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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. (the "Company")
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
TR-1: Notification of major holdings
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are at- British American Tobacco p.l.c.
tachedii:
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 X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)iii:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name FMR LLC
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Boston, United States of America
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3)v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
30/03/2026
reachedvi:
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 01/04/2026
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights
% of voting rights through financial in- Total number of
Total of both in %
attached to shares struments voting rights of
(8.A + 8.B)
(total of 8. A) (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B issuervii
2)
Resulting situation
on the date on
which threshold 5.033800 0.000000 5.033800 109,376,806
was crossed or
reached
Position of previ-
ous notification (if n/a n/a n/a
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 possi- Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
ble) (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Di- (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of Di-
2004/109/EC) rective 2004/109/EC) rective
(DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.2.1)
GB0002875804 109,376,806 5.033800
SUBTOTAL 8. A 109,376,806 5.033800%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Number of voting
Expira- rights that may be ac-
Type of financial Exercise/ % of voting
tion quired if the instru-
instrument Conversion Periodxi rights
datex ment is
exercised/converted.
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))
Exercise/ Physical or
Type of finan- Expiration Number of % of voting
Conversion cash
cial instrument datex voting rights rights
Period xi settlementxii
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 (under-
lying) 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 X
entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
% of voting rights
% of voting Total of both if
through financial
rights if it equals it equals or is
xv Name of controlled instruments if it
Name or is higher than higher than the
undertaking equals or is higher
the notifiable notifiable
than the notifiable
threshold threshold
threshold
FMR LLC FMR LLC 3.695400 3.695400%
Fidelity Management
FMR LLC & Research Company 3.695400 3.695400%
LLC
FMR LLC FMR LLC
FMR LLC FIAM Holdings LLC
FMR LLC FIAM LLC
FMR LLC FMR LLC
FMR LLC FMTC Holdings LLC
Fidelity Management
FMR LLC
Trust Company
FMR LLC FMR LLC
FMR LLC FIAM Holdings LLC
Fidelity Institutional
FMR LLC Asset Management
Trust Company
FMR LLC FMR LLC
Fidelity Management
FMR LLC & Research Company
LLC
FMR Investment Man-
FMR LLC
agement (UK) Limited
FMR LLC FMR LLC
Fidelity Advisory Hold-
FMR LLC
ings LLC
Strategic Advisers
FMR LLC
LLC
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will
be held
11. Additional informationxvi
Place of completion Dublin, Ireland
Date of completion 01/04/2026
Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:
Nancy Jiang
Senior Assistant Company Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
2 April 2026
Enquiries:
British American Tobacco Media Centre
+44 (0) 20 7845 2888 (24 hours)|@BATplc
Investor Relations
Victoria Buxton | IR_team@bat.com
7 April 2026
Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Ltd t/a BofA Securities
Date: 07-04-2026 07:05:00
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