SABMILLER PLC - TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares

TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares

SABMiller plc
JSEALPHA CODE: SAB
ISIN CODE: SOSAB
ISIN CODE: GB0004835483

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
   voting rights are attached:
   SABMiller plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )

  An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result
  in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:
  ( )

  An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
  qualifying financial instruments: ( )

  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

  Other (please specify): Increase in Issuers total voting rights. ( x )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
   BevCo Ltd.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
   N/A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
   reached):
   30 May 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:
   2 June 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
   Below 14%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of                Situation previous to the triggering transaction
 shares if possible
 using the ISIN CODE

 GB0004835483           Number of shares     Number of voting Rights

                        225,000,000          225,000,000

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of        Number of shares     Number of voting         % of voting rights
shares if possible                        rights
using the ISIN
CODE
GB0004835483         Direct               Direct       Indirect    Direct       Indirect

Ordinary shares      225,000,000          225,000,000              13.99%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of    Expiration           Exercise/Conversion Number of voting        % of voting
financial  Date                 Period              rights that may be      rights
instrument                                          acquired if the
                                                    instrument is
                                                    exercised/
                                                    converted.

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of    Exercise Expiration        Exercise/    Number of          % of voting rights
financial  price    Date              Conversion   voting rights
instrument                            Period       instrument
                                                   refers to
                                                                      Nominal     Delta
N/A


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting       Percentage of
rights                 voting rights

225,000,000            13.99%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the 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:


14. Contact name:
  Emma Wood, SABMiller plc

15. Contact telephone number:
  +44 (0) 1483 264000


Date: 3 June 2014

Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd

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