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SAB - SABMiller Plc - Additional Listing
SABMiller Plc
JSEALPHA CODE: SAB
ISSUER CODE: SOSAB
ISIN CODE: GB0004835483
28 May 2009
Additional Listing
Further to the announcement made on 14 May 2009 regarding SABMiller`s
acquisition of the remaining 28.1% minority interest in its Polish subsidiary,
Kompania Piwowarska S.A., in exchange for 60 million new SABMiller shares,
SABMiller today announces that application has been made to the UK Listing
Authority and to the London Stock Exchange for 60,000,000 ordinary shares of
$0.10 each (the "Shares") to be admitted to the Official List and to trading
on the London Stock Exchange`s main market for listed securities. An
application for listing and admission to trading of the Shares on the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange was approved on 25 May 2009.
It is expected that admission to the Official List will occur, and that
dealings in the Shares on the London Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock
Exchange will commence, at 8.00 a.m (BST) on 29 May 2009.
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Notes to editors:
SABMiller is one of the world`s largest brewers with brewing interests and
distribution agreements across six continents. The group`s wide portfolio of
brands includes premium international beers such as Grolsch, Miller Genuine
Draft, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell, as well as market-leading
local brands such as Aguila, Castle, Miller Lite, Snow and Tyskie. SABMiller
is also one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola products in the world.
In the year ended 31 March 2009, the group reported US$3,405 million in
adjusted pre-tax profit and group revenue of US$25,302 million. SABMiller is
listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges.
This announcement is available on the company website: www.sabmiller.com
High resolution images are available for the media to view and download free
of charge from www.sabmiller.com
Enquiries:
SABMiller plc Tel:+44 20 7659 0100
Sue Clark Director of Corporate Tel:+44 20 7659 0184
Affairs
Gary Leibowitz Senior Vice-President, Tel:+44 20 7659 0194
Investor Relations
Nigel Fairbrass Head of Media Relations Tel:+44 77998 94265
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or issue or the
solicitation of an offer to buy or acquire securities of SABMiller plc (the
"Company") or any of its affiliates in any jurisdiction or an inducement to
enter into investment activity.
This document includes "forward-looking statements". These statements may
contain the words "anticipate", "believe", "intend", "estimate", "expect" and
words of similar meaning. All statements other than statements of historical
facts included in this announcement, including, without limitation, those
regarding the Company`s financial position, business strategy, plans and
objectives of management for future operations (including development plans
and objectives relating to the Company`s products and services) are forward-
looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different
from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on
numerous assumptions regarding the Company`s present and future business
strategies and the environment in which the Company will operate in the
future. These forward-looking statements speak only as at the date of this
announcement. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking
to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements
contained in this announcement to reflect any change in the Company`s
expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or
circumstances on which any such statement is based. Any information contained
in this announcement on the price at which the Company`s securities have been
bought or sold in the past, or on the yield on such securities, should not be
relied upon as a guide to future performance.
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