SABMILLER PLC - Notification of major interest in shares

Notification of major interest in shares

SABMiller plc
JSEALPHA CODE: SAB
ISSUER CODE: SOSAB
ISIN CODE: GB0004835483


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are                            SABMILLER PLC
attached:
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                               X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying
                                                                                          X
financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please
                       Borrow with an obligation to return, Loan with a right to recall   X
specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
                                                 CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG
notification obligation:



4. Full name of shareholder(s)
                                                 PLEASE SEE SECTION 9.
 (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                14/09/2016
reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified:                16/09/2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
                                                 4%
reached:
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of        Situation previous                Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares               to the triggering
                     transaction
if possible using    Number          Number            Number       Number of voting               % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE        of              of                of           rights
                     Shares          Voting            shares
                                     Rights            Direct       Direct      Indirect           Direct     Indirect
ORD
GB0004835483         N/A             N/A               N/A          N/A         41,452,737         N/A        2.55%




B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial          Expiration      Exercise/                  Number of voting                      % of voting
instrument                 date            Conversion Period          rights that may be                    rights
                                                                      acquired if the
                                                                      instrument is
                                                                      exercised/ converted.


N/A                        N/A             N/A                        N/A                                   N/A




C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv,
xvi


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial      Exercise   Expiration     Exercise/                   Number of voting         % of voting rights
instrument             price      date           Conversion period           rights instrument
                                                                             refers to

SWAP                              04/10/2016                                 29,060,671               1.79%



Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights                                      Percentage of voting rights

                     70,513,408                                                            4.34%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
1. Credit Suisse Group AG
2. Credit Suisse AG
3. Credit Suisse Asset Management International Holding Limited
4. Credit Suisse Funds AG

1. Credit Suisse Group AG
2. Credit Suisse AG
3. Credit Suisse Investments (UK)
4. Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK)
5. Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd

1. Credit Suisse Group AG
2. Credit Suisse AG
3. Credit Suisse Asset Management International Holding Limited
4. Credit Suisse Holding Europe (Luxembourg) S.A.
5. Credit Suisse Fund Management S.A.

1. Credit Suisse Group AG
2. Credit Suisse AG
3. Credit Suisse Holdings (USA) Inc
4. Credit Suisse (USA) Inc
5. CSAM Americas Holding Corp
6. Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC

1. Credit Suisse Group AG
2. Credit Suisse AG
3. Credit Suisse AG, Guernsey Branch
4. Credit Suisse International

1. Credit Suisse Group AG
2. Credit Suisse AG
3. Credit Suisse Holdings (USA) Inc
4. Credit Suisse (USA) Inc
5. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

1. Credit Suisse Group AG
2. Credit Suisse AG
3. Credit Suisse Securities (Johannesburg) Proprietary Limited

1. Credit Suisse Group AG
2. Credit Suisse AG
3. Credit Suisse (UK) Limited




Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:




13. Additional information:


14. Contact name:                               Bill Warner


15. Contact telephone number:                   +44 (0) 1483 264000




     16 September 2016

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

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