InBev shareholders to vote on Anheuser-Busch bid Sep 04, 2008 5:43AM

Shareholders of brewer InBev SA will vote Sept. 29 on the company's $52 billion (euro32.8 billion) bid for U.S. rival Anheuser-Busch Cos., InBev said Thursday. Read more

August Busch IV, chief executive of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. will be paid nearly $10.4 million after the brewer is sold to InBev SA and $120,000 a month to consult for the new company through the end of 2013. Read more

Belgian brewer InBev SA said Monday that the U.S. Department of Justice is seeking additional information pertaining to its $52 billion acquisition of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. Read more

Brewer InBev SA's second-quarter profit climbed 8.6 percent despite flat sales and higher costs as it paid less tax. InBev made 542 million euros ($808 million) for the three months ending June 2008, up from from euro499 million ($680 million at earlier exchange rate) for the same period in 2007. Read more

Brewer InBev SA's second-quarter profit climbed 8.6 percent despite higher costs and weak sales in Russia and Europe as the company paid less in taxes. Read more

The head of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo SAB, which is half-owned by Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., said the company has been talking with InBev SA about its contractual rights regarding the Belgian brewer's buyout of Anheuser-Busch. Read more

Sports world, this Bud's still for you. Anheuser-Busch executives told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday that the beer maker will maintain its high level of sports marketing and sponsorship under new owner InBev. In fact, they said, spending could increase. Read more

In paying $52 billion for Anheuser-Busch because of the strength of the Budweiser and Bud Light brands, InBev SA will also be inheriting the King of Beers' weaknesses--which might only worsen when ownership of the largest U.S. brewer shifts into foreign hands. Read more

When Anheuser-Busch executives announced a cost-cutting plan in June, they surprised analysts by not proposing to sell the company's amusement parks and entertainment holdings. Belgian brewer InBev is likely to be less sentimental. Read more

When Anheuser-Busch executives announced a cost-cutting plan in June, they surprised analysts by not proposing to sell the company's amusement parks and entertainment holdings. Belgian brewer InBev is likely to be less sentimental. Read more