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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")
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
7 December 2009
British American Tobacco p.l.c. received the following notification on 4
December 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:
BlackRock, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached:
1 December 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
4 December 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Holding has gone above 5%
8. Notified details:
A. Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares previous to transaction
the triggering
transaction
if possible Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
using the of of of rights rights
ISIN CODE Shares Voting shares
Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
ORD GBP0.25 130,797,458 6.55%
GB0002875804
B. Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/Con Number of voting % of
financial date version rights that may be voting
instrument Period acquired if the rights
instrument is
exercised/converted
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
CFD 2,094,068
0.10%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
132,891,526 6.65%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
On 1 December 2009, the Barclays Global Investors (BGI) business was
acquired by BlackRock, Inc. The combined holdings of BlackRock, Inc
following this acquisition triggered this disclosure requirement.
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited 132,891,526 (6.65%)
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:
BlackRock Compliance Disclosures Team
14. Contact name:
Stuart Watchorn
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7743 5741; stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com
UNQUOTE
7 December 2009
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Date: 07/12/2009 15:00:03 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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