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Wed 22 Jun 2011, 12:30 SAB - SABMiller Plc - Annual financial report
SAB
SOSAB                                                                           
SAB - SABMiller Plc - Annual financial report                                   
JSEALPHA CODE: SAB                                                              
ISSUER CODE: SOSAB                                                              
ISIN CODE: GB0004835483                                                         
22 June 2011                                                                    
SABMiller plc                                                                   
Annual Financial Report                                                         
SABMiller plc has today submitted a copy of the 2011 Annual Report and Accounts,
Notice of the 2011 Annual General Meeting and Shareholder Proxy Form (UK) to the
National Storage Mechanism and they will shortly be available for inspection at 
www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.                                                        
The Annual Report and Notice of Annual General Meeting are also available on the
Company`s website www.sabmiller.com                                             
SABMiller plc`s Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, 21 July 2011 at
the InterContinental London Park Lane, One Hamilton Place, Park Lane, London W1J
7QY.                                                                            
A condensed set of SABMiller`s financial statements and information on important
events that have occurred during the financial year and their impact on the     
financial statements were included in SABMiller`s preliminary results           
announcement released on 19 May 2011. That information, together with the       
information set out below, which is extracted from the 2011 Annual Report,      
constitutes the material required by Disclosure and Transparency Rule 6.3.5 to  
be communicated to the media in unedited full text through a Regulatory         
Information Service. This announcement is not a substitute for reading the full 
2011 Annual Report. Page numbers and cross-references in the extracted          
information below refer to page numbers and sections in the 2011 Annual Report. 
PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES (page 20 & 21)                                
Principal risks                                                                 
Focused on managing our risks                                                   
The principal risks facing the group and considered by the board are detailed   
below. The group`s well-developed risk management process is described in the   
corporate governance section while financial risks are discussed in the Chief   
Financial Officer`s review and in note 23 to the consolidated financial         
statements.                                                                     
Principal    Context       Specific     Possible     Mitigation    Associated   
risk                       risks we     impact                     strategic    
                          face                                    priorities    
Industry     The global    * Failing to Lower        * Potential   * Creating   
consolidati  brewing       participate  growth       transactions  a balanced   
on           industry is   in value-    rate,        are subject   and          
            expected to   adding       profitabili  to rigorous   attractive    
            continue to   transactions ty and       analysis.     global        
            consolidate,  * Paying too financial    Only          spread of     
albeit more   much to      returns      opportunitie  businesses    
            slowly than   acquire a                 s             *             
            in the past.  business                  with          Constantly    
            There will    * Not                     potential to  raising       
continue to   implementing              create value  the           
            be            integration               are pursued.  profitabil    
            opportunitie  plans                     * Proven      ity of        
            s to enter    successfully              integration   local         
attractive                              processes,    businesses    
            growth                                  procedures    ,             
            markets, to                             and           sustainabl    
            realise                                 practices     y             
synergy                                 are applied                 
            benefits                                to ensure                   
            from                                    delivery of                 
            integration                             expected                    
and to                                  returns.                    
            leverage our                            * Activities                
            global                                  to deliver                  
            scale.                                  synergies,                  
embed best                  
                                                    operating                   
                                                    practices                   
                                                    and leverage                
scale are in                
                                                    place,                      
                                                    monitored                   
                                                    closely and                 
continuously                
                                                    enhanced.                   
Change in    Consumer      * Failing to Market       * Ongoing     *            
consumer     tastes and    ensure the   positions    evaluation    Developing   
preferences  behaviours    strength and come under   of our brand  strong,      
            are           relevance of pressure;    portfolios    relevant      
            constantly    our brands   lower top    in every      brand         
            evolving and  * Failing to line growth  market to     portfolios    
competition   keep         rates and    ensure that   that win      
            is            improving    profitabili  they target   in the        
            increasing    our          ty           current and   local         
            and becoming  commercial                future        market        
more          capabilities              opportunitie  *             
            sophisticate  to deliver                s for         Constantly    
            d.            brand                     profitable    raising       
                          propositions              growth.       the           
that meet                  Building     profitabil    
                          consumer,                 our brand     ity of        
                          shopper and               equities      local         
                          customer                  through       businesses    
needs                     innovation    ,             
                                                    and           sustainabl    
                                                    compelling    y             
                                                    marketing     *             
programmes.   Leveraging    
                                                    * Continued   our skills    
                                                    enhancement   and global    
                                                    of the        scale         
SABMiller                   
                                                    Marketing                   
                                                    Way which                   
                                                    sets out the                
best                        
                                                    practice                    
                                                    approach for                
                                                    our                         
commercial                  
                                                    processes.                  
