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Note 32 - Related Parties | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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| 32. | RELATED PARTIES
Policies and practices regarding the realization of transactions with related parties The Company adopts corporate governance practices recommended and/or required by the applicable law. Under the Company’s by laws the Board of Directors is responsible for approving any transaction or agreements between the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries (except those fully subsidiaries), directors and/or shareholders (including shareholders, direct or indirect shareholders of the Company). The Antitrust Compliance and Related Parties Committee of the Company is required to advise the Board of Directors of the Company in matters related to transactions with related parties. Management is prohibited from interfering in any transaction in which conflict exists, even in theory, with the Company interests. It is also not permitted to interfere in decisions of any other management member, requiring documentation in the Minutes of Meeting of the Board any decision to abstain from the specific deliberation. The Company’s guidelines with related parties follow reasonable or commutative terms, similar to those prevailing in the market or under which the Company would contract similar transactions with third parties. These are clearly disclosed in the financial statements as formalized in written contracts. Transactions with management members: In addition to short-term benefits (primarily salaries), the management members are entitled to participate in Stock Option Plan (Note 24 – Share-based payments ). Total expenses related to the Company’s management members are as follows:
|  |  | 2018 |  |  |  | 2017 |  |  |  | 2016 |
Short-term benefits (i) |  |  | 24.1 |  |  |  | 33.4 |  |  |  | 21.7 |
Share-based payments (ii) |  |  | 30.8 |  |  |  | 38.9 |  |  |  | 36.2 |
Total key management remuneration |  |  | 54.9 |  |  |  | 72.3 |  |  |  | 57.9 |
(i) These correspond substantially to management’s salaries and profit sharing (including performance bonuses). (ii) These correspond to the compensation cost of stock options and restricted stocks granted to management. These amounts exclude remuneration paid to members of the Fiscal Council. Excluding the above mentioned plan (Note 24 – Share-based payments ), the Company no longer has any type of transaction with the Management members or pending balances receivable or payable in its balance sheet. Transactions with the Company's shareholders: a ) Medical, dental and other benefits The Fundação Antonio e Helena Zerrenner Instituição Nacional de Beneficiência (“Fundação Zerrenner) is one of Ambev’s shareholders, and at December 31, 2018 held 10.2% of its total share capital. Fundação Zerrenner is also an independent legal entity whose main goal is to provide Ambev’s employees, both active and retirees, with health care and dental assistance, technical and superior education courses, facilities for assisting elderly people, through direct initiatives or through financial assistance agreements with other entities. On December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, actuarial responsibilities related to the benefits provided directly by Fundação Zerrenner are fully funded by plan assets, held for that purpose, which significantly exceeds the liabilities at these dates. Ambev recognizes the assets (prepaid expenses) of this plan to the extent of amounts from economic benefit available to the Company, arising from reimbursements or future contributions reduction. The expenses incurred by Fundação Zerrenner in providing these benefits totaled R$273.2 ( R$300.1 as of December 31, 2017), of which R$238.4 and R$34.8 related to active employees and retirees respectively ( R$264.3 and R$35.8 as of December 31, 2017 related to active employees and retirees respectively). b) Leasing The Ambev, through its subsidiary BSA (labeling), has an asset leasing agreement with Fundação Zerrenner, for R$85.0 maturing on May 31, 2020 that can be extended for a further year. c) Leasing – Ambev. head office Ambev has a leasing agreement of two commercial sets with Fundação Zerrenner in the annual amount of R$3.3, maturing on January, 2020. d) Licensing agreement The Company maintains a licensing agreement with Anheuser-Busch, Inc., to produce, bottle, sell and distribute Budweiser products in Brazil, Canada and Argentina, and sales and distribution agreements of Budweiser products in Guatemala, in Dominican Republic, in Paraguay, in El Salvador, in Nicaragua, in Uruguay, in Chile, in Panama, in Costa Rica e in Puerto Rico. In addition, the Company produces and distributes Stella Artois products under license to ABI in Brazil and Canada and, by means of a license granted to ABI, it also distributes Brahma’s product in the United States and several countries such as the United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Finland and Greece. The amount recorded was R$2.0 ( R$2.8 on December 31, 2017 and R$2.0 on December 31, 2016) and R$431.6 ( R$369.1 on December 31, 2017 and R$374.0 on December 31, 2016) as licensing income and expense, respectively. Ambev has licensing agreements with the Group Modelo, subsidiaries of ABI, for to import, promote and sell products Corona ( Corona Extra , Corona Light , Coronita , Pacifico and Negra Modelo ) in countries of the Latin America and the Canada. Transactions with related parties
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2018 |
Current |  |  | Trade receivables (i) |  |  |  | Other Trade receivables (i) |  |  |  | Trade payables (i) |  |  |  | Other Trade payables (i) |
AB InBev |  |  | 16.4 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (19.7 | ) |  |  | – |
AB Procurement |  |  | 1.1 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
AB Services |  |  | 43.7 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (1.7 | ) |  |  | – |
AB USA |  |  | 27.8 |  |  |  | 3.8 |  |  |  | (265.2 | ) |  |  | – |
Cervecería Modelo |  |  | 135.1 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (583.8 | ) |  |  | – |
Inbev |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 45.6 |  |  |  | (14.3 | ) |  |  | – |
ITW International |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (248.9 | ) |  |  | (66.5 | )
Panamá Holding |  |  | 41.1 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (15.8 | ) |  |  | – |
Others |  |  | 28.7 |  |  |  | 0.5 |  |  |  | (126.4 | ) |  |  | – |
|  |  | 294.5 |  |  |  | 49.9 |  |  |  | (1,275.8 | ) |  |  | (66.5 | )
(i) The amount represents the trade operations (purchase and sale) and the reimbursement between the companies of the group.
