FINANCIAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

Set out below is an overvi

w of financial assets

and liabilities held by the company as at the dates indicated:


	31 December 2021								31 December 2020
			At fair								At fair
			value		At fair						value		At fair
	At		through		value				At		through		value
	amortized		profit or		through				amortized		profit or		through
Million US dollar	cost		loss		OCI		Total		cost		loss		OCI		Total
Trade and other receivables		4 607		—		—		4 607		4 493		—		—		4 493
Unquoted debt (debt instruments)		22		—		—		22		22		—		—		22
Quoted debt (debt instruments)		—		374		—		374		—		396		—		396
Unquoted companies (equity instruments)		—		—		139		139		—		—		115		115
Derivatives not designated in hedge accounting relationships:
Equity swaps		—		—		—		—		—		27		—		27
Interest rate swaps		—		20		—		20		—		45		—		45
Cross currency interest rate swaps		—		52		—		52		—		7		—		7
Derivatives designated in hedge accounting relationships:
Foreign exchange forward contracts		—		—		238		238		—		—		480		480
Foreign currency futures		—		—		—		—		—		—		36		36
Interest rate swaps		—		—		17		17		—		—		35		35
Cross currency interest rate swaps		—		—		60		60		—		—		100		100
Commodities		—		—		282		282		—		—		235		235

Financial assets		4 629		446		736		5 811		4 515		475		1 001		5 991

Non-current		526		73		115		714		588		79		174		841
Current		4 103		373		621		5 097		3 927		396		827		5 150
Trade and other payables		22 074		—		—		22 074		20 807		—		—		20 807
Interest-bearing loans and borrowings:
Secured bank loans		628		—		—		628		702		—		—		702
Unsecured bank loans		106		—		—		106		294		—		—		294
Unsecured bond issues		85 726		—		—		85 726		93 725		—		—		93 725
Unsecured other loans		40		—		—		40		83		—		—		83
Commercial paper		—		—		—		—		1 522		—		—		1 522
Bank overdrafts		53		—		—		53		5		—		—		5
Lease liabilities		2 277		—		—		2 277		2 234		—		—		2 234
Derivatives not designated in hedge accounting relationships:
Equity swaps		—		5 412		—		5 412		—		5 353		—		5 353
Cross currency interest rate swaps		—		172		—		172		—		446		—		446
Foreign exchange forward contracts		—		26		—		26		—		321		—		321
Derivatives designated in hedge accounting relationships:
Foreign exchange forward contracts		—		—		103		103		—		—		370		370
Foreign currency futures		—		—		37		37		—		—		5		5
Cross currency interest rate swaps		—		—		98		98		—		—		264		264
Commodities		—		—		35		35		—		—		26		26
Equity swaps		—		—		—		—		—		—		21		21
Interest rate swaps		—		—		3		3		—		—		—		—

Financial liabilities		110 904		5 610		276		116 790		119 372		6 120		686		126 178

Non-current		88 182		100		—		88 282		96 748		1 758		—		98 506
Current		22 722		5 510		276		28 508		22 624		4 362		686		27 672

1	Cash and short-term deposits are not included in this overview.

DERIVATIVES

AB InBev’s activities expose it to a variety of financial risks: market risk (including currency risk, fair value interest rate risk, cash flow interest risk, commodity risk and equity risk), credit risk and liquidity risk. The company analyses each of these risks individually as well as on a combined basis and defines strategies to manage the economic impact on the company’s performance in line with its financial risk management policy.

AB InBev primarily uses the following derivative instruments: foreign currency rate agreements, exchange traded foreign currency futures, interest rate swaps and forwards, cross currency interest rate swaps (“CCIRS”), commodity swaps, exchange traded commodity futures and equity swaps.

The table below provides an overview of the notional amounts of derivatives outstanding as at the dates indicated by maturity bucket.


	31 December 2021										31 December 2020
	< 1		1-2		2-3		3-5		> 5		< 1		1-2		2-3		3-5		> 5
Million US dollar	year		years		years		years		years		year		years		years		years		years
Foreign currency
Forward exchange contracts		12 599		29		—		—		—		18 505		290		—		—		—
Foreign currency futures		1 617		—		—		—		—		2 218		—		—		—		—
Interest rate
Interest rate swaps		1 500		1 000		—		—		—		—		1 500		1 000		—		—
Cross currency interest rate swaps		4 614		1 400		1 173		1 573		1 453		513		5 658		1 400		1 866		789
Other interest rate derivatives		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
Commodities
Aluminum swaps		1 241		—		—		—		—		1 184		—		—		—		—
Other commodity derivatives		1 034		—		—		—		—		644				—		—		—
Equity
Equity derivatives		11 469		—		—		—		—		10 234		2 326		—		—		—

FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK

AB InBev is subject to foreign currency risk when contracts are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the entity. This includes borrowings, investments, (forecasted) sales, (forecasted) purchases, royalties, dividends, licenses, management fees and interest expense/income. To manage foreign currency risk the company uses mainly foreign currency rate agreements, exchange traded foreign currency futures and cross currency interest rate swaps.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK ON OPERATING ACTIVITIES

AB InBev’s policy is to hedge operating transactions which are reasonably expected to occur (e.g. cost of goods sold and selling, general & administrative expenses) within the forecast period determined in the financial risk management policy. Operating transactions that are considered certain to occur are hedged without any time limits.

