The headline for the British American Tobacco PLC announcement released on 1 February 2018 at 12:00 under RNS No 6397D should read Total Voting Rights.
The announcement text is unchanged and is reproduced in full below.
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company") - Voting Rights and Capital
In conformity with the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules provision 5.6.1, we notify the market of the following:-
That, as at 31 January 2018, the Company's issued share capital consisted of 2,293,639,133 ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares") with voting rights (the "Voting Rights Figure").
As at 31 January 2018, the Company held 162,645,590 Shares in Treasury.
The Voting Rights Figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their voting rights interest, or a change to that interest, in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Sophie Kerr
Assistant Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
1 February 2018