RNS Number:0574V
SABMiller PLC
05 February 2004

                                SABMILLER PLC

'The Company was advised on 04 February 2004, that the Trustee of the SABMiller
Employees' Benefit Trust   ('the EBT') had that day completed the purchase of
one million SABMiller plc ordinary shares at an average price per share of
£5.403716.  This purchase was made to provide the EBT with greater capacity to
meet potential future conditional obligations in respect of restricted shares
conditionally awarded under the Company's Performance Share Award Scheme and
also to satisfy, upon exercise, stock appreciation rights awarded under the
Company's International Employee Stock Appreciation Rights Scheme.  Pursuant to
this purchase the EBT's shareholding is 2,855,607 ordinary shares.'


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