By Philip Blenkinsop and Martinne Geller BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev Chief Executive Carlos Brito repeated his appeal to SABMiller shareholders on Thursday, again urging them to push the brewer's board into more serious takeover discussions. The Brazilian boss of Belgium-based AB InBev expressed frustration at the board of its UK rival, continuing a strategy begun on Wednesday, which one analyst called going "hostile lite", referring to an acquirer putting its terms direct to a target's shareholders. AB InBev said it was surprised the SABMiller board said its takeover offer of 42.15 pounds per share, made public on Wednesday, "still very substantially undervalues" SABMiller.
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