EX-9 15 filename15.htm

EXHIBIT 9.4

INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION TO THE SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT OF

COMPANHIA DE BEBIDAS DAS AMÉRICAS — AMBEV

In compliance with the provisions of Clause 6.4.2 and as set forth in Clause 6.4.5 of the Shareholders’ Agreement of Companhia de Bebidas das Américas - AmBev, a corporation with headquarters in the City of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, at Rua Dr. Renato Paes de Barros, 1,017, 4 th floor, Itaim Bibi, enrolled with the Brazilian Corporate Taxpayers’ Registry (CNPJ/MF) under No. 02.808.708/0001-07 (the “Company”), executed on July 1 st, 1999 by and among Fundação Antonio e Helena Zerrenner Instituição Nacional de Beneficência (“FAHZ”), Braco S.A. (replaced, on May 31, 2004, by InBev Holding Brasil S.A., which succeeded Braco S.A. in all of its rights and obligations under referred Shareholders’ Agreement) (“InBev Brasil”), and Empresa de Administração e Participações S.A. (“ECAP”), having the Company and others as intervening parties, which was amended by its respective parties on March 2 nd, 2004, having Interbrew S.A. as an intervening and beneficiary party under referred amendment (the “Shareholders’ Agreement”); Interbrew International B.V., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of The Netherlands, with its principal business address at Ceresstraat 19, 4811 CA Breda, The Netherlands, File No. 2005440 (“IIBV”), and AmBrew S.A., corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Luxembourg, with its principal business address at L-5365 Munsbach/Schuttrange, 5, Parc d’Activité Syrdall, Luxembourg, enrolled with the commercial registry of Luxembourg under No. B 99525 (“AmBrew”), in their capacities as holders of the totality of shares issued by the Company in replacement for Company’s shares cancelled as a result of the mergers (i) of ECAP into Inbev Brasil, on June 24, 2005, and (ii) of InBev Brasil into the Company, on July 28, 2005 (the “Shares”):

1. | ACKNOWLEDGE the existence and validity of the Shareholders’ Agreement;

2. | ACKNOWLEDGE that, as set forth in Clause 6.4.1 of the Shareholders’ Agreement, the Shares are entirely bound by the Shareholders’ Agreement and, consequently, subject to all of its terms and conditions; and

3. | Expressly, irrevocably and irreversibly ADHERE to all terms and conditions of the Shareholders’ Agreement, thereby becoming entitled and subject to all rights and obligations thereunder, also irrevocably and irreversibly UNDERTAKING to respect and unconditionally comply with all of referred terms and conditions.

Moreover, IIBV and AmBrew undertake to, in compliance with Clause 6.4.4. of the Shareholders’ Agreement, within no more than 5 (five) days counted from the date hereof, by means of a notification to be sent to FAHZ with a copy to two co-Chairmen of Company’s Board of Directors, appoint the addresses to be considered for any and all matters relating to the Shareholders’ Agreement including, without limitation, summons and notifications that relate to their capacities as shareholders of the Company, either judicial or extrajudicial.

As a consequence of the adhesion of both IIBV and AmBrew to the Shareholders’ Agreement that is hereby formalized, as of this date and as set forth in the Shareholders’ Agreement, all references in the Shareholders’ Agreement to both InBev Brasil and ECAP shall be deemed, with no exception, to be a reference to both IIBV and AmBrew.

For the purposes of Article 118 of Law No. 6,404 of December 15, 1976, this instrument shall be filed at the Company’s headquarters.

São Paulo, July 28, 2005

/s/ Carlos José Rolim de Mello |  | /s/ Carlos José Rolim de Mello
INTERBREW INTERNATIONAL B.V. |  | AMBREW S.A.
Carlos José Rolim de Mello |  | Carlos José Rolim de Mello
Attorney in fact |  | Attorney in fact