REG - British Amer.Tobacco - Holding(s) in Company
23/04/2025 15:00
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RNS Number : 8636F British American Tobacco PLC 23 April 2025
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 British American Tobacco p.l.c.
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 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 Seneca Investments Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable) George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Name Northfield Investments Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable) George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Name LBS Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable) George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Name Clarendon Hills Ltd.
City and country of registered office (if applicable) George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(vi): 17/04/2025
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 22/04/2025
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 both in % (8.A + 8.B) Total number of voting rights of issuer(vii)
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached 8.899793 0.000000 8.899793 195,879,636
Position of previous notification (if 9.219762 0.000000 9.219762
applicable)
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 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB0002875804 Common Stock 188,329,142 0 8.556736 0.000000
US1104481072 Depository Receipt 7,550,494 0 0.343057 0.000000
SUBTOTAL 8. A 195,879,636 8.899793%
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 Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is % of voting rights
date(x)
Conversion Period(xi)
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 financial instrument Expiration Exercise/ Physical or cash Number of voting rights % of voting rights
date(x)
Conversion Period (xi)
settlement(xii)
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) issuer(xiii)
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or X
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) 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 Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
than the notifiable threshold
Kenneth Bryan Dart 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000%
Kenneth Bryan Dart Portfolio Services Ltd 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000%
Kenneth Bryan Dart LBS Limited 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000%
Kenneth Bryan Dart Northfield Investments Limited 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000%
Kenneth Bryan Dart Seneca Investments Limited 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000%
Kenneth Bryan Dart Spring Mountain Investments Ltd 6.394538 0.000000 6.394538%
Kenneth Bryan Dart Clarendon Hills Ltd 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000%
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 information(xvi)
N/A
Place of completion Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Date of completion 22 April 2025
Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making
notification:
Nancy Jiang
Assistant Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
23 April 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
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