SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-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)

(FOR CO-REGISTRANTS, PLEASE SEE “TABLE OF CO-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: x		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:		333-169514
		(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
Floating Rate Notes due 2014 2.875% Notes due 2016 4.375% Notes due 2021		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)

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CO-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 Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Principal Executive Offices
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.*		Delaware, United States		2082		43-1162835		One Busch Place, St. Louis, Missouri 63118, U.S.A. Tel: +1 (314) 577-2000
Cobrew NV/SA		Belgium		2082		N/A		Brouwerijplein 1, 3000 Leuven, Belgium Tel: +32 16 27 61 11
BrandBrew S.A.		Luxembourg		2082		N/A		5, rue Gabriel Lippmann - Parc d’Activités Syrdall, L-5365 Münsbach Tel: +352 26 15 96
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.		Delaware, United States		2082		43-1162835		One Busch Place, St. Louis, Missouri 63118, U.S.A. Tel: +1 (314) 577-2000

 

*	Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. is the issuer of the securities offered hereby. The other listed registrants are guarantors of the securities.

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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

The Registrant has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 a prospectus supplement dated January 24, 2011(the “Prospectus Supplement”) to a prospectus dated September 21, 2010 (the “Prospectus”), relating to the securities to be registered hereunder included in the Registrant’s automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-169514), which became automatically effective on September 21, 2010.

 

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 Form F-3 (File No. 333-169514) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 21, 2010, and (ii) the sections captioned “Description of the Notes” and “Taxation” in the Issuer’s Prospectus Supplement, dated January 24, 2011 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, dated as of October 16, 2009, among the Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Cobrew NV/SA and Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form F-4 (File No. 333-163464) filed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on December 3, 2009).
		4.2		Form of Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, among the Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Cobrew NV/SA and Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. and the Trustee.
		4.3		Form of Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, among the Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Cobrew NV/SA and Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. and the Trustee.
		4.4		Form of Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, among the Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Cobrew NV/SA and Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. and the Trustee.

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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: January 24, 2011						By:		/s/ Scott Gray
						Name:		Scott Gray
						Title:		Authorized Signatory

 

						Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
By:		/s/ Alena Brenner				By:		/s/ Scott Gray
Name:		Alena Brenner				Name:		Scott Gray
Title:		Authorized Signatory				Title:		Authorized Signatory
						Cobrew NV/SA
						By:		/s/ Scott Gray
						Name:		Scott Gray
						Title:		Authorized Signatory
						BrandBrew S.A.
						By:		/s/ Scott Gray
						Name:		Scott Gray
						Title:		Authorized Signatory

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.
4.1		Form of Indenture, dated as of October 16, 2009, among the Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Cobrew NV/SA and Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form F-4 (File No. 333-163464) filed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on December 3, 2009).
4.2		Form of Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, among the Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Cobrew NV/SA and Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. and the Trustee.
4.3		Form of Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, among the Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Cobrew NV/SA and Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. and the Trustee.
4.4		Form of Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, among the Company, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Brandbrew S.A., Cobrew NV/SA and Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. and the Trustee.