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

June 4, 2020

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.                

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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. 333-237367), FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-231556), FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-227335), 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ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SA/NV AND TO BE A PART THEREOF FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.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

99.1    Press release issued 3 June 2020 regarding the results of the annual general meeting of stockholders of AB InBev.

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: June 4, 2020     By:   /s/ Jan Vandermeersch
      Name:   Jan Vandermeersch
      Title:     Global Legal Director Corporate

Exhibit 99.1

 

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The enclosed information constitutes regulated information as defined in the Belgian Royal Decree of 14 November 2007 regarding the duties of issuers of financial instruments which have been admitted for trading on a regulated market.

Anheuser-Busch InBev General Shareholders’

Meeting approves dividend payment 2019

3 June 2020 – Anheuser-Busch InBev (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) (MEXBOL: ANB) (JSE: ANH) (“AB InBev”) is pleased to announce that the General Shareholders’ Meeting of 3 June 2020 has approved the annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2019, as well as the gross total dividend for 2019 of EUR 1.30 proposed by the Board of Directors. Taking into account the gross interim dividend of EUR 0.80 per share paid in November 2019, a gross final dividend of EUR 0.50 will be payable upon presentation of coupon n° 28. The calendar for the payment of the final dividend is as follows:

 

Dividend Timeline            
    Ex-coupon date   Record Date   Payment date  

  Euronext

  09 June 2020   10 June 2020   11 June 2020  

  MEXBOL

  09 June 2020   10 June 2020   11 June 2020  

  JSE

  10 June 2020   12 June 2020   15 June 2020  

  NYSE (ADR program)

  09 June 2020   10 June 2020   09 July 2020  

  Restricted Shares

  09 June 2020   10 June 2020   11 June 2020  

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

 

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Several amendments to the articles of association aiming at aligning them to the new Belgian Code of Companies and Associations, as were detailed in the convening notice to the General Shareholders Meeting.

 

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Granting discharge to the directors and to the statutory auditor of the Company for the performance of their duties during the financial year 2019.

 

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Reappointment of Ms. Michele Burns and Mr. Elio Leoni Sceti as independent directors, reappointment of Ms. María Asuncion Aramburuzabala, Mr. Alexandre Van Damme, Mr. Grégoire de Spoelberch, Mr. Paul Cornet de Ways Ruart and Mr. Paulo Lemann as directors and appointment of Mr. Roberto Thompson Motta as director (succeeding Mr. Marcel Telles). Their director term will end after the annual shareholders’ to be held in 2024.

 

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Reappointment of Messrs. Martin J. Barrington, William Gifford and Alejandro Santo Domingo, as Restricted Share Directors. Their renewed term will end after the annual shareholders’ meeting to be held in 2021.

 

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Approval of the Remuneration Report for the financial year 2019, including the Remuneration Policy.

 

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About Anheuser-Busch InBev

Anheuser-Busch InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: ABI) based in Leuven, Belgium, with secondary listings on the Mexico (MEXBOL: ANB) and South Africa (JSE: ANH) stock exchanges and with American Depositary Receipts on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUD). Our Dream is to bring people together for a better world. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years. We are committed to building great brands that stand the test of time and to brewing the best beers using the finest natural ingredients. Our diverse portfolio of well over 500 beer brands includes global brands Budweiser®, Corona® and Stella Artois®; multi-country brands Beck’s®, Hoegaarden®, Leffe® and Michelob Ultra®; and local champions such as Aguila®, Antarctica®, Bud Light®, Brahma®, Cass®, Castle®, Castle Lite®, Cristal®, Harbin®, Jupiler®, Modelo Especial®, Quilmes®, Victoria®, Sedrin®, and Skol®. Our brewing heritage dates back more than 600 years, spanning continents and generations. From our European roots at the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium. To the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co brewery in St. Louis, US. To the creation of the Castle Brewery in South Africa during the Johannesburg gold rush. To Bohemia, the first brewery in Brazil. Geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets, we leverage the collective strengths of approximately 170,000 employees based in nearly 50 countries worldwide. For 2019, AB InBev’s reported revenue was 52.3 billion USD (excluding JVs and associates).

 

 

ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV CONTACTS

 

Investors    Media
Lauren Abbott    Pablo Jimenez
Tel: +1 212 573 9287    Tel: +1 212 284 0158
E-mail: lauren.abbott@ab-inbev.com    E-mail: pablo.jimenez@ab-inbev.com
               
Mariya Glukhova    Ingvild Van Lysebetten
Tel: +32 16 276 888    Tel: +32 16 276 608
E-mail: mariya.glukhova@ab-inbev.com    E-mail: ingvild.vanlysebetten@ab-inbev.com
           
Jency John    Fallon Buckelew
Tel: +1 646 746 9673    Tel: +1 310 592 6319
E-mail: jency.john@ab-inbev.com    E-mail: fallon.buckelew@ab-inbev.com

 

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