BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC - Notification of major interest in shares

Notification of major interest in shares

British American Tobacco p.l.c.
Incorporated in England and Wales
(Registration number: 03407696)
Short name: BATS
Share code: BTI
ISIN number: GB0002875804
("British American Tobacco p.l.c." or "the Company")



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
   existing shares to which voting rights are attached:        British American Tabacco p.l.c.


2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                   Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying
financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification
   obligation:                                            Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):    N/A

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the
   threshold is crossed or reached:                       15 July 2013 

6. Date on which issuer notified:                         16 July 2013


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:           L&G (Below 3%)




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8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares

                       Situation previous
Class/type of          to the triggering          Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares                 transaction
if possible using      Number        Number       Number          Number of voting rights     % of voting rights                                   
the ISIN CODE          of shares     of voting    of shares              rights                       rights
                                     rights                       Direct          Indirect    Direct       Indirect
Ordinary shares            
of 25p each            79,243,066                                         Below 3%
                       (As on 05/10/2010)



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial         Expiration         Exercise/          Number of voting          % of voting
instrument                date               Conversion         rights that may be         rights
                                             period             acquired if the 
                                                                instrument is 
                                                                exercised / converted                                                                                                                     


N/A



C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
                                                  
Type of financial      Exercise   Expiration      Exercise/       Number of voting            % of voting                                             
instrument             price      date            Conversion      rights instrument            rights
                                                  period          refers to          
                                                                                               Nominal      Delta

N/A



Total (A+B+C)

                Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights

                                                Below 3%




                                                                                                          
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:



Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH)
(Direct and Indirect)


Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)


 Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)          Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
 Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)                                 (LGIH)


 Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)           Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS &
 Limited (PMC)                                             LGPL)


                                                           Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:                                 N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to
    hold:                                                     N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
    voting rights:                                            N/A



                  
13. Additional information:                                   Notification using the total voting rights
                                                              figure of 1,909,640,124

14. Contact name:                                             Bridget Creegan
                                                              Assistant Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:                                 020 7845 1927



17 July 2013

Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd

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