20th Mar 2007 16:50
SABMiller PLC20 March 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying SABMILLER PLCissuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:-------------------------------2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box orboxes) ---------------------------------------------------An acquisition or disposal of voting rights-------------------------------------------- -------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result inthe acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are -------attached--------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights-------------------------------------------- -------Other (please specify): INITIAL DISCLOSURE UNDER DTR 5 x-------------------------------------------- -------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the ALTRIA GROUP, INC.notification obligation: -------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different N/Afrom 3.): -------------------------------5. Date of the transaction (and date on which N/A - THIS IS AN INITIALthe threshold is crossed or reached if DISCLOSURE, PRIOR TO 20 different)(1): MARCH 2007-------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 MARCH 2007------------------------------- 7. Threshold(s) that is/arecrossed or reached: 28%------------------------------- 8. Notified details:------------------------------- A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after theof shares Triggering transaction triggering transactionif possibleusing the Number of Number of Voting Number Number of % of votingISIN CODE Shares Rights of voting rights rights shares Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB0004835483 430,000,000 430,000,000 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights430,000,000 28.6253% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: N/A Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: N/A 14. Contact name: MR G. PENN HOLSENBECK 15. Contact telephone number: 001 917 663 2256 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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