shares of no par value in issue. at meetings of shareholders, with each share carrying the right to one vote. Each share also entitles each shareholder to receive a proportionate share of any dividend that the Company may declare and a proportionate share of the net assets of the Company on a liquidation. The liability of shareholders is limited to the amount of their investment in the Company. The ordinary shares are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. distribution of assets on liquidation as the ordinary shares. In addition, as holder of management shares, the General Partner has broad powers to manage the Company and has unlimited liability for any obligations of the Company that cannot be met from the assets of the Company. The management shares are not listed. Partner has been authorised to issue ordinary shares (and/or instruments convertible into ordinary shares or giving rights to subscribe to ordinary shares) up to the total authorised share capital. Ordinary shares may be issued within the authorised share capital of the Company with or without reserving any pre-emptive subscription rights existing under Luxembourg company law to existing ordinary shareholders at the discretion of the General Partner. shareholders exceeding certain thresholds are obliged to notify the Company, failing which the General Partner may disregard the voting rights attaching to the shares and certain restrictions may apply to such shareholdings in accordance with the terms of Article 10 of the Company's Statutes. unlimited liability for the Company's financial liabilities. and those held through the form of DRs. The DRs are listed in Johannesburg. and additional DRs were issued to the shareholders of Remgro Limited in exchange for the contribution to the Company by Remgro of 10 per cent of its holding of BAT shares in November 2008. In addition, DR holders who participated in the rights issue also received additional DRs in exchange for the BAT shares contributed to the Company pursuant to the rights issue. now owned in equal part by the Fund and CFR SA. It acts as Depository for the issuance, transfer and cancellation of Reinet DRs. Richemont Securities also operates the Richemont DR programme. |