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RNS Number : 1105U

British American Tobacco PLC

20 November 2019

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

TR-1: Notification of major holdings

 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                  British American Tobacco p.l.c. 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                    ----- 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                          X 
                                                                                                    ----- 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                                    ----- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                                    ----- 
 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
                                                                                                    ----- 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                                         The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
                                                               ("CGC") 
 City and country of registered office                        Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
 Name                                                         N/A 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office 
  (if applicable) 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                           18 November 2019 
  crossed or reached(vi) : 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):               19 November 2019 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                              % of voting       % of voting rights    Total of both      Total number 
                            rights attached      through financial     in % (8.A +      of voting rights 
                            to shares (total        instruments            8.B)          of issuer(vii) 
                                of 8. A)           (total of 8.B 
                                                    1 + 8.B 2) 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                   11.0532%              0.0000%            11.0532%         2,293,845,885 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                  10.9767%              0.0000%            10.9767% 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
  threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of             Number of voting rights(ix)                                         % of voting rights 
  shares 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                          ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
                                      Direct                           Indirect                        Direct                   Indirect 
                                (Art 9 of Directive              (Art 10 of Directive            (Art 9 of Directive      (Art 10 of Directive 
                                   2004/109/EC)                      2004/109/EC)               2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)         2004/109/EC) 
                                     (DTR5.1)                         (DTR5.2.1)                                               (DTR5.2.1) 
                          -----------------------------  -----------------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
     Ordinary Shares 
   (ISIN:GB0002875804)                                               229,049,207                                                9.9854% 
                          -----------------------------  -----------------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
          ADRs 
   (ISIN:US1104481072)                                                24,494,199                                                1.0678% 
                          -----------------------------  -----------------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. 
  A                                                   253,543,406                                                  11.0532% 
                          ------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------- 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of financial         Expiration        Exercise/                                Number of voting                   % of voting rights 
  instrument                date(x)           Conversion Period(xi)                    rights that may 
                                                                                       be acquired if 
                                                                                       the instrument 
                                                                                       is 
                                                                                       exercised/converted. 
                          ----------------  ---------------------------------------  ---------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 N/A 
                          ----------------  ---------------------------------------  ---------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 
                                             SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
                                            ---------------------------------------  ---------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 
  13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 Type of          Expiration                 Exercise/                 Physical or                   Number of           % of voting rights 
 financial         date(x)                    Conversion                cash                          voting rights 
 instrument                                   Period (xi)               settlement(xii) 
                 -------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------------  ------------------ 
 N/A 
                 -------------------------  ------------------------  ----------------------------  ------------------ 
 
 
                                                                       SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation 
  (please mark the applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer(xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                                                                      X 
  and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with 
  the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity(xiv) (please 
  add additional rows as necessary) 
             Name(xv)                           % of voting rights                     % of voting rights                Total of both if 
                                                  if it equals or                       through financial             it equals or is higher 
                                                is higher than the                      instruments if it               than the notifiable 
                                               notifiable threshold                    equals or is higher                   threshold 
                                                                                       than the notifiable 
                                                                                            threshold 
                                   -------------------------------------------  --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 The Capital Group 
  Companies, Inc. 
  Holdings by CG 
  Management companies 
  are set out below:                                 11.0532%                                0.0000%                         11.0532% 
                                   -------------------------------------------  --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 -- Capital Bank 
  & Trust Company2 
                                   -------------------------------------------  --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 -- Capital International, 
  Inc.(1) 
                                   -------------------------------------------  --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 -- Capital International 
  Limited(1) 
                                   -------------------------------------------  --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 -- Capital International 
  Sàrl(1) 
                                   -------------------------------------------  --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 -- Capital Research 
  and Management 
  Company(2)                                         10.8260%                                0.0000%                         10.8260% 
                                   -------------------------------------------  --------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 (1) Indirect subsidiaries of Capital Research and Management Company. 
  (2) Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder                                                        N/A 
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 The number and % of voting rights                                               N/A 
  held 
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 The date until which the voting rights                                          N/A 
  will be held 
                                                                                --------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 11. Additional information(xvi) 
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CGC") is the parent company of Capital 
  Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Bank & Trust Company 
  ("CB&T"). CRMC is a U.S.-based investment management company that serves 
  as investment manager to the American Funds family of mutual funds, other 
  pooled investment vehicles, as well as individual and institutional clients. 
  CRMC and its investment manager affiliates manage equity assets for various 
  investment companies through three divisions, Capital Research Global 
  Investors, Capital International Investors and Capital World Investors. 
  CRMC is the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII"), 
  which in turn is the parent company of four investment management companies 
  ("CGII management companies"): Capital International, Inc., Capital International 
  Limited, Capital International Sàrl and Capital International K.K. 
  CGII management companies and CB&T primarily serve as investment managers 
  to institutional and high net worth clients. CB&T is a U.S.-based investment 
  management company that is a registered investment adviser and an affiliated 
  federally chartered bank. 
 
  Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of your company for its 
  own account. Rather, the shares reported on this Notification are owned 
  by accounts under the discretionary investment management of one or more 
  of the investment management companies described above. 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   Los Angeles, CA, USA 
 Date of completion    19 November 2019 
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Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:

O Martin

Assistant Secretary

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

20 November 2019

Enquiries:

Investor Relations

Mike Nightingale/Rachael Brierley/John Harney

+44 20 7845 1180/1519/1263

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