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RNS Number : 2804Z  British American Tobacco PLC  12 May 2023

 

 

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

TR-1: Notification of major holdings

 

 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to                                                                                    British American Tobacco p.l.c.
 which voting rights are attached(ii):
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X"
 if appropriate)
 Non-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                                                                                                                                                         The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                        Los Angeles, USA
 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):                                                                                                   10 May 2023
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                               11 May 2023
 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 both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights of issuer(vii)

(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  12.98%                                                 0.00%                                                 12.98%                          290,195,446
 Position of previous notification (if

 applicable)

 

 

 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                                   Number of voting rights(ix)                                                                                 % of voting rights

shares

 ISIN code (if possible)
                                                 Direct                                          Indirect                                                    Direct                                           Indirect

                                                 (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)       (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)                (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
 GB0002875804 Common Stock                                                                       253,058,558                                                                                                  11.32%
 US1104481072 Depository Receipt                                                                 37,136,888                                                                                                   1.66%
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                   290,195,446                                                                                                 12.98%

 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              Exercise/                                                   Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is        % of voting rights

date(x)
Conversion Period(xi)

                                                                                                                                     exercised/converted.
 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                                Exercise/                                 Physical or cash                                                  Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

date(x)
Conversion Period (xi)

                                                                                                                   settlement(xii)
 N/A
                                                                                                                   SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

 

 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                                                                                                                                                                      X
 the

financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
 controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as
 necessary)
 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  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                  than the notifiable threshold
 Capital Research and Management Company              12.72%                                                                                                                                                  12.72%
 Capital International, Inc.
 Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc.
 Capital International Sarl
 Capital Group Investment Management Private Limited

 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)
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC") is the parent company of Capital
 Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Bank & Trust Company
 ("CB&T"). CRMC is a U.S.-based investment management company that serves
 as investment manager to the American Funds family of mutual funds, other
 pooled investment vehicles, as well as individual and institutional clients.
 CRMC and its investment manager affiliates manage equity assets for various
 investment companies through three divisions, Capital Research Global
 Investors, Capital International Investors and Capital World Investors. CRMC
 is the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII"), which in
 turn is the parent company of six investment management companies ("CGII
 management companies"): Capital International, Inc., Capital International
 Limited, Capital International Sàrl, Capital International K.K., Capital
 Group Private Client Services Inc, and Capital Group Investment Management
 Private Limited. CGII management companies and CB&T primarily serve as
 investment managers to institutional and high net worth clients. CB&T is a
 U.S.-based investment management company that is a registered investment
 adviser and an affiliated federally chartered bank.

 Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of the Issuer for its own
 account. Rather, the shares reported on this Notification are owned by
 accounts under the discretionary investment management of one or more of the
 investment management companies described above.

 

 Place of completion  Los Angeles
 Date of completion   12 May 2023

 

 

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

 

Nancy Jiang

Senior Assistant Company Secretary

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

 

12 May 2023

 

Enquiries:

British American Tobacco Media Centre
+44 (0)20 7845 2888 (24 hours) │@BATPlc

Investor Relations
Victoria Buxton / Yetunde Ibe / John Harney:

+44 (0)20 7845 2012 / 1095 / 1263

 

 

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