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BTI
BTI
BTI - British American Tobacco P.l.c - 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")
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
British American Tobacco P.l.c. received the following notification on 23
October 2009:-
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 (No)
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments (No)
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights (No)
Other (please specify): (No)
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Reinet Fund S.C.A., F.I.S. (indirect)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
Reinet Jersey Holdings Limited (direct)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached: 19 December 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified: 23 October 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
4%
8. Notified details:
A. Voting rights attached to shares
Class/ty Situation Resulting situation after the triggering
pe of previous to the transaction
shares triggering
transaction
if Number Number Number of Number of voting % of voting
possible of of shares rights rights
using Shares Voting
the ISIN Rights
CODE
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary 84,303,670 84,303,670
shares 0 0 0 0 4.22
of 25
pence
each
ISIN
GB000287
5804
B. Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration date Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial Conversio rights that may be rights
instrument n Period acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/converted
N/A
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 /Convers voting rights rights
instrument ion instrument
Period refers to
N/A Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage 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 directly holds a 4.22% interest in the
shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c.. 100% of the ordinary shares
of Reinet Jersey Holdings Limited are held by Reinet Fund S.C.A., F.I.S.,
and in turn, 100% of the ordinary shares of Reinet Fund S.C.A., F.I.S.
are held by Reinet Investments S.C.A..
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:
This notification is a technical notification resulting from a change to
the chain of undertakings controlling Reinet Jersey Holdings Limited, the
holder of the direct interest in the shares of British American Tobacco
p.l.c.
Reinet Jersey Holdings Limited`s direct holding of, and Reinet Investments
S.C.A.`s ultimate indirect holding of, the voting rights in shares of
British American Tobacco p.l.c. were previously notified and have not
changed.
This notification notifies the indirect holding held by Reinet Fund S.C.A.,
F.I.S. since 19 December 2008.
14. Contact name:
Alan Grieve
15. Contact telephone number:
+41 22 721 3502
23 October 2009
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Date: 23/10/2009 16:00:04 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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