxembourg or Belgian statute, rule or regulation, (v) the provisions of the Indenture designating the law of the State of New York as the governing law of the Indenture are valid and binding on each of Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV and Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (vi) the Debt Securities and the Guarantees conform to the specimens thereof examined by us, (vii) the Trustee’s certificates of authentication of the Debt Securities have been manually signed by one of the authorized officers of the Trustee, and (viii) the signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine, assumptions which we have not independently verified. We note that, with respect to all matters of Belgian law and Luxembourg law, you are relying upon the opinions of Clifford Chance LLP, dated today’s date. In rendering the foregoing opinion, we are not passing upon, and assume no responsibility for, any disclosure in the Registration Statement or any related prospectus or other offering material regarding the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Debt Securities or their offering or sale.

We have relied as to certain factual matters on information obtained from public officials, officers of the Issuer and the Guarantors and other sources believed by us to be responsible, and we have assumed that the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee thereunder, an assumption which we have not independently verified.


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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form 6-K relating to the Debt Securities and Guarantees to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement relating to the Debt Securities (File No. 333-223774) filed on Form F-3, as amended, in accordance with procedures of the Securities and Exchange Commission and to the reference to us under the heading “Validity of the Notes” in the prospectus supplement, dated March 20, 2018, relating to the Debt Securities and Guarantees. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.

Very truly yours,                    

/s/ Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Exhibit 5.2

 

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CLIFFORD CHANCE LLP

 

AVENUE LOUISE 65

BOX 2

1050 BRUSSELS

BELGIUM

 

TEL +32 2 533 5911

FAX +32 2 533 5959

 

www.cliffordchance.com

 

To:   Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

1209 Orange Street

Wilmington

Delaware 19801

United States of America

(the “ Issuer ”)

 

Our reference: 30-40674776

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4 April 2018

Notes issued by Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.

We have acted as Belgian legal advisers to Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in connection with the issuance of the Notes (as defined below) by the Issuer, guaranteed by certain affiliates of the Issuer, among which the Belgian Guarantors (as defined below) (the “ Transaction ”).

 

1. INTRODUCTION

 

1.1 Documents

The opinions given in this Opinion Letter relate to the following documents entered into in connection with the Transaction (the “ Documents ”):

 

  1.1.1 a copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement dated 20 March 2018 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Preliminary Prospectus Supplement ”);

 

  1.1.2 a copy of the final prospectus supplement dated 20 March 2018 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Prospectus Supplement ”);

 

  1.1.3 a base indenture dated 4 April 2018, between, amongst others, the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV as parent guarantor, Cobrew NV as subsidiary guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “ Base Indenture ”);

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  1.1.4 a first supplemental indenture dated 4 April 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV as parent guarantor, Cobrew NV as subsidiary guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “ First Supplemental Indenture ”);

 

  1.1.5 a second supplemental indenture dated 4 April 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV as parent guarantor, Cobrew NV as subsidiary guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “ Second Supplemental Indenture ”);

 

  1.1.6 a third supplemental indenture dated 4 April 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV as parent guarantor, Cobrew NV as subsidiary guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “ Third Supplemental Indenture ”);

 

  1.1.7 a fourth supplemental indenture dated 4 April 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV as parent guarantor, Cobrew NV as subsidiary guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “ Fourth Supplemental Indenture ”);

 

  1.1.8 a fifth supplemental indenture dated 4 April 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV as parent guarantor, Cobrew NV as subsidiary guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “ Fifth Supplemental Indenture ”);

 

  1.1.9 a sixth supplemental indenture dated 4 April 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV as parent guarantor, Cobrew NV as subsidiary guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “ Sixth Supplemental Indenture ”);

 

  1.1.10 guarantees dated 4 April 2018 and granted by each Belgian Guarantor in respect of the Notes (the “ Guarantees ”); and

 

  1.1.11 a pricing agreement dated 20 March 2018 and entered into between, among others, the Issuer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV as parent guarantor, Cobrew NV as subsidiary guarantor and the Underwriters, together with the schedules and exhibits thereto (the “ Pricing Agreement ”).

 

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The Documents listed in paragraphs 1.1.3 to 1.1.11 are referred to as the “ Opinion Documents ”.

 

1.2 Defined terms

In this Opinion Letter:

 

  1.2.1 Belgian Guarantor ” means each of the companies specified in Schedule 1 ( Belgian Guarantors );

 

  1.2.2 Indenture ” means each of the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture and the Sixth Supplemental Indenture;

 

  1.2.3 Notes ” means:

 

  (a) the USD 500,000,000 floating rate notes due 2024;

 

  (b) the USD 1,500,000,000 3.500 per cent. notes due 2024;

 

  (c) the USD 2,500,000,000 4.000 per cent. notes due 2028;

 

  (d) the USD 1,500,000,000 4.375 per cent. notes due 2038;

 

  (e) the USD 2,500,000,000 4.600 per cent. notes due 2048; and

 

  (f) the USD 1,500,000,000 4.750 per cent. notes due 2058,

issued by the Issuer;

 

  1.2.4 terms defined or given a particular construction in the Opinion Documents have the same meaning in this Opinion Letter unless a contrary indication appears; and

 

  1.2.5 headings in this Opinion Letter are for ease of reference only and shall not affect its interpretation.

 

1.3 Legal review

For the purpose of issuing this Opinion Letter we have reviewed only the documents and completed only the searches and enquiries referred to in Schedule 2 ( Documents and Enquiries ) to this Opinion Letter.

 

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1.4 Applicable law

This Opinion Letter and the opinions given in it are governed by Belgian law and relate only to Belgian law as applied by the Belgian courts as at today’s date. We express no opinion in this Opinion Letter on the laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

1.5 Assumptions and reservations

The opinions given in this Opinion Letter are given on the basis of our understanding of the terms of the Opinion Documents and the assumptions set out in Schedule 3 ( Assumptions ) and are subject to the reservations set out in Schedule 4 ( Reservations ) to this Opinion Letter. The opinions given in this Opinion Letter are strictly limited to the matters stated in paragraph 2 ( Opinions ) and do not extend to any other matters.

 

2. OPINIONS

We are of the opinion that:

 

2.1 Corporate existence

 

  2.1.1 Each Belgian Guarantor is a naamloze vennootschap / société anonyme , duly incorporated and validly existing under Belgian law and has the capacity and power to enter into each of the Opinion Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder. Any grounds of nullity or liquidation of any Belgian Guarantor that might exist would operate without retrospective effect.

 

  2.1.2 All corporate action required to authorise the execution by each Belgian Guarantor of each of the Opinion Documents to which it is a party, and the performance by it of its obligations thereunder has been duly taken.

 

2.2 Due execution

 

  2.2.1 Each Opinion Document to which Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV is a party (other than the Pricing Agreement) has been duly executed on its behalf by Mr Jan Vandermeersch and Ms Ann Randon and the Pricing Agreement has been duly executed on behalf of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV by Mr Jan Vandermeersch and Ms Christine Delhaye.

 

  2.2.2 Each Opinion Document to which Cobrew NV is a party (other than the Pricing Agreement) has been duly executed on its behalf by Ms Christine Delhaye and Mr Jan Vandermeersch and the Pricing Agreement has been duly executed on behalf of Cobrew NV by Mr Jan Vandermeersch and Mr Octavio Chino.

 

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2.3 Conflict

Neither the execution nor the delivery of any Opinion Document by the Belgian Guarantors nor the performance of the obligations of the Belgian Guarantors under any Opinion Document conflict with or will conflict with:

 

  2.3.1 any present law or regulation having the force of law in Belgium and applicable to such Belgian Guarantor; or

 

  2.3.2 any term of the coordinated statutes of such Belgian Guarantor.

