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SABMILLER PLC - AGM Results

Release Date: 24/07/2014 15:15
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AGM Results

SABMiller plc
JSEALPHA CODE: SAB
ISIN CODE: SOSAB
ISIN CODE: GB0004835483
SABMiller plc (the “Company”)

Results of AGM


24 July 2014 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 91.82% 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 Issued       Votes
                                                       For (i)       For         Against       Against         Voted            Share        Withheld (iii)
                                                                                                                                Capital
                                                                                                                               Voted (ii)
1    To receive and adopt the financial
     statements for the year ended 31 March
     2014, together with the reports of the
     directors and auditors therein.                 1,363,032,509    98.83      16,086,881        1.17      1,379,119,390         85.76%         2,846,434
2    To receive and, if thought fit, approve the
     Directors’ Remuneration Report 2014, other
     than the Directors’ Remuneration Policy,
     contained in the Annual Report for the year
     ended 31 March 2014.                            1,306,944,944    95.35      63,792,082        4.65      1,370,737,026         85.23%        11,228,741
3    To receive and, if thought fit, approve the
     Directors’ Remuneration Policy contained in
     the Annual Report for the year ended 31
     March 2014.                                     1,111,025,026    92.32      92,388,744        7.68      1,203,413,770         74.83%      178,551,996
4    To re-elect Mr M H Armour as a director of
     the Company.                                    1,375,119,956    99.63        5,137,058       0.37      1,380,257,014         85.83%         1,708,591
5    To re-elect Mr G C Bible as a director of the
     Company.                                        1,315,506,589    95.75      58,447,190        4.25      1,373,953,779         85.43%         8,011,989
6    To re-elect Mr A J Clark as a director of the   1,348,528,186    97.94      28,402,998        2.06      1,376,931,184         85.62%         5,034,586
     Company.
7    To re-elect Mr D S Devitre as a director of
     the Company.                                      1,276,112,169   92.88   97,824,759   7.12   1,373,936,928   85.43%   8,028,840
8    To re-elect Mr G R Elliott as a director of the
     Company.                                          1,375,735,956   99.67    4,520,585   0.33   1,380,256,541   85.83%   1,709,013
9    To re-elect Ms L M S Knox as a director of
     the Company.                                      1,374,279,727   99.57    5,977,562   0.43   1,380,257,289   85.83%   1,708,480
10   To re-elect Mr P J Manser as a director of
     the Company.                                      1,355,246,955   98.76   16,987,346   1.24   1,372,234,301   85.33%   9,731,313
11   To re-elect Mr J A Manzoni as a director of
     the Company.                                      1,355,358,422   98.66   18,468,187   1.34   1,373,826,609   85.43%   8,139,005
12   To re-elect Dr D F Moyo as a director of the
     Company.                                          1,378,145,455   99.85    2,111,140   0.15   1,380,256,595   85.83%   1,709,175
13   To re-elect Mr C A Pérez Dávila as a
     director of the Company.                          1,316,476,389   95.82   57,475,750   4.18   1,373,952,139   85.43%   8,013,476
14   To re-elect Mr A Santo Domingo Dávila as a
     director of the Company.                          1,315,707,492   95.76   58,244,825   4.24   1,373,952,317   85.43%   8,013,452
15   To re-elect Ms H A Weir as director of the
     Company.                                          1,375,919,590   99.69    4,337,029   0.31   1,380,256,619   85.83%   1,709,151
16   To re-elect Mr H A Willard as a director of
     the Company.                                      1,315,846,065   95.77   58,102,936   4.23   1,373,949,001   85.43%   8,016,614
17   To re-elect Mr J S Wilson as a director of
     the Company.                                      1,345,160,855   97.46   35,095,964   2.54   1,380,256,819   85.83%   1,708,797
18   To declare a final dividend of 80 US cents
     per share.                                        1,380,200,986   99.99      56,760    0.01   1,380,257,746   85.83%   1,708,022
19   To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
     as auditors of the Company, to hold office
     until the conclusion of the next general
     meeting at which accounts are laid.               1,359,009,939   98.83   16,116,369   1.17   1,375,126,308   85.51%   6,839,460
20   To authorise the directors to determine the
     remuneration of the auditors.                     1,370,008,762   99.26   10,232,620   0.74   1,380,241,382   85.83%   1,724,387
21   To give a general power and authority to the      1,315,957,216   95.34   64,263,697   4.66   1,380,220,913   85.82%   1,744,857
     directors to allot shares.
22   To adopt the SABMiller plc Employee Share
     Purchase Plan.                                     1,379,187,784       99.93           915,358         0.07      1,380,103,142   85.82%         1,862,628
23   To adopt the SABMiller plc Sharesave Plan.         1,363,276,315       98.78        16,856,417         1.22      1,380,132,732   85.82%         1,833,038
24   To authorise the directors to establish
     supplements or appendices to the
     SABMiller plc Employee Share Purchase
     Plan or the SABMiller plc Sharesave Plan.          1,376,324,744       99.72         3,810,078         0.28      1,380,134,822   85.82%         1,830,948
25   To give a general power and authority to the
     directors to allot shares for cash otherwise
     than pro rata to all shareholders.                 1,313,991,522       95.20        66,225,043         4.80      1,380,216,565   85.82%         1,749,205
26   To give a general authority to the directors
     to make market purchases of ordinary
     shares of US$0.10 each in the capital of the
     Company.                                           1,368,497,585       99.15        11,706,672         0.85      1,380,204,257   85.82%         1,761,513
27   To approve the calling of general meetings,
     other than an annual general meeting, on
     not less than 14 clear days’ notice                1,267,369,881       91.82       112,869,146         8.18      1,380,239,027   85.83%         1,726,741

Notes:
(i) Votes ‘For’ include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.
(ii) At 22 July 2014 there were 1,608,190,693 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 2 June 2014.
Resolutions 1 to 24 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders’ votes to be cast for the resolutions.
Resolutions 25 to 27 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.

24 July 2014

Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd

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