SABMILLER PLC - Notification of major interest in shares

Notification of major interest in shares

SABMiller plc
JSEALPHA CODE: SAB
ISSUER 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: (x)

  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. ( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
   Public Investment Corporation SOC 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):
   12 July 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:
   13 June 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
   Below 3%

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

                       50,780,462            50,780,462

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     48,401,822            48,401,822               2.9836%

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

48,401,822            2.9836%

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


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

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