21st Feb 2005 07:00
SABMiller PLC21 February 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company SABMiller plc 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest Altria Group, Inc 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 Shareholder named in 2 above 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Shareholder named in 2 above 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired i) Ordinary shares of US$0.10 each - amount converted 27,640,206 shares, as a result of conversion of the same numberof low voting convertible shares into ordinary shares. 6. Percentage of issued class 2.5104% of ordinary shares 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed ii) Low voting convertible participating shares (unlisted) - 27,640,206 shares, as a result of conversion of thatnumber of low voting convertible shares into ordinary shares. 8. Percentage of issued class 14.17% of low voting convertible participating shares 9. Class of security i) ordinary shares of US$0.10 each ii) low voting convertible participating shares 10. Date of transaction 18 February 2005 11. Date company informed 18 February 2005 12. Total holding following this notification i) Ordinary shares - 262,588,976 ii) Low voting convertible preference shares - 167,411,024 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification i) Ordinary shares - 23.8496% ii) Low voting convertible preference shares - 100% 14. Any additional information i) Total number of ordinary shares following conversion - 1,101,018,194 ii) Total number of low voting convertible participating shares following conversion - 167,411,024 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Lorraine Sadkowski - 01483 264026 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification A.O.C. Tonkinson - Secretary Date of notification 21 February 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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