 

2.4 Legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations

In any proceedings taken in Belgium for the enforcement of any of the Opinion Documents, the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Belgian Guarantors in the Opinion Documents to which it is a party would be recognised by the courts of Belgium as its legal, valid and binding obligations and would be enforceable in the courts of Belgium.

 

2.5 Submission to jurisdiction

The submission to the jurisdiction of any New York State court or United States federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York by any Belgian Guarantor in the Indenture, and to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court in the City, County and State of New York by any Belgian Guarantor in the Pricing Agreement, would be recognised by the Belgian courts subject to, and in accordance with, the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (the “ Brussels I Regulation (Recast) ”).

 

2.6 Enforcement of foreign judgment

A judgment obtained in any New York State court or United States federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York in connection with the Indenture, or in any state or federal court in the City, County and State of New York in connection with the Pricing Agreement, would be recognised and enforced by the courts of Belgium without review on the merits subject to the conditions specified in Articles 22 to 25 of the Code of International Private Law, which mainly require that the recognition or enforcement of the foreign judgment should not be a manifest violation of public policy, that the foreign courts must have respected the rights of the defence, that the foreign judgment should be final, and that the assumption of jurisdiction by the foreign court may not have breached certain principles of Belgian law.

 

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2.7 Immunity

In any proceedings taken in Belgium in relation to the Opinion Documents no Belgian Guarantor will be entitled to claim immunity from suit or enforcement.

 

2.8 Enforcement

Each Opinion Document, if submitted in original, is in acceptable legal form to be admissible in evidence and for the enforcement thereof in the courts of Belgium.

 

3. LIMITS OF OPINION

We express no opinion as to any liability to tax which may arise or be suffered as a result of or in connection with the Opinion Documents or the Transaction.

 

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4. ADDRESSEES AND PURPOSE

This Opinion Letter is provided in connection with the Transaction and is addressed to the Issuer. It may not, without our prior written consent, be relied upon for any other purpose or be disclosed to or relied upon by any other person save that it may be disclosed without such consent to:

 

  (a) any person to whom disclosure is required to be made by applicable law or court order or pursuant to the rules or regulations of any supervisory or regulatory body or in connection with any judicial proceedings; and

 

  (b) the officers, employees, auditors and professional advisers of any addressee;

on the basis that (i) such disclosure is made solely to enable any such person to be informed that an opinion has been given and to be made aware of its terms but not for the purposes of reliance, (ii) we do not assume any duty or liability to any person to whom such disclosure is made, and (iii) such person agrees not to further disclose this Opinion Letter or its contents to any other person, other than as permitted above, without our prior written consent.

We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not hereby concede that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

/s/ Clifford Chance

 

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SCHEDULE 1

BELGIAN GUARANTORS

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV , with its registered office at Grote Markt 1 Grand Place, 1000 Brussels, enterprise number 417,497,106, RPM/RPR Brussels.

COBREW NV , with its registered office at Brouwerijplein 1, 3000 Leuven, enterprise number 428,975,372, RPM/RPR Leuven.

 

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SCHEDULE 2

DOCUMENTS AND ENQUIRIES

 

1. DOCUMENTS

We have reviewed only the following documents for the purposes of this Opinion Letter.

 

  (a) The Opinion Documents in the forms set out below:

 

  (i) a PDF copy of each executed Indenture;

 

  (ii) a PDF copy of the executed Pricing Agreement; and

 

  (iii) a PDF copy of each executed Guarantee;

 

  (b) a copy of the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement;

 

  (c) a copy of the Prospectus Supplement;

 

  (d) a copy of a Registration Statement, including the base prospectus (the “ Base Prospectus ”), on Form F-3 dated 19 March 2018 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on 19 March 2018;

 

  (e) a copy of the Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions for debt securities from, among others, the Issuer and the Belgian Guarantors to the Representatives of the Several Underwriters as attached to the Pricing Agreement;

 

  (f) a copy of the publication by way of extracts in the Annexes au Moniteur belge / Bijlagen tot het Belgisch Staatsblad dated 8 March 2016 of the deed of incorporation of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV;

 

  (g) a copy of the coordinated statutes of each Belgian Guarantor:

 

  (i) as at 26 April 2017 in respect of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV; and

 

  (ii) as at 13 September 2017 in respect of Cobrew NV;

 

  (h) an extract from the minutes of a meeting of the board of directors of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (including certain powers of attorney) held on 15 March 2018;

 

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  (i) a copy of unanimous written resolutions of the board of directors of Cobrew NV (including certain powers of attorney) taken on 15 March 2018; and

 

  (j) a copy of a certificate from Cobrew NV confirming that the aggregate amount of notes issued pursuant to the New Shelf Registration Statement, the EMTN Programme and the AMTN Programme (as each such term is defined in the written resolutions of the board of directors of Cobrew NV dated 15 March 2018) since 15 March 2018 does not exceed USD 35 billion (or its equivalent in other currencies, converted to US Dollars at the applicable spot rate of exchange on the date of their issue).

 

2. SEARCHES AND ENQUIRIES

We have undertaken only the following searches and enquiries in Belgium for the purposes of this Opinion Letter.

 

  (a) An online search of the Annexes au Moniteur belge / Bijlagen tot het Belgisch Staatsblad was conducted in respect of each Belgian Guarantor on 4 April 2018. The website was current up to 4 April 2018.

 

  (b) An online search of the Moniteur belge / Belgisch Staatsblad was conducted in respect of each Belgian Guarantor on 4 April 2018. The website was current up to issue No. 80 dated 4 April 2018.

 

  (c) An online search of the Central Solvency Register ( Registre Central de la Solvabilité / Centraal Register Solvabiliteit ) was conducted in respect of each Belgian Guarantor on 4 April 2018.

 

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SCHEDULE 3

ASSUMPTIONS

The opinions in this Opinion Letter have been made on the following assumptions.

 

1. ORIGINAL AND GENUINE DOCUMENTATION

 

  (a) All signatures are genuine, all original documents are authentic and all copy documents supplied to us as photocopies or in portable document format (PDF) or other electronic form are genuine, accurate, complete and conform to the originals.

 

  (b) Any certificate referred to in Schedule 2 ( Documents and Enquiries ) is correct in all respects.

 

2. OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES OTHER THAN THE BELGIAN GUARANTOR S

 

  (a) Each party to the Opinion Documents other than any Belgian Guarantor (the “ Other Parties ”) has the capacity, power and authority to enter into and to exercise its rights and to perform its obligations under the Opinion Documents to which it is a party.

 

  (b) Each Other Party has duly authorised and executed the Opinion Documents to which it is a party.

 

3. DOCUMENTS NOT GOVERNED BY BELGIAN LAW

The obligations expressed to be assumed by the parties to the Opinion Documents constitute their legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations under New York law.

 

4. CORPORATE AUTHORITY OF THE BELGIAN GUARANTOR S

 

  (a) The resolutions of the board of directors of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV set out in the extract of the minutes referred to in Schedule 2 ( Documents and Enquiries ) were duly passed at a properly convened meeting of duly appointed directors of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, have not been amended or rescinded and are in full force and effect; the directors who attended and voted at the said meeting have complied with all applicable provisions of article 523 of the Company Code dealing with conflicts of interests of directors.

 

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  (b) The written resolutions of the board of directors of Cobrew NV referred to in Schedule 2 ( Documents and Enquiries ) were approved by all directors of Cobrew NV, have not been amended or rescinded and are in full force and effect; the choice of using a written resolution rather than an actual meeting was duly justified by the urgency of the matter and was in the interest of Cobrew NV; the directors have complied with all applicable provisions of article 523 of the Company Code dealing with conflicts of interests of directors.

 

  (c) No Belgian Guarantor has resolved to enter into liquidation, filed an application for bankruptcy, filed an application for or been subject to proceedings for judicial reorganisation, or been adjudicated bankrupt or annulled as a legal entity (our searches referred to in Schedule 2 ( Documents and Enquiries ) did not reveal anything to the contrary).

