AB Inbev and SABMiller shareholders approve takeover deal

SABMiller shareholders on Wednesday approved a $100bn takeover offer by Anheuser-Busch InBev.

More than 95% of shareholders at SABMiller gave the green light to the £45 per share deal after stakeholders at Anheuser-Busch InBev also voted in favour of the takeover.

SABMiller's two largest shareholders, cigarette maker Altria Group and the Santo Domingo family of Colombia, did not vote on Wednesday as they had already voiced their support for the deal. The parties together own about 40% of the shares.