                                                    * Focus on                  
                                                    monitoring                  
and                         
                                                    benchmarking                
                                                    commercial                  
                                                    performance                 
and                         
                                                    developing                  
                                                    the critical                
                                                    commercial                  
capabilities                
                                                    that are                    
                                                    required in                 
                                                    order to win                
in local                    
                                                    markets.                    
Management   We believe    * Failing to Lower long-  * Further     *            
capability   that our      identify,    term         develop the   Developing   
people are    develop and  profitable   group`s       strong,       
            our enduring  retain a     growth       leadership    relevant      
            advantage     sufficient                talent        brand         
            and           pipeline of               pipeline      portfolios    
therefore it  talented                  through our   that win      
            is essential  managers for              Global        in the        
            that we       the present               Talent        local         
            develop and   and future                Management    market        
maintain      needs of the              model and     *             
            global        group                     strategic     Constantly    
            management                              people        raising       
            capability.                             resourcing.   the           
* Sustaining  profitabil    
                                                    a strong      ity           
                                                    culture of    of local      
                                                    accountabili  businesses    
ty,           ,             
                                                    empowerment   sustainabl    
                                                    and personal  y             
                                                    development.  *             
*             Leveraging    
                                                    Standardisat  our skills    
                                                    ion of key    and global    
                                                    processes     scale         
and best                    
                                                    practices                   
                                                    across the                  
                                                    group                       
through the                 
                                                    roll-out of                 
                                                    the                         
                                                    SABMiller                   
Ways.                       
Regulatory   With          * Regulation Lower        * Rigorous    * Creating   
changes      increasing    places       growth,      adherence to  a balanced   
            debate over   increasing   lower        the           and           
alcohol       restrictions profitabili  principle of  attractive    
            consumption   on the       ty and       self-         global        
            in many       availability reduced      regulation    spread of     
            markets, the  and          contributio  backed by     businesses    
alcohol       marketing of n to local   appropriate   *             
            industry is   beer         communities  policies and  Developing    
            coming under  * Tax and    in some      management    strong,       
            increasing    excise       countries    review.       relevant      
pressure      changes                   *             brand         
            from          cause                     Constructive  portfolios    
            regulators,   pressure on               engagement    that win      
            NGOs and tax  pricing                   with          in the        
authorities.                            government    local         
                                                    and all       market        
                                                    external      *             
                                                    stakeholders  Constantly    
on alcohol-   raising       
                                                    related       the           
                                                    issues.       profitabil    
                                                    * Investment  ity           
to enhance    of local      
                                                    the economic  businesses    
                                                    and social    ,             
                                                    impact of     sustainabl    
our           y             
                                                    businesses                  
                                                    in local                    
                                                    communities                 
and working                 
                                                    in                          
                                                    partnership                 
                                                    with local                  
governments                 
                                                    and NGOs to                 
                                                    combat                      
                                                    alcohol                     
abuse.                      
Volatility   Prices of     * Failing to Lower        * Developing  *            
in the       our key raw   manage price profitabili  a strategic   Constantly   
price of     materials     volatility   ty and       sourcing and  raising      
raw          remain        * Not        occasional   procurement   the          
materials    highly        obtaining an supply       capability.   profitabil   
            volatile and  adequate     disruption   * Further     ity of        
            the level of  supply of                 developing    local         
volatility    brewing and               our           businesses    
            is            packaging                 understandin  ,             
            increasing.   raw                       g of raw      sustainabl    
                          materials at              material      y             
competitive               price risks   *             
                          prices                    and our risk  Leveraging    
                                                    management    our skills    
                                                    approach.     and global    
*             scale         
                                                    Contractual                 
                                                    agreements                  
                                                    with                        
suppliers                   
                                                    covering                    
                                                    multiple                    
                                                    time                        
horizons,                   
                                                    combined                    
                                                    with an                     
                                                    active                      
hedging                     
                                                    programme.                  
                                                     Programmes                 
                                                    to support                  
development                 
                                                    of local                    
                                                    sourcing for                
                                                    certain key                 
commodities,                
                                                    such as                     
                                                    barley, in                  
                                                    Africa,                     
India and                   
                                                    Latin                       
                                                    America.                    
