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Exhibit 3


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 attachedii:
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)iii:
 
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv
Name
FMR LLC
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
Boston, United States of America
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 reachedvi:
30/03/2026
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):
01/04/2026




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 issuervii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached
5.033800
0.000000
5.033800
109,376,806
Position of previous notification
(if applicable)
n/a
n/a
n/a
 


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
shares
ISIN code (if possible)
Number of voting rightsix
% of voting rights
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)
GB0002875804
 
109,376,806
 
5.033800
SUBTOTAL 8. A
109,376,806
5.033800%

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 datex
Exercise/Conversion
Periodxi
Number of voting rights that may be
acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted.
% of voting rights

       
   
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 datex
Exercise/Conversion
Period xi
Physical or cash
settlementxii
Number of voting rights
% of voting rights
           
     
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 entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)
X
Namexv
Name of controlled undertaking
% 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
FMR LLC
FMR LLC
3.695400
 
3.695400%
FMR LLC
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
3.695400
 
3.695400%
FMR LLC
FMR LLC
     
FMR LLC
FIAM Holdings LLC
     
FMR LLC
FIAM LLC
     
FMR LLC
FMR LLC
     
FMR LLC
FMTC Holdings LLC
     
FMR LLC
Fidelity Management Trust Company
     
FMR LLC
FMR LLC
     
FMR LLC
FIAM Holdings LLC
     
FMR LLC
Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust Company
     
FMR LLC
FMR LLC
     
FMR LLC
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
     
FMR LLC
FMR Investment Management (UK) Limited
     
FMR LLC
FMR LLC
     
FMR LLC
Fidelity Advisory Holdings LLC
     
FMR LLC
Strategic Advisers LLC
     

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


Place of completion
Dublin, Ireland
Date of completion
01/04/2026


Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:

Nancy Jiang
Senior Assistant Company Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.

2 April 2026

Enquiries:

British American Tobacco Media Centre
+44 (0) 20 7845 2888 (24 hours) | @BATplc

Investor Relations
Victoria Buxton | IR_team@bat.com