TR-1 Notification

RNS Number : 4706K
British American Tobacco PLC
19 December 2008
 
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
19 December 2008
 
 
British American Tobacco p.l.c. received the following notification on 18 December 2008:-
 
QUOTE
 
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares
 
1.      Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
 
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
 
2.      Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No)
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights (Yes)
 
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
                                                                          
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
 
Other:
 
3.      Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
 
Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
 
4.   Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
 
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
 
5.   Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 17 December 2008
 
6.   Date on which issuer notified:
 
18 December 2008
 
7.   Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
 
Above 5% (Group)
Above 5% (LGIM)
 
8.   Notified details:
 
A. Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares
Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 
 
 
 
 
Number of Shares
Number of Voting Rights
Number of shares
Number of voting rights
 
% of voting rights
 
 
 
 
 
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
ORD
 
GBP 0.25
 
Below 5%
100,058,639
91,114,797
8,943,842
4.564
0.448
 
B. Financial Instruments
 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
 
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/Conversion Period/Date
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted
% of voting rights
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total (A+B)
 
Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights
 
100,058,639                                  5.01
 
9.   Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
 
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (100,058,639 – 5.01% = Total Position)
 
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (100,058,639 – 5.01% = Total Position)
 
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (100,058,639 – 5.01% = Total Position)
 
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (91,114,797 – 4.56 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (73,864,532 – 3.70 % = PMC) 
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (73,864,532 – 3.70 % = PMC) 
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
 
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)
 
Proxy voting
 
10. Name of the proxy holder:
 
N/A
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
 
N/A
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
 
N/A
 
13. Additional information:
 
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,996,069,540
 
Contact name:
 
14. Helen Lewis (LGIM)
 
15. Contact telephone number:
 
020 3124 3851
 
UNQUOTE
 
 
Ann Griffiths
Assistant Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
 
Tel: 020 7845 1920

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