Summary by Moomoo AI
Capital Research Global Investors (CRGI), a division of Capital Research and Management Company, has filed an amended Schedule 13G with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on February 7, 2024, indicating a 6.0% ownership stake in British American Tobacco PLC. The filing, dated December 29, 2023, shows that CRGI has sole voting power over 134,215,887 shares and sole dispositive power over 134,227,673 shares of the company's common stock. This position represents a significant holding in the tobacco company, with CRGI being deemed the beneficial owner of these shares. The filing asserts that the shares were acquired in the ordinary course of business and not with the purpose of changing or influencing the control of British American Tobacco.