Non-operating

transactions (such as acquisitions and disposals of subsidiaries) are hedged as soon as they are highly probable.

The table below shows the company’s main net foreign currency positions for firm commitments and forecasted transactions for the most important currency pairs. The open positions are the result of the application of AB InBev’s risk management policy. Positive amounts indicate that the company is long (net future cash inflows) in the first currency of the currency pair while negative amounts indicate that the company is short (net future cash outflows) in the first currency of the currency pair. The second currency of the currency pairs listed is the functional currency of the related subsidiary.


	31 December 2021								31 December 2020
	Total			Total		Open			Total			Total		Open
Million US dollar	exposure			hedges		position			exposure			hedges		position
Euro/Canadian dollar		(6	)		6		—			(9	)		9		—
Euro/Mexican peso		(112	)		111		(1	)		(106	)		102		(4	)
Euro/Pound sterling		(124	)		112		(12	)		(203	)		130		(73	)
Euro/South African rand		(79	)		75		(4	)		(95	)		65		(30	)
Euro/South Korean won		(39	)		36		(3	)		(40	)		38		(2	)
Euro/US dollar		(123	)		100		(23	)		(354	)		284		(70	)
Mexican peso/Euro		(254	)		231		(23	)		(249	)		146		(103	)
Pound sterling/Euro		(14	)		22		8			(35	)		36		1
US dollar/Argentinian peso		(661	)		674		13			(602	)		543		(59	)
US dollar/Bolivian boliviano		(80	)		75		(5	)		(64	)		56		(8	)
US dollar/Brazilian real		(1 846	)		1 618		(228	)		(1 573	)		1 577		4
US dollar/Canadian dollar		(304	)		253		(51	)		(302	)		194		(108	)
US dollar/Chilean peso		(171	)		162		(9	)		(151	)		129		(22	)
US dollar/Chinese yuan		(123	)		116		(7	)		(171	)		201		30
US dollar/Colombian peso		(476	)		434		(42	)		(359	)		352		(7	)
US dollar/Euro		(103	)		96		(7	)		(98	)		96		(2	)
US dollar/Mexican peso		(1 236	)		1 168		(68	)		(1 032	)		995		(37	)
US dollar/Paraguayan guarani		(153	)		139		(14	)		(132	)		125		(7	)
US dollar/Peruvian nuevo sol		(292	)		278		(14	)		(225	)		168		(57	)
US dollar/South African rand		(196	)		148		(48	)		(130	)		116		(14	)
US dollar/South Korean won		(114	)		79		(35	)		(71	)		70		(1	)
US dollar/Uruguayan peso		(42	)		42		—			(40	)		39		(1	)
Others		(323	)		207		(116	)		(260	)		131		(129	)

Further analysis on the impact of open currency exposures is performed in the currency sensitivity analysis below.

Hedges of firm commitm

nts and highly probable forecasted transactions denominated in foreign currency are designated as cash flow hedges.

Foreign exchange risk on foreign currency denominated debt

It is AB InBev’s policy to have the debt in the subsidiaries as much as possible linked to the functional currency of the subsidiary. To the extent this is not the case, foreign exchange risk is managed using derivatives unless the cost to hedge outweighs the benefits. Interest rate decisions and currency mix of debt and cash are decided on a global basis and take into consideration the holistic risk management approach.

A description of the foreign currency risk hedging of debt instruments issued in a currency other than the functional currency of the subsidiary is further detailed in the

Interest Rate Risk

section below.

Currency sensitivity analysis

Currency transactional risk

Most of AB InBev’s

non-derivative

financial instruments are either denominated in the functional currency of the subsidiary or are converted into the functional currency through the use of derivatives. Where illiquidity in the local market prevents hedging at a reasonable cost, the company can have open positions. The transactional foreign currency risk mainly arises from open positions in Brazilian real, Mexican Peso, Canadian dollar and South African rand against the US dollar and the euro. AB InBev estimated the reasonably possible change of exchange rate, on the basis of the average volatility on the open currency pairs, as follows:


