SAB - Sabmiller - AND ANADOLU EFES announce completion of strategic Alliance

SAB - Sabmiller - AND ANADOLU EFES announce completion of strategic Alliance    
SABMILLER                                                                       
JSEALPHA CODE: SAB                                                              
ISIN CODE: SOSAB                                                                
ISIN CODE: GB0004835483                                                         
March 14th, 2012                                                                
AND ANADOLU EFES ANNOUNCE COMPLETION OF STRATEGIC ALLIANCE                      
Following the successful completion of all share transfers, SABMiller plc.,     
Anadolu Group (Anadolu Endustri Holding A._., Yazycylar Holding A._. and Ozilhan
Synai Yatyrym A._.), and Anadolu Efes (Anadolu Efes Biracylyk ve Malt Sanayii   
A._.) today announce the closing of the transaction to form their strategic     
alliance for Turkey, Russia, the CIS, Central Asia and the Middle East, which   
was originally announced on 19 October 2011.                                    
SABMiller now has a 24% equity interest in Anadolu Efes, which is listed on the 
Istanbul Stock Exchange.                                                        
Enquiries                                                                       
SABMiller Media Relations                                                       
Nigel Fairbrass / Richard Farnsworth                                            
Tel: +44 207 659 0105 / +44 207 659 0188                                        
SABMiller Investor Relations                                                    
Gary Leibowitz / Richard Mather                                                 
Tel: +44 207 659 0119 / Tel: +44 207 659 0157                                   
www.sabmiller.com                                                               
Overview of SABMiller                                                           
SABMiller is one of the world`s largest brewers with brewing interests and      
distribution agreements across six continents. The group`s wide portfolio       
includes global brands such as Pilsner Urquell, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Miller   
Genuine Draft and Grolsch, as well as leading local brands such as Aguila,      
Castle, Miller Lite, Snow, Tyskie, and Victoria Bitter. SABMiller is also one of
the world`s largest bottlers of Coca-Cola products.                             
In the year ended 31 March 2011, the group reported US$5,617 million adjusted   
EBITDA and group revenue of US$28,311 million. SABMiller is listed on the London
and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges.                                               
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enter into investment activity.                                                 
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Company`s securities have been bought or sold in the past, or on the yield on   
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