TR-1 Notification

RNS Number : 5208U
British American Tobacco PLC
25 June 2009
 



British American Tobacco p.l.c.

25 June 2009



British American Tobacco p.l.c. received the following notification on 24 June 2009:-


QUOTE


TR-1: Notification of Major Interest 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 tick the appropriate box or boxes):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights  (Yes)


An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):


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


Legal & General Group Plc (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)


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


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)


5.    Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:  23 June 2009


6.    Date on which issuer notified:   24 June 2009


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


Below 5% (Group)

Below 5% (LGIM)


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

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights





Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect


ORD


GBP 0.25



100,060,053


100,060,053


Below 5%


B. Qualifying Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion Period

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

% of voting rights







C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion Period

Number of voting rights instrument  refers to

% of voting rights






Nominal

Delta









Total (A+B+C)


Number of voting rights        Percentage of voting rights


                                  Below 5%


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


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (Below 5%) 


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (Below 5%)


Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5%)


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (90,207,510 - 4.51% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (74,284,029 - 3.72% = PMC)  

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) 

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (74,284,029 - 3.72% = PMC)  

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 


Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)



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:


Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,996,322,045


14.    Contact name: 


Helen Lewis (LGIM)


15.    Contact telephone number:


020 3124 3851


UNQUOTE


B M Creegan

Assistant Secretary

British American Tobacco p.l.c.


Tel: 020 7845 1927


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