	2021
	Closing rate		Possible		Volatility
	31 December 2021		closing rate 1		of rates in %
Euro/Mexican peso		23.31		21.04 - 25.59		9.75	%
Euro/Pound sterling		0.84		0.80 - 0.88		5.15	%
Euro/South Korean won		1 345.90		1 273.31 - 1 418.48		5.39	%
Euro/US dollar		1.13		1.07 - 1.20		5.58	%
Pound sterling/US dollar		1.35		1.26 - 1.43		6.36	%
US dollar/Argentinian peso		102.75		99.72 - 105.78		2.95	%
US dollar/Brazilian real		5.58		4.68 - 6.48		16.07	%
US dollar/Canadian dollar		1.27		1.19 - 1.35		6.54	%
US dollar/Chinese yuan		6.35		6.06 - 6.64		4.55	%
US dollar/Colombian peso		3 977.14		3 568.65 - 4 385.62		10.27	%
US dollar/Euro		0.88		0.83 - 0.93		5.58	%
US dollar/Mexican peso		20.58		18.38 - 22.79		10.71	%
US dollar/Nigerian naira		424.89		379.56 - 470.22		10.67	%
US dollar/Peruvian nuevo sol		3.98		3.60 - 4.35		9.53	%
US dollar/South African rand		15.95		13.74 - 18.15		13.82	%
US dollar/South Korean won		1 188.32		1 092.29 - 1 284.36		8.08	%
US dollar/Tanzanian shilling		2 305.28		2 236.69 - 2 373.88		2.98	%
US dollar/Zambian kwacha		16.67		13.41 - 19.93		19.58	%


	2020
	Closing rate		Possible		Volatility
	31 December 2020		closing rate 2		of rates in %
Euro/Mexican peso		24.48		19.38 - 29.58		20.83	%
Euro/Pound sterling		0.90		0.82 - 0.98		9.09	%
Euro/South Korean won		1 335.11		1 218.41 - 1 451.81		8.74	%
Euro/US dollar		1.23		1.13 - 1.32		7.75	%
Pound sterling/US dollar		1.36		1.22 - 1.51		10.79	%
US dollar/Argentinian peso		84.14		74.55 - 93.73		11.40	%
US dollar/Brazilian real		5.20		4.13 - 6.26		20.51	%
US dollar/Canadian dollar		1.27		1.17 - 1.38		8.25	%
US dollar/Chinese yuan		6.54		6.25 - 6.82		4.34	%
US dollar/Colombian peso		3 438.52		2 908.55 - 3 968.50		15.41	%
US dollar/Euro		0.81		0.75 - 0.88		7.75	%
US dollar/Mexican peso		19.95		16.19 - 23.71		18.83	%
US dollar/Nigerian naira		397.72		345.23 - 450.21		13.20	%
US dollar/Peruvian nuevo sol		3.62		3.37 - 3.87		6.95	%
US dollar/South African rand		14.69		12.19 - 17.18		16.99	%
US dollar/South Korean won		1 088.02		1 000.21 - 1 175.84		8.07	%
US dollar/Tanzanian shilling		2 321.74		2 205.30 - 2 438.18		5.02	%
US dollar/Zambian kwacha		21.16		18.44 - 23.89		12.89	%

In case the open positions in Brazilian real, Mexican Peso, Canadian dollar and South African rand as of 31 December 2021 remain unchanged, considering the volatility mentioned above and all other variables held constant, these currencies could lead to an increase/decrease on the consolidated profit before tax from continuing operations of approximately 54m US dollar over the next 12 months (31 December 2020: 30m US dollar considering the open positions in Mexican peso, Canadian dollar, Argentinean peso and Pound sterling; 31 December 2019: 22m US dollar).

Additionally, the AB InBev sensitivity analysis

to the foreign exchange rates on its total derivatives positions as of 31 December 2021, shows a positive/negative

pre-tax

impact on equity reserves of 604m US dollar (31 December 2020: 850m US dollar; 31 December 2019: 548m US dollar).

1	Sensitivity analysis is assessed based on the yearly volatility using daily observable market data during 250 days at 31 December 2021.

2	Sensitivity analysis is assessed based on the yearly volatility using daily observable market data during 250 days at 31 December 2020.

Foreign exchange risk on net investments in foreign operations

AB InBev mitigates exposures of its investments in foreign operations using both derivative and

non-derivative

financial instruments as hedging instruments.

As of 31 December 2021, designated derivative and

non-derivative

financial instruments in net investment hedges amount to 11 921m US dollar equivalent (31 December 2020: 9 691m US dollar) in Holding companies and approximately 589m US dollar equivalent at Ambev level (31 December 2020: 671m US dollar). These instruments hedge foreign operations with Canadian dollar, Chinese yuan, Dominican peso, euro, Mexican peso, pound sterling, South African rand, South Korean won, Nigerian Naira and US dollar functional currencies.

Net foreign exchange results

Foreign exchange results recognized on unhedged and hedged exposures are as follows:


Million US dollar	2021			2020			2019
Economic hedges		717			(181	)		6
Other results - not hedged		(801	)		195			(186	)

		(84	)		14			(180	)

INTEREST RATE RISK

The company applies a dynamic interest rate hedging approach whereby the target mix between fixed and floating rate debt is reviewed periodically. The purpose of AB InBev’s policy is to achieve an optimal balance between the cost of funding and the volatility of financial results, while taking into account market conditions as well as AB InBev’s overall business strategy.

