British American Tobacco p.l.c.

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)ⁱ

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
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights						X
Other (please specify)ⁱⁱⁱ:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation^iv
Name			Reinet Investments S.C.A.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Luxembourg, Luxembourg
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)^v
Name			Reinet Jersey Holdings Limited
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			St. Helier, Jersey
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^vi:			25 July 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			06/10/2017 (received by issuer on 16/10/2017)
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 issuer^vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	2.97%			2.97%	68,053,670
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	3.97%			3.97%

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 shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rights^ix		% of voting rights
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	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)		68,053,670		2.97%


SUBTOTAL 8. A	68,053,670		2.97%

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 settlement^xii	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
N/A


			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 the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity^xiv(please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Name^xv	% 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
Reinet Investments S.C.A.
Reinet Fund S.C.A. F.I.S.
Reinet Jersey Holdings Limited

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 information^xvi

Place of completion	Luxembourg
Date of completion	6 October 2017

G C W Cunnington

Deputy Secretary

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

16 October 2017