TR-1 Notification

RNS Number : 8693X
British American Tobacco PLC
02 September 2015
 

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

x

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:

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):

See Schedule A

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

24 August 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25 August 2015

(Received by issuer on 1 September 2015)

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

reached:

Above 4%

 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

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

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

(ISIN: GB0002875804)

73,839,758

73,839,758



75,240,878


4.0361%

 

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

 N/A





 

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

 

 N/A





Nominal

Delta

 



 

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

75,240,878

4.0361%

 

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

 

See Schedule A

 

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:

Bridget Creegan

Assistant Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

 020 7845 1927

 

 

 

Schedule A

 

 

As of 24 August 2015

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.


Number of
Shares

 

Percent of Outstanding

The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings

 

75,240,878

4.036%

Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:

 



Capital Guardian Trust Company

 

 2,402,107

0.129%

Capital International Limited

 

 168,300

0.009%

Capital International Sàrl

 

552,799

0.030%

Capital International, Inc.

 

 186,850

 0.010%

Capital Research and Management Company

71,930,822

3.859%

 

 

 


This information is provided by RNS
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