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SABMiller - Tender offers for shares in subsidiaries in Ecuador
SABMILLER
JSEALPHA CODE :SAB
ISSUER CODE : SOSAB
ISIN CODE : GB0004835483
18 October 2006
SABMILLER TENDER OFFERS FOR SHARES IN SUBSIDIARIES IN ECUADOR
SABMiller, one of the world"s leading brewers, announces today that it is
making simultaneous tender offers ("offers") on the Guayaquil and Quito Stock
Exchanges for all the shares in its listed Ecuadorian subsidiaries, Compania
de Cervezas Nacionales C.A. ("CCN") and Cerveceria Andina S.A ("Andina"). In
addition, a tender offer has been made for all of the shares in its unlisted
Ecuadorian subsidiary, Agrilsa Agricola e Industrial S.A. ("Agrilsa"). The
offers are being made in cash, at US$36.25 per share in each of the 3
companies. The offer period will commence on 30 October 2006 and will close
on 13 December 2006.
The price offered for each CCN share represents a premium of $4.79 (15.23%)
and the price offered for each Andina share represents a premium of $4.75
(15.08%), to the average market price for the 30 days prior to 17 October
2006.
SABMiller has an effective economic interest of approximately 92.06% in CCN,
72.34% in Andina and 92.19% in Agrilsa. The total cash consideration payable
by SABMiller to minority shareholders, if the 3 offers are accepted in full,
will be approximately US$88 million.
CCN is Ecuador"s largest brewing business, and is located in Guayaquil.
Andina is Ecuador"s second largest brewing business and is located in Quito.
Both companies produce SABMiller"s full portfolio of Ecuadorian beers,
including Pilsner, the country"s leading lager.
Dependent on the outcome of the offers, SABMiller"s intention is to merge the
operations of CCN and Andina into one integrated business in Ecuador, with
operations in Guayaquil and Quito.
Commenting on the transaction, Barry Smith, President, SABMiller South
America, said:
"This process will move us one step closer to integrating our two excellent
businesses in Ecuador into a single company, with world class facilities".
Ends
Notes to editors:
SABMiller
SABMiller plc is one of the world"s largest brewers with brewing interests or
distribution agreements in over 60 countries across five continents. The
group"s brands include premium international beers such as Miller Genuine
Draft, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Pilsner Urquell, as well as an exceptional
range of market leading local brands. Outside the USA, SABMiller plc is also
one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola products in the world.
In the year ended 31 March 2006, the group reported US$15,307 million in
revenues and profit before tax of US$2,453 million. SABMiller plc is listed on
the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges.
This announcement can be found on www.sabmiller.com
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Enquiries:
SABMiller plc Tel: +44 20 7659 0100
Sue Clark Director of Corporate Tel: +44 20 7659 0184
Affairs
Rachel Kentleton Senior Investor Relations Tel: +44 20 7659 0113
Manager
Nigel Fairbrass Head of Media Relations Tel: +44 7799 894265
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.
Date: 18/10/2006 02:03:14 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
