07.07.2008 9:26 am
InBev’s stake in A-B: 100 shares
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The battle has been joined: InBev launched an effort today to oust Anheuser-Busch’s entire board of directors. To do so, InBev had to actually be an A-B shareholder. So, the Belgian company discloses in an SEC filing today, InBev bought 100 shares of BUD on June 11.
It also bought 150 shares on June 30, but it plans to transfer them to its 13 board nominees “and certain other persons.” For agreeing to take part in this extremely high- profile battle, each InBev nominee receives $50,000 and 10 shares of A-B stock.
The InBev slate includes an all-star cast of retired corporate executives and, notably, Adolphus Busch IV, an uncle of Anheuser-Busch’s chief executive August Busch IV.
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David Nicklaus has covered St. Louis business for more than 25 years. His column appears three days a week on the Post-Dispatch business page. 
I know this is way out there…..but if SEC were to rule in Inbev’s favor, and Inbev instituted it’s board. What would prevent another group of investors from filing a similarly with SEC AGAINST Inbev, on the same claims, (best interest of shareholders)??? Shouldn’t be any reason why this couldn’t be done, or am I way off base here?