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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC - British American Tobacco p.l.c. - TR-1: Notification of major holdings

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British American Tobacco p.l.c. - TR-1: 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.
TR-1: Notification of major holdings

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                                                                 X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                                         X

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
                                                          Spring Mountain Investments Ltd
                                                          Seneca Investments Limited
Name
                                                          Northfield Investments Limited
                                                          LBS Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)     George Town, Cayman Islands

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3)v

Name                                                      N/A

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
                                                          April 20, 2021
reachedvi:

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):            April 22, 2021

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
                                                % of voting rights
                        % of voting rights       through financial                            Total number of
                                                                         Total of both in %
                        attached to shares          instruments                               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               6.838441%              0.220605%               7.059046%            161,977,731
which threshold
was crossed or
reached
Position of previ-
ous notification (if     5.809321%             0.220640%              6.029961%
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
                              Direct            Indirect               Direct               Indirect
 ISIN code (if possi-
 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)
 Ordinary Shares           151,108,433                               6.585358%
 (ISIN:GB0002875804)
 ADRs                       5,807,274                                0.253083%
 (ISIN: US1104481072)



 SUBTOTAL 8. A                      156,915,707                                 6.838441%



 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
 Type of financial                  Exercise/                                           % of voting
                        tion                                  acquired if the instru-
 instrument                         Conversion Periodxi                                 rights
                        datex                                 ment 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))
                                  Exercise/       Physical or
 Type of finan-    Expiration                                       Number of        % of voting
                       x          Conversion      cash
 cial instrument date                                               voting rights rights
                                  Period xi       settlementxii
 Total Return      December 10,                   Cash              5,062,024        0.220605%
 Swap              2021


                                                     SUBTOTAL
                                                                        5,062,024       0.220605%
                                                     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
      xiv
entity (please add additional rows as necessary)
                                                             % of voting rights
                              % of voting rights if it                                     Total of both if it
                                                            through financial in-
                  xv            equals or is higher                                       equals or is higher
           Name                                            struments if it equals
                                than the notifiable                                       than the notifiable
                                                            or is higher than the
                                     threshold                                                 threshold
                                                            notifiable threshold
Kenneth Bryan Dart

Portfolio Services Ltd.
Spring Mountain Invest-
ments Ltd.
                                     6.467572%                     0.00%                      6.467572%

Seneca Investments Limited
Northfield Investments
Limited
LBS 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       Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Date of completion        April 22, 2021


Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:

O Martin
Assistant Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.

23 April 2021
Enquiries:
Investor Relations
Mike Nightingale/Victoria Buxton/William Houston/John Harney
+44 20 7845 1180/2012/1138/1263



Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Date: 23-04-2021 03:39:00
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