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TR-1: Notification of major holdings
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
Incorporated in England and Wales
(Registration number: 03407696)
Short name: BATS
Share code: BTI
ISIN number: GB0002875804
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the “Company”)
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 which voting rights are British American Tobacco p.l.c.
attachedii:
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 The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
City and country of registered office (if applicable) Los Angeles, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3)v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
04/11/2026
reachedvi:
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): 05/11/2026
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
% of voting rights
% of voting rights through financial Total number of
Total of both in %
attached to shares instruments voting rights of
(8.A + 8.B)
(total of 8. A) (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B issuervii
2)
Resulting situation
on the date on
which threshold 17.975584 0.000000 17.975584 387,324,693
was crossed or
reached
Position of
previous
18.023677 0.000000 18.023677
notification (if
applicable)
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or
reachedviii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Number of voting rightsix % of voting rights
shares
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
ISIN code (if
(Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of (Art 9 of Directive (Art 10 of
possible)
2004/109/EC) Directive 2004/109/EC) Directive
(DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) 2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.2.1) (DTR5.2.1)
GB0002875804
Common Stock 287,637,213 13.349128%
US1104481072
Depository Receipt 99,687,480 4.626456%
SUBTOTAL 8. A 387,324,693 17.975584%
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Number of voting
Expiratio rights that may be
Type of financial Exercise/ % of voting
n acquired if the
instrument Conversion Periodxi rights
datex 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 Exercise/ Physical or
Expiration Number of % of voting
financial x Conversion cash
date voting rights rights
instrument Period xi settlementxii
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) issuerxiii
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 X
entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
% of voting rights
% of voting Total of both if
through financial
rights if it equals it equals or is
Name of controlled instruments if it
Namexv or is higher than higher than the
undertaking equals or is higher
the notifiable notifiable
than the notifiable
threshold threshold
threshold
Capital Research and
The Capital Group
Management 17.863539 17.863539%
Companies, Inc.
Company
The Capital Group Capital International,
Companies, Inc. Inc.
The Capital Group Capital Group Private
Companies, Inc. Client Services, Inc.
The Capital Group Capital International
Companies, Inc. Sarl
The Capital Group Capital International
Companies, Inc. Limited
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 informationxvi
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (”CGC”) is the parent company of Capital Research and
Management Company (”CRMC”) and Capital Bank & Trust Company (”CB&T”). CRMC is a
U.S.-based investment management company that serves as investment manager to the
American Funds family of mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles, as well as
individual and institutional clients. CRMC and its investment manager affiliates manage
equity assets for various investment companies through three divisions, Capital Research
Global Investors, Capital International Investors and Capital World Investors. CRMC is the
parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. (”CGII”), which in turn is the parent
company of six investment management companies (”CGII management companies”):
Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited, Capital International Sàrl, Capital
International K.K., Capital Group Private Client Services Inc, and Capital Group Investment
Management Private Limited. CGII management companies primarily serve as investment
managers to institutional and high net worth clients. CB&T is a U.S.-based registered
investment adviser and an affiliated federally chartered bank.
Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of the Issuer for its own account. Rather, the
shares reported on this Notification are owned by accounts under the discretionary
investment management of one or more of the investment management companies
described above.
Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of the Issuer for its own account. Rather, the shares
reported on this Notification are owned by accounts under the discretionary investment management of
one or more of the investment management companies described above
Place of completion Los Angeles
Date of completion 05/11/2026
Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:
Christopher Worlock
Assistant Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
06 November 2026
Enquiries:
British American Tobacco Media Centre
+44 (0) 20 7845 2888 (24 hours)|@BATplc
Investor Relations
Victoria Buxton | IR_team@bat.com
06 November 2026
Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Ltd t/a BofA Securities
Date: 06/11/2026 04:30:00
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