Fair value hedges

US dollar fixed rate bond hedges (interest rate risk on borrowings in US dollar)

The company manages and reduc

s the impact of changes in the US dollar interest rates on the fair value of certain fixed rate bonds with an aggregate principal amount of 1.0 billion US dollar through fixed/floating interest rate swaps. These derivative instruments have been designated in fair value hedge accounting relationships.

Cash flow hedges

Pound sterling bond hedges (foreign currency risk and interest rate risk on borrowings in pound sterling)

In September 2013, the company issued a pound sterling bond for 500m pound sterling at a rate of 4.00% per year and maturing in September 2025. The impact of changes in the pound sterling exchange rate and interest rate on this bond is managed and reduced through pound sterling fixed/euro fixed cross currency interest rate swaps. These derivative instruments have been designated in a cash flow hedge accounting.

US dollar bank loan hedges (foreign currency risk on borrowings against the Nigerian naira)

The company has a floating rate loan denominated in US dollar for a total of 268m in Nigeria. This loan is held by an entity with functional currency in Nigerian Naira. In order to hedge against fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, the company entered into foreign exchange futures which have been designated in cash flow hedge relationship.

Economic Hedges

Marketable debt security hedges (interest rate risk on Brazilian real)

During 2021, 2020 and 2019, Ambev invested in highly liquid Brazilian real denominated government debt securities.

Interest rate sensitivity analysis

The table below reflects the effective interest rates of interest-bearing financial liabilities at balance sheet date as well as the currency in which the debt is denominated.


31 December 2021	Before hedging					After hedging
Interest-bearing financial liabilities	Effective					Effective
Million US dollar	interest rate			Amount		interest rate			Amount
Floating rate
Australian dollar		1.03	%		218		—			—
Canadian dollar		—			—		1.21	%		2 043
Euro		—			1 113		—			1 113
Pound sterling		—			—		1.05	%		1 002
South Korean won		—			—		1.67	%		502
US dollar		1.67	%		463		—			—
Other		7.22	%		516		5.99	%		1 504

					2 310					6 164

Fixed rate
Australian dollar		4.12	%		324		—			—
Brazilian real		7.21	%		420		7.21	%		420
Canadian dollar		4.11	%		626		4.29	%		3 158
Euro		2.27	%		21 654		2.11	%		27 553
Pound sterling		4.35	%		3 611		4.43	%		2 937
South Korean won		3.85	%		32		0.87	%		1 695
US dollar		4.93	%		59 399		5.41	%		46 288
Other		11.42	%		454		8.80	%		615

					86 520					82 666


31 December 2020	Before hedging					After hedging
Interest-bearing financial liabilities	Effective					Effective
Million US dollar	interest rate			Amount		interest rate			Amount
Floating rate
Australian dollar		0.99	%		231		—			—
Brazilian real		3.90	%		164		3.90	%		164
Canadian dollar		—			—		1.23	%		1 895
Euro		0.15	%		2 690		0.15	%		2 690
Pound sterling		—			—		1.10	%		937
US dollar		1.05	%		617		1.13	%		201
Other		7.30	%		260		7.90	%		573

					3 962					6 461

Fixed rate
Australian dollar		3.91	%		846		—			—
Brazilian real		8.58	%		578		8.58	%		578
Canadian dollar		4.12	%		613		4.29	%		2 646
Euro		2.12	%		26 092		2.15	%		35 515
Pound sterling		4.30	%		3 655		4.36	%		2 973
South Korean won		—			—		1.30	%		1 997
US dollar		4.91	%		62 340		5.30	%		47 892
Other		11.96	%		479		11.72	%		502

					94 602					92 103

As at 31 December 2021, the total carrying amount of the floating and fixed rate interest-bearing financial liabilities before hedging as listed above includes bank overdrafts of 53m US dollar (31 December 2020: 5m US dollar).

As disclosed in the above table, 6 164m US dollar or 6.9% of the company’s interest-bearing financial liabilities bears interest at a variable rate. The company estimated that the reasonably possible change of the market interest rates applicable to its floating rate debt after hedging is as follows:


	2021
	Interest rate			Possible			Volatility
	31 December 2021 1			interest rate 2			of rates in %
Brazilian real		8.88	%		7.85% - 9.91	%		11.58	%
Euro		—			—			10.64	%
US dollar		0.21	%		0.11% - 0.31	%		48.10	%

	2020
	Interest rate			Possible			Volatility
	31 December 2020 1			interest rate 2			of rates in %
Brazilian real		2.09	%		1.74% - 2.44	%		16.77	%
Euro		—			—			16.83	%
US dollar		0.24	%		0.10% - 0.38	%		58.30	%

When AB InBev applies the reasonably possible increase/decrease in the market interest rates mentioned above on its floating rate debt at 31 December 2021, with all other variables held constant, 2021 interest expense would have been 8m US dollar higher/lower (31 December 2020: 3m US dollar; 31 December 2019: 16m US dollar). This effect would be more than offset by 44m US dollar higher/lower interest income on AB InBev’s

interest-bearing

financial assets (31 December 2020: 58m US dollar; 31 December 2019: 22m US dollar).

