Form 8-A

 

 

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:    333-185619   
   (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

0.800% Notes due 2016

1.250% Notes due 2018

2.625% Notes due 2023

4.000% Notes due 2043

  

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 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 Finance Inc. *   

Delaware,

United States

   2082    38-3893771   

250 Park Avenue, New York,

New York, U.S.A. 10177

Tel: +1 (212) 573-8800

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    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,

Münsbach, L-5365, Luxembourg

Tel: +352 26 15 96 23

Brandbev S.à r.l.    Luxembourg    2082    N/A   

5 Rue Gabriel Lippmann,

Münsbach, L-5365, Luxembourg

Tel: +352 26 15 96 23

Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC    Delaware, United States    2082    43-1162835   

One Busch Place, St. Louis,

Missouri 63118, U.S.A.

Tel: +1 (314) 577-2000

 

* Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance 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 supplement dated January 14, 2013 (the “Red Prospectus Supplement”) to a prospectus dated December 21, 2012 (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. 333-185619), which became automatically effective on December 21, 2012.

 

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. 333-185619) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 21, 2012, and (ii) the sections captioned “Description of the Notes” and “Taxation” in the Issuer’s Red Prospectus Supplement, dated January 14, 2013 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 Finance Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, BrandBrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide 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 Form F-3 (File No. 333-185619) filed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NB on 21 December 2012).
4.2    Form of First Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, BrandBrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee.
4.3    Form of Second Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, BrandBrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee.
4.4    Form of Third Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, BrandBrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee.
4.5    Form of Fourth Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, BrandBrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide 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 Finance Inc.
Date:   January 15, 2013     By:  

/s/ Scott Gray

      Name:   Scott Gray
      Title:   Authorized Signatory
      Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
By:  

/s/ Liesbeth Hellemans

    By:  

/s/ Christine Delhaye

Name:   Liesbeth Hellemans     Name:   Christine Delhaye
Title:   Authorized Signatory     Title:   Authorized Signatory
      Cobrew NV
By:  

/s/ Liesbeth Hellemans

    By:  

/s/ Christine Delhaye

Name:   Liesbeth Hellemans     Name:   Christine Delhaye
Title:   Authorized Signatory     Title:   Authorized Signatory
      BrandBrew S.A.
      By:  

/s/ Liesbeth Hellemans

      Name:   Liesbeth Hellemans
      Title:   Authorized Signatory


Brandbev S.à r.l.
By:  

/s/ Christine Delhaye

Name:   Christine Delhaye
Title:   Authorized Signatory
Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
By:  

/s/ Scott Gray

Name:   Scott Gray
Title:   Authorized Signatory
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc.
By:  

/s/ Scott Gray

Name:   Scott Gray
Title:   Authorized Signatory


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
No.

     
4.1.    Form of Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, BrandBrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide 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 Form F-3 (File No. 333-185619) filed by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NB on 21 December 2012).
4.2    Form of First Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, BrandBrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee.
4.3    Form of Second Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, BrandBrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee.
4.4    Form of Third Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, BrandBrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee.
4.5    Form of Fourth Supplemental Indenture, among the Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, BrandBrew S.A., Brandbev S.à r.l., Cobrew NV, Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc. and Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC and the Trustee.