Economic     The global     Our         Lower         Regular       Creating    
environment  economic      marketing,   growth       management    a balanced   
            recovery      operating    rates and    forecasts     and           
            remains       and          profitabili  and reviews   attractive    
            uneven.       financial    ty           that focus    global        
Uncertainty   responses                 on the        spread of     
            around        may not be                actions       businesses    
            consumer      timely or                 required to                 
            disposable    adequate to               deliver the   Developing    
income for    respond to                desired       strong,       
            beer/other    changing                  performance   relevant      
            beverages     consumer                  during the    brand         
            due to        demand                    balance of    portfolios    
continuing                              the year.     that win      
            high                                     Maintaining  in the        
            unemployment                            and           local         
            , rising                                extending     market        
food prices                             our local                   
            and                                     industry      Constantly    
            increasing                              leadership    raising       
            energy                                  positions     the           
costs.                                  through a     profitabil    
                                                    focus on      ity           
                                                    local         of local      
                                                    execution,    businesses    
appropriate   ,             
                                                    investments   sustainabl    
                                                    in our        y             
                                                    brands and                  
development                 
                                                    of                          
                                                    commercial                  
                                                    capability.                 
Continued                  
                                                    focus on                    
                                                    improving                   
                                                    productivity                
, reducing                  
                                                    costs and                   
                                                    effective                   
                                                    capital and                 
cash flow                   
                                                    management.                 
Delivering   The group is  * Failing to Increased    * Senior      *            
business     executing a   derive the   programme    leadership    Constantly   
transformat  major         expected     costs,       closely       raising      
ion          business      benefits     delays in    involved in   the          
            capability    from the     benefit      monitoring    profitabil    
            programme     projects     realisation  progress and  ity of        
that will     currently    , business   in making     local         
            simplify      under way    disruption   key           businesses    
            processes,     Failing to               decisions.    ,             
            reduce costs  contain                   * Structures  sustainabl    
and allow     programme                 in place to   y             
            local         costs or                  track both    *             
            management    ensure                    costs and     Leveraging    
            teams to      execution is              benefits.     our skills    
focus more    in line with               Rigorous     and global    
            closely on    planned                   programme     scale         
            their         timelines                 management                  
            markets.                                and                         
governance                  
                                                    processes                   
                                                    with                        
                                                    dedicated                   
resources                   
                                                    and clear                   
                                                    accountabili                
                                                    ty.                         
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS                                                      
Note 33 to the consolidated financial statements on page 148 details the        
following related party transactions.                                           
33. Related party transactions                                                  
a. Parties with significant influence over the group: Altria Group, Inc.        
(Altria) and the Santo Domingo Group (SDG)                                      
Altria is considered to be a related party of the group by virtue of its 27.1%  
equity shareholding. There were no transactions with Altria during the year.    
SDG is considered to be a related party of the group by virtue of its 14.2%     
equity shareholding in SABMiller plc. During the year the group made a donation 
of US$32 million to the Fundacion Mario Santo Domingo (2010: US$30 million),    
pursuant to the contractual arrangements entered into at the time of the Bavaria
transaction in 2005, under which it was agreed that the proceeds of the sale of 
surplus non-operating property assets owned by Bavaria SA and its subsidiaries  
would be donated to various charities, including the Fundacion Mario Santo      
Domingo. At 31 March 2011, US$nil (2010: US$nil) was owing to the SDG.          
b. Associates and joint ventures                                                
Details relating to transactions with associates and joint ventures are analysed
below.                                                                          
                                                 2011           2010            
US$m           US$m            
Purchases from associates1                        (211)          (193)          
Purchases from joint ventures2                    (75)           (72)           
Sales to associates3                              36             28             
Sales to joint ventures4                          31             44             
Dividends receivable from associates5             89             109            
Dividends received from joint ventures6           822            707            
Royalties received from associates7               7              -              
Royalties received from joint ventures8           2              2              
Management fees and other recoveries received     10             -              
from associates9                                  (2)            (1)            
Management and guarantee fees paid to joint                                     
ventures10                                                                      
1    The group purchased canned Coca-Cola products for resale from Coca-Cola    
    Canners of Southern Africa (Pty) Limited (Coca-Cola Canners); inventory     
    from Distell Group Ltd (Distell) and Associated Fruit Processors (Pty) Ltd  
(AFP); and accommodation from Tsogo Sun Holdings (Pty) Ltd (Tsogo Sun), all 
    in South Africa.                                                            
2    The group purchased lager from MillerCoors LLC (MillerCoors).              
3    The group made sales of lager to Tsogo Sun, Empresa Cervejas De N`Gola SARL
(ECN), Societe des Brasseries et Glacieres Internationales and Brasseries   
    Internationales Holding Ltd (Castel), Delta Corporation Ltd (Delta) and     
    Distell.                                                                    
4    The group made sales to MillerCoors and Pacific Beverages (Pty) Ltd.       
5    The group had dividends receivable from Castel of US$39 million (2010:     
    US$40 million), Kenya Breweries Ltd US$14 million (2010: US$11 million),    
    Coca-Cola Canners US$5 million (2010: US$5 million), Distell US$21 million  
    (2010: US$19 million), Tsogo Sun US$3 million (2010: US$28 million), ECN    
US$3 million (2010: US$3 million), Delta US$2 million (2010: US$nil) and    
    Grolsch (UK) Ltd of US$2 million (2010: US$3 million).                      
