RNS Number:1938Y
SABMiller PLC
30 April 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company


SABMiller plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Brandes Investment Partners, LLC


3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18


Notification in respect of party named in 2 above


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


N/A


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


N/A


6. Percentage of issued class


N/A


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


N/A


8. Percentage of issued class


N/A


9. Class of security


Ordinary shares of US$0.10 each


10. Date of transaction


Not disclosed. Figures given as at 23 April 2004


11.  Date company informed


Notification received on 29 April 2004


12. Total holding following this notification


36,714,038 ordinary shares and 8,096,293 American Depository Receipts.


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


4.5 % of issued ordinary share capital


14. Any additional information


Each American Depository Receipt is the equivalent of one (1) ordinary share of
SABMiller plc.


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Lorraine Sadkowski  01483 264026


16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Lorraine Sadkowski Company Secretarial Officer


Date of notification


30 April 2004


The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this
document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.
The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages
for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise
from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in
it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or
any such material.


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END

HOLILFLLSDIIVIS