TR-1: Notification of major holdings

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 0720J
British American Tobacco PLC
18 August 2021
 

 

 

 

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)

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

Spring Mountain Investments Ltd

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Camana Bay, George Town, Cayman Islands

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 crossed or reachedvi:

16 August 2021

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

17 August 2021

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

7.813836%

0.220603

8.034439%

184360731

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

6.838441

0.220605

7.059046


 

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)

Ordinary Shares

(ISIN:GB0002875804)

173,491,433


7.560755%


Depository Receipts (US1104481072)

5,807,274


0.253081%


SUBTOTAL 8. A

179,298,707

7.813836%

 

 

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
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

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
date
x

Exercise/
Conversion Period
xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Total Return Swap

December 10, 2021


Cash

5062024

0.220603%




SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

5062024

0.220603%

 

 

 

 

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 entity
xiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

Namexv

% 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

Kenneth Bryan Dart



0.000000

Portfolio Services Ltd



0.000000

LBS Limited



0.000000

Northfield Investments Limited



0.000000

Seneca Investments Limited



0.000000

Spring Mountain Investments Ltd

7.430768%


7.430768


10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

N/A

The number and % of voting rights held

N/A

The date until which the voting rights will be held

N/A


11. Additional informationxvi

 

 

 

Place of completion

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Date of completion

18 August 2021

 

 

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

 

C Dhokia

Deputy Secretary

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

 

18 August 2021

 

Enquiries:
Investor Relations
Mike Nightingale/Victoria Buxton/William Houston/John Harney        

+44 20 7845 1180/2012/1138/1263

 


 

 

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