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BTI
BTI
BTI - British American Tobacco p.l.c. - TR-1: Notification Of Major Interest
In Shares
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
Incorporated in England and Wales
(Registration number: 03407696)
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 17 June
2009:-
QUOTE
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights (Yes)
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
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: 16 June 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified: 17 June 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Below 5% (Group)
Below 5% (LGIM)
8. Notified details:
A. Voting rights attached to shares
Class/typ Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering
e of the triggering transaction
shares transaction
if Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting
possible Shares Voting of rights rights
using the Rights shares
ISIN CODE
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
ORD 100,685,501 100,685,501 Below 5%
GBP 0.25
B. Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of
instrument date Conversion voting rights voting
Period that may be rights
acquired if
the
instrument is
exercised/con
verted
C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting
financial price date Conversion voting rights
instrument Period rights
instrument
refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
Below 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 and
Indirect) (Group) (Below 5% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management
(Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect) (Below 5% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited
(Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5% = Total Position)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (90,172,037 - 4.51% = LGAS,
LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Insurance Holdings
(74,212,656 - 3.71% = PMC) Limited (Direct)
(LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General
Management) Limited (PMC) (74,212,656 - Assurance Society
3.71% = PMC) Limited (LGAS &
LGPL)
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 1,996,322,045
Contact name:
14. Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number:
020 3124 3851
UNQUOTE
18 June 2009
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Date: 18/06/2009 12:30:02 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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