TR-1: Notification of major holdings
Shareholding changeNot material
In brief
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. notified the company that its total voting rights fell to 17.975584% (387,324,693 voting rights) from 18.023677%, crossing a threshold on 04 November 2026.
The announcement
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 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. 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