RNS Number:4986P
SABMiller PLC
29 July 2005

                                 SABMiller plc


Friday 29 July, 2005. The Board of Directors of SABMiller plc ('the Board')
announces that Mr. Ning Gaoning stepped down from the Board, following the
Company's AGM held in London yesterday.  Mr Ning had decided not to offer
himself for re-election, in light of pressures relating to increased commitments
due to a new appointment as Chairman of China National Cereals, Oils and
Foodstuffs Corp.  Mr. Ning was previously Chairman of Chinese Resources
Enterprise Ltd, SABMiller's joint venture partner in China.

Speaking at the AGM, Meyer Kahn, Chairman of SABMiller plc, said: 'Frank played
a large part in establishing and expanding our interests in China, and his
contribution has been much appreciated.'


AOC Tonkinson
Company Secretary


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