Anheuser-Busch Sets Special Shareholders Meeting Date to Vote on Combination with InBev

At the closing of the transaction, shareholders of Anheuser-Busch will be entitled to receive $70 for each share of stock held by them, and Anheuser- Busch will become a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of InBev.

07/10/08 Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. announced that its special meeting for shareholders to consider and vote on the combination between InBev N.V./S.A. and Anheuser- Busch will be held on Nov. 12 at a New York-area location.

At the closing of the transaction, shareholders of Anheuser-Busch will be entitled to receive $70 for each share of stock held by them, and Anheuser- Busch will become a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of InBev.

Anheuser-Busch shareholders of record as of the close of business on Oct. 3 are entitled to vote at the special meeting, which will be held at noon on Nov. 12 at the Crowne Plaza Meadowlands hotel in Secaucus, N.J. Additional information concerning the special meeting and the transaction will be in the Anheuser-Busch definitive proxy statement, which will be mailed by Anheuser- Busch to its shareholders later this week.

As announced July 13, the board of directors of Anheuser-Busch unanimously recommends that Anheuser-Busch shareholders approve the transaction with InBev. Closing of the transaction is subject to approval of shareholders of both companies, necessary regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. On Sept. 29, InBev shareholders approved the combination.