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SABMiller PLC

23 July 2015

SABMILLER PLC

23 July 2015 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 92.27% 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) 
       To receive the 
       financial statements 
       of the Company and the 
       reports 
       of the directors and 
       auditors 
       for the year ended 31 
       March 
 1     2015.                    1,338,162,457   99.49     6,894,889       0.51   1,345,057,346      83.16%   7,212,578 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To approve the 
       Directors' 
       Remuneration Report 
       2015, 
       other than the 
       Directors' 
       Remuneration Policy, 
       contained 
       in the Annual Report 
       for the 
       year ended 31 March 
 2     2015.                    1,262,211,914   93.79    83,528,932       6.21   1,345,740,846      83.20%   6,529,077 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To elect Mr D R Beran 
       as a 
       director of the 
 3     Company.                 1,343,239,683   99.43     7,644,901       0.57   1,350,884,584      83.52%   1,385,340 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To elect Mr J P du 
       Plessis 
       as a director of the 
 4     Company.                 1,330,252,442   98.79    16,331,359       1.21   1,346,583,801      83.25%   5,686,123 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To elect Mr F J 
       Ferrán 
       as a director of the 
 5     Company.                 1,350,426,750   99.97       444,185       0.03   1,350,870,935      83.52%   1,398,989 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To elect Mr T A Manuel 
       as 
       a director of the 
 6     Company.                 1,350,035,722   99.94       834,541       0.06   1,350,870,263      83.52%   1,399,661 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Mr M H 
       Armour 
       as a director of the 
 7     Company.                 1,341,101,422   99.28     9,732,462       0.72   1,350,833,884      83.52%   1,436,040 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Mr G C 
       Bible as 
       a director of the 
 8     Company.                 1,329,261,051   98.40    21,593,324       1.60   1,350,854,375      83.52%   1,415,548 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Mr A J 
       Clark as 
       a director of the 
 9     Company.                 1,345,691,541   99.62     5,197,438       0.38   1,350,888,979      83.52%   1,380,950 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Mr D S 
       Devitre 
       as a director of the 
 10    Company.                 1,303,187,963   96.47    47,675,009       3.53   1,350,862,972      83.52%   1,406,952 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Mr G R 
       Elliott 
       as a director of the 
 11    Company.                 1,343,584,059   99.46     7,304,675       0.54   1,350,888,734      83.52%   1,381,190 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Ms L M S 
       Knox 
       as a director of the 
 12    Company.                 1,334,946,837   99.14    11,551,412       0.86   1,346,498,249      83.25%   5,771,675 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Dr D F 
       Moyo as 
       a director of the 
 13.   Company.                 1,348,787,386   99.85     2,082,977       0.15   1,350,870,363      83.52%   1,399,561 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Mr C A 
       Pérez 
       Dávila as a 
       director 
 14    of the Company.          1,341,975,616   99.34     8,911,470       0.66   1,350,887,086      83.52%   1,382,788 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Mr A Santo 
       Domingo 
       Dávila as a 
       director 
 15    of the Company.          1,329,235,058   98.40    21,652,079       1.60   1,350,887,137      83.52%   1,382,737 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To re-elect Ms H A 
       Weir as 
       director of the 
 16    Company.                 1,343,449,742   99.77     3,066,688       0.23   1,346,516,430      83.25%   5,753,444 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To declare a final 
       dividend 
       of 87 US cents per 
 17    share.                   1,350,690,026   99.99       202,590       0.01   1,350,892,616      83.52%   1,377,258 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       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 
 18    laid.                    1,332,616,184   98.65    18,261,364       1.35   1,350,877,548      83.52%   1,392,325 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
           To authorise the 
           directors 
           to determine the 
           remuneration 
 19        of the auditors.     1,344,339,148   99.52     6,546,969       0.48   1,350,886,117      83.52%   1,383,757 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To give a general 
       power and 
       authority to the 
       directors 
 20    to allot shares.         1,299,848,143   96.23    50,988,940       3.77   1,350,837,083      83.52%   1,432,791 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To give a general 
       power and 
       authority to the 
       directors 
       to allot shares for 
       cash otherwise 
       than pro rata to all 
 21    shareholders.            1,297,355,564   96.04    53,486,484       3.96   1,350,842,048      83.52%   1,427,826 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To give a general 
       authority 
       to the directors to 
       make market 
       purchases of ordinary 
       shares 
       of US$0.10 each in the 
       capital 
 22    of the Company.          1,343,424,266   99.45     7,418,743       0.55   1,350,843,009      83.52%   1,426,885 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
       To approve the calling 
       of 
       general meetings, 
       other than 
       an annual general 
       meeting, 
       on not less than 14 
       clear 
 23    days' notice             1,246,370,866   92.27   104,486,284       7.73   1,350,857,150      83.52%   1,412,723 
      -----------------------  --------------  ------  ------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ---------- 
 

Notes:

(i) Votes 'For' include those votes giving the Chairman discretion.

(ii) At 21 July 2015 there were 1,617,442,078 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 2015.

Resolutions 1 to 20 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of shareholders' votes to be cast for the resolutions.

Resolutions 21 to 23 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.

Stephen Shapiro, Group Company Secretary.

ENDS

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