BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC - TR-1 Notification of major interest in shares

TR-1 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                                                      x
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
                                                         The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
notification obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
                                                         See Section 9
(if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction and date on which
                                                         2 March 2016
the threshold is crossed or reached:

6. Date on which issuer notified:                        3 March 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                   Above 5% - aggregate of voting rights from
reached:                                                 shares
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of       Situation previous
shares              to the triggering         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
                    transaction
if possible using   Number        Number      Number       Number of voting
                                                                                  % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE       of            of          of shares    rights
                    Shares        Voting
                                              Direct       Direct    Indirect     Direct   Indirect
                                  Rights

Ordinary Shares
     (ISIN:     92,422,985 92,422,985                               94,036,893             5.0443%
GB0002875804)

    ADRs
    (ISIN:           127,524     255,048                              284,218              0.0152%
US1104481072)


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 voting     % of voting
financial           price      date           Conversion      rights instrument    rights
instrument                                    period          refers to
                                                                                   Nominal       Delta
N/A




Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights                                   Percentage of voting rights

94,321,111                                                5.0595%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

                                                             Number of       Percent of
                                                              Shares        Outstanding

  The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings          94,321,111      5.0595%

 Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
 • Capital Guardian Trust Company
 • Capital International, Inc.
 • Capital International Limited
 • Capital International Sàrl
 • Capital Research and Management Company



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


                                                      Bridget Creegan
14. Contact name:
                                                      Assistant Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:                         020 7845 1927




4 March 2016

Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd

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