6    The group received dividends from MillerCoors.                             
7    The group received royalties from Kenya Breweries Ltd and Delta.           
8    The group received royalties from MillerCoors and Pacific Beverages (Pty)  
    Ltd.                                                                        
9    The group received management fees from ECN and other recoveries from AFP. 
10   The group paid management and guarantee fees to MillerCoors.               
At 31 March                                2011       2010                      
                                          US$m       US$m                       
Amounts owed by associates1                12         3                         
Amounts owed by joint ventures2            5          4                         
Amounts owed to associates3                (24)       (38)                      
Amounts owed to joint ventures4            (16)       (23)                      
1 Amounts owed by AFP, Distell, Tsogo Sun, Delta, ECN and Kenya Breweries Ltd.  
2 Amounts owed by MillerCoors and Pacific Beverages (Pty) Ltd.                  
3 Amounts owed to Coca-Cola Canners and Tsogo Sun.                              
4 Amounts owed to MillerCoors.                                                  
c. Transactions with key management                                             
The group has a related party relationship with the directors of the group and  
members of the excom as key management. At 31 March 2011, there were 24 (2010:  
25) members of key management. Key management compensation is provided in note  
6c.                                                                             
DIRECTORS` RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL    
STATEMENTS (page 76)                                                            
The directors are responsible for preparing the consolidated financial          
statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.                   
Company law requires the directors to prepare consolidated financial statements 
for each financial year. The directors have prepared the consolidated financial 
statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards       
(IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union. The consolidated financial statements 
are required by law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the 
group and of the profit or loss of the group for that year.                     
In preparing those financial statements, the directors are required to:         
* select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;         
* make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;                
* state that the financial statements comply with IFRSs as adopted by the       
European Union; and                                                             
* prepare the consolidated financial statements on the going concern basis,     
unless it is inappropriate to presume that the group will continue in business, 
in which case there should be supporting assumptions or qualifications as       
necessary.                                                                      
The directors confirm that they have complied with the above requirements in    
preparing the financial statements.                                             
The directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that      
disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the     
group and to enable them to ensure that the consolidated financial statements   
comply with the Companies Act 2006 and Article 4 of the IAS Regulation. They are
also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the group and hence for taking  
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other            
irregularities.                                                                 
Each of the directors, whose names and functions are listed in the Governance   
section of the Annual Report, confirms that, to the best of their knowledge:    
* the consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance 
with IFRSs as adopted by the EU, give a true and fair view of the assets,       
liabilities, financial position and profit of the group; and                    
* the directors` report contained in the Governance section of the Annual Report
includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and   
the position of the group, together with a description of the principal risks   
and uncertainties that it faces.                                                
In addition, the Companies Act 2006 requires directors to provide the group`s   
auditors with every opportunity to take whatever steps and undertake whatever   
inspections the auditors consider to be appropriate for the purpose of enabling 
them to give their audit report. Each of the directors, having made appropriate 
enquiries, confirms that:                                                       
* so far as the director is aware, there is no relevant audit information of    
which the group`s auditors are unaware; and                                     
* each director has taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as a      
director in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and
to establish that the group`s auditors are aware of that information.           
The directors have reviewed the group`s budget and cash flow forecasts. On the  
basis of this review, and in the light of the current financial position and    
existing borrowing facilities, the directors are satisfied that SABMiller plc is
a going concern and have continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing
the financial statements.                                                       
A copy of the financial statements of the group is placed on the company`s      
website. The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of     
statutory and audited information on the company`s website. Information         
published on the internet is accessible in many countries with different legal  
requirements. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and   
dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other      
jurisdictions.                                                                  
John Davidson                                                                   
General Counsel and Group Company Secretary                                     
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or issue or the          
solicitation of an offer to buy or acquire ordinary shares in the capital of    
SABMiller plc (the `company`) or any other securities of the company in any     
jurisdiction or an inducement to enter into investment activity.                
This announcement is intended to provide information to shareholders.           
It should not be relied upon by any other party or for any other purpose.       
This announcement includes `forward-looking statements` with respect to         
certain of SABMiller plc`s plans, current goals and expectations relating to    
its future financial condition, performance and results.  These statements      
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. Such 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. Such 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 herein     
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. The past business and financial performance of SABMiller plc is not   
to be relied on as an indication of its future performance.                     
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