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SABMILLER PLC - AGM 2012 - POLL RESULTS

Release Date: 26/07/2012 16:00
Code(s): SAB
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AGM 2012 - POLL RESULTS

SABMILLER PLC
JSEALPHA CODE: SAB
ISIN CODE: SOSAB
ISIN CODE: GB0004835483

AGM 2012 Poll Results

26 July 2012 The board of SABMiller plc announces the results of the polls taken on all resolutions
at the Annual General Meeting of the Company, held earlier today. All resolutions were approved
by substantial majorities, ranging from 77.31% to 99.99%. Full details of the poll results are set out
below and will also be available on the Company’s website: www.sabmiller.com

     RESOLUTION                      Votes         %        Votes         %       Total Shares     % Of      Votes
                                     For (i)      For      Against      Against      Voted        Issued    Withheld
                                                                                                   Share      (iii)
                                                                                                  Capital
                                                                                                   Voted
                                                                                                    (ii)
1    To receive and adopt the     1,342,040,238   98.70    17,621,073      1.30   1,359,661,311     85.32    1,701,921
     financial statements for
     the year ended 31 March
     2012, together with the
     reports of the directors
     and auditors therein
2    To receive and, if thought   1,046,893,508   77.31   307,257,000     22.69   1,354,150,508     84.97    7,212,723
     fit, to approve the
     Directors’ Remuneration
     Report 2012 contained in
     the Annual Report for the
     year ended 31 March
     2012.
3    To elect Dr A J Clark as     1,329,319,181   98.33    22,563,332      1.67   1,351,882,513     84.83    9,479,680
     a director of the
     Company.
4    To re-elect Mr M H           1,324,237,206   97.95    27,646,084      2.05   1,351,883,290     84.83    9,479,743
     Armour as a director of
     the Company.
5    To re-elect Mr G C Bible     1,309,817,539   97.45    34,339,490      2.55   1,344,157,029     84.35   17,205,043
     as a director of the
     Company.
6    To re-elect Mr D S           1,285,919,002   95.69    57,959,031      4.31   1,343,878,033     84.33   17,484,694
     Devitre as a director of
     the Company.
7    To re-elect Ms L M S         1,332,025,707   98.53    19,856,856      1.47   1,351,882,563     84.83    9,480,150
     Knox as a director of the
     Company.
8    To re-elect Mr E A G         1,150,286,929   94.28    69,827,522      5.72   1,220,114,451     76.56   141,247,91
     Mackay as a director of                                                                                         9
     the Company.
9    To re-elect Mr P J           1,132,666,255   84.20   212,600,067     15.80   1,345,266,322     84.41   16,096,098
     Manser as a director of
     the Company.
10   To re-elect Mr J A           1,324,608,380   97.98    27,274,817      2.02   1,351,883,197     84.83    9,479,836
     Manzoni as a director of
     the Company.
11   To re-elect Mr M Q           1,105,381,375   82.25   238,496,333     17.75   1,343,877,708     84.33   17,484,694
     Morland as a director of
     the Company.
12   To re-elect Dr D F Moyo       1,302,775,043   96.68    44,758,028    3.32   1,347,533,071   84.56   13,829,001
     as a director of the
     Company.
13   To re-elect Mr C A Pérez      1,312,775,318   97.67    31,381,676    2.33   1,344,156,994   84.35   17,204,898
     Dávila as a director of
     the Company.
14   To re-elect Mr M C            1,157,312,961   86.10   186,845,662   13.90   1,344,158,623   84.35   17,204,587
     Ramaphosa as a director
     of the Company.
15   To re-elect Mr A Santo        1,311,589,957   97.58    32,567,642    2.42   1,344,157,599   84.35   17,205,133
     Domingo Dávila as a
     director of the Company.
16   To re-elect Ms H A Weir       1,332,835,860   98.59    19,046,552    1.41   1,351,882,412   84.83    9,479,781
     as director of the
     Company.
17   To re-elect Mr H A            1,308,127,052   97.32    35,996,692    2.68   1,344,123,744   84.34   17,238,968
     Willard as a director of
     the Company.
18   To re-elect Mr J S Wilson     1,329,020,330   98.31    22,828,875    1.69   1,351,849,205   84.83    9,513,508
     as a director of the
     Company.
19   To declare a final            1,360,276,178   99.99         3,000    0.01   1,360,279,178   85.36    1,083,855
     dividend of 69.5 US
     cents per share.
20   To re-appoint                 1,289,297,731   95.18    65,328,936    4.82   1,354,626,667   85.00    6,735,523
     PricewaterhouseCoopers
     LLP as auditors of the
     Company, to hold office
     until the conclusion of the
     next general meeting at
     which accounts are laid.
21   To authorise the              1,297,086,897   95.61    59,616,403    4.39   1,356,703,300   85.13    4,659,091
     directors to determine
     the remuneration of the
     auditors.
22   To give a general power       1,291,042,223   94.91    69,226,479    5.09   1,360,268,702   85.36    1,093,690
     and authority to the
     directors to allot shares.
23   To give a general power       1,286,912,904   94.61    73,355,910    5.39   1,360,268,814   85.36    1,094,399
     and authority to the
     directors to allot shares
     for cash otherwise than
     pro rata to all
     shareholders.
24    To give a general            1,356,755,999   99.74     3,511,504    0.26   1,360,267,503   85.36    1,094,870
      authority to the directors
      to make market
      purchases of ordinary
      shares of US$0.10 each
      in the capital of the
      Company.
25   To approve the calling of     1,310,976,487   96.40    48,975,501    3.60   1,359,951,988   85.34    1,411,218
     general meetings, other
     than an annual general
     meeting, on not less than
     14 clear days’ notice
Notes:
(i) Votes ‘For’ include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
(ii) At 24 July 2012 there were 1,593,651,900 shares in issue with the right to vote.
(iii) The votes ‘Withheld’ are not counted towards the votes cast ‘For’ or ‘Against’ at the Annual General
Meeting.

Full details of the resolutions were set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, dated 11 June 2012.
Resolutions 1 to 22 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders’ votes to be cast
for the resolutions.
Resolutions 23 to 25 were special resolutions, requiring at least 75% of shareholders’ votes to be cast for
the resolutions.

Copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, have been submitted to the National
Storage Mechanism and will soon be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

John Davidson, General Counsel and Group Company Secretary.

ENDS

Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities Limited

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