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BTI
BTI
BTI - British American Tobacco P.l.c - Notification of major interests in shares
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
Incorporated in England and Wales
(Registration number: 3407696)
Short name: BATS
Share code: BTI
ISIN number: GB0002875804
("British American Tobacco p.l.c." or "the Company")
British American Tobacco p.l.c. received the following notification on 4
November 2008:-
QUOTE
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS 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 state Yes/No)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights (No)
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
(No)
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights (No)
Other: (Yes) A group restructuring has resulted in Remgro Limited becoming
the top company of the group for the purposes of the DTRs.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Remgro Limited
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
Remgro Limited (indirect)
Remgro International Holdings (Pty) Ltd (Indirect)
Remgro Investments Limited (indirect)
R&R Holdings S.A. (direct)
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different): 1 November 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
4 November 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
10%
8. Notified details:
A. Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation Resulting
of shares previous to situation
the after the
Triggering triggering
transaction transaction
Number of Number of Number of
Shares Voting shares
Rights
Ordinary 0 0 0
shares of 25
pence each
ISIN:
GB0002875804
Table Continues:...
Number of % of
voting voting
rights rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
214,300,000 10.7%
B. Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of
financial date Period/Date rights that may voting
instrument be acquired if rights
the instrument
is
exercised/conver
ted
N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
214,300,000 10.7%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
R&R Holdings S.A. is a direct shareholder of ordinary shares issued by the
issuer (holding 214,300,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence each). R&R
Holdings S.A is a subsidiary of Remgro Investments Limited. Remgro
Investments Limited is a subsidiary of Remgro International Holdings (Pty)
Limited. Remgro International Holdings (Pty) Limited is a subsidiary of
Remgro Limited. Therefore Remgro Limited is an indirect holder of
214,300,000 British American Tobacco p.l.c. ordinary shares and the person
responsible to make this notification under the DTRs.
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:
The total number of voting rights in the issuer used to calculate the
relevant percentages in this notification was 1,998,487,084, being the
number disclosed by the issuer to the market on 3 November 2008.
Contact name:
14. Mariza Lubbe
15. Contact telephone number:
+27 21 88 3311
UNQUOTE
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Date: 04/11/2008 17:37:01 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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