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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC - TR-1: Notification of Major Holdings

Release Date: 31/01/2025 16:25
Code(s): BTI     PDF:  
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TR-1: Notification of Major Holdings

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. (the "Company")



British American Tobacco p.l.c.
TR-1: Notification of major holdings

 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
 of existing shares to which voting rights are at-                British American Tobacco p.l.c.
 tachedii:
 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 obligationiv
 Name                                                    Standard Bank Group Limited
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)   Johannesburg, South Africa

 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3)v

 Name

 City and country of registered office (if applicable)

 Name

 City and country of registered office (if applicable)

 Name

 City and country of registered office (if applicable)

 Name

 City and country of registered office (if applicable)

 Name

 City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
                                                       29/01/2025
reachedvi:

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):         31/01/2025

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
                                             % of voting rights
                       % of voting rights   through financial in-                            Total number of
                                                                        Total of both in %
                       attached to shares        struments                                   voting rights of
                                                                           (8.A + 8.B)
                          (total of 8. A)   (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B                            issuervii
                                                      2)
Resulting situation
on the date on
which threshold            3.350000              0.000000                   3.350000             74103515
was crossed or
reached
Position of previ-
ous notification (if
applicable)


8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or
reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of          Number of voting rightsix                    % of voting rights
shares
ISIN code (if possi-         Direct            Indirect                    Direct                Indirect
                       (Art 9 of Directive  (Art 10 of Di-           (Art 9 of Directive       (Art 10 of Di-
ble)
                         2004/109/EC)            rective               2004/109/EC)               rective
                            (DTR5.1)        2004/109/EC)                  (DTR5.1)             2004/109/EC)
                                             (DTR5.2.1)                                         (DTR5.2.1)
GB0002875804 Com-
mon Stock                  74103515                                       3.350000
US1104481072 Deposi-
tory Receipt

SUBTOTAL 8. A                         74103515                                     3.350000%



B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
                                                              Number of voting
                       Expira-                                rights that may be ac-
Type of financial                  Exercise/                                                 % of voting
                       tion                                   quired if the instru-
instrument                         Conversion Periodxi                                       rights
                       datex                                  ment is
                                                              exercised/converted.


                                   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))
                                     Exercise/          Physical or
Type of finan-     Expiration                                              Number of        % of voting
                                     Conversion         cash
cial instrument    datex                                                   voting rights    rights
                                     Period xi          settlementxii


                                                        SUBTOTAL
                                                        8.B.2


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 (under-
lying) issuerxiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal     X
entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
                                                                       % of voting rights
                                               % of voting rights                              Total of both if
                                                                        through financial
                                                 if it equals or is                             it equals or is
                       Name of controlled                                instruments if it
      Namexv                                     higher than the                               higher than the
                           undertaking                                 equals or is higher
                                                notifiable thresh-                                 notifiable
                                                                       than the notifiable
                                                         old                                       threshold
                                                                            threshold
   Standard Bank
                         SBG Securities               3.350000                                    3.350000%
       Group



10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will
be held



11. Additional informationxvi




Place of completion       31/01/2025

Date of completion        Johannesburg


Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:

Christopher Worlock
Assistant Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
31 January 2025

Enquiries:

British American Tobacco Media Centre
+44 (0)20 7845 2888 (24 hours) @BATPlc

Investor Relations
Victoria Buxton: +44 (0)20 7845 2012 | IR_team@bat.com


31 January 2025

Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Ltd t/a BofA Securities

Date: 31-01-2025 04:25:00
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