UNITED STATES
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 2030 4.350% Notes due 2040 4.500% Notes due 2050 4.600% Notes due 2060 | 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 Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization | Primary Standard Industrial Classification Number | I.R.S. Employer Identification Number | Address, Including Zip Code and | ||||||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.* | Delaware, | 2082 | 90-0427472 | One Busch Place, St. Louis, | ||||||||||
| United States | Missouri 63118, U.S.A. | |||||||||||||
| Tel: +1 (314)577-2000 | ||||||||||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. | Delaware, | 2082 | 38-3893771 | 250 Park Avenue, New York, New York, U.S.A. 10177 | ||||||||||
| United States | 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 April 1, 2020 (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. 333-223774), 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 April 1, 2020 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. | Indenture, among 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 Form6-K filed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on April 4, 2018). |
| 4.2 | Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, among 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form6-K filed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on April 3, 2020). |
| 4.3 | Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, among 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form6-K filed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on April 3, 2020). |
| 4.4 | Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, among 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form6-K filed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on April 3, 2020). |
| 4.5 | Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, among 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Form6-K filed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on April 3, 2020). |
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: April 6, 2020 | By: | /s/ Daniel Strothe | ||||
| Name: Daniel Strothe | ||||||
| Title: Authorized Signatory | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Margot Miller | |||||
| Name: Margot Miller | ||||||
| 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/ Yann Callou | By: | /s/ Gert Magis | ||||
| Name: Yann Callou | Name: Gert Magis | |||||
| Title: Authorized Signatory | Title: Authorized Signatory | |||||
| Brandbev S.à r.l. | ||||||
| By:/s/ Yann Callou | By: | /s/ Gert Magis | ||||
| Name: Yann Callou | Name: Gert Magis | |||||
| Title: Authorized Signatory | Title: Authorized Signatory | |||||
| Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC | ||||||
| By:/s/ Daniel Strothe | By: | /s/ Margot Miller | ||||
| Name: Daniel Strothe | Name: Margot Miller | |||||
| Title: Authorized Signatory | Title: Authorized Signatory | |||||
| Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Margot Miller | |||||
| Name: Margot Miller | ||||||
| Title: Authorized Signatory | ||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
| 4.1. | Indenture, among 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 Form6-K filed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on April 4, 2018). |
| 4.2 | Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, among 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form6-K filed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on April 3, 2020). |
| 4.3 | Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, among 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Form6-K filed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on April 3, 2020). |
| 4.4 | Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, among 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form6-K filed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on April 3, 2020). |
| 4.5 | Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, among 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 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Form6-K filed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on April 3, 2020). |
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