Exhibit
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Description
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Exhibit 1
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Press Release entitled “British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the “Company”) - Voting Rights and Capital” dated June 1, 2021.
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Exhibit 2 |
Press Release entitled “British American Tobacco p.l.c. - TR-1: Notification of major holdings” dated June 1, 2021. |
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
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By:
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/s/ Oliver Martin
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Name: |
Oliver Martin |
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Title: |
Assistant Secretary
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1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights
are attachedii:
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British American Tobacco p.l.c.
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1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)
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UK issuer
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2. Reason for the notification (please mark the
appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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X
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify)iii:
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
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Name
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Allan Gray Proprietary Limited
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City and country of registered office (if applicable)
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Cape Town, South Africa
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3)v
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Name
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N/A
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City and country of registered office (if applicable)
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5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:
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27 May 2021
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6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
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28 May 2021
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7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
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% of voting rights
attached to shares
(total of 8. A)
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% of voting rights
through financial instruments
(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)
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Total of both in %
(8.A + 8.B)
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Total number of voting rights of issuervii
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Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached
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2.993100%
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0.000000
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2.993100%
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68,680,164
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Position of previous notification
(if applicable)
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was
crossed or reachedviii
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type of shares
ISIN code (if possible)
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Number of voting rightsix
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% of voting rights
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Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.1)
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Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.2.1)
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Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.1)
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Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.2.1)
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Ordinary Shares
(ISIN:GB0002875804)
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68,680,164
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2.993100%
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SUBTOTAL 8. A
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68,680,164
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2.993100%
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B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
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Type of financial instrument
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Expiration
datex
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Exercise/
Conversion Periodxi
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Number of voting rights
that may be acquired
if the instrument is
exercised/converted.
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% of voting rights
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N/A
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
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B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
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Type of financial instrument
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Expiration
datex
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Exercise/
Conversion Period xi
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Physical or cash
settlementxii
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Number of voting rights
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% of voting rights
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N/A
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”)
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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
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X
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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)
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Namexv
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% of voting rights if it
equals or is higher
than the notifiable
threshold
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% of voting rights
through financial
instruments if it equals
or is higher than the
notifiable threshold
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Total of both if it
equals or is higher
than the notifiable
threshold
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10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
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Name of the proxy holder
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N/A
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The number and % of voting rights held
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N/A
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The date until which the voting rights will be held
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N/A
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11. Additional informationxvi
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Place of completion
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Date of completion
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28 May 2021
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