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SAB - SABMiller plc - TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares 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: Altria Group, Inc. 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): 29 June 2012 6. Date on which issuer notified: 29 June 2012 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 27% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggering transaction if possible using the ISIN CODE GB0004835483 Number of shares Number of voting Rights 430,000,000 430,000,000 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of Number of shares Number of voting % of voting shares if rights rights possible using the ISIN CODE GB0004835483 Direct Direct Indirec Direct Indirect t Ordinary 430,000,000 430,000,0 26.99% shares 00 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 rights instrument be 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 financial price Date Conversion voting rights instrument Period rights instrument
refers to Nominal Delta N/A Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 430,000,000 26.99% 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: Pamela Steyn, SABMiller plc 15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0) 1483 264000 Date: 29/06/2012 16:45:02 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.
