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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:-
British American Tobacco P.l.c. received the following notification on 4
November 2008:-
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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 (Yes)
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: (No)
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Reinet Investments S.C.A.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
Reinet Investments S.C.A. (direct as to disposed holding and indirect as to
remaining holding)
Reinet Jersey Holdings Limited (direct as to remaining holding)
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different): 3 November 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
4 November 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
3%
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 390,036,627 390,036,627
shares of 25
pence each
ISIN:
GB0002875804
Table Continues:...
Number of % of
voting voting
rights rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
39,003,663 1.95%
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 be voting
instrument acquired if the rights
instrument is
exercised/converted
N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
39,003,663 1.95%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Through a reduction of capital, Reinet Investments S.C.A has disposed of
its direct holding of BAT shares. Following the disposal Reinet
Investments S.C.A has a holding 1.95% of the ordinary share capital of
British American Tobacco p.l.c., which is held indirectly through its
wholly owned subsidiary Reinet Jersey Holdings Limited.
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. Alan Grieve
15. Contact telephone number:
+41227213502
UNQUOTE
4 November 2008
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Date: 04/11/2008 17:41:01 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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