AB InBev’s rising share price may force modification of SABMiller acquisition termsThe terms of SABMiller’s [LON:SAB] takeover by rival brewer AnheuserBusch InBev [EBR:ABI] may have to be changed as a result of AB InBev’s recent rise in stock price, The Sunday Times reported.The deal terms agreed six months ago offered the Santo Domingo family and Altria (SABMiller’s largest investors) cash and stock, while other shareholders were thought likely to accept a pure cash deal which, at that time, was worth GBP 5 (EUR 6.29) per share more.However, AB InBev’s shares have since risen over 12%, last week ending at EUR 112.10, making the all-cash offer less attractive, the report pointed out.A number of major hedge funds are now thinking about accepting cash and stock rather than just cash, even though this means they will not be able to sell their AB InBev shares for at least five years, the item reported.According to City sources cited in the piece, it would be more profitable for shareholders to accept the mixed cash and stock scenario if the AB InBev share price were to rise beyond EUR 120 per share. This would compel AB InBev to restructure its deal, the report said.Sunday Times