 

  (d) The principal establishment of each Belgian Guarantor is, and at all relevant times has been and will remain, located in Belgium.

 

  (e) The board of directors of each Belgian Guarantor has satisfied itself that the entry by such Belgian Guarantor into the Opinion Documents to which it is a party would be of benefit to it and that the burdens resulting therefrom would not be disproportionate to those benefits, and the conclusions of the board in this respect are not unreasonable.

 

  (f) The entry by any Belgian Guarantor into any of the Opinion Documents to which it is a party is not an abnormal transaction entered into by it in the knowledge that so doing would prejudice its creditors.

 

5. SEARCHES AND ENQUIRIES

There have been no amendments to the statutes of any Belgian Guarantor since the coordinated statutes referred to in Schedule 2 ( Documents and Enquiries ) (our searches referred to in that Schedule did not reveal anything to the contrary) and the appointments and powers referred to in the same Schedule 2 ( Documents and Enquiries ) have not been expired or terminated.

 

6. OTHER DOCUMENTS

Save for those listed in Schedule 2 ( Documents and Enquiries ), there is no other agreement, instrument or other arrangement between any of the parties to any of the Opinion Documents which modifies or supersedes any of the Opinion Documents.

 

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7. OTHER LAWS

All acts, conditions or things required to be fulfilled, performed or effected in connection with the Opinion Documents under the laws of any jurisdiction other than Belgium have been duly fulfilled, performed and effected.

 

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SCHEDULE 4

RESERVATIONS

The opinions in this Opinion Letter are subject to the following reservations.

 

1. LIMITATIONS ARISING FROM INSOLVENCY LAW

The enforceability of the Opinion Documents is subject to the provisions of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or other laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally including statutes of limitation; in particular it is to be noted that:

 

  (a) any provision in the Opinion Documents providing for an event of default, an acceleration or another early termination of the Opinion Documents by reason of a party being subject to proceedings for a judicial reorganisation may not be enforceable;

 

  (b) if any Belgian Guarantor is declared bankrupt and if the date of the Guarantee to which it is a party is within the pre-bankruptcy suspect period (the so-called “suspect period” may have a duration of up to six months before the declaration of bankruptcy, or more if the bankrupt entity was already in liquidation, whether formally or as a matter of fact, or in judicial reorganisation before its bankruptcy), then there is a risk that its obligations as a Guarantor may be set aside on the grounds that they were assumed without adequate consideration;

 

  (c) the restrictions on the enforcement of its rights against other Guarantors and the Issuer imposed on any Belgian Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantees may cease to be effective upon the bankruptcy of such Belgian Guarantor;

 

  (d) any power of attorney or other mandate would lapse on the bankruptcy of the party that granted it, and may lapse on an application for judicial reorganisation;

 

  (e) penalties and liquidated damages may not be enforceable in a judicial reorganisation;

 

  (f) termination clauses may be subject to a mandatory 15 day grace period in a judicial reorganisation; and

 

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  (g) a party subject to judicial reorganisation may in certain circumstances opt not to perform current contracts, without prejudice however to damages resulting from that non performance.

 

2. ENFORCEABILITY OF CLAIMS

 

  (a) No opinion is given on any issue which may arise out of, or relate to, the giving of financial assistance pursuant to the Belgian Company Code, nor the consequences thereof on the enforceability of any Guarantee.

 

  (b) Periods of grace for the performance of its obligations may be granted by the courts to a debtor who has acted in good faith.

 

3. JURISDICTION

 

  (a) The courts of Belgium may refuse to give effect to the choice of jurisdiction referred to in paragraph 2.9 ( Submission to jurisdiction ) of this Opinion Letter if they expect that a foreign judgment rendered pursuant thereto will not be capable of recognition or enforcement in Belgium (as to which please refer to paragraph 2.10 ( Enforcement of foreign judgment ) of this Opinion Letter).

 

  (b) The courts of Belgium may accept jurisdiction despite the choice of jurisdiction referred to in paragraph 2.9 ( Submission to jurisdiction ) of this Opinion Letter if they are already seised with a closely connected matter, or if the dispute is closely connected with Belgium and litigation abroad appears impossible or unreasonable.

 

4. INDEMNITIES

 

  (a) Provisions for the recovery of legal fees incurred by a party may not be enforceable beyond a maximum amount set by royal decree.

 

  (b) Indemnification provisions in respect of fines or other criminal or administrative penalties may not be enforceable.

 

5. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

 

  (a) The opinions expressed in this Opinion Letter are subject to the effects of any United Nations, European Union or Belgian sanctions or other similar measures implemented or effective in Belgium with respect to any party to the Opinion Documents which is, or is controlled by or otherwise connected with, a person resident in, incorporated in or constituted under the laws of, or carrying on business in, a country to which any such sanctions or other similar measures apply, or is otherwise the target of any such sanctions or other similar measures.

 

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  (b) The provisions of the Guarantees whereby any Belgian Guarantor agrees to subordinate certain intra-group claims, and in certain circumstances to refrain from exercising subrogation rights, taking enforcement steps or demanding payment in respect of these intra-group claims will be recognised as constituting legal, valid and binding obligations as between the parties. There are doubts, however, as to whether these provisions will be effective against a liquidator in the insolvency of such Belgian Guarantor or against other third-party creditors of such Belgian Guarantor.

 

  (c) Enforcement action by a party established in Belgium may not be admissible before the courts if that party is not properly registered with the trade registry ( Banque-Carrefour des entreprises / Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen ).

 

  (d) The courts may demand that documents submitted in evidence be translated into the language of the proceedings ( ie French or Dutch).

 

  (e) Article 524 of the Company Code provides that certain transactions entered into by listed companies or subsidiaries of listed companies must be approved by way of a special approval process at the level of the listed company; according to a literal interpretation of said article 524, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV would need to follow this special approval process as a result of the entry to the Opinion Documents by certain of its Subsidiaries; we believe such literal interpretation to be incorrect and consequently that Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV has (subject to the assumptions and qualifications set out in this Opinion Letter) duly approved the Opinion Documents to which it is a party.

 

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OPINION    

 

 

CLIFFORD CHANCE OPINION LETTER

(LUXEMBOURG LAW)

NEW F-3 REGISTRATION FOR THE NEW USD 1,500,000,000 3.500% NOTES DUE 2024, USD 2,500,000,000 4.000% NOTES DUE 2028, USD 1,500,000,000 4.375% NOTES DUE 2038, USD 2,500,000,000 4.600% NOTES DUE 2048, USD 1,500,000,000 4.750% NOTES DUE 2058 AND USD 500,000,000 FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE 2024—TO BE ISSUED BY ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV WORLDWIDE INC. – FILING OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT    

 

 

 


CONTENTS

 

Clause    Page  

1.  Introduction

     1  

2.  Opinions

     3  

3.  No Insolvency Proceedings

     4  

4.  Scope of Opinion

     4  

5.  Addressee And Purpose

     5  
Schedule 1 Definitions      7  
Schedule 2 Luxembourg Obligors      9  
Schedule 3 Documents      10  
Schedule 4 Assumptions      13  
Schedule 5 Reservations      18  

 

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Our reference: 30-40674776/MM/ZDI

Marc.Mehlen@cliffordchance.com

4 April 2018

To: Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. (the

“Company”) , as issuer under the Base Indenture (as defined below)

together the “ Addressee

Dear Sirs

New F-3 registration the new USD 1,500,000,000 3.500% notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”), USD 2,500,000,000 4.000% notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”), USD 1,500,000,000 4.375% notes due 2038 (the “2038 Notes”), USD 2,500,000,000 4.600% notes due 2048 (the “2048 Notes”), USD 1,500,000,000 4.750% notes due 2058 (the “2058 Notes”) and USD 500,000,000 floating rate notes due 2024 (the “Floating Rate Notes”) (collectively the “New Notes”), to be issued by the Company (the “Registration”)

We have acted as Luxembourg legal advisers of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (“ ABI ”) and the Luxembourg Obligors in connection with the Registration (the “ Transaction ”).

