Anheuser Busch Inbev SA Completes Combination with Grupo Modelo SAB de CV And Announces Settlement Of Tender Offer

Anheuser Busch Inbev SA (AB InBev) and Grupo Modelo SAB de CV (Grupo Modelo) announced that AB InBev has completed its combination with Grupo Modelo in a transaction valued at USD 20.1 billion. The combination is a natural next step given the long-term partnership between AB InBev and Grupo Modelo, which started more than 20 years ago. The combined company will benefit from the growth potential that Modelo brands such as Corona have globally outside of the United States, as well as locally in Mexico, where there will also be opportunities to introduce AB InBev brands through Modelo’s distribution network. The combined company will lead the global beer industry with roughly 400 million hectoliters of beer volume annually. The combination is also expected to generate approximately USD 1 billion in cost synergies. In connection with the completion of the combination, AB InBev announced the settlement of the all-cash tender offer for the remaining shares of Grupo Modelo that it did not already own for USD 9.15 per share. As of May 31, 2013, approximately 89% of Grupo Modelo’s outstanding Series C common shares were tendered and acquired in the tender offer by a subsidiary of AB InBev. AB InBev now owns approximately 95% of Grupo Modelo’s outstanding common shares.