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Published on 3/20/2013 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily.

New Issue: British American Tobacco reopens 1.125% notes due 2016 for $300 million

By Andrea Heisinger

New York, March 20 - British American Tobacco International Finance plc reopened its issue of 1.125% notes due in March 29, 2016 (A3/A-/A-) to add $300 million, a market source said.

Pricing was at 99.695 for a spread of mid-swaps plus 70 basis points.

Bookrunners were Barclays, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

The notes are guaranteed by British American Tobacco plc and British American Tobacco Holdings (the Netherlands) BV.

BAT International was last in the U.S. bond market with a $2 billion sale of notes in three tranches on May 31, 2012.

The financing subsidiary of multinational tobacco company British American Tobacco plc is based in London.

Issuer:British American Tobacco International Finance plc
Guarantors:British American Tobacco plc and British American Tobacco Holdings (the Netherlands) BV
Issue:Notes
Amount:$300 million, reopened
Maturity:March 29, 2016
Bookrunners:Barclays, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
Coupon:1.125%
Price:99.695
Spread:Mid-swaps plus 70 bps
Trade date:March 20
Settlement date:March 25
Ratings:Moody's: A3
Standard & Poor's: A-
Fitch: A-

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