AB InBev Budweiser and Bud Light brand beer cans at a store in the Queens borough of New York on Feb. 28, 2024.
Shares of AB InBev, the world's biggest brewer, slipped more than 4% Thursday as trading resumed following a brief suspension amid emerging details of a sale by one of its major stakeholders.
Trading of AB InBev resumed at 2 p.m. local time after details were released on the pricing of the share sale.
AB InBev said it plans to buy back $200 million worth of shares.
Altria said it planned to use the proceeds from the sale to fund additional share buybacks of its own stock.
Persons:
Altria
Organizations:
InBev Budweiser, Bud Light, InBev, Trading, Belgium's Financial Services, Markets Authority, AB InBev
Locations:
Queens, New York, Belgian