FTSE/JSE Africa Index Series - Amalgamated Beverage Industries (South Africa):

FTSE/JSE Africa Index Series - Amalgamated Beverage Industries (South Africa):  
                               Deletion                                         
Amalgamated Beverage Industries (South Africa): Deletion                        
FTSE/JSE Africa Index Series                                                    
1 December 2004                                                                 
Following the unconditional approval of the cash acquisition of Amalgamated     
Beverage Industries by SAB Miller and notification from the Stock Exchange, FTSE
and the JSE announces the following changes:                                    
INDEX                         CHANGE                        EFFECTIVE FROM      
                                                            START OF TRADING    
FTSE/JSE Africa               Amalgamated Beverage          6 December 2004     
Top 40 (J200)                 Industries (South Africa,                         
                              ZAE000000048, 6023573)                            
                              will be deleted.                                  
                              JD Group (South Africa,                           
ZAE000030771, 6479648)                            

                              will be added to the                              
                              index with a shares in                            
                              issue figure of 172,000,000                       
and an investability weighting                    

                              of 100%.                                          
FTSE/JSE Africa               JD Group (South Africa,       6 December 2004     
Mid Cap (J201)                ZAE000030771, 6479648)                            
will be deleted.                                  

                              Astral Foods (South Africa,                       
                              ZAE000029757, 6342836) will                       
                              be added to the index with a                      
shares in issue figure of                         

                              43,869,480 and an investability                   
                              weighting of 75%.                                 
FTSE/JSE Africa               Astral Foods (South Africa,   6 December 2004     
Small Cap (J202)              ZAE000029757, 6342836) will                       
                              be deleted.                                       
FTSE/JSE Africa               Amalgamated Beverage          6 December 2004     
All Share (J203)              Industries will be deleted.                       
FTSE/JSE Africa               Amalgamated Beverage          6 December 2004     
Industrial 25 (J211)          Industries will be deleted.                       
                              Shoprite (South Africa,                           
                              ZAE000012084, 6801575) will                       
be added to the index with                        

                              a shares in issue figure of                       
                              543,479,460 and an                                
                              investability weighting                           
of 100%.                                          

FTSE/JSE Africa               Amalgamated Beverage          6 December 2004     
Financial & Industrial        Industries will be deleted                        
30 (J213) .                                                                     
JD Group will be added as                         

                              above.                                            
FTSE/JSE Africa Financial     Amalgamated Beverage          6 December 2004     
 & Industrial (J250)          Industries will be deleted.                       
FTSE/JSE Africa Capped        Amalgamated Beverage          6 December 2004     
Top 40 (J300)                 Industries will be deleted.                       
                              JD Group will be added                            
                              as above.                                         
FTSE/JSE Africa Capped        Amalgamated Beverage          6 December 2004     
All Share (J303)              Industries will be deleted.                       
FTSE/JSE Africa               Amalgamated Beverage          6 December 2004     
Shareholder Weighted          Industries will be deleted.                       
Top 40 (J400)                                                                   
                              JD Group will be added                            
                              as above.                                         
FTSE/JSE Africa               Amalgamated Beverage          6 December 2004     
Shareholder Weighted          Industries will be deleted.                       
All Share (J403)                                                                
FTSE/JSE Africa Style         Amalgamated Beverage          6 December 2004     
(J330 and J331)               Industries will be deleted.                       
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