March 28, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Company Name: Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. President and Representative Director: Akiyoshi Koji Securities Code: 2502

Stock Listings: Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section Contact: Yasuhiro Nakahara

General Manager, Public Relations Section Phone: +81-3-5608-5126

Announcement regarding Borrowing of Funds

Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. ("Asahi") has resolved at its board of directors' meeting held today to carry out the following loan facility.

  1. Details of the loan facility

    (1)

    Lender

    Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

    (2)

    Amount

    EUR 7,405,000,000 (approximately JPY8,868billion, calculated at the rate of 119.76 as of 27 March 2017)

    (3)

    Interest rate

    Variable rate that is linked to a market interest rate

    (4)

    The expected execution date

    First half of 2017

    (5)

    Type of financing

    Short-term bank loan

    (6)

    Mortgage

    No mortgage

    (7)

    The date of board approval

    28 March 2017

  2. The reason for the loan facility

    The loan facility is required for the acquisition of business in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland, Hungary and Romania and other related assets that were owned by SABMiller Limited (formerly, SABMiller plc), which was announced on 13 December 2016 in its news release, "Announcement regarding acquisition of the beer business in Central and Eastern Europe".

    Details will be disclosed post-closing.

  3. Impact on Asahi's financial performance

The impact on Asahi's financial performance for the fiscal year ending December 2017 is currently under review.

Details will be disclosed post-closing.

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