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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 22
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
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other:
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different): 19 December 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:
22 December 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 5% (Group)
Above 5% (LGIM)
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 Number of Number of % of
Shares of shares voting voting
Voting rights rights
Rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indir
ect
ORD 99,987,286 90,575,959 9,411,327 4.53 0.47
Below 5%
GBP 0.25
B. Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting
financial date Period/Date rights that may be rights
instrument acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/converted
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
99,987,286 5%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct 99,987,286 - 5.00% - Total Position
and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment 99,987,286 - 5.00% - Total Position
Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment 99,987,286 - 5.00% -
Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Total Position
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (90,575,959 - 4.53 % = LGAS, LGPL &
PMC)
Legal & General Investment Legal & General Insurance Holdings
Management (Holdings) Limited Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (73,362,294 - 3.67
% = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society
Management) Limited (PMC) Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
(73,362,294 - 3.67 % = PMC)
Legal & General Pensions Limited
(Direct) (LGPL)
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:
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,996,069,540
Contact name:
14. Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number:
020 3124 3851
UNQUOTE
23 December 2008
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Date: 23/12/2008 10:30:20 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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