 

1. INTRODUCTION

 

1.1 Transaction Documents

The opinions given in this opinion letter (the “ Opinion Letter ”) relate to the following documents entered into in connection with the Transaction (the “ Transaction Documents ”):

 

  1.1.1 A New York law governed base indenture to be entered into between, amongst others, the Company as issuer, ABI as parent guarantor, each Luxembourg Obligor as subsidiary guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), (the “ Base Indenture ”).

 

  1.1.2 A New York law governed supplemental indenture to be entered into between, among others, the Company as issuer, ABI as parent guarantor, each Luxembourg Obligor as subsidiary guarantor and the Trustee, with respect to the 2024 Notes, in relation to the Base Indenture (the “ Supplemental Indenture I ”).

 

  1.1.3 A New York law governed supplemental indenture to be entered into between, among others, the Company as issuer, ABI as parent guarantor, each Luxembourg Obligor as subsidiary guarantor and the Trustee, with respect to the 2028 Notes, in relation to the Base Indenture (the “ Supplemental Indenture II ”).

 

  1.1.4 A New York law governed supplemental indenture to be entered into between, among others, the Company as issuer, ABI as parent guarantor, each Luxembourg Obligor as subsidiary guarantor and the Trustee, with respect to the 2038 Notes, in relation to the Base Indenture (the “ Supplemental Indenture III ”).

 

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  1.1.5 A New York law governed supplemental indenture to be entered into between, among others, the Company as issuer, ABI as parent guarantor, each Luxembourg Obligor as subsidiary guarantor and the Trustee, with respect to the 2048 Notes, in relation to the Base Indenture (the “ Supplemental Indenture IV ”).

 

  1.1.6 A New York law governed supplemental indenture to be entered into between, among others, the Company as issuer, ABI as parent guarantor, each Luxembourg Obligor as subsidiary guarantor and the Trustee, with respect to the 2058 Notes, in relation to the Base Indenture (the “ Supplemental Indenture V ”).

 

  1.1.7 A New York law governed supplemental indenture to be entered into between, among others, the Company as issuer, ABI as parent guarantor, each Luxembourg Obligor as subsidiary guarantor and the Trustee, with respect to the Floating Rate Notes, in relation to the Base Indenture (the “ Supplemental Indenture VI ”).

 

  1.1.8 The New York law governed guarantees relating to, and to be endorsed to the New Notes and to be entered into between among others, each Luxembourg Obligor as subsidiary guarantor and ABI as parent guarantor (the “ Guarantees ”).

 

  1.1.9 The New York law governed underwriting agreement relating to the Notes, to be entered into between among others, each Luxembourg Obligor as Subsidiary Guarantor and the representatives of the several underwriters to be named therein (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”).

 

  1.1.10 The form F-3 registration statement dated 19 March 2018, including the base prospectus, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Registration Statement ”).

 

1.2 Defined terms and Interpretation

Terms defined in the Transaction Documents shall have the same meaning in this Opinion Letter, unless otherwise defined herein (and in particular in paragraph 1.1 ( Transaction Documents ) and in Schedule 1 ( Definitions )). Headings in this Opinion Letter are for ease of reference only and shall not affect its interpretation.

In this Opinion Letter, Luxembourg legal concepts are expressed in English terms and not in their original French terms. The concepts concerned may not be identical to the concepts described by the same English terms as they exist under the laws of other jurisdictions. This Opinion Letter may therefore only be relied upon under the express condition that any issues of interpretation arising thereunder will be governed by Luxembourg law.

 

1.3 Legal review

We have not reviewed any documents other than the Transaction Documents and the Corporate Documents, and this Opinion Letter does not purport to address any legal issues that arise in relation to such other documents that may be or come into force between the Parties, even if there is a reference to any such documents in the Transaction Documents or the Corporate Documents or on the impact such documents may have on the opinions expressed in this Opinion Letter.

 

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This Opinion Letter is given on Form Documents to which the Luxembourg Obligors will not be a party on the date of this Opinion Letter. All opinions given in this Opinion Letter shall be read as if the Luxembourg Obligors were a party to such Form Documents on the date hereof.

 

1.4 Applicable law

The opinions given in this Opinion Letter are confined to and given on the basis of Luxembourg law as currently applied by the Luxembourg courts as evidenced in published case-law. We have made no independent investigation of any other laws for the purpose of this Opinion Letter and do not express or imply any opinion in relation to any such laws. In particular, as Luxembourg qualified lawyers we are not qualified nor in a position to assess the meaning and consequences of the terms of the Transaction Documents under the relevant foreign governing or applicable law and we have made no investigation into such laws as a basis for the opinions expressed hereafter and do not express or imply any opinion thereon, including in relation to any implied terms, statutory provisions referred to therein or any other consequences arising from the entry into or performance under the Transaction Documents under such laws. Accordingly, our review of the Transaction Documents has been limited to the terms of such documents as they appear on the face thereof without reference to their respective governing laws or any other applicable law (other than Luxembourg law).

The opinions given in this Opinion Letter are given on the basis that it is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Luxembourg and will be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Luxembourg.

 

1.5 Assumptions and Reservations

The opinions given in this Opinion Letter are given on the assumptions set out in Schedule 4 ( Assumptions ) and are subject to the reservations set out in Schedule 5 ( Reservations ). The opinions given in this Opinion Letter are strictly limited to the matters stated in paragraph 2 ( Opinions ) and do not extend to any other matters.

 

2. OPINIONS

We are of the opinion that:

 

2.1 Corporate existence

Brandbev is a company incorporated and existing in Luxembourg as a société à responsabilité limitée . Brandbrew is a company incorporated and existing in Luxembourg as a société anonyme .

 

2.2 Capacity and Authorisation

 

  2.2.1 Each Luxembourg Obligor has the capacity and power to enter into each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to exercise its rights and to perform its obligations under those Transaction Documents.

 

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  2.2.2 All necessary corporate action has been taken to enable the Luxembourg Obligors validly to enter into and to perform their obligations (if any) under the Registration Statement.

 

2.3 Due execution

Each of the Luxembourg Obligors has duly executed the Registration Statement.

 

2.4 Legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations

The obligations expressed to be assumed by the Luxembourg Obligors in the Transaction Documents to which they will become a party would, if analysed by a Luxembourg court in proceedings commenced in Luxembourg and once the Transaction Documents are entered into by the Luxembourg Obligors, be recognised by a Luxembourg court as their legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their terms.

 

2.5 Immunity

In any proceedings taken in Luxembourg in relation to the Transaction Documents, the Luxembourg Obligors will not be entitled to claim general immunity from suit, execution, attachment or other legal process.

 

3. NO INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS

According to the Negative Certificates, no Judicial Decision opening Judicial Proceedings against any of the Luxembourg Obligors has been registered with the RCS on the date stated therein. The Negative Certificates do not indicate whether a Judicial Decision has been taken or a Judicial Proceeding has been opened. The registration of a Judicial Decision must be requested by the legally determined persons at the latest one month after the Judicial Decision has been rendered. As a consequence a delay exists between the moment where the event rendering the registration with the RCS necessary occurs and the actual registration of the Judicial Decision in the RCS. It may furthermore not be excluded that no registration has occurred during the legally prescribed period of one month if no request for registration has been made. As a consequence the Negative Certificates are not conclusive as to the opening and existence or not of Judicial Decisions or Judicial Proceedings and should not be relied upon as such. The Negative Certificates do, for the avoidance of doubt, not purport to indicate whether or not a petition or order for any of the Judicial Proceedings has been presented or made.

