Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-30


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TINT nj
pRny held on the Twrnty-srycnth day
OF JRnunrE. 1870. nrcr the pnssInE or
Resolution for incrrnsing the Capital
"t the Company by the creation of nd
diii"nnl Ordinary Shnres, II was re-
solved,
That GU. ~ the said additional s7,ar.,
ana the other unissucd Ordinary Shares
for tn" time being az tho ,o,Dn,rv ,bo-.
shall on or about IN" Tenth day OF Febru.
airy. 1890. be offered 10 tho Members on
80, - ,nrF'sIcr or ordinary shareholders on
IN, twenty eighth day Of January. 1920,
anu Inc holders ot Share Warrants 10
Bearer for Ordinary shares on tho same
" , new shares in the proportion Of ON"
s sn ''r every two existing Ordinary
"harcs ignoring shares which ar. moi
complete mu!'iples ~ TWO and not allowing
registered Shares and Share Warrants 10
iiearcr TO be added together for tho pur.
pos" or acceptance) held by them at the
price Of Il per share payab!. 10 on, af
inc bankers OF the Company in London
on me acceptance OF the offer. namely on
'"e seventh day o! April. 1920. and that
i .n 'htr ID: made a. to holders OF reg
istefed ordinary shares by notice spcct.
Tying the number OF shares TO which ,he
member ~ entitled and stating thu, - n
IS not accepted and payment mad. on -,
before the above mentioned date IL win
DE deemed 10 lie declined and as to hold
CTS OF snare Warrants B.arer for D-ti-
,'"EE Sharcs by such advertisement as the
directors shall deem advisable such adj
Ecrtisemcnt shall state that hoIde-, =,
snare Warrants 10 bearer for 1rd,n,ry
Ih"'cs must IN the FIRST instance and on or
before the Seventh day Of Apru Ie.0 "a.
post with one OF the Bankers in Ion1nn
an "pproprihte Coupon Co be indicated by
the I!rcctors) as evidence OF ownership
provided always that the dates in ali or
any OF IN" before mentioned cases may b.,
.N,.na"d TO a later date in tho absolute
"iSctcton or the Directors Upon such de-
post being made the ,Coinpnny shan be
deemed TO make to the DeIcsitor an or.r
OF the number of shares to which he IL en-
utlcd and the advertisement; shall rcouir.
tho Dcposit"r In every ease to forthwith
sign form Of acceptance for such sh,rr.
"hich VIII be supplied for the purposc and
10 pay the sum OF II in respect OF each
share accepted. II in any case a share
hoIhcr shall not signify his acceptance ana
"ahe payment OF the said sum within the
'h" spcclhcd or such extended time ~
ma! be liked h. the Directors as atoresaid
tho offer will be deemed TO he declined and
the Directors may dispose of all Shares not
accepted and paid for within the prescribed
tline In response to such Offers i'm such
manner as they may consider expcdi.nt in
tho interest of the Company. The said
shares shall rank for dividend as from, tho
seventh day Of April. 1920. or the date OF
Issue OF the particular Shares Whenever
shall be later.
TO enable the holders OF Share Warrants
to icarer for Ordinary Shares to subscribe
Tor tho new shares to which they are en-
titled they must In tho first instance aud
ON or before the Seventh day on April. 1890.
deposit coupon No. rs attached to each
Warrant held by them as evidence OF cwncr-
ship at one of the aforementioned Banks,
namely
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL e UNION BANK
OF ENGLAND LIMITED. Savoy Court.
go 81 strand. London. w. c. or Is.
Hishopsgate. London y. c. ..
Ll.oYDs BANK. LIMITED, Westminster
House, z. Millbank. 5. ". !, or Lombard
Street. London. r.. G. 3.
THE LONDON JOINT CITY AND MID
LAND BANK. LIMITED. Wesleyan Hall.
Westminster, $. ". L. or 5. Threadne-dle
street london, E. c
GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW
YORK, 50 Lombard Street. London, t.
Upon such deposit being made the Com
pany shall be deemed TO make 70 the de-
positor an offer OF one Ordinary Share in
rsspec; OF every two existing Ordinary
shares held by the depostor Ggnorlns
shares which are not complete multiplas of
two and not allowing Registered shares
and Share Warrants to bearer to be added
together for the purposes OF acceptancc)
and the depositor must forthwith sign form
OF acceptance and pay the sum OF Il for
each share accepted.
Forms OF application can be obtained from
the Company's Office at Westminster House,
Z. Miilbank. 5. w. 1. or the Companys
Office at Sill, Fifth Avenue. New York.
Coupons and acccptances must not I've
transmitted to the Company's Bankers
through the post. but must be lodged per
sonally or through Banker If any Cou-
pom accompanied by an acceptance he not
30 deposited on or before the seventh day
OF April next or such later date the
Board may in any case allow. the offer
shall be deemed to be declined and the
right in respect of such Share Warrants
to participate in the offer shall cease ana
determine. and tho holder thereof shall
have no claim In respect Of this offer against
tho Company or any Directors thereof.
The Shares when allotted will in
due course be issued registered Shares
and may be exchanged later on II desired
for Share Warrants to Bearer upon pay
mcnt of tho usual fec and stamp duty.
Registered Shares and Share Warrants to
Bcarcr cannot be added together for ac-
ccptance purposes.
BRlTISH-AMERI IAN
TOBACCO COMPANY, LIMITED.
A. NJ. RICHARDS. Secretary.