SABMiller plc to make takeover offer for Foster’s Group Ltd at A$4.90 per share

The Offer

SABMiller plc (“SABMiller”) proposes, through its indirect wholly owned Australian subsidiary SABMiller Beverage Investments Pty Ltd (“Bidder”), to make a conditional, off-market, cash takeover offer for all of the issued shares in Foster’s Group Limited (“Foster’s”) at A$4.90 per fully paid ordinary share, reduced by the amount of any dividend or distribution paid or declared by Foster’s after today’s announcement (the “Offer”).

The Offer will extend to all the partly paid ordinary shares in Foster’s. The price under the Offer for each partly paid ordinary share will be A$4.90 in cash less any amount unpaid on the relevant partly paid share, reduced by the amount of any dividend or distribution paid or declared by Foster’s after the date of this announcement, subject to a minimum price of A$0.01.

The Offer will be subject to the fulfilment of a number of conditions, many of which are customary in a change of control situation. The proposed Offer conditions are set out in the annexure to today’s announcement.

Background

On 20 June 2011, SABMiller approached Foster’s with a confidential proposal to acquire all of the ordinary shares in Foster’s by way of a Foster’s recommended scheme of arrangement at A$4.90 per share in cash. On 21 June 2011, Foster’s announced that it had rejected the SABMiller proposal.

SABMiller believes that the proposal put to the Foster’s Board is attractive and should be put to Foster’s shareholders. As there has been no willingness to engage in relation to SABMiller’s proposal on the part of the Foster’s Board, SABMiller has decided to make an offer to Foster’s shareholders directly.

Funding

The consideration payable under the Offer will be funded through a combination of existing resources and new debt committed by a number of financial institutions.

Advisers

SABMiller is being advised by J.P. Morgan, Moelis and Company, RBS and Morgan Stanley. Legal advisers to SABMiller are Allen & Overy and Hogan Lovells International LLP.

Next steps

Detailed information in relation to the Offer will be set out in a Bidder’s Statement to be lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”) and provided to Foster’s

and the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) shortly. SABMiller expects to mail the Bidder’s Statement to Foster’s shareholders approximately two weeks after it is provided to Foster’s.