 

4. SCOPE OF OPINION

We have not been responsible for advising any party to the Transaction other than ABI and the Luxembourg Obligors and the delivery of this Opinion Letter to any person other than ABI and the Luxembourg Obligors does not evidence an existence of any such advisory duty on our behalf to such person.

We express no opinion as to any taxation matters or transfer pricing matters generally or liability to tax which may arise or be suffered as a result of or in connection with the Transaction Documents or the Transaction or on the impact which any tax laws may have on the opinions expressed in this Opinion Letter.

 

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No opinion (except to the extent expressly opined upon herein) is expressed or implied in relation to the accuracy of any representation or warranty given by or concerning any of the parties to the Transaction Documents or whether such parties or any of them have complied with or will comply with any covenant or undertaking given by them or any obligations binding upon them. No opinion is expressed or implied in this Opinion Letter in relation to any of the Notes or their respective issuances.

Except in as far as the entry by the Luxembourg Obligors into and the performance by the Luxembourg Obligors of their obligations under the Transaction Documents is concerned, we express no opinion on any applicable licensing or similar requirements.

We express no opinion on the applicability of the Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories or any delegated or implementing regulations (together the “ EMIR Regulations ”) or of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories and amending Directives 98/26/EC and 2014/65/EU and Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 or implementing regulations (together the “ CSD Regulations ”) or of Regulation (EU) 2015/2365 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on transparency of securities financing transactions and of reuse and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 or implementing regulations (“ SFTR Regulations ”) or any obligations arising for the parties pursuant to each of the EMIR Regulations, the CSD Regulations and the SFTR Regulations. This Opinion Letter does not contain any undertaking to update it or to inform the Addressee of any changes in the laws of Luxembourg or any other laws which would affect the content thereof in any manner.

 

5. ADDRESSEE AND PURPOSE

This Opinion Letter is provided in connection with the Transaction, is addressed to the Addressee and is solely for the benefit of the Addressee. It may not, without our prior written consent, be relied upon for any other purpose or be disclosed to or relied upon by any other person save that it may be disclosed without such consent to any person to whom disclosure is required to be made by applicable law or court order or pursuant to the rules or regulations of any supervisory or regulatory body or in connection with any judicial proceedings, on the basis that (i) such disclosure is made solely to enable any such person to be informed that an opinion has been given and to be made aware of its terms but not for the purposes of reliance, and (ii) we do not assume any duty or liability to any person to whom such disclosure is made and in preparing this opinion we only had regard to the interests of our client(s). We consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not hereby concede that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

 

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Yours faithfully,

CLIFFORD CHANCE

/s/ Marc Mehlen

Marc Mehlen *

Avocat à la Cour

 

*   The undersigned is acting as manager of Clifford Chance GP, the general partner of Clifford Chance.

 

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SCHEDULE 1

DEFINITIONS

Authorised Signatories ” means , in respect of each Luxembourg Obligor, the persons defined as such under the headings Board Resolutions in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 ( Documents ).

Board Resolutions ” means, in respect of each Luxembourg Obligor, the board resolutions listed under the headings Board Resolutions in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 ( Documents ).

Constitutional Documents ” means, in respect of each Luxembourg Obligor, the constitutional documents listed under the headings Constitutional Documents in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 ( Documents ).

Corporate Documents ” means the documents listed in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 ( Documents ).

Directive 2006/43/EC ” means Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, as amended.

Excerpts ” means all of the excerpts listed under the headings Excerpt in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 ( Documents ).

Form Documents ” means collectively the Transaction Documents other than the Registration Statement.

Judicial Decision ” means any judicial decision opening Judicial Proceedings.

Judicial Proceedings means one of the judicial proceedings referred to in article 13, items 2 to 11 of the RCS Law, including in particular, bankruptcy ( faillite ), controlled management ( gestion contrôlée ), suspension of payments ( sursis de paiement ), arrangement with creditors ( concordat préventif de la faillite ) and judicial liquidation ( liquidation judiciaire ) proceedings.

Law on Commercial Companies ” means the Luxembourg law dated 10 August 1915 on commercial companies, as amended and as consolidated.

Luxembourg ” means the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Luxembourg Obligors ” means each of the companies specified in Schedule 2 ( Luxembourg Obligors ) .

Negative Certificates means all of the negative certificates listed under the headings Negative Certificate in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 ( Documents ).

Notes ” means any and all notes and securities issued from time to time by the Issuer under and pursuant to the Base Indenture and/or the Supplemental Indentures (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the New Notes).

Other Party ” means each party to the Transaction Documents other than the Luxembourg Obligors.

Parties ” means all of the parties to the Transaction Documents.

RCS ” means the Luxembourg register of commerce and companies.

 

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RCS Law ” means the Luxembourg law dated 19 December 2002 relating to the register of commerce and companies as well as the accounting and the annual accounts of companies, as amended.

Regulation 44/2001 ” means Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters.

Regulation 1215/2012 ” means Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (recast).

Regulation 537/2014 ” means Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities.

Regulation 2015/848 ” means Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (recast).

RESA ” means the central electronic platform of official publication for companies and associations ( Recueil électronique des sociétés et associations ).

Rome I Regulation ” means Council Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of 17 June 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations.

Rome II Regulation ” means Council Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 of 11 July 2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations.

Supplemental Indentures ” means collectively the Supplemental Indenture I, the Supplemental Indenture II, the Supplemental Indenture III, the Supplemental Indenture IV, the Supplemental Indenture V and the Supplemental Indenture VI.

 

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SCHEDULE 2

LUXEMBOURG OBLIGORS

Brandbev S.à r.l. , a société à responsabilité limitée , having its registered office at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Luxembourg, registered with the RCS under number B 80.984 (“ Brandbev ”).

Brandbrew S.A. , a société anonyme having its registered office at Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Luxembourg, registered with the RCS under number B 75.696 (“ Brandbrew ”).

 

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SCHEDULE 3

DOCUMENTS

We have reviewed only the following documents for the purposes of this Opinion Letter.

 

1. TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS

 

  (a) Executed copy of the Registration Statement.

 

  (b) Copies of the latest forms of each of the Form Documents.

 

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2. CORPORATE DOCUMENTS

 

2.1 Relating to Brandbev:

 

  (a) Constitutional Documents

A copy of its articles of association dated 30 March 2016.

 

  (b) Board Resolutions

A copy of the written resolutions of its board of managers dated 15 March 2018 and approving, inter alia , the entry by Brandbev into the Transaction Documents and authorising (i) any manager of Brandbev appointed from time to time, including, Gert Bert Maria Magis, Yannick Bomans, Yann Callou and (ii) each of Octavio Chino, Carlos Brito, Felipe Dutra, David Kamenetzky, John Blood, Lucas Lira, Thomas Larson, Alan Audi, Bryan Warner, Benoit Loore, Ann Randon, Christine Delhaye, Fernando Tennenbaum, Gabriel Ventura, Suma Prasad, Gert Boulangé, Thomas Stammen, Jan Vandermeersch, Fabio Riva, Romanie Dendooven, Guy Ernotte Dumont, Thomas Stammen, Anneleen Straetemans and Michael Swita (collectively the “ Authorised Signatories ”), in each case each acting jointly with any other Authorised Signatory and with full power of substitution, to execute, inter alia , the Transaction Documents on its behalf.

 

  (c) Excerpt

An excerpt from the RCS dated 4 April 2018.

 

  (d) Negative Certificate

A certificate from the RCS dated 4 April 2018 stating that as of 3 April 2018, no Judicial Decision has been registered with the RCS by application of article 13, items 2 to 12 and article 14 of the RCS Law, according to which Brandbev would be subject to Judicial Proceedings.

 

2.2 Relating to Brandbrew:

 

  (a) Constitutional Documents

A copy of its coordinated articles of association dated 9 December 2016.