|  |  | 2017 |
Current |  |  | Trade receivables (i) |  |  |  | Other Trade receivables (i) |  |  |  | Trade payables (i) |  |  |  | Other Trade payables (i) |  |  |  | Borrowings and interest payable |  |  |  | Dividends payables |
AB InBev |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | 33.6 |  |  |  | (363.0 | ) |  |  | (1.7 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
AB Procurement |  |  | 8.9 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
AB Services |  |  | 0.8 |  |  |  | 29.1 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (6.1 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
AB USA |  |  | 14.1 |  |  |  | 16.3 |  |  |  | (375.7 | ) |  |  | (8.7 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
Ambrew |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (89.9 | )
Cervecería Modelo |  |  | 91.6 |  |  |  | 5.8 |  |  |  | (589.3 | ) |  |  | (59.7 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
Inbev |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 23.8 |  |  |  | (33.8 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
ITW International |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (212.5 | ) |  |  | (48.3 | ) |  |  | (590.9 | )
Panamá Holding |  |  | – |  |  |  | 20.3 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (4.0 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
Others |  |  | 13.9 |  |  |  | 8.6 |  |  |  | (73.8 | ) |  |  | (3.0 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
|  |  | 130.6 |  |  |  | 137.6 |  |  |  | (1,435.6 | ) |  |  | (295.7 | ) |  |  | (48.3 | ) |  |  | (680.8 | )
(i) The amount represents the trade operations (purchase and sale) and the reimbursement between the companies of the group. The tables below represent the transactions with related parties, recognized in the income statement:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2018 |
Company |  |  | Buying / Service fees / Rentals |  |  |  | Sales |  |  |  | Royalties |  |  |  | Net finance cost |
AB Procurement |  |  | – |  |  |  | 17.0 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
AB USA |  |  | (392.1 | ) |  |  | 47.6 |  |  |  | (347.8 | ) |  |  | – |
Ambev Peru |  |  | – |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
Cervecería Modelo |  |  | (960.9 | ) |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | (54.8 | ) |  |  | – |
Inbev |  |  | (107.2 | ) |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
Others |  |  | (148.5 | ) |  |  | 18.8 |  |  |  | (27.0 | ) |  |  | (8.0 | )
|  |  | (1,608.7 | ) |  |  | 83.9 |  |  |  | (429.6 | ) |  |  | (8.0 | )
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2017 |
Company |  |  | Buying / Service fees / Rentals |  |  |  | Sales |  |  |  | Royalties |  |  |  | Net finance cost |
AB Procurement |  |  | (5.8 | ) |  |  | 20.8 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
AB USA |  |  | (258.7 | ) |  |  | 42.5 |  |  |  | (284.5 | ) |  |  | – |
Ambev Peru |  |  | (8.6 | ) |  |  | 1.5 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
Cervecería Modelo |  |  | (749.1 | ) |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | (45.8 | ) |  |  | – |
Inbev |  |  | (73.6 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
Others |  |  | (91.1 | ) |  |  | 8.1 |  |  |  | (35.9 | ) |  |  | (16.8 | )
|  |  | (1,186.9 | ) |  |  | 73.3 |  |  |  | (366.2 | ) |  |  | (16.8 | )
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2016 |
Company |  |  | Buying / Service fees / Rentals |  |  |  | Sales |  |  |  | Royalties |  |  |  | Net finance cost |
AB Package |  |  | (32.8 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
AB USA |  |  | (206.0 | ) |  |  | 52.3 |  |  |  | (292.8 | ) |  |  | – |
Cervecería Modelo |  |  | (596.0 | ) |  |  | 2.0 |  |  |  | (46.9 | ) |  |  | – |
InBev |  |  | (77.0 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
ITW International |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | (26.0 | )
Modelo |  |  | (63.0 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
SAB Group |  |  | (3.5 | ) |  |  | 23.5 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |
Others |  |  | (45.6 | ) |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | (32.2 | ) |  |  | – |
|  |  | (1,023.9 | ) |  |  | 78.1 |  |  |  | (371.9 | ) |  |  | (26.0 | )
Denomination used in the tables above :
Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. (“AB InBev”)
Anheuser-Busch Packaging Group Inc. (“AB Package”)
Anheuser-Busch Inbev Services LLC (“AB Services”)
Anheuser-Busch Inbev USA LLC (“AB USA”)
Compañia Cervecera Ambev Peru S.A.C. (“Ambev Peru”)
Ambrew S.A. (“Ambrew”)
Cervecería Modelo de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Cervecería Modelo”)
Inbev Belgium N.V. (“Inbev”)
Interbrew International B.V. (“ITW International”)
Cervecería Modelo de Guadalajara S.A. (“Modelo”)
Bavaria S.A. (“SAB Group”)

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