19th Nov 2007 07:04
British American Tobacco PLC19 November 2007 For immediate release: Monday, 19 November 2007 R&R Holdings SA Compangnie Financiere Richemont SA, which currently holds an interest of 19.3per cent in British American Tobacco p.l.c.'s Ordinary Shares and RemgroLimited, which currently holds an interest of 10.6 per cent, in both casesthrough R&R Holdings SA, have made preliminary announcements that they areconsidering restructurings that may entail providing their respectiveshareholders with the option of becoming direct shareholders in British AmericanTobacco. British American Tobacco confirms that, as previously announced, it has agreedif requested to obtain a secondary listing for its Ordinary Shares on theJohannesburg Stock Exchange with a view to facilitating any such restructurings. ENQUIRIES British American Tobacco Press OfficeDavid Betteridge / Kate Matrunola / Catherine Armstrong+44 (0) 20 7845 2888 Investor RelationsRalph Edmondson / Sharon Woodcock+44 (0) 20 7845 1180 or 1519 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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