 

  (b) Board Resolutions

A copy of the written resolutions of its board of directors dated 15 March 2018 and approving, inter alia , the entry by Brandbrew into the Transaction Documents and authorising (i) any director of Brandbrew appointed from time to time, including, Gert Bert Maria Magis, Octavio Chino, Yann Callou, Yannick Bomans and (ii) each of Carlos Brito, Felipe Dutra, David Kamenetzky, John Blood, Lucas Lira, Thomas Larson, Alan Audi, Bryan Warner, Benoit Loore, Ann Randon, Christine Delhaye, Fernando Tennenbaum, Gabriel Ventura, Suma Prasad, Gert Boulangé, Thomas Stammen, Jan Vandermeersch, Fabio Riva, Romanie Dendooven, Guy Ernotte Dumont, Thomas Stammen, Anneleen Straetemans and Michael Swita (collectively the “ Authorised Signatories ”), in each case each acting jointly with any other Authorised Signatory and with full power of substitution, to execute, inter alia , the Transaction Documents on its behalf.

 

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  (c) Excerpt

An excerpt from the RCS dated 4 April 2018.

 

  (d) Negative Certificate

A certificate from the RCS dated 4 April 2018 stating that as of 3 April 2018, no Judicial Decision has been registered with the RCS by application of article 13, items 2 to 12 and article 14 of the RCS Law, according to which Brandbrew would be subject to Judicial Proceedings.

 

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SCHEDULE 4

ASSUMPTIONS

The opinions expressed in this Opinion Letter have been made on the following assumptions which are made both on the date of this Opinion Letter and on the date where the Transaction Documents have been or will be (as the case may be) entered into and for any time period in between such dates.

 

1. ORIGINAL AND GENUINE DOCUMENTATION

 

  (a) All signatures and seals are genuine, all original documents are authentic and all copy documents are complete and conform to the originals.

 

  (b) The legal capacity of all managers, directors and any other authorised signatories.

 

  (c) The persons purported to have signed have in fact signed.

 

  (d) The Registration Statement has in fact been signed on behalf of each of the Luxembourg Obligors respectively by two of its respective Authorised Signatories acting jointly.

 

  (e) The Form Documents will in fact be signed on behalf of each of the Luxembourg Obligors by two of its respective Authorised Signatories acting jointly.

 

  (f) The Registration Statement listed in Schedule 3 ( Documents ) has been executed on the date specified in that document by all parties to it.

 

  (g) The Registration Statement has been executed in the form reviewed by us.

 

  (h) The Form Documents will be executed by the Luxembourg Obligors in the form reviewed by us.

 

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2. FOREIGN LAWS

 

  (a) All obligations under the Transaction Documents, once entered into by the Parties thereto, will be valid, legally binding upon, validly perfected where required, and enforceable against, the Parties as a matter of all relevant laws (other than, but only to the extent opined upon herein, the laws of Luxembourg), most notably the expressed governing law, and the choice of such governing law is and will be, once the Transaction Documents are entered into by the Parties thereto, valid and enforceable as a matter of that governing law and all other laws (including Luxembourg law), and there is, and will be, no provision of the laws of any relevant jurisdiction (other than, but only to the extent opined upon herein, Luxembourg) that would have a bearing on the foregoing.

 

  (a) The provisions relating to choice of jurisdiction contained in each of the Base Indenture and the Supplemental Indentures are and will be part of the respective Guarantees as a matter of New York law.

 

  (b) The choice of law and choice of jurisdiction provisions of any underwriting agreement are and will be part of the relevant pricing agreement as a matter of New York law.

 

  (c) As a matter of New York law, the jurisdiction clause set forth in Section 114 of Base Indenture, and which is and will be also applicable to each of the Supplemental Indentures and as a governing term of the respective Guarantees is and will be non-exclusive for all parties thereto.

 

  (d) Any choice of jurisdiction, other than a choice of the courts of Luxembourg, is and will be legal, valid, binding and enforceable as a matter of the law governing the relevant clause, the laws of the jurisdiction of the designated courts and all other relevant laws (including Luxembourg law).

 

  (e) All acts, conditions or things required to be fulfilled, performed or effected in connection with the Transaction Documents under the laws of any jurisdiction (other than, but only to the extent opined upon herein, Luxembourg) have been or will be (as the case may be) duly fulfilled, performed and effected.

 

  (f) There are, and there will be, no provisions of the laws of any jurisdiction (other than, but only to the extent opined upon herein, Luxembourg) that would adversely affect the opinions expressed in this Opinion Letter.

 

3. NOTES

 

  (a) The Notes are not and will not be the subject of a public offering in any jurisdiction, and in particular, in Luxembourg, for the purposes of (i) the Luxembourg law dated 10 July 2005 on prospectus for securities, as amended from time to time (the “ Prospectus Law ”) and implementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of November 4, 2003 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading, as amended from time to time (the “ Prospectus Directive ”) or (ii) the Prospectus Directive, and no form of invitation, offer, application, advertisement or other material relating to the Notes is or will be distributed or published in Luxembourg or in any other jurisdiction.

 

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  (b) The Notes are not and will not be listed and/or admitted to trading on a regulated market within the meaning of the Prospectus Law and/or the Prospectus Directive or any other applicable laws or regulations, and the Notes are not and will not be listed or admitted to trading on any other market or trading venue in Luxembourg or in any other jurisdiction.

 

  (c) The Trustee, the underwriters and the holders of the Notes (or their respective representatives, as the case may be) are not and will not be incorporated or established in Luxembourg.

 

4. SECURITY

No security interest is, or will be (as the case may be), created or purported to be created under the Transaction Documents, once such Transaction Documents are entered into by the Parties thereto.

 

5. CORPORATE MATTERS

 

  (a) Each Party (other than the Luxembourg Obligors, but only to the extent opined upon herein) is and will remain duly incorporated or organised and validly existing.

 

  (b) Each Other Party has validly entered into the Registration Statement to which it is a party.

 

  (c) The Parties (other than the Luxembourg Obligors, but only to the extent opined upon herein) have and will have the corporate power and authority to enter into, deliver (where applicable) and perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents (other than the Registration Statement) to which they will be a party, under any applicable law (including Luxembourg law), and all necessary corporate action will be taken, under any applicable law (including Luxembourg law), to enable them validly to enter into, to execute and deliver (where applicable) the Transaction Documents (other than the Registration Statement) to which they will be a party.

 

  (d) The entry by the Parties (other than the Luxembourg Obligors, but only to the extent opined upon herein) into the Transaction Documents to which they are or will be a party is and will be (as applicable), at the time of the Parties’ entry into such Transaction Documents, legal, valid and binding on them under the laws of their respective places of incorporation or organisation and under all other applicable laws (including Luxembourg law), in their best corporate interest and such entry into and performance of the obligations undertaken are and will be (as applicable), and remain and will remain, duly approved and authorised or covered by all necessary corporate, partnership, governmental and other action or licenses in accordance with their respective constitutive documents, the laws of their respective places of incorporation or organisation and all other applicable laws (including Luxembourg law) and the entry into and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Parties (where applicable) do not and will not conflict with their respective articles of association or constitutive documents (other than, but only to the extent opined upon herein) the Constitutional Documents).

 

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  (e) The Parties will duly authorise and will duly execute, the Transaction Documents (other than the Registration Statement) to which they will be a party.

 

  (f) There have been no amendments to the Constitutional Documents.

 

  (g) The Excerpts are true, accurate and up to date both on the date of this Opinion Letter and on the date on which the Board Resolutions have been adopted.

 

  (h) The Negative Certificates are correct and up-to-date and all decisions and acts, the publication of which is required by applicable laws (including the RCS Law and the Law on Commercial Companies) have been duly registered within the applicable legal time periods with the RCS.

 

  (i) The Board Resolutions have been validly taken and all statements made therein are true, accurate and up-to-date.

 

  (j) The Board Resolutions, including the powers granted therein, have not been amended or rescinded and are in full force and effect.