Interest expense

Interest expense recognized on unhedged and hedged financial liabilities are as follows:


Million US dollar	2021			2020			2019
Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost – not hedged		(3 836	)		(4 154	)		(4 264	)
Fair value hedges		(6	)		(1	)		(46	)
Cash flow hedges		17			19			15
Net investment hedges - hedging instruments (interest component)		—			2			2
Economic hedges		141			118			124

		(3 684	)		(4 016	)		(4 168	)

COMMODITY PRICE RISK

The commodity markets have experienced and are expected to continue to experience price fluctuations. AB InBev therefore uses both fixed price purchasing contracts and commodity derivatives to manage the exposure to the price volatility. The most significant commodity exposures as at 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020 are included in the table below (expressed in outstanding notional amounts):


Million US dollar	31 December 2021		31 December 2020
Aluminum swaps		1 241		1 184
Exchange traded sugar futures		85		74
Natural gas and energy derivatives		350		202
Corn swaps		292		160
Exchange traded wheat futures		129		83
Rice swaps		85		76
Plastic derivatives		93		50

		2 274		1 828

Commodity price sensitivity analysis

The impact of changes in the commodity prices would not have had a material impact on AB InBev’s profit in 2021 as most of the company’s exposure is hedged using derivative contracts and designated in hedge accounting in accordance with IFRS 9 rules.

1	Applicable 3-month InterBank Offered Rates as of 3 1 December 2021 and as of 31 December 2020.

Sensitivity analysis is assessed based on the yearly volatility using daily observable market data during 250 days at 3

December 2021 and at December 2020. For the Brazilian real floating rate debt, the estimated market interest rate is composed of the InterBank Deposit Certificate (‘CDI’) and the Long-Term Interest Rate (‘TJLP’). With regard to other market interest rates, the company’s analysis is based on the 3-month InterBank Offered Rates applicable for the currencies concerned (e.g. EURIBOR 3M, LIBOR 3M). The sensitive analysis does not include any spread applicable to the company’s funding.

The tables below show the estimated impact that changes in the price of the commodities, for which AB InBev held material derivative exposures as at 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020, would have on the equity reserves.


	2021
				Pre-tax impact on equity
Million US dollar	Volatility of prices in % 1			Prices increase		Prices decrease
Aluminum		23.09	%		287		(287	)
Sugar		26.39	%		22		(22	)
Energy		25.88	%		91		(91	)
Corn		23.26	%		68		(68	)
Wheat		29.24	%		38		(38	)
Rice		15.96	%		14		(14	)
Plastic		28.68	%		27		(27	)

	2020
				Pre-tax impact on equity
Million US dollar	Volatility of prices in % 2			Prices increase		Prices decrease
Aluminum		14.96	%		177		(177	)
Sugar		31.48	%		23		(23	)
Energy		47.08	%		95		(95	)
Corn		32.84	%		52		(52	)
Wheat		25.30	%		21		(21	)
Rice		46.17	%		35		(35	)
Plastic		26.74	%		13		(13	)

EQUITY PRICE RISK

AB InB

v enters into equity swap derivatives to hedge the price risk on its shares in connection with its share-based payments programs, as disclosed in Note 26

Share-based Payments.

AB InBev also hedges its exposure arising from shares issued in connection with the Modelo and SAB combination (see also Note 11

Finance cost and income

). These derivatives do not qualify for hedge accounting and the changes in fair value are recorded in the profit or loss.

As at 31 December 2021, an exposure for an equivalent of 100.5m of AB InBev shares was hedged, resulting in a total loss of (48)m US dollar recognized in the profit or loss account for the period, of which (23)m US dollar related to the company’s share-based payment programs, (13)m US dollar and (12)m US dollar related to the Modelo and SAB transactions respectively. As at 31 December 2021 liabilities for equity swap derivatives amounted to 5.4 billion US dollar (31 December 2020: 5.4 billion US dollar).

Equity price sensitivity analysis

The sensitivity analysis on the equity swap derivatives, calculated based on a 26.51% (2020: 53.87%; 2019: 25.20%) reasonably possible volatility of the AB InBev share price, with all the other variables held constant, would show 1 604m US dollar positive/negative impact on the 2021 profit before tax (31 December 2020: 3 787m US dollar; 31 December 2019: 2 066m US dollar).

CREDIT RISK

Credit risk encompasses all forms of counterparty exposure, i.e. where counterparties may default on their obligations to AB InBev in relation to lending, hedging, settlement and other financial activities. The company has a credit policy in place and the exposure to counterparty credit risk is monitored.

