SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Aug 3, 2016

2. SEC Identification Number

CEO2536

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

003-828-269-V

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

ABOITIZ EQUITY VENTURES, INC.

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Philippines

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

32nd Street, Bonifacio Global City,Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines Postal Code 1634

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

(02) 886-2800

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

N/A

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Common Stock P1 Par Value	5,628,792,557
Amount of Debt Outstanding (March 31, 2016)	178,583,494,925.00

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

9

The Exchange does not warrant and holds no responsibility for the veracity of the facts and representations contained in all corporate disclosures, including financial reports. All data contained herein are prepared and submitted by the disclosing party to the Exchange, and are disseminated solely for purposes of information. Any questions on the data contained herein should be addressed directly to the Corporate Information Officer of the disclosing party.

Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.AEV

PSE Disclosure Form 9-2 - Sale of Treasury Shares References: Section 9 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
Sale of treasury shares
Background/Description of the Disclosure
Special block sale of treasury shares through the facilities of the Exchange

Type of Securities

• Common
• PreferredN/A
• OthersN/A

Details of Sale of Treasury Shares

Date of Transaction	Number of Shares Sold	Price Per Share
Aug 3, 2016	5,000,000	74.25

Effects on Number of Shares

	Before	After
Outstanding Shares	5,628,792,557	5,633,792,557
Treasury Shares	65,807,064	60,807,064

Cumulative Number of Shares Sold to Date 1	48,589,736
Number of Shares Authorized for Sale	50,000,000

Other Relevant Information
Remaining balance of treasury shares authorized to be sold stand at 1,410,264 shares.

¹ From the date when the sale of treasury shares program commenced.