 

  (k) None of the Luxembourg Obligors is subject to bankruptcy ( faillite ), controlled management ( gestion contrôlée ), suspension of payments ( sursis de paiement ), arrangement with creditors ( concordat préventif de la faillite ), court ordered liquidation ( liquidation judiciaire ) or reorganisation, voluntary dissolution or liquidation ( dissolution ou liquidation volontaire ) or any similar procedure affecting the rights of creditors generally, whether under Luxembourg or any other law.

 

  (l) The place of the central administration ( siège de l’administration centrale or siège de direction effective ) and the centre of main interests of each Luxembourg Obligor is located at its registered office ( siège statutaire ) in Luxembourg and no Luxembourg Obligor has an establishment outside Luxembourg (each such terms as defined respectively in the Regulation 2015/848 or domestic Luxembourg law including Luxembourg tax law and any relevant double tax treaties concluded by Luxembourg).

 

  (m) The entry into, the execution of and the performance under the Transaction Documents are and will be in the corporate interest of the Luxembourg Obligors.

 

  (n) The Parties entered into or will enter into (as the case may be) the Transaction Documents with bona fide commercial intent, at arm’s length and without any fraudulent intent or any intention to deprive of any benefit any other persons or parties (including creditors) or to breach or circumvent any applicable mandatory laws or regulations of any jurisdiction.

 

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  (o) No moneys to be raised under or pursuant to the issuance of the Notes have been or will be used to finance or refinance an acquisition of or subscription to shares in any of the Luxembourg Obligors.

 

6. NO OTHER DOCUMENTS

Save for those listed in Schedule 3 ( Documents ), there is no other agreement, instrument or other arrangement between any of the Parties which modifies or supersedes any of the Transaction Documents.

 

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SCHEDULE 5

RESERVATIONS

The opinions expressed in this Opinion Letter are subject to the following reservations.

 

1. LIMITATIONS ARISING FROM INSOLVENCY LAW

The rights and obligations of the Parties under the Transaction Documents may be limited and the opinions expressed in this Opinion Letter may be affected by general principles and specific provisions of bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, resolution, administration, reconstruction or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally. In particular, but without limitation, it is to be noted that:

 

  (a) during a gestion contrôlée (controlled management) procedure under the Grand-Ducal decree dated 24 May 1935 on the procedure of gestion contrôlée , the rights of secured creditors are frozen until a final decision has been taken by the court as to the petition for controlled management and may be affected thereafter by any reorganisation order given by the competent court. Furthermore, declarations of default and subsequent acceleration (such as an acceleration upon the occurrence of an event of default) will not be enforceable against reorganisation or liquidation orders given by a court, subject in each case to any exceptions established under Regulation 2015/848 where applicable;

 

  (b) the effects of Luxembourg insolvency proceedings opened over a Luxembourg Obligor by a Luxembourg court would apply to all assets wherever situated, including assets located or deemed to be located outside Luxembourg, (except insofar as Regulation 2015/848 establishes any exceptions) and as a matter of Luxembourg law, the Luxembourg bankruptcy receiver appointed by the Luxembourg court would be empowered to take control over all assets of the Luxembourg Obligors wherever situated, including property located abroad, upon the conditions and to the extent provided for under Luxembourg insolvency laws and, with respect to the scope of Regulation 2015/848, upon the terms thereof;

 

  (c) restrictions on the enforcement of its rights against other Parties imposed on a Luxembourg Obligor may cease to be effective upon the bankruptcy of such Luxembourg Obligor;

 

  (d) any power of attorney and mandate, as well as any other agency provisions granted and all appointments of agents made by the Luxembourg Obligors (including any appointments made by way of security), explicitly or by implication, will terminate by law and without notice upon the Luxembourg Obligors’ bankruptcy ( faillite ) or judicial winding-up ( liquidation judiciaire ), and become ineffective upon the Luxembourg Obligors entering controlled management and suspension of payments ( gestion contrôlée et sursis de paiement ) (in both cases except in very limited circumstances); and

 

  (e) the filing of claims and the taking of actions by the Trustee on behalf of the other parties may require the execution of additional documentation, such as, in case of the filing of a proof of claim in insolvency proceedings, a specific power of attorney.

 

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2. ENFORCEABILITY OF CLAIMS

 

  (a) The rights and obligations of the Parties under the Transaction Documents may be limited by general principles of criminal law, including but not limited to criminal freezing orders.

 

  (b) Periods of grace for the performance of its obligations may be granted by the courts to a debtor who has acted in good faith.

 

  (c) Rights may not be exercised in an abusive manner, and a Party may be denied the right to invoke a contractual right if so doing was abusive.

 

  (d) Specific creditors benefit from privileged rights by virtue of Luxembourg law and may take precedence over the rights of other secured or unsecured creditors. For instance, the Luxembourg tax authorities, the Luxembourg social security institutions and the salaried employees benefit from a general privilege over movables in relation to specific claims determined by law; this general privilege in principle takes precedence over the privilege of any other secured creditors.

 

  (e) The remuneration of an agent or intermediary may be subject to review and reduction by a Luxembourg court if considered excessive in light of the circumstances.

 

  (f) Whilst, in the event of any proceedings being brought in a Luxembourg court in respect of a monetary obligation expressed to be payable in a currency other than Euro, a Luxembourg court would have power to give judgment expressed as an order to pay a currency other than Euro, enforcement of the judgment against any Party in Luxembourg would be available only in Euro and for such purposes all claims or debts would be converted into Euro.

 

  (g) A contractual provision conferring or imposing a remedy, an obligation or penalty consequent upon default or breach may not be fully enforceable if it were construed by a Luxembourg court as constituting an excessive pecuniary remedy.

 

  (h) Limitation of liability clauses will not be enforceable in case of willful default or gross negligence, or where the obligation that has been improperly performed was the central obligation ( obligation essentielle ) of the person protected by the limitation of liability clause.

 

  (i) Insofar as the laws of Luxembourg are concerned, provisions in the Transaction Documents relating to the transfer or assignment of rights and obligations may require the execution of further documentation in order to be fully effective, as well as to ensure the transfer of any security interests attaching to the rights or obligations to be transferred or assigned.

 

  (j)

The enforcement of the Transaction Documents and the rights and obligations of the Parties will be subject to the general statutory principles of Luxembourg law;

 

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  remedies such as specific performance, the issue of an injunction or the termination for breach of contract are discretionary. Notwithstanding any agreement purporting to confer the availability of any remedy, such remedy may not be available where damages instead of specific performance or specific performance instead of termination for breach of contract are considered by the court to be an adequate alternative remedy. The enforcement of rights and obligations in an action before the Luxembourg courts is subject to Luxembourg rules of civil and commercial procedure.

 

  (k) Provisions of the Transaction Documents providing for interest being payable in specified circumstances on due and payable interest may not be enforceable against a Luxembourg Obligor before a Luxembourg court even if they are valid under the respective governing law.

 

  (l) Claims may become barred under the statute of limitations or may be or become subject to defences of set-off or counterclaim.

 

  (m) We express no opinion on the validity or enforceability of waivers granted for future rights or claims.

 

  (n) Provisions according to which the Trustee is authorised to sue on behalf of a Luxembourg Obligor may not be enforceable.

 

  (o) Any power of attorney (including if granted by way of security) expressed to be irrevocable and granted by or on behalf of a Luxembourg Obligor may as a matter of Luxembourg law (which a court may also apply to powers granted by or on behalf of a Luxembourg Obligor under foreign law), be subject to revocation or termination by or on behalf of the grantor despite its being expressed to be irrevocable, which causes the withdrawal of all powers to act on behalf of the grantor of the power of attorney.

 

  (p) The right of a Party to recover attorney’s fees or other fees relating to the exercise or defence of its rights may be subject to limitations or may not be enforceable in accordance with its terms before a Luxembourg court or in Luxembourg court or enforcement proceedings.

