AmBev Announces Proposed Notes Issuance.Business Editors SAO Sa´o n. 1. (Zool.) Any marine annelid of the genus Hyalinæcia, especially H. tubicola of Europe, which inhabits a transparent movable tube resembling a quill in color and texture. PAULO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2003 Companhia de Bedidas das Americas - AmBev ("AmBev") (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ABV ABV Above ABV Alcohol By Volume ABV Abuja, Nigeria (airport code) ABV Assault Breacher Vehicle ABV Accredited Business Valuation specialist ABV Auxiliary Building Ventilation ABV Annual Buy Value ABV Air Bleed Valve ) (NYSE:ABVC) (BOVESPA See Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo. :AMBV4) (BOVESPA:AMBV3) announced today that its principal operating subsidiary, Companhia Brasileira de Bebidas ("CBB CBB Celebrity Big Brother CBB College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven (Dutch) CBB Cattlemen's Beef Board CBB Coalition for Buzzards Bay CBB Could Be Better (visual effects) CBB Can't Be Bothered "), intends to issue notes due 2013 (the "Notes"), payments under which will be unconditionally guaranteed by AmBev, in a private placement pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). CBB currently expects the aggregate principal amount of the Notes will be U.S. $300 million and intends to use the net proceeds of the Notes to fund capital expenditures, repay short-term debt and for general corporate purposes. The Notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. This press release is not an offer of the Notes for sale in the United States. For additional information, please contact Tobias Stingelin, Head of IR (phone: 5511-2122-1415 and e-mail: acts@ambev.com.br) or Fernando Vichi (phone: 5511-2122-1414 and e-mail: acfgv@ambev.com.br) at AmBev Investor Relations. www.ambev-ir.com |
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