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RNS Number : 4256H
British American Tobacco PLC
04 November 2008
 



British American Tobacco p.l.c.

4 November 2008


British American Tobacco p.l.c. received the following notification on 4 November 2008:-


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TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares


1.    Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


 British American Tobacco p.l.c.


2.    Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No)


       An acquisition or disposal of voting rights (Yes)


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached (No)


      An event changing the breakdown of voting rights (No)


Other: (No)


3.    Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:


       Remgro Limited


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


       Remgro Limited (direct)


5.    Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if 
       different):
  3 November 2008


6.    Date on which issuer notified:


4 November 2008


7.    Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


10%


8.    Notified details:


A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction






Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights


% of voting rights






Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each

ISIN:  

GB0002875804


214,300,000

214,300,000


0

0

0

0


B. Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights

N/A







Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights        % of voting rights


0                    0


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


Remgro Limited has disposed of its entire holding of British American Tobacco shares.


Proxy voting


10.  Name of the proxy holder:


 N/A


11.  Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


 N/A


12.  Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


  N/A


13.   Additional information:


  N/A


14.   Contact name: 


         Mariza Lubbe


15.    Contact telephone number:


+27 21 88 3311


UNQUOTE


Geoffrey Cunnington

Deputy Secretary

British American Tobacco p.l.c.


Tel: 020 7845 1925


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