RNS Number:1842T
SABMiller PLC
19 March 2007


                                SABMiller plc

                             Share Award Scheme

The following Directors and Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities
('PDMRs') notified the Company on 16 March  2007 that they had been
conditionally awarded, on 13 March 2007, by the Trustee of the Company's
Employees' Benefit  Trust, nil cost conditional awards under the Company's
Performance Share Award Schemes in respect of the numbers of  US$0.10 ordinary
shares in the Company as set out below. The release of shares is subject to
satisfaction of the  performance condition.

Director/PDMR      Number of ordinary shares    Total number of ordinary
                   conditionally awarded on     shares conditionally allocated
                   13 March 2007                under the Company's Performance
                                                Share Award Schemes as at
                                                13 March 2007

NICHOLAS T. LONG   32,000                       190,800


Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Holly Richards 01483 264000

Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification
John Davidson, Group Company Secretary and General Counsel

Date of Notification
19 March 2007


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