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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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