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Directorate Change
SABMiller plc
JSEALPHA CODE: SAB
ISIN CODE: SOSAB
ISIN CODE: GB0004835483
SABMiller Directorate Change
SABMiller plc announces that in consequence of his appointment as Chief Operating Officer of Altria
Group, Inc. (“Altria”) Mr Howard Willard, a non-executive director, will step down from the
SABMiller plc Board with effect from this year’s annual general meeting on 23 July 2015.
Mr Willard was nominated for appointment to the Board under the terms of the Relationship
Agreement entered into between Altria and the Company as part of the Miller Brewing Company
transaction in 2002, and has served as a director since 1 August 2009.
Altria has nominated Mr David (“Dave”) Beran to replace Mr Willard. Mr Beran was, until his
retirement in March 2015, the President and Chief Operating Officer of Altria, and was responsible
for overseeing Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, John Middleton, Nu Mark, Altria
Group Distribution Company and Ste. Michelle Wine Estates.
The Board of Directors of SABMiller plc has resolved to propose Dave Beran for election as a non-
executive director with effect from the conclusion of this year's annual general meeting.
John Manser, Chairman of SABMiller plc, said:
"On behalf of the board of directors of SABMiller, I would like to thank Howard for his valued
contribution to the board’s deliberations during his directorship. In his place, we are delighted to
welcome Dave Beran to our board, and look forward to benefitting from his extensive experience of
the fast moving consumer goods industry.”
There are no details to disclose under paragraphs 9.6.13(1) to (6) of the Listing Rules.
Stephen Shapiro
Group Company Secretary
Sponsor:
J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Notes to editors
SABMiller plc
SABMiller plc is in the beer and soft drinks business. We are the world’s second largest brewing
company and are one of the world’s largest bottlers of Coca-Cola drinks. We also produce a portfolio
of wholly-owned soft drinks brands.
We are a FTSE-20 company, with shares trading on the London Stock Exchange, and we have a
secondary listing on the Johannesburg stock exchange. We operate in more than 80 countries with
around 70,000 employees.
Our brand portfolio includes leading local brands such as Aguila (Colombia), Castle (South Africa),
Miller Lite (USA), Snow (China), Victoria Bitter (Australia) and Tyskie (Poland) as well as global brands
such as Pilsner Urquell, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Miller Genuine Draft and Grolsch. Every minute of
every day, more than 140,000 bottles of SABMiller beer are sold.
In the year ended 31 March 2014, we sold 318 million hectolitres of lager, soft drinks and other
alcoholic beverages, generating group net producer revenue of US$26,719 million and EBITA of
US$6,460 1 million.
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As restated
Altria Relationship Agreement
Altria Group, Inc ("Altria") is the largest single shareholder in SABMiller plc, holding approximately
26.60% of the issued share capital of SABMiller plc, excluding treasury shares, as at 31 March 2015.
Under the terms of the Relationship Agreement entered into between Altria and SABMiller as part of
the Miller Brewing Company transaction in 2002, and amended, with shareholders' approval, in 2005
as part of the Bavaria transaction, Altria has the right to nominate up to three representatives for
appointment as non-executive directors of SABMiller, subject to the level of its economic interest in
SABMiller.
This announcement is available on the company website: www.sabmiller.com
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