InBev and Anheuser-Busch Agree to Combine, Creating the Global Leader in Beer with Budweiser as its Flagship Brand

Combination Will Create One of the World´s Five Largest Consumer Products Companies Company to be Named Anheuser-Busch InBev; Budweiser to Expand Globally Transaction Will Yield Cost Synergies of at Least $1.5 Billion Annually by 2011; Neutral to EPS in 2009 and Accretive Beginning in 2010 St. Louis, Missouri will be North American Headquarters and Global Home of Flagship Budweiser Brand Fully Committed to Support Wholesalers and Three-Tier System All U.S. Breweries to Remain Open; Commitment to Communities of Combined Company Maintained

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