28th Jan 2005 14:00
SABMiller PLC28 January 2005 SABMiller plc The Company was advised on 27 January 2005, that the Trustee of the SABMillerEmployees' Benefit Trust ("the EBT") had that day completed the purchase in themarket of 1,000,000 SABMiller plc ordinary shares at an average price per shareof GBP 8.002575. This purchase was made to provide the EBT with greater capacity to meetpotential future conditional obligations in respect of restricted sharesconditionally awarded under the Company's Performance Share Award Scheme and itsSub-Schemes and also to satisfy, upon exercise, stock appreciation rightsawarded under the Company's International Employee Stock Appreciation RightsScheme. Pursuant to this purchase the EBT's shareholding in unvested sharesamounts to 4,079,530 ordinary shares. A.O.C. Tonkinson Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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