AB InBev mitigates its exposure through a variety of mechanisms. It has established minimum counterparty credit ratings and enters into transactions only with financial institutions of investment grade rating. The company monitors counterparty credit exposures closely and reviews any external downgrade in credit rating immediately. To mitigate

pre-settlement

risk, counterparty minimum credit standards become more stringent with increases in the duration of the derivatives. To minimize the concentration of counterparty credit risk, the company enters into derivative transactions with different financial institutions.

The company also has master netting agreements with all of the financial institutions that are counterparties to over the counter (OTC) derivatives. These agreements allow for the net settlement of assets and liabilities arising from different transactions with the same counterparty. Based on these factors, AB InBev considers the impact of the risk of counterparty default as at 31 December 2021 to be limited.

The impairment loss recognized in 2020 included AB InBev’s estimate of overdue receivables the company would not be able to collect from defaulting customers as a result of the

COVID-19

pandemic.

1	Sensitivity analysis is assessed based on the yearly volatility using daily observable market data during 250 days at 31 December 2021.

2	Sensitivity analysis is assessed based on the yearly volatility using daily observable market data during 250 days at 31 December 2020.

Exposure to credit risk

The carrying am

unt of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure of the company. The carrying amount is presented net of the impairment losses recognized. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date was:


	31 December 2021							31 December 2020
Million US dollar	Gross		Impairment			Net carrying amount		Gross		Impairment			Net carrying amount
Investment in unquoted companies		145		(6	)		139		121		(6	)		115
Investment in debt securities		396		—			396		418		—			418
Trade receivables		3 796		(331	)		3 465		3 593		(308	)		3 285
Cash deposits for guarantees		168		—			168		184		—			184
Loans to customers		117		—			117		142		—			142
Other receivables		1 272		(65	)		1 207		1 299		(62	)		1 237
Derivatives		669		—			669		965		—			965
Cash and cash equivalents		12 097		—			12 097		15 252		—			15 252

		18 660		(402	)		18 258		21 974		(376	)		21 598

There was no significant concentration of credit risks with any single counterparty as of 31 December 2021 and no single customer represented more than 10% of the total revenue of the group in 2021.

Impairment losses

The allowance for impairment recognized during the period per classes of financial assets was as follows:


	2021
Million US dollar	Trade receivables			FVOCI			Other receivables			Total
Balance at 1 January		(308	)		(6	)		(62	)		(376	)

Impairment losses		(34	)		—			(3	)		(37	)
Derecognition		29			—			1			30
Currency translation and other		(18	)		—			(1	)		(19	)

Balance at 31 December		(331	)		(6	)		(65	)		(402	)


	2020
Million US dollar	Trade receivables			FVOCI			Other receivables			Total
Balance at 1 January		(173	)		(6	)		(103	)		(283	)

Impairment losses		(93	)		—			(6	)		(99	)
Derecognition		7			—			42			49
Currency translation and other		(50	)		—			4			(46	)

Balance at 31 December		(308	)		(6	)		(62	)		(376	)


	2019
Million US dollar	Trade receivables			FVOCI			Other receivables			Total
Balance at 1 January		(160	)		(6	)		(106	)		(273	)

Impairment losses		(51	)		—			(30	)		(81	)
Derecognition		26			—			31			57
Currency translation and other		12			—			2			14

Balance at 31 December		(173	)		(6	)		(103	)		(283	)

LIQUIDITY RISK

Historically, AB InBev’s primary sources of cash flow have been cash flows from operating activities, the issuance of debt, bank borrowings and equity securities. AB InBev’s material cash requirements have included the following:

•

Debt servicing;

•

Capital expenditures;

•

Investments in companies;

•

Increases in ownership of AB InBev’s subsidiaries or companies in which it holds equity investments;

•

Share buyback programs; and

•

Payments of dividends and interest on shareholders’ equity.

The company believes that cash flows from operating activities, available cash and cash equivalents as well as short term investments, along with related derivatives and access to borrowing facilities, will be sufficient to fund capital expenditures, financial instrument liabilities and dividend payments going forward. It is the intention of the company to continue to reduce its financial indebtedness through a combination of strong operating cash flow generation and continued refinancing.

