British American Tobacco p.l.c 6-K, filed Jan 7, 2020

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI)

6-K 2020-01-07 For: 2020-01-07

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British American Tobacco p.l.c filed this 6-K on January 7, 2020.

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Exhibit		Description

Exhibit 1		Press Release entitled “British American Tobacco p.l.c. - Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them” dated January 07, 2020.
Exhibit 2		Press Release entitled “TR-1: Notification of major holdings” dated January 07, 2020.

British American Tobacco p.l.c.


By:	/s/ Oliver Martin
	Name:	Oliver Martin
	Title:	Assistant Company Secretary

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Tadeu Marroco
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Finance Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	British American Tobacco p.l.c.
b)	LEI	213800FKA5MF17RJKT63
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of ordinary shares under the Partnership Share Scheme – a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£32.75	5

d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	5 £32.75
e)	Date of the transaction	2020-01-02
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Jerome Abelman
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director, Legal & External Affairs and General Counsel
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	British American Tobacco p.l.c.
b)	LEI	213800FKA5MF17RJKT63
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of ordinary shares under the Partnership Share Scheme – a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£32.75	5

d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	5 £32.75
e)	Date of the transaction	2020-01-02
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Marina Bellini
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director, Digital and Information
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	British American Tobacco p.l.c.
b)	LEI	213800FKA5MF17RJKT63
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of ordinary shares under the Partnership Share Scheme – a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£32.75	5

d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	5 £32.75
e)	Date of the transaction	2020-01-02
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Luciano Comin
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Regional Director, Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	British American Tobacco p.l.c.
b)	LEI	213800FKA5MF17RJKT63
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of ordinary shares under the Partnership Share Scheme – a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£32.75	4

d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	4 £32.75
e)	Date of the transaction	2020-01-02
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Johan Vandermeulen
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Regional Director, Europe and North Africa
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	British American Tobacco p.l.c.
b)	LEI	213800FKA5MF17RJKT63
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of ordinary shares under the Partnership Share Scheme – a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£32.75	5

d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	5 £32.75
e)	Date of the transaction	2020-01-02
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			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						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name			The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (“CGC”)
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Name			N/A
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:			3 January 2020
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			6 January 2020
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
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	12.0049%	0.0000%		12.0049%	2,293,875,148
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	11.0532%	0.0000%		11.0532%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rights		% 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)		249,434,817		10.8739%
ADRs (ISIN:US1104481072)		25,941,762		1.1309%

SUBTOTAL 8. A	275,376,579		12.0049%

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	Exercise/ Conversion Period	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	Exercise/ Conversion Period	Physical or cash settlement	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
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(please add additional rows as necessary)				X
Name	% 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
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Holdings by CG Management companies are set out below:	12.0049%	0.0000%	12.0049%
● Capital Bank & Trust Company²
● Capital International, Inc.¹
● Capital International Limited¹
● Capital International Sàrl¹
● Capital Research and Management Company²	11.7498%	0.0000%	11.7498%
¹Indirect subsidiaries of Capital Research and Management Company. ²Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

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

Place of completion	Los Angeles, CA, USA
Date of completion	6 January 2020