12th Oct 2005 10:00
SABMiller PLC12 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 ALTRIA GROUP, INC 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 ALTRIA GROUP, INC 5. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired ORDINARY SHARES OF US$0.10 EACH - 167,411,024 AS A RESULT OF CONVERSION OF THAT NUMBER OF LOW VOTING CONVERTIBLE PARTICIPATINGSHARES INTO ORDINARY SHARES 6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by thelisted company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) APPROXIMATELY 12.6% OF ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL 7. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed LOW VOTING CONVERTIBLE PARTICIPATING SHARES (UNLISTED) - 167,411,024 AS A RESULT OF CONVERSION OF THAT NUMBER OF LOW VOTING CONVERTIBLE PARTICIPATINGSHARES INTO ORDINARY SHARES. 8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by thelisted company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 100% OF ISSUED LOW VOTING CONVERTIBLE PARTICIPATING SHARES (UNLISTED). 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF US$ 0.10 EACH ACQUIRED 10. Date of transaction 12 OCTOBER 2005 11. Date listed company informed 12 OCTOBER 2005 12. Total holding following this notification ORDINARY SHARES OF US$0.10 EACH - 430,000,000 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 - 28.7% 14. Any additional information TOTAL NUMBER OF ORDINARY SHARES OF US$0.10 EACH FOLLOWING CONVERSION -430,000,000 TOTAL NUMBER OF LOW VOTING CONVERTIBLE PARTICIPATING SHARES (UNLISTED) FOLLOWINGCONVERSION - 0 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries STEPHEN SHAPIRO, DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY +44 (0) 1484 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 12 OCTOBER 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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