The following are the nominal contractual maturities of

non-derivative

financial liabilities including interest payments and derivative liabilities:


	31 December 2021
				Contractual			Less												More
	Carrying			cash			than												than
Million US dollar	amount 1			flows			1 year			1-2 years			2-3 years			3-5 years			5 years
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Secured bank loans		(628	)		(636	)		(551	)		(53	)		(5	)		(9	)		(18	)
Unsecured bank loans		(106	)		(106	)		(106	)		—			—			—			—
Unsecured bond issues		(85 726	)		(152 064	)		(3 479	)		(3 596	)		(6 192	)		(13 800	)		(124 997	)
Unsecured other loans		(40	)		(84	)		(11	)		(48	)		(5	)		(4	)		(16	)
Lease liabilities		(2 277	)		(2 429	)		(497	)		(470	)		(337	)		(450	)		(675	)
Bank overdraft		(53	)		(53	)		(53	)		—			—			—			—
Trade and other payables		(26 442	)		(26 643	)		(25 424	)		(314	)		(507	)		(96	)		(302	)

		(115 272	)		(182 015	)		(30 121	)		(4 481	)		(7 046	)		(14 359	)		(126 008	)

Derivative financial liabilities
Foreign exchange derivatives		(166	)		(166	)		(166	)		—			—			—			—
Cross currency interest rate swaps		(273	)		(293	)		(147	)		(35	)		(32	)		(56	)		(23	)
Commodity derivatives		(34	)		(34	)		(34	)		—			—			—			—
Equity derivatives		(5 412	)		(5 420	)		(5 420	)		—			—			—			—

		(5 885	)		(5 913	)		(5 767	)		(35	)		(32	)		(56	)		(23	)

Of which: related to cash flow hedges		(203	)		(203	)		(170	)		—			—			(29	)		(4	)


	31 December 2020
				Contractual			Less												More
	Carrying			cash			than												than
Million US dollar	amount 1			flows			1 year			1-2 years			2-3 years			3-5 years			5 years
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Secured bank loans		(702	)		(735	)		(675	)		(14	)		(12	)		(10	)		(24	)
Commercial papers		(1 522	)		(1 522	)		(1 522	)		—			—			—			—
Unsecured bank loans		(294	)		(299	)		(299	)		—			—			—			—
Unsecured bond issues		(93 725	)		(165 812	)		(3 582	)		(4 057	)		(3 823	)		(16 557	)		(137 793	)
Unsecured other loans		(83	)		(115	)		(13	)		(8	)		(6	)		(57	)		(31	)
Lease liabilities		(2 234	)		(2 455	)		(460	)		(425	)		(315	)		(424	)		(831	)
Bank overdraft		(5	)		(5	)		(5	)		—			—			—			—
Trade and other payables		(24 496	)		(24 688	)		(22 906	)		(1 103	)		(135	)		(197	)		(347	)

		(123 061	)		(195 631	)		(29 462	)		(5 607	)		(4 291	)		(17 245	)		(139 026	)

Derivative financial liabilities
Foreign exchange derivatives		(696	)		(696	)		(696	)		—			—			—			—
Cross currency interest rate swaps		(709	)		(852	)		(8	)		(575	)		(98	)		(132	)		(39	)
Commodity derivatives		(26	)		(26	)		(26	)		—			—			—			—
Equity derivatives		(5 373	)		(5 372	)		(4 455	)		(917	)		—			—			—

		(6 803	)		(6 946	)		(5 184	)		(1 492	)		(98	)		(132	)		(39	)

Of which: related to cash flow hedges		(418	)		(418	)		(353	)		—			—			(65	)		—

1	“Carrying amount” refers to net book value as recognized in the balance sheet at each reporting date.

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

AB InBev continuously optimizes its capital structure to maximize shareholder value while keeping the financial flexibility to execute strategic projects. AB InBev’s c

pital structure policy and framework aims to optimize shareholder value through cash flow distribution to the company from its subsidiaries, while maintaining an investment-grade rating and minimizing investments with returns below AB InBev’s weighted average cost of capital. Besides the statutory minimum equity funding requirements that apply to the company’s subsidiaries in the different countries, AB InBev is not subject to any externally imposed capital r

quirements. Management uses the same debt/equity classifications as applied in the company’s IFRS reporting to analyze the capital structure.

FAIR VALUE

The following table summarizes for each type of derivative the fair values recognized as assets or liabilities in the balance sheet:


	Assets				Liabilities						Net
	31 December		31 December		31 December			31 December			31 December			31 December
Million US dollar	2021		2020		2021			2020			2021			2020
Foreign currency
Forward exchange contracts		238		480		(129	)		(691	)		109			(211	)
Foreign currency futures		—		36		(37	)		(5	)		(37	)		31
Interest rate
Interest rate swaps		38		80		—			—			38			80
Cross currency interest rate swaps		111		107		(273	)		(709	)		(162	)		(602	)
Commodities
Aluminum swaps		178		170		(20	)		(10	)		158			160
Sugar futures		13		10		—			—			13			10
Energy		29		9		(2	)		(7	)		27			2
Other commodity derivatives		62		46		(13	)		(8	)		50			37
Equity
Equity derivatives		—		27		(5 412	)		(5 373	)		(5 412	)		(5 346	)

		669		965		(5 886	)		(6 804	)		(5 216	)		(5 839	)

Of which:
Non-current		48		138		(100	)		(1 759	)		(52	)		(1 621	)
Current		621		827		(5 786	)		(5 046	)		(5 164	)		(4 218	)

