Total Voting Rights

RNS Number : 4246C

British American Tobacco PLC

01 September 2008

 



British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company") - Voting Rights and Capital

In conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules provision 5.6.1, we notify the market of the following:-

That, as at 29 August 2008 (the last trading day of that month), the Company's issued share capital consisted of 2,004,711,530 ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares") with voting rights (the "Voting Rights Figure").

As at 29 August 2008, the Company held 20,308,971 Shares in Treasury, which figure includes Shares purchased by the Company on or before 29 August 2008 and which (at settlement) will be held in Treasury after that date.

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 FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

G C W Cunnington

Deputy Secretary

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

1 September 2008

 

END

 

 

TVRUUUCUBUPRGUG