TR-1: Notification of major holdings

RNS Number : 0720J

British American Tobacco PLC

18 August 2021

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

TR-1: N otification of major holdings

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii :			British American Tobacco p.l.c.
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
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 obligation iv
Name			Spring Mountain Investments Ltd
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Camana Bay, 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 reached vi :			16 August 2021
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			17 August 2021
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	7.813836 %	0.220603		8.034439 %	184360731
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	6.838441	0.220605		7.059046

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights ix					% of voting rights
		Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)		Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
Ordinary Shares (ISIN:GB0002875804)		173,491,433					7.560755%
Depository Receipts (US1104481072)		5,807,274					0.253081%
SUBTOTAL 8. A		179,298,707					7.813836 %
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
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))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date x		Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Physical or cash settlement xii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Total Return Swap	December 10, 2021				Cash			5062024	0.220603%
					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2			5062024	0.220603%

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 (underlying) issuer xiii
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 entity xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Name xv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Kenneth Bryan Dart			0.000000
Portfolio Services Ltd			0.000000
LBS Limited			0.000000
Northfield Investments Limited			0.000000
Seneca Investments Limited			0.000000
Spring Mountain Investments Ltd	7.430768%		7.430768
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 information xvi

Place of completion	Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Date of completion	18 August 2021

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

C Dhokia

Deputy Secretary

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

18 August 2021

Enquiries:
Investor Relations
Mike Nightingale/Victoria Buxton/William Houston/John Harney 

[phone]/2012/1138/1263

 

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