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TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
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")
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft
Word format if possible)i
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are British American Tobacco p.l.c.
attachedii:
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights X
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name Reinet Investments S.C.A.
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Luxembourg, Luxembourg
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v
Name Reinet Jersey Holdings Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable) St. Helier, Jersey
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
25 July 2017
reachedvi:
06/10/2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
(received by issuer on 16/10/2017)
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights
% of voting rights Total number of
through financial Total of both in %
attached to shares voting rights of
instruments (8.A + 8.B)
(total of 8. A) issuervii
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Resulting situation
on the date on which 2.97% 2.97% 68,053,670
threshold was
crossed or reached
Position of previous
3.97% 3.97%
notification (if
applicable)
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or
reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rightsix % of voting rights
shares
ISIN code (if Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Directive
possible) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
(DTR5.2.1)
Ordinary Shares
(ISIN: 68,053,670 2.97%
GB0002875804)
SUBTOTAL 8. A 68,053,670 2.97%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Number of voting rights
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ that may be acquired if
% of voting rights
instrument datex Conversion Periodxi the instrument is
exercised/converted.
N/A
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive
2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Physical or Number of
% of voting rights
financial datex Conversion cash voting rights
instrument Period xi settlementxii
N/A
SUBTOTAL
8.B.2
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the
applicable box with an “X”)
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does
not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are
effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional X
rows as necessary)
% of voting rights
% of voting rights if it
through financial Total of both if it equals
equals or is higher
Namexv instruments if it equals or is higher than the
than the notifiable
or is higher than the notifiable threshold
threshold
notifiable threshold
Reinet Investments
S.C.A.
Reinet Fund S.C.A.
F.I.S.
Reinet Jersey Holdings
Limited
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder N/A
The number and % of voting rights held N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held N/A
11. Additional informationxvi
Place of completion Luxembourg
Date of completion 6 October 2017
G C W Cunnington
Deputy Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
16 October 2017
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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