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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")
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the British American Tobacco
underlying issuer of existing p.l.c.
shares to which voting rights are
attached:
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box
or boxes):
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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 Legal & General Group Plc
to the notification obligation: (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if Legal & General Assurance
different from 3.): (Pensions Management)
Limited (PMC)
5. Date of the transaction and 25 May 2010
date on which the threshold is
crossed or reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 26 May 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are From 4% to 3% (L&G)
crossed or reached:
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation Resulting situation after the
of previous triggering transaction
shares to the
triggering
if transaction
possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
Number Numbe Number Number of % of voting
of r of voting rights
Shares Of shares rights
Votin
g
Right
s
Direct Indire Dire Indire
ct ct ct
Ordinary 89,640,900 79,773, 79,773,
25p (As on 862 862 3.99
01/09/2009) %
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expirati Exercise/ Number of % of
financial on Conversion voting voting
instrument date Period rights that rights
may be
acquired if
the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to
Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exerc Expira Exercise Number of % of voting
financial ise tion / voting rights
instrument price date Conversi rights
on instrument
period refers to
Nomin Delt
al a
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
79,773,862 3.99%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting
rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if
applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 79,773,862 - 3.99%=
LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(Direct) (LGIMHD) ( 66,166,009 - 3.31%= PMC)
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
( 66,166,009 - 3.31%= PMC)
Legal & General Assurance Society 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 N/A
holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder N/A
will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information: Notification using the
total voting rights figure
of 1,996,740,108
14. Contact name: Bridget Creegan
Assistant Secretary
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7845 1927
27 May 2010
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Date: 27/05/2010 13:30:02 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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