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RNS Number : 6608O
British American Tobacco PLC
03 December 2024
 

 


 

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 attachedii:

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

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

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Los Angeles, USA

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 reachedvi:

29/11/2024

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

02/12/2024

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation


% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

14.040509

0.000000

14.040509

310426805

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

13.043747

0.000000

13.043747









 

 

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
shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB0002875804 Common Stock


261855524


11.843645

US1104481072 Depository Receipt


48571281


2.196864

SUBTOTAL 8. A

310426805

14.040509%

 

 

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expiration
datex

Exercise/
Conversion Periodxi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

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 financial instrument

Expiration
datex

Exercise/
Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Rights to recall lent shares of Depository Receipt








 

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 (underlying) 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 entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

Namexv

Name of controlled undertaking

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

Capital Research and Management Company

13.845966


13.845966%

The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

Capital International, Inc.




The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

Capital Group
Private Client
Services, Inc.




The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

Capital International Sarl




The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

Capital International Limited




 

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

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 six investment management companies ("CGII management companies"): Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited, Capital International Sàrl, Capital International K.K., Capital Group Private Client Services Inc, and Capital Group Investment Management Private Limited. CGII management companies primarily serve as investment managers to institutional and high net worth clients. CB&T is a U.S.-based registered investment adviser and an affiliated federally chartered bank.

Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of the Issuer 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

Date of completion

2 December 2024

 

 

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

 

Nancy Jiang

Senior Assistant Company Secretary

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

 

3 December 2024

 

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

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