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BTI
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.
Enquiries
British American Tobacco Press Office
David Betteridge/Cat Armstrong/Elif Boutlu
+44 (0) 20 7845 2888
Investor Relations
Ralph Edmondson/Rachael Brierley/Maya Farhat
+44 (0) 20 7845 1180/1519/1977
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
Globe House
4 Temple Place
London WC2R 2PG
9 March 2010
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Date: 09/03/2010 15:00:01 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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