14th Oct 2005 14:00
SABMiller PLC14 October 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters. 1. Name of listed company SABMILLER PLC 2. Name of shareholder with a major interest BEVCO LLC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it isregarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above, in respect ofa non-beneficial interest, or in the case of an individual holder if itis a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 ABOVE 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than oneholder, the number of shares held by each of them BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LIMITED 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired ORDINARY SHARES OF US$0.10 EACH - 225,000,000 (THE "SHARES") 6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by thelisted company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) APPROXIMATELY 15.04% OF ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by thelisted company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF US$ 0.10 EACH 10. Date of transaction 12 OCTOBER 2005 11. Date listed company informed 14 OCTOBER 2005 12. Total holding following this notification ORDINARY SHARES OF US$0.10 EACH - 225,000,000 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following thisnotification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be takeninto account when calculating percentage) ORDINARY SHARES OF US$0.10 EACH - 15.04% 14. Any additional information IN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAVE A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST IN THE SHARESPURSUANT TO SECTIONS 203 OR 208(3) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985: - AGUILA LTD - CODAN TRUSTEES (BVI) LIMITED (AS TRUSTEE OF THE CANARY TRUST) - CANARY PRIVATE FOUNDATION 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries STEPHEN SHAPIRO, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY - +44 (0)1483 264125 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listedcompany responsible for making this notification A O C TONKINSON, COMPANY SECRETARY ______________________________________________________________ Date of notification 14 OCTOBER 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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