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   From: corporate-faggots@ab-inbev.com   
      
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   Altria is selling off part of its 10% stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev, valued   
   at about $2.2 billion.   
   The tobacco giant said it would use the proceeds to purchase its own shares.   
   Anheuser-Busch InBev has been hurt by the loss of Bud Light sales related to   
   the boycott over the beer maker's relationship with transgender influencer   
   Dylan Mulvaney.   
      
   American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) of Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD) slumped   
   more than 5% Thursday after Altria (MO) slashed part of its 10% stake in the   
   beer maker at a discounted price.   
   Altria announced that it would be selling 35 million of its 195 million ABI   
   shares—AB InBev shares traded on the Euronext exchange—through a global   
   secondary offering. The tobacco giant explained that the sale would be   
   composed of public offerings of ADRs and ABI ordinary shares in the U.S., as   
   well as a concurrent private placement of ABI ordinary shares in the   
   European Economic Area and the U.K. In addition, ABI ordinary shares,   
   including those represented by ADRs, would be offered in countries outside   
   the U.S. Altria plans to allow the underwriters to purchase an additional   
   5.25 million ABI shares within 30 days of the offering.1   
      
   AB InBev explained the shares would be priced at EUR56.17 ($61.26) per   
   ordinary share, and $61.50 per ADR. That would be about 5% below Wednesday's   
   closing price in the U.S. of $64.55. The beer maker added that it plans to   
   buy 3.34 million ordinary shares for $200 million.2   
      
   The move would raise about $2.2 billion for Altria. The company noted that   
   it expects to use the cash generated to buy back its own shares. CEO Billy   
   Gifford said Altria believes “this is an opportunistic transaction that   
   realizes a portion of the substantial return on our long-term investment.”   
      
   A year ago, AB InBev shares plunged after a boycott of its Bud Light brand   
   sparked by the company's work with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.   
   Soon thereafter, Bud Light lost its title as best-selling U.S. beer brand to   
   Constellation Brands’ (STZ) Modelo Especial. Sales of Bud Light have yet to   
   recover, although AB InBev’s overall revenue in 2023 was up 7.8%.   
      
   AB InBev ADRs were down 5.9% at $60.75 at around 1:40 p.m. ET Thursday,   
   while Altria shares were up 1.6% at $44.03.   
      
   https://www.investopedia.com/ab-inbev-stock-falls-as-altria-announces-   
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