The following table summarizes the carrying amount and the fair value of the fixed rate interest-bearing financial liabilities as recognized on the balance sheet. Floating rate interest-bearing financial liabilities, trade and other receivables and trade and other payables, including derivatives financial instruments, have been excluded from the analysis as their carrying amount is a reasonable approximation of their fair value:


Interest-bearing financial liabilities	31 December 2021						31 December 2020
Million US dollar	Carrying amount 1			Fair value			Carrying amount 1			Fair value
Fixed rate
Australian dollar		(324	)		(366	)		(846	)		(964	)
Brazilian real		(420	)		(419	)		(578	)		(578	)
Canadian dollar		(626	)		(605	)		(613	)		(633	)
Euro		(21 654	)		(23 801	)		(26 092	)		(29 809	)
Pound sterling		(3 611	)		(3 913	)		(3 655	)		(4 301	)
US dollar		(59 399	)		(75 261	)		(62 340	)		(81 771	)
Other		(486	)		(471	)		(479	)		(480	)

		(86 520	)		(104 836	)		(94 602	)		(118 536	)

1	“Carrying amount” refers to net book value as recognized in the balance sheet at each reporting date.

The table sets out the fair value hierarchy based on the degree to which significant market inputs are observable:


Fair value hierarchy 31 December 2021	Quoted (unadjusted)		Observable market		Unobservable market
Million US dollar	prices - level 1		inputs - level 2		inputs - level 3
Financial Assets
Held for trading (non-derivatives)		—		9		—
Derivatives at fair value through profit and loss		—		155		—
Derivatives in a cash flow hedge relationship		58		352		—
Derivatives in a fair value hedge relationship		—		17		—
Derivatives in a net investment hedge relationship		—		87		—

		58		620		—

Financial Liabilities
Deferred consideration on acquisitions at fair value		—		—		832
Derivatives at fair value through profit and loss		—		5 611		—
Derivatives in a cash flow hedge relationship		52		141		—
Derivatives in a net investment hedge relationship		—		82		—

		52		5 834		832


Fair value hierarchy 31 December 2020	Quoted (unadjusted)		Observable market		Unobservable market
Million US dollar	prices - level 1		inputs - level 2		inputs - level 3
Financial Assets
Held for trading (non-derivatives)		—		11		—
Derivatives at fair value through profit and loss		—		457		—
Derivatives in a cash flow hedge relationship		29		343		—
Derivatives in a fair value hedge relationship		—		80		—
Derivatives in a net investment hedge relationship		—		57		—

		29		948		—

Financial Liabilities
Deferred consideration on acquisitions at fair value		—		—		1 251
Derivatives at fair value through profit and loss		—		6 119		—
Derivatives in a cash flow hedge relationship		46		353		—
Derivatives in a net investment hedge relationship		—		287		—

		46		6 759		1 251

Non-derivative

financial liabilities

As part of the 2012 shareholders agreement between Ambev and ELJ, following the acquisition of Cervecería Nacional Dominicana S.A. (“CND”), a forward-purchase contract (combination of a put option and purchased call option) was put in place which may result in Ambev acquiring additional shares in CND. In July 2020, Ambev and ELJ amended the Shareholders’ Agreement to extend their partnership and change the terms and the exercise date of the call and put options. ELJ currently holds 15% of CND and the put option is exercisable in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026. As at 31 December 2021, the put option on the remaining shares held by ELJ was valued at 589m US dollar (31 December 2020: 671m US dollar) and recognized as a deferred consideration on acquisitions at fair value in the “level 3” category above.

HEDGING RESERVES

The company’s hedging reserves disclosed in Note 22 relate to the following instruments:


Million US dollar	Foreign currency			Commodities			Others			Total hedging reserves
As per 1 January 2021		20			274			84			376

Change in fair value of hedging instrument recognized in OCI		766			123			—			888
Reclassified to profit or loss / cost of inventory		(107	)		(703	)		27			(783	)

As per 31 December 2021		679			(306	)		111			481


Million US dollar	Foreign currency			Commodities			Others			Total hedging reserves
As per 1 January 2020		174			117			107			397

Change in fair value of hedging instrument recognized in OCI		353			31			—			384
Reclassified to profit or loss / cost of inventory		(507	)		126			(23	)		(404	)

As per 31 December 2020		20			274			84			376

OFFSETTING FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The following financial assets and liabilities are subject to offsetting, enforceable master netting agreements and similar agreements:


	31 December 2021
Million US dollar	Gross amount			Net amount recognized in the statement of financial position 1			Other offsetting agreements 2			Total net amount
Derivative assets		670			670			(651	)		19
Derivative liabilities		(5 886	)		(5 886	)		651			(5 235	)

	31 December 2020
Million US dollar	Gross amount			Net amount recognized in the statement of financial position 1			Other offsetting agreements 2			Total net amount
Derivative assets		965			965			(954	)		11
Derivative liabilities		(6 804	)		(6 804	)		954			(5 851	)