SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Belgium | Not Applicable | |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification no.) | |
Brouwerijplein 1 3000 Leuven, Belgium | Not Applicable | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(FORCO-REGISTRANTS, PLEASE SEE “TABLE OFCO-REGISTRANTS” ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE)
| If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box: ☒ | If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box: ☐ | |||||
| Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:333-223774 | ||||||
| (If applicable) | ||||||
| Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||||||
Title of Each Class to be so Registered | Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered | |||
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 | New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange | |||
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
TABLE OFCO-REGISTRANTS
Exact Name as Specified in its Charter | State or Other | Primary Standard Industrial Classification Number | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number | Address, Including Zip Code and | ||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.* | Delaware, | 2082 | 43-1162835 | One Busch Place, St. Louis, | ||||
| United States | Missouri 63118, U.S.A. | |||||||
| Tel: +1 (314)577-2000 | ||||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. | Delaware, United States | 2082 | 38-3893771 | 250 Park Avenue, New York, New York, U.S.A. 10177 | ||||
| Tel: +1 (212)573-8800 | ||||||||
Cobrew NV | Belgium | 2082 | N/A | Brouwerijplein 1, 3000 Leuven, | ||||
| Belgium | ||||||||
| Tel: +32 16 27 61 11 | ||||||||
Brandbrew S.A | Luxembourg | 2082 | N/A | Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Luxembourg | ||||
| Tel: +352 26 15 96 23 | ||||||||
Brandbev S.à r.l. | Luxembourg | 2082 | N/A | Zone Industrielle Breedewues No. 15, L-1259 Senningerberg, Luxembourg | ||||
| Tel: +352 26 15 96 23 | ||||||||
Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC | Delaware, | 2082 | 43-1162835 | One Busch Place, St. Louis, | ||||
| United States | Missouri 63118, U.S.A. | |||||||
| Tel: +1 (314)577-2000 | ||||||||
| * | Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. is the issuer of the debt securities offered hereby. The other listed registrants are guarantors of the debt securities. |
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
The Registrant has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a red prospectus dated March 20, 2018 (the “Red Prospectus Supplement”) to a prospectus dated March 19, 2018 (the “Prospectus”), relating to the securities to be registered hereunder included in the Registrant’s automatic shelf Registration Statement on FormF-3 (FileNo. 333-223771), which became automatically effective on March 19, 2018.
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered
The material set forth in (i) the section captioned “Description of Debt Securities and Guarantees”, “Legal Ownership” and “Tax Considerations” in the registrant’s Registration Statement on FormF-3 (FileNo. 333-223774) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2018, and (ii) the sections captioned “Description of the Notes” and “Taxation” in the Issuer’s Red Prospectus Supplement, dated March 20, 2018 are each incorporated herein by reference. Copies of such descriptions will be filed with the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Item 2. Exhibits.
| 4.1. | Form of Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to FormF-3 (File No. 333-223774) filed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on March 19, 2018). | |
| 4.2 | Form of First Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee. | |
| 4.3 | Form of Second Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee. | |
| 4.4 | Form of Third Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee. | |
| 4.5 | Form of Fourth Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee. | |
| 4.6 | Form of Fifth Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee. | |
| 4.7 | Form of Sixth Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: | March 29, 2018 | By: | /s/ Bryan Warner | |||||
| Name: | Bryan Warner | |||||||
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||||||
| Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Ann Randon | By: | /s/ Jan Vandermeersch | |||||
| Name: | Ann Randon | Name: | Jan Vandermeersch | |||||
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||||
| Cobrew NV | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Ann Randon | By: | /s/ Jan Vandermeersch | |||||
| Name: | Ann Randon | Name: | Jan Vandermeersch | |||||
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||||
| Brandbrew S.A. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Octavio Chino | By: | /s/ Yannick Bomans | |||||
| Name: | Octavio Chino | Name: | Yannick Bomans | |||||
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||||
| Brandbev S.à r.l. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Christine Delhaye | By: | /s/ Yannick Bomans | |||||
| Name: | Christine Delhaye | Name: | Yannick Bomans | |||||
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||||
| Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Bryan Warner | |||||||
| Name: | Bryan Warner | |||||||
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||||||
| Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Bryan Warner | |||||||
| Name: | Bryan Warner | |||||||
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | ||
| 4.1. | Form of Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to FormF-3 (File No. 333-223774) filed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on March 19, 2018). | |
| 4.2 | Form of First Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee. | |
| 4.3 | Form of Second Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee. | |
| 4.4 | Form of Third Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee. | |
| 4.5 | Form of Fourth Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee. | |
| 4.6 | Form of Fifth Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee. | |
| 4.7 | Form of Sixth Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee. | |