RNS Number:8928Z
SABMiller PLC
16 March 2006


Notification of Transactions of PDMR in accordance with DR3.1.4R


Notification of PDMR interests: Companies Act 1985 s.329


EBT Release


The independent Trustee of the SABMiller plc Employee Benefit Trust (the 'EBT'),
notified the company on 10 March 2006 that it had on 10 March 2006 exercised its
discretion on the recommendation of the SABMiller plc Remuneration Committee and
released 95,690 ordinary shares in SABMiller plc to Persons Discharging
Managerial Responsibility ('PDMR's') participating in the SABMiller Performance
Share Award Scheme.  These shares relate to outstanding conditional awards made
to Mr A O C Tonkinson, Company Secretary.


PDMR                 Shares released to     Shares sold on behalf of   Shares retained
                          PDMR                   the PDMR                 by PDMR


Mr. A. O. C. Tonkinson   95 690                  39 688                   56 002


Price per share for shares sold:  £11.21


Date of sale:                    10 March 2006


Date company informed of sale: 15 March 2006


The revised total shareholding for the PDMR pursuant to the release of shares
under the EBT and subsequent sale to meet PAYE and NIC liability, is as follows


       PDMR                         Beneficial Holding

Mr. A. O. C. Tonkinson                  62 719


The shares sold on behalf of the PDMR were purchased by the EBT. Following this
transaction, the EBT holds a total of 3 487 448 ordinary shares in SABMiller plc
in which certain senior employees, including the following directors and PDMR's,
have an interest as potential beneficiaries: Mr. E. A. G. Mackay, Mr. M. I.
Wyman, Mr. N. J. Adami, Ms. S. Clark, Dr. A. J. Clark, Mr. J. Nel, Mr. A. C.
Parker, Mr B. J. K. Smith, Mr. C. A. van Kralingen.


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