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BTI - British American Tobacco p.l.c. - Publication of Prospectus 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") Publication of Prospectus The following Base Prospectus has been approved by the UK Listing Authority and is available for viewing: Base Prospectus dated 9 December 2011 (the "Prospectus") relating to the U.S.$16,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme of B.A.T. International Finance p.l.c. and British American Tobacco Holdings (The Netherlands) B.V. (as Issuers) and British American Tobacco p.l.c. and each of the Issuers (except where it is the relevant Issuer) (as Guarantors). To view the Prospectus, please paste the following URL into the address bar of your browser. http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7016T_-2011-12-9.pdf A copy of the Prospectus has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do. Enquiries British American Tobacco Press Office Kate Matrunola/Catherine Armstrong: +44 (0) 20 7845 2888 (24 hours) Investor Relations Ralph Edmondson/Rachael Brierley/Maya Farhat: +44 (0) 20 7845 1180/1977 British American Tobacco p.l.c. Globe House 4 Temple Place London WC2R 2PG DISCLAIMER - INTENDED ADDRESSEES Please note that the information contained in the Prospectus may be addressed to and/or targeted at persons who are residents of particular countries (specified in the Prospectus) only and is not intended for use and should not be relied upon by any person outside these countries and/or to whom the offer contained in the Prospectus is not addressed. Prior to relying on the information contained in the Prospectus, you must ascertain from the Prospectus whether or not you are one of the intended addressees of the information contained therein. Your right to access this service is conditional upon complying with the above requirement. 9 December 2011 Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 09/12/2011 14:34:00 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.
