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SABMILLER PLC - RESULTS OF POLLS AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
SABMILLER PLC
SHARE CODE: SAB
ISIN: GB0004835483
SABMILLER PLC RESULTS OF POLLS AT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
29 August 2004 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 93.20% to 100%.. Full details of the poll results are set out below and
will also be available on the Company`s website: www.sabmiller.com
RESOLUTIONS. VOTES FOR % FOR* VOTES % VOTES
AGAINST AGAINST WITHHELD**
1. To receive the 767,765,781 98.60% 10,650,169 1.40% 6,982,367
financial statements for
the year ended 31 March
2004
2. To approve the 748,295,341 97.50% 18,936,336 2.50% 18,166,640
Director`s Remuneration
Report 2004
3.To re-elect Mr. J M 768,043,138 99.20% 6,547,147 0.80% 10,808,032
Kahn
4. To re-elect Mr. P J 780,779,253 99.70% 2,107,013 0.30% 2,511,773
Manser
5. To re-elect Mr. M.Q. 780,776,206 99.70% 2,109,738 0.30% 2,511,773
Morland
6. To re-elect Mr. M.I. 781,606,574 99.60% 3,192,515 0.40% 437,023
Wyman
7. To confirm the final 785,217,635 100% 3,419 0.00% 15,558
dividend of 22.5 US
cents per share
8. To re-appoint 765,010,218 99.00% 7,920,256 1.00% 12,469,144
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as auditors
9. To authorise the 768,896,189 98.70% 9,965,104 1.30% 6,538,325
directors to determine
the remuneration of the
auditors
10. Authority to the 782,946,409 99.70% 2,055,716 0.30% 445,073
directors to allot
ordinary shares on
conversion of
convertible bonds due
2006.
11. To authorise the 731,362,961 93.20% 53,282,450 6.80% 801,787
allotment of securities
for cash up to a nominal
amount
12 Disapplication of 757,089,044 96.50% 27,508,646 3.50% 801,722
pre-emption rights
13 Renewal of authority 784,945,543 100% 11,638 0.00% 442,437
to purchase own ordinary
shares
14 To authorise the use 782,262,132 99.70% 2,692,309 0.30% 445,175
of Treasury shares for
employee share schemes
15. To approve the 784,873,159 100% 10,435 0.00% 515,524
Contingent Purchase
contract
16 To amend the articles 785,295,340 100% 17,460 0.00% 86,818
of association of the
Company in respect of
treasury shares
*Votes `FOR` include those votes giving the Chairman discretion
** The votes `Withheld` are not counted towards the votes cast at the Annual
General Meeting.
Full details of the resolutions were set out in the Notice of Annual General
Meeting, dated 7 June 2004-
Resolutions1 to 11 were ordinary resolutions, requiring more than 50% of
shareholders` votes to be for the resolutions.
Resolutions 12, 13, 15 and 16 were special resolutions, requiring at least 75%
of shareholders` votes to be for the resolutions
Copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, have been
submitted to the UK Listing Authority (`UKLA) and will soon be available for
inspection at the UKLA`s Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
A.O.C. Tonkinson, Group Secretary: Tel: 020 7659 0118
29 JULY 2004
