BTI - British American Tobacco p.l.c. - B.A.T. International Finance p.l.c.9 Mar 2010
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BTI                                                                             
BTI - British American Tobacco p.l.c. - B.A.T. International Finance p.l.c.     
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." or "the Company")                            
B.A.T. International Finance p.l.c.                                             
Notice of Substitution to the holders of the Series 22 Euro1,000,000,000 5.125  
per cent. Notes due 2013 (ISIN: XS0171786287) (the "Series 22 Notes"), issued by
B.A.T. International Finance p.l.c. under the then US$10,000,000,000 (currently 
US$16,000,000,000) Euro Medium Term Note Programme                              
Notice is hereby given to the holders of the Series 22 Notes that, pursuant to  
Condition 15 of the Terms and Conditions of the Series 22 Notes and Clause 13 of
the Trust Deed dated 6 July 1998 as modified by and restated in the Fifth       
Supplemental Trust Deed dated 16 April 2003 and last supplemented by the        
Eleventh Supplemental Trust Deed dated 4 March 2010 (the "Trust Deed") made     
between each of B.A.T. International Finance p.l.c. ("BATIF"), B.A.T Capital    
Corporation ("BATCAP"), British American Tobacco Holdings (The Netherlands) B.V.
("BATHTN") and British American Tobacco p.l.c. ("British American Tobacco") and 
The Law Debenture Trust Corporation p.l.c., with effect on and from 10 March    
2010:                                                                           
A.   BATHTN will be substituted in place of BATIF as the issuer and principal   
debtor in respect of the Series 22 Notes under the Trust Deed as subsequently   
modified;                                                                       
B.   the Series 22 Notes will continue to benefit from the joint and several    
guarantee of BATCAP and British American Tobacco and also benefit from the joint
and several guarantee of BATIF; and                                             
c.   the Principal Paying Agent for the above issue is Citibank, N.A., London   
Branch, Citigroup Centre, Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5LB.          
All words and expressions defined in the Trust Deed shall (save as otherwise    
provided herein or unless the context otherwise requires) have the same meanings
herein.                                                                         
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British American Tobacco p.l.c.                                                 
Globe House                                                                     
4 Temple Place                                                                  
London WC2R 2PG                                                                 
9 March 2010                                                                    
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd                                             
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