On this day in 1999 SABMiller listed on the LSE.

The following chart plots the average monthly out-performance of the shares over the FTSE 100 Index since 1999. For example, on average SABMiller has out-performed the FTSE 100 by 4.9 percentage points in November.

Observations:

1. The strongest month for SABMiller relative to the market has been November (the shares have out-performed the market in this month in 12 of the last 14 years).
2. SABMiller shares have been weak relative to the market in October (the shares have only out-performed the market in this month in 5 of the past 14 years).