Rule 2.9 Announcement

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23 September 2016

SABMiller plc ("SABMiller")

In accordance with Rule 2.9 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, SABMiller confirms that, as of close of business on 22 September 2016, it had in issue 1,624,369,298 ordinary shares of US$0.10 each (excluding shares held in treasury).

SABMiller has a premium listing of its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. The ISIN for SABMiller's ordinary shares is GB0004835483.

SABMiller has an American Depositary Receipts ("ADR") programme sponsored and administered by JPMorgan Chase. 1 ADR represents 1 ordinary share of SABMiller. The ADRs trade on the OTC Pink Marketplace. The trading symbol for these securities is SBMRY and the ISIN is US78572M1053.

The above figure may be used by shareholders to determine the percentage of issued share capital they hold in the Company and if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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