Glossary

Aggregated weighted nominal tax rate

Calculated by applying the statutory tax rate of each country on the profit before tax of each entity and by dividing the resulting tax charge by the total profit before tax of the company.

Cash interest coverage

EBITDA minus gross capex, divided by net interest expenses.

Debt equity ratio

Net debt divided by equity attributable to equity holders of Anheuser-Busch InBev.

Diluted EPS before goodwill

Profit attributable to equity holders of Anheuser-Busch InBev, plus impairment of goodwill, divided by the fully diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares.

Diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares

Weighted average number of ordinary shares, adjusted by the effect of share options on issue.

EBIT

Profit from operations.

EBITDA

Profit from operations plus depreciation and amortization.

EPS

Profit attributable to equity holders of Anheuser-Busch InBev, plus impairment of goodwill, divided by the weighted average number of ordinary shares.

Invested capital

Includes property, plant and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets, investments in associates and equity securities, working capital, provisions, employee benefits and deferred taxes.

Marketing expenses

Include all costs relating to the support and promotion of the brands. They include among others operating costs (payroll, office costs, etc.) of the marketing department, advertising costs (agency costs, media costs, etc.), sponsoring and events, and surveys and market research.

Net capex

Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment and of intangible assets, minus proceeds from sale.

Net debt

Non-current and current interest-bearing loans and borrowings and bank overdrafts, minus debt securities and cash.

Non-recurring items

Items of income or expense which do not occur regularly as part of the normal activities of the company, and which amount to minimum 5m euro before tax.

Normalized

The term ‘normalized’ refers to performance measures (EBITDA, EBIT, Profit, ROIC, EPS) before non-recurring items. Non-recurring items are items of income or expense which do not occur regularly as part of the normal activities of the company and which warrantseparate disclosure because they are important for the understanding of the underlying results of the company due to their size or nature. InBev believes that the communication and explanation of normalized measures is essential for readers of its financial statements to understand fully the sustainable performance of the company. Normalized measures are additional measures used by management and should not replace the measures determined in accordance with IFRS as an indicator of the company’s performance.

Normalized diluted EPS before goodwill

Diluted EPS before goodwill, adjusted for non-recurring items.

Normalized EBIT

Profit from operations adjusted for non-recurring items.

Normalized EBITDA

Profit from operations adjusted for non-recurring items, plus depreciation and amortization./p>

Normalized EPS before goodwill

EPS before goodwill, adjusted for non-recurring items.

Normalized profit

Profit adjusted for non-recurring items.

Normalized profit from operations

Profit from operations adjusted for non-recurring items.

Normalized return on invested capital (normalized ROIC)

Return on invested capital (ROIC), adjusted for non-recurring items.

Pay out ratio

Gross dividend per share multiplied by the number of outstanding ordinary shares at year-end, divided by profit attributable to equity holders of InBev.

Return on invested capital (ROIC)

Profit from operations after tax, plus share of result of associates and dividend income from investments in equity securities, divided by the invested capital ; prorated for acquisitions of subsidiaries done during the year.

Revenue

Gross revenue less excise taxes and discounts.

Sales expenses

Include all costs relating to the selling of the products. They include among others the operating costs (payroll, office costs, etc.) of the sales department and the sales force.

Weighted average number of ordinary shares

Number of shares outstanding at the beginning of the period, adjusted by the number of shares cancelled, repurchased or issued during the period multiplied by a time-weighting factor.

Working capital

Includes inventories, trade and other receivables and trade and other payables, both current and non-current.