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BTI
BTI
BTI - British American Tobacco p.l.c - TR-1: 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 16
December 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 (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. (indirect)
Reinet Jersey Holdings Limited (direct)
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different): 15 December 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified: 16 December 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
4%
8. Notified details:
A. Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation Resulting situation
shares previous to after the triggering
the transaction
Triggering
transaction
Number of Number of Number of shares
Shares Voting Rights
Ordinary shares 60,433,663 60,433,663 84,303,670
of 25 pence each
ISIN:
GB0002875804
Table continues:.
Number of % of voting
voting rights rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
84,303,670 4.22
B. Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/Convers Number of voting % of voting
financial date ion Period/Date rights that may be rights
instrument acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/converted
N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
84,303,670 4.22%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Reinet Jersey Holdings Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Reinet
Investments S.C.A. and is the direct holder of 84,303,670 ordinary shares
issued by British American Tobacco p.l.c.
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 1,996,638,524, being the
number disclosed by the issuer to the market on 2 December 2008.
Contact name:
14. Alan Grieve
15. Contact telephone number:
+41227213502
UNQUOTE
16th December 2008
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Date: 17/12/2008 07:30:20 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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