BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Anheuser-Busch InBev (>> ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV), the world's largest brewer, said on Wednesday it expected to have the support for its takeover offer for rival SABMiller (>> SABMiller plc) from the Santo Domingo family, a major shareholder of the UK-based brewer.

The Colombian family holds a 13.9 percent stake in SABMiller through their company BevCo, according to Thomson Reuters data.

"We've held extensive discussions with them," AB InBev Chief Executive Carlos Brito told a conference call. "We expect to have their support. There is no transaction without them," he added.

(Reporting by Robert-Jan Bartunek; editing by Philip Blenkinsop)

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