UPDATE 2-Anheuser shares, options fizz on new merger report
ju4 wa4i dia4n zo1ng he2 ba4o da4o :\n  (Adds quotes on options trade paragraphs 4-6)\nNEW YORK, June 11 (Reuters) - Shares of Anheuser-Busch Inc\n<BUD.N> rose as much as 2.8 percent on Wednesday after CNBC\ntelevision reported that Belgium's InBev NV <INTB.BR> was\ncloser to making an unsolicited bid for the top U.S. brewer.\nIn a report, CNBC said InBev, which makes Stella Artois and\nBeck's, has gotten enough certainty about financing a $46\nbillion bid to increase the probability that a bid will be\nmade.\nAnheuser declined to comment and a spokesman for InBev\ncould not immediately be reached.\nThe report also sparked activity in the options market.\n"We are starting to see more interest in Anheuser-Busch\ncalls as speculation once again surfaces that InBev is\npreparing to make a bid for the U.S. brewer," said William\nLefkowitz, options strategist at brokerage firm vFinance\nInvestments.\n"Even on a down day in the overall market, some option\ntraders are betting Anheuser shares will go up," Lefkowitz\nsaid.\nSources familiar with the situation have told Reuters that\nInBev was close to securing a $50 billion financing package\nthat would enable it to launch a takeover bid for the maker of\nBudweiser and Michelob.\nA source said InBev, the world's second-largest brewer, had\nheld talks with banks JPMorgan Chase & Co <JPM.N> and Banco\nSantander SA <SAN.MC> about a financing package.\nMedia reports first surfaced on May 23 saying InBev --\nformed by the 2004 merger of Belgium's Interbrew with Brazil's\nAmBev -- was working on a takeover offer.\nAnheuser shares closed up 2.1 percent at $58.35 on the New\nYork Stock Exchange, after rising as high as $58.75.\n(Reporting by Martinne Geller; Editing by Braden Reddall)\n((martinne.geller@thomsonreuters.com, 1 (646) 223-6023;\nReuters Messaging: martinne.geller.reuters.com@reuters.net;))\nSee http://blogs.reuters.com/category/themes/shop-talk/ for\n"Shop Talk" -- Reuters' retail and consumer blog.\nKeywords: ANHEUSER/