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British American Tobacco PLC

15 January 2021

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

TR-1: N otification of major holdings

 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                  British American Tobacco p.l.c. 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to 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                                                   X 
                                                                                                     ---- 
 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. 
                                                               Northfield Investments Limited 
                                                               LBS Limited 
 City and country of registered office                        Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 
  (if applicable) 
 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                           January 12 2021 
  crossed or reached (vi) : 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):               January 14 2021 
                                                             -------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                              % of voting       % of voting rights    Total of both   Total number 
                            rights attached      through financial     in % (8.A +     of voting rights 
                            to shares (total        instruments            8.B)        of issuer (vii) 
                                of 8. A)           (total of 8.B 
                                                    1 + 8.B 2) 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                    4.8179%              0.2206%             5.0386%         2,294,244,351 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                   3.8718%              0.1584%             4.0302% 
                          ------------------  ---------------------  --------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 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                             % of voting rights 
  shares                     (ix) 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                                   Direct                   Indirect                     Direct                  Indirect 
                             (Art 9 of Directive       (Art 10 of Directive        (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of Directive 
                                 2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        2004/109/EC) 
                                   (DTR5.1)                 (DTR5.2.1)                                          (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                   -------------------------- 
 Ordinary Shares 
  (ISIN:GB0002875804)       106,561,197                                         4.6447% 
                           ----------------------  --------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 ADRs 
  (ISIN: US1104481072)      3,973,516                                           0.1732% 
                           ----------------------  --------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                 110,534,713                                          4.8179% 
                           --------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of financial          Expiration   Exercise/                       Number of voting                  % of voting 
  instrument                 date         Conversion Period               rights that may                   rights 
                             (x)          (xi)                            be acquired if 
                                                                          the instrument 
                                                                          is 
                                                                          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           Expiration            Exercise/             Physical or           Number of             % of voting 
 financial          date (x)              Conversion            cash                  voting rights         rights 
 instrument                               Period (xi)           settlement 
                                                                (xii) 
                  --------------------  --------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 Total Return      December 
  Swap              10, 2021                                   Cash                  5,062,024             0.2206% 
                  --------------------  --------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 
                                                               SUBTOTAL 8.B.2        5,062,024             0.2206% 
                                                              --------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 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                           X 
  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) 
          Name (xv)             % of voting rights    % of voting rights       Total of both if 
                                  if it equals or      through financial        it equals or is 
                                  is higher than       instruments if it        higher than the 
                                  the notifiable      equals or is higher     notifiable threshold 
                                     threshold        than the notifiable 
                                                           threshold 
                               -------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Kenneth Bryan Dart 
                               -------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Portfolio Services 
  Ltd. 
                               -------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Spring Mountain Investments 
  Ltd.                               4.4605%                0.00%                   4.4605% 
                               -------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Northfield Investments 
  Limited 
                               -------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 LBS Limited 
                               -------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder                            N/A 
                                                    ----------------------------------------------- 
 The number and % of voting rights                   N/A 
  held 
                                                    ----------------------------------------------- 
 The date until which the voting rights              N/A 
  will be held 
                                                    ----------------------------------------------- 
 
 11. Additional information (xvi) 
 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands 
 Date of completion    January 14, 2021 
                      ----------------------------- 
 

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

O Martin

Assistant Secretary

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

15 January 2021

Enquiries:

Investor Relations

Mike Nightingale/Victoria Buxton/William Houston/John Harney

+44 20 7845 1180/2012/1138/1263

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