 

  (q) An agreement may not create rights or obligations for third parties who are not a party to such agreement.

 

3. TAXATION

The registration of the Transaction Documents is required if such Transaction Documents are either (i) attached as an annex to an act ( annex é s à un acte ) that itself is subject to mandatory registration or (ii) deposited in the minutes of a notary ( d é pos é s au rang des minutes d’un notaire ). In such cases, as well as in case of a voluntary registration, the Transaction Documents will be subject to registration duties payable by the party registering, or being ordered to register, the Transaction Documents. Depending on the nature of the Transaction Documents, such registration duties would be ad valorem (such as for instance a registration duty of 0.24% calculated on the amounts mentioned in those agreements) or fixed (such as for instance a registration duty of 12€ for a pledge).

 

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4. CORPORATE MATTERS

 

  (a) By application of Article 1200-1 of the Law on Commercial Companies, a company not respecting any provision of Luxembourg criminal law or which seriously contravenes any provision of the Luxembourg commercial code or any other Luxembourg law applicable to commercial companies may be put into judicial dissolution and liquidation upon the application of the public prosecutor.

 

  (b) The Constitutional Documents (as well as any other documents relating to the Luxembourg Obligors the publication of which is required by law) will only be enforceable against third parties after they have been published in the RESA, except where such third parties have knowledge thereof, whereas however third parties may rely thereon prior to such publication. For the 15 days following the publication, such documents would not be enforceable against third parties who prove that it was impossible for them to have knowledge thereof.

 

  (c) Any provision in any of the Transaction Documents which constitutes, or purports to constitute, a restriction on the choice of auditor of a Luxembourg Obligor by its shareholders or members may contravene the requirements of Directive 2006/43/EC and Regulation 537/2014 and may therefore become null and void.

 

5. GOVERNING LAW

 

  (a) The Luxembourg courts would not apply a chosen foreign law if:

 

  (i) the choice was not made bona fide , and/or

 

  (ii) the foreign law was not pleaded and proved, and/or

 

  (iii) if pleaded and proved, such foreign law would be contrary to the mandatory rules of Luxembourg law or manifestly incompatible with Luxembourg public policy or public order.

 

  (b) A Luxembourg court may refuse to apply the chosen governing law in the following cases:

 

  (i) where all other elements relevant to the situation at the time that the Transaction Documents were entered into are located in a country other than the country of the chosen governing law, to the extent the Parties’ choice of governing law affects the application of the provisions of the law of that other country which cannot be derogated from by agreement, which the court may then apply;

 

  (ii) where all other elements relevant to the situation at the time that the Transaction Documents were entered into are located in one or more Member States of the European Union and where the chosen law is not the one of a Member State, it may apply the provisions of EU law, where appropriate as implemented in Luxembourg, which cannot be derogated from by agreement;

 

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  (iii) if the overriding mandatory provisions ( lois de police ) of the law of the country where the obligations arising out of the Transaction Documents have to be or have been performed, render the performance of the Transaction Documents unlawful in such country, in which case it may apply such overriding mandatory provisions taking into account (in deciding such application) the nature and object of such laws, as well as the consequences of its application or non-application;

 

  (iv) regarding the means of enforcement and measures to be taken by a creditor in case of a default in performance, it may apply the law of the country in which performance is taking place; or

 

  (v) if a Party is subject to insolvency proceedings, in which case it would apply the insolvency laws of the jurisdiction in which such insolvency proceedings have been regularly opened to the effects of such insolvency except to the extent any exceptions are established by Regulation 2015/848.

 

  (c) We express no opinion on any choice of law provisions in the Transaction Documents relating to contractual obligations that do not fall within the scope of the Rome I Regulation and to non-contractual obligations that do not fall within the scope of the Rome II Regulation.

 

  (d) The determination of the governing law and the recognition of trusts by Luxembourg courts (whether or not one or more elements of the trust relationship or trust assets are located in Luxembourg) will be made in accordance with the Convention dated 1 July 1985 on the law applicable to trusts and their recognition (ratified by a law dated 27 July 2003 on trusts and fiduciary contracts) (the “ Hague Trusts Convention ”), to the extent the relevant trust comes within the scope thereof. The law chosen by the parties will in principle be recognised as governing law, and the effects of the trust (in particular the segregation of trust assets) will be recognised in accordance with the Hague Trusts Convention, subject to the exceptions established therein, including the non-recognition of the chosen governing law if the situation has a closer link with another jurisdiction which does not recognise trusts, the application of mandatory laws of Luxembourg and other jurisdictions in the matters referred to in Article 15 of the Hague Trusts Convention and the general exception of public order. In relation to the provision of any Transaction Document providing that a Luxembourg Obligor shall hold on trust certain assets received, the non-recognition of the trust under Luxembourg law would cause the purported beneficiaries to only have an unsecured claim against the relevant Luxembourg Obligor, which claim will rank pari passu with the claims of other unsecured creditors of the relevant Luxembourg Obligor.

 

6. JURISDICTION

 

  (a) A Luxembourg court may stay proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.

 

  (b) Designation of jurisdiction of courts in the interest of one Party or one group of Parties only will not prevent those Parties from bringing actions in any other court of competent jurisdiction or concurrently in more than one jurisdiction.

 

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  (c) The president of a competent court in Luxembourg, in any matter in which the plaintiff seeks provisional measures in summary proceedings ( référé ) or a permission to levy a prejudgment attachment ( autorisation de saisie-arrêt conservatoire ), may assume jurisdiction, on the basis of the general provisions of Luxembourg law (as applicable pursuant to Regulation 1215/2012), in connection with assets located in Luxembourg notwithstanding the aforementioned submission to the jurisdiction of the courts of other countries, and such action would be governed by Luxembourg law.

 

  (d) Jurisdiction clauses would not be enforceable in or binding on a Luxembourg court in relation to actions brought for non-contractual claims.

 

7. OTHER MATTERS

 

  (a) A contractual provision allowing the service of process against the Luxembourg Obligors or any other third party appointed to such effect could be overridden by Luxembourg statutory provisions allowing the valid service of process against the Luxembourg Obligors in accordance with applicable laws at their registered office. A provision allowing any other party to appoint a replacement process agent instead of the Luxembourg Obligors would most likely not be enforceable in or the effects thereof recognised by a Luxembourg court.

 

  (b) We express no opinion on any notification obligation to the Banque Centrale de Luxembourg for statistical purposes which may arise from any payments under the Transaction Documents.

 

  (c) The admissibility as evidence of the Transaction Documents before a Luxembourg court or public authority to which the Transaction Documents are produced will require that the Transaction Documents be accompanied by a complete or partial translation into French or German and a Luxembourg court may always require that the parties produce the original of a Transaction Document on the basis of which a claim is made.

 

  (d) A discretion established in favour of one Party by any of the Transaction Documents will have to be exercised in a reasonable manner.

 

  (e) With respect to provisions under which determination of circumstances or certification by any Party is stated or implied to be conclusive and binding upon each of the Luxembourg Obligors, a Luxembourg court would be authorised to examine whether such determination occurred in good faith and may nevertheless request a Party to provide further evidence.

 

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  (f) All rights and obligations arising under the Transaction Documents involving (i) the government of any country which is currently the subject of United Nations, the European Union or any other applicable sanctions (an “ Affected Country ”), (ii) any person or body resident in, incorporated in or constituted under the laws of any Affected Country, (iii) any person or body controlled by any of the foregoing, (iv) any person or body exercising public functions in any Affected Country or (v) any person or body being itself subject of United Nations, the European Union or any other applicable sanctions may be subject to restrictions pursuant to such sanctions as implemented in Luxembourg law or applicable or applied in Luxembourg.

 

  (g) A severability clause may be ineffective if a Luxembourg court considers that the illegal, invalid or unenforceable clause was a substantive or material clause.

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