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Altria Financial Data Disclosure
SABMiller plc
JSEALPHA CODE: SAB
ISSUER CODE: SOSAB
ISIN CODE: GB0004835483
Altria Financial Data Disclosure
Today, Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) has released its results for the fiscal quarter ended 31 March
2016. Altria's results include a reference to earnings for the quarters ended 31 March 2016
and 2015 from Altria's approximate 27% economic and voting investment in SABMiller plc,
expressed in US GAAP at prevailing exchange rates.
The amount disclosed for the quarter ended 31 March 2016 is US$66 million (31 March 2015:
US$134 million). Altria’s earnings from SABMiller for the quarter were negatively affected by
SABMiller’s special items, primarily relating to asset impairment charges in Africa which are
expected to be recorded by SABMiller in the quarter ended 31 March 2016. Investors should
note that these financial results are derived from management accounts, have not been
audited and may be subject to change. There are a number of differences concerning the
timing of recognition of results as well as differences relating to the accounting treatment of
share-based payments, exceptional items, the definition of the US GAAP statutory earnings
as reported by Altria compared with SABMiller’s results as reported under IFRS, as well as
the inclusion within Altria’s earnings of gains on the dilution of Altria’s investment in SABMiller
following the issue of new SABMiller shares pursuant to share option exercises.
Stephen Shapiro
Group Company Secretary
28 April 2016
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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