Grupo Modelo S.A.B. DE C.V. Grupo Modelo continues discussions with US Department of Justice Mexico City, April 5, 2013. Grupo Modelo, S.A.B. de C.V. and Subsidiaries (BMV: GMODELO), the leader in Mexico in beer production, distribution and marketing, announced that together with Anheuser-Busch InBev (Euronext: ABI; NYSE: BUD), Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ, STZ.B) and Crown Imports LLC have reached an agreement in principle with the U.S. Department of Justice on a proposed resolution to the Department of Justice's litigation challenging AB InBev's proposed acquisition of the remaining stake in Grupo Modelo that it does not already own. The proposed resolution is substantially in line with the revised transaction announced on February 14, 2013.

In connection with this agreement, the parties and the Department of Justice have jointly approached the Court and requested an extension of the stay of the proceedings until April 23,
2013. The parties stated in their filing with the Court that they expect for this to be their final request to extend the stay. Approval of the transaction, and the timing of such action, remain subject to the finalization of the relevant documentation with the DOJ and other parties, and approval by the Court.
The revised transaction with Constellation remains subject to regulatory approval in Mexico.
Transaction Website: www.globalbeerleader.com

Grupo Modelo, founded in 1925, is the leader in Mexico in beer production, distribution and marketing. It has a total annual installed capacity of 71.5 million hectoliters. Currently, it brews and distributes 14 brands, including Corona Extra, the number one Mexican beer sold in the world, Modelo Especial, Victoria, Pacífico and Negra Modelo. It exports seven brands and is present in more than 180 countries. It is the importer of Anheuser-Busch InBev's products in Mexico, including Budweiser, Bud Light and O'Doul's. It also imports the Chinese Tsingtao Brand, the Danish beer Carlsberg, and Spanish beer Mahou Cinco Estrellas. Through a strategic alliance with Nestlé Waters, it produces and distributes in Mexico the bottled water brands Sta. María and Nestlé Pureza Vital, among others. Grupo Modelo trades in the Mexican Stock Exchange since 1994 with the ticker symbol GMODELOC and in 2011 it was included in its Sustainability Index. It also quotes as an ADR under the ticker GPMCY in the OTC markets and in Latibex in Spain as XGMD.

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Begoña Orgambide (52-55) 1103-5740
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