Belgium: AmBev’s voluntary offer to purchase all Quilmes Industrial’s outstanding shares expired

InBev announces the expiration of AmBev’s voluntary offer to purchase all outstanding shares of its subsidiary Quilmes Industrial S.A. (“Quinsa”), according to InBev’s press release, April 20.

InBev confirms that AmBev announced the final results of the previously announced voluntary offer made by Beverage Associates Holding Ltd. (“BAH”), a Bahamian corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of AmBev, to purchase up to 6,872,480 Class A shares and up to 8,661,207 Class B shares (including Class B shares held as American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”)) of its subsidiary Quilmes Industrial (Quinsa), Société Anonyme (“Quinsa”). The Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time (which is 11:00 p.m. Luxemburg Time), on Thursday, April 19, 2007.

At the expiration of the Offer, 2,535,448 Class A shares and 1,618,379 Class B shares (including Class B shares held as ADSs), representing 0.63% of the voting rights of Quinsa, had been tendered in and not withdrawn from the Offer. The minimum tender condition of the Offer, which required that 3,939,387 Class B shares (including Class B shares held as ADSs) be validly tendered and not validly withdrawn, was not satisfied and as a result, the Offer expired and will be withdrawn without BAH purchasing any Class A shares or Class B shares (including Class B shares held as ADSs). All Class A shares and Class B shares (including Class B shares held as ADSs) that were tendered in the Offer will be returned promptly to the respective holders thereof without any action required on the part of the holders.

About InBev

InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: INB) based in Leuven, Belgium. The company's origins date back to 1366, and today it is the leading global brewer. InBev’s strategy is to strengthen its local platforms by building significant positions in the world's major beer markets through organic growth, world-class efficiency, targeted external growth, and by putting consumers first. InBev has a portfolio of more than 200 brands, including Stella Artois®, Brahma®, Beck’s®, Leffe® and Skol® - the third-largest selling beer brand in the world. InBev employs some 86 000 people, running operations in over 30 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. In 2006, InBev realized 13.3 billion euro of revenue.

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