MISCELLANEOUS

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ASIA PACIFIC BREW ERIES LTD

Company Registration No.

193100007K

Announcement submitted on

behalf of

ASIA PACIFIC BREW ERIES LTD

Announcement is submitted with

respect to *

ASIA PACIFIC BREW ERIES LTD

Announcement is submitted by *

Anthony Cheong Fook Seng

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Company Secretary

Date & Time of Broadcast

19-Nov-2012 19:38:22

Announcement No.

00120

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Notice of Substantial Shareholder's Changes in Interests / Cessation of

Substantial Shareholding

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Notice-ThaiBev.pdf

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To:

(1)
Singapore Exchange Securìties Trading Limìted
2 Shenton Way #19-00
SGX Centre 1
Singapore 068804
Attention: Head of Market Control
Fax no: (65) 6438 4306

(2) Asia Pacific Breweries limited

438 Alexandra Road

#21-00 Alexandra Point

Singapore 119958

Attention: Company Secretary

Fax No: (85) 6271 0811

Dear Sirs,

Notiee of Cessation of SubstantialShareholdlng

In accordance with Section 137 of the Securities and Futures Act {Chapter 289) and Division IV, Part IV of the Companies Act (Chapter 50 of Singapore) (the "Companles Act"), we hereby notify you that we are a substantial shareholder of the company identìfled below which is listed on SGX-ST (''listed company") and the particulars of our interest(s) ìn the shareho!dings of the listed company are as follows:

PARTI

1. Date of notiee to listed company: 19 November 2012

2. Name of SubstantlalShareholder:Thai 8evernge Public Company Umited

("ThaiBev")

3. Narne of listed company: Asia Pacific Breweries Limited ("APB")

4. Please tick one or more aperopriate box{es]:

O a New Substantial Shareholder's lnterest. [Piease complete Parts Il and IV]
0 a Change in the Percentage Level of a Substantial Shareholder's lnterest or Cessation of lnterest.
[Piease complete Parts 111 and IV]

Thci Bti!vercga Public: Compcmy Limited

14 Vibhavadi RQngsil Rd., Chc:>rvph.;. Ch<.Jf çhok, Songkt:>k. 10900 Thoifand

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PARf Il

1.Date of changof int r st:

2. Name of Reglsterec:f Holder:

3. Circ:;umstance(s) giving rise to the interest or

change In lnterest:
Not applicabfe Not applìcable Not applicable

4. lnformation reiating to shares held in the name of the Registered Holder:

No. of shares held before the change:
As a percentage of issued share capitai:
No. of shares which are the subject of this notice;

As a percentage of lssued share capitai:


Not applicable
Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

Amount of consideration (excluding brokerage and Not applicable stamp duties) per share paid or received:

No. of shares held after the change:

As a percentage of issued share capitai:

PART 111

1. Date of change of lnterest;

2.The change in the percentage level 111:

3. Cireumstance(s) giving rise to the interest or change in interest:

4. A statement of whether the change in the percentage level is the result of a transaction or a series of transactions.
Not applicable

Not applicable

15 November 2012

72.06% to O%

Reference is made to the announcement released by Fraser and Neave Limited. ("F&N") on the SGXNET dated 15 November 2012.
On 15 November 2012, F&N completed the disposal (the "Disposal"} of ali of the shares it held in the issued and paid-up capitai of Asia Pacific
lnvestment Pte Ltd ("Ae.!.E.!:n and afl of the shares
it held in the issued share capitai of APB to
Heineken lnternational B.Vvia sale and purchase

agreements.

APIPL holds 167,333,732 ordinary shares in the issued share capitai of APB. F&N held a 50% direct interest in APIPL, and prior to the Disposal was deemed to be interested in the APB shares held by APIPL. As such, prior to the completion of the
above transadion. F&N .had an interest in an

aggregate of 186,087,619 shares (representing a

72.06% interest).

As at 15 November 2012, lnternational Beverage Holdings Company (''IB!::IL") held a 28.6% direct interest in F&N, and ThaiBev held a 100% direct interest in IBHL. Prìor to the Disposal, ThaiBev was therefore deemed to be interested in the APB shares in which F&N had an interest pursuant to Section 7(4) and Section 7{4A) of the Companies Act (Chapter 50 of Singapore).
Following the completion of the Disposal, ThaiBev has ceased to be a substantial shareholder of APB.

The change in the percentage level is the result of the transaction as described above.

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PARTIV


1. Holdings of Substantial Shareholdét, including direct and deemed interest:

Direct Deemed

No.cf steares held before the cha nge: o 186,087,619

As a pereentage cf issued share eapìtal 11l: O% 72.06%

No. of shares held after the change: o o

As a pereentage of issued share capitai 111: O% 0%

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Our contact details, should you have any queries regarding this Notice and its contents are as follows: (a) Telephone number (66) 2785 5271
(b) Name of contact person Ms. Vaewmanee Soponpinij, Comp ny Secretary
(c) Address 14 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Chomphon Sub-District, Chatuchak District, Bangkok

Note{s):

(1) The percentélge; In thls notice are computed ba:std on a total of 258,233,024 shares (excludilig treasury shares) OIS

reflected in the Bizfile !!"!eareh Oll:tracted from the Acccunting ancl Cor!lorate egulatory P.uthorlty of Singapore on 15

Novembar 2012.

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Yours faithfully, - - ./---

-'ThaiBev

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Nam:A: s·ttfjpl;lai Chaikriangkrai Ueychai Tantha-Obhas tnorized Director Authorized Director
Date: 19 November 2012

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