Summary by Moomoo AI
BlackRock, Inc., the global investment management corporation based in Delaware, has filed an amended Schedule 13G/A with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2024, indicating a change in its holdings in British American Tobacco PLC. As of December 31, 2023, BlackRock owns 173,760,660 shares of British American Tobacco's common stock, representing 7.8% of the company's class of securities. This filing, required under Rule 13d-1(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, shows that BlackRock has sole voting power over 166,287,247 shares and sole dispositive power over all 173,760,660 shares it holds. The filing confirms that BlackRock's acquisition of these shares is in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing the control of British American Tobacco. The principal executive offices of British American Tobacco are located at Globe House, 4 Temple Place, London, United Kingdom.