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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 British American Tobacco p.l.c.
are attached:
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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): x
Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and
Management Company (“CRMC”) and Capital Group
International, Inc (“CGII”) will no longer report relevant
holdings under management separately. Instead the
relevant holdings under management by CRMC and CGII
will be reported in aggregate by The Capital Group
Companies, Inc. (“CGC”). It is solely for this reason (and
not as a result of any additional acquisition or disposal) that
CGC is reporting this aggregated holding.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation: The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): See Schedule A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which
the threshold is crossed or reached: 3 September 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified: 4 September 2012
(Received by issuer on 5 September 2012)
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 3%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares the triggering
transaction
if possible using Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE Shares Voting rights
Rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary shares
(GB0002875804) 67,664,399 67,664,399 67,664,399 67,664,399 3.4818%
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 Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting rights
financial price date Conversion voting
instrument period rights
instrument
refers to
Nominal Delta
N/A
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
67,664,399 3.4818%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
See Schedule A.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will
N/A
cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to
N/A
hold voting rights:
13. Additional information: N/A
14. Contact name: Bridget Creegan
Assistant Secretary
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7845 1927
Schedule A
As of 3 September 2012
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
Number of Percent of
Shares Outstanding
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (“CG”) holdings 67,664,399 3.482%
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Guardian Trust Company 77,841 0.004%
Capital International Limited 27,100 0.001%
Capital International SArl 9,376 0.000%
Capital International, Inc. 46,386 0.002%
Capital Research and Management Company 67,503,696 3.474%
6 September 2012
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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