C02201-2025

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Apr 7, 2025

2. SEC Identification Number

CEO2536

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

003-828-269-V

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

ABOITIZ EQUITY VENTURES INC.

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Philippines

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

32nd Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines Postal Code 1634

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

(02) 8 886-2800

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

N/A

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Common Stock P1 Par Value	5,552,805,057
Amount of Debt Outstanding (December 31, 2024)	404,274,535,000.00

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

Item 9: Other Events

The Exchange does not warrant and holds no responsibility for the veracity of the facts and representations contained in all corporate disclosures, including financial reports. All data contained herein are prepared and submitted by the disclosing party to the Exchange, and are disseminated solely for purposes of information. Any questions on the data contained herein should be addressed directly to the Corporate Information Officer of the disclosing party.

Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.AEV

PSE Disclosure Form 4-13 - Clarification of News Reports References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) and
Section 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure

Clarification to the April 6, 2025 ManilaStandard.net News Article

Source	ManilaStandard.net
Subject of News Report	AEV hikes 2025 capex by 36% to P104.6b
Date of Publication	Apr 6, 2025

Clarification of News Report

Gentlemen:

This refers to your letter requesting Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV, or the “Company”) to confirm the veracity of the information contained in the ManilaStandard.net news article dated April 6, 2025 entitled, “AEV hikes 2025 capex by 36% to P104.6b,” the relevant portion of which is quoted hereunder:

“Conglomerate Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. (AEV) is increasing by 36.7 percent its 2025 capital expenditures to P104.6 billion from P76.5 billion in 2024.

AEV said in a recent investors’ briefing bulk of this year’s capital spending, or P78.1 billion, would go to power generation business, which is aggressively expanding its renewable energy (RE) portfolio.

It also earmarked P16.6 billion in capital outlay for the infrastructure business.

. . . .”

We confirm the statements made during the Company’s recent earnings briefing for the full year 2024. We would like to further clarify that the P3.6 billion indicated under Food and Beverage is capital expenditure allocated for Aboitiz Foods Holdings, Inc.

We trust that we have clarified the above-mentioned news article to your satisfaction.

Thank you.

Other Relevant Information

Please see attached.

Filed on behalf by:

Name	Sammy Dave Santos
Designation	Senior Associate General Counsel