Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-31
BRITISH. AMERICAN
TOBACCO COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF SHARE
WARRANTS TO BEARERS FOR
ORDINARY SHARES.

NoT1CE; rs HEREBY GIVEN that nj
a Meeting OF tho Members OF the Conn
pnny held on the Twcnty-scventh day
OF 1920. after the pnssing or
E" RESOLUTION for increasing the CnpltnI
OF fhe Company by the creation OF nd
diti"nni Ordfnnry Shnres, 1t wn, re-
sOIvcd:
That out of tho said additional Share,
and the other uuissucd Ordinary share,
Tor tho time being Of tho COMPANY ther.
m na 81 or about tho Tenth day of Febru-
- i'-o' DC offered to the Members on
me lobster Of Ordinary shareholders. or
II Imenty-eiEhih day OF January. 1920.
I Bsaro Enc for H" 6TGin,9 Of Share Warrants %
datc new shares in the proportion OF orc
st n % every two existing Ordinary
complete muitipi.s OF two and no, .i,orIns
registered Shares and Share Warrants 10
bearer to be added together for tho MIR.
~ ~, VI accepthncr) held by them at the
Price or 81 per share payable to ono a,
the BANKERS of tho Company in J"ndcn
on the acceptance OF tho offer. namoiv ~,
* seventh day of April. 1920. and that
such oher be made as TO holders OF rcr.
istcred ordinary shares BIZ motto. ,naa;
Iying the number of shares to wbfco ~,
:, .enloer IL entitled and stating that II IL
IS nor accepted and payment made on or
before tho c-mentioned date 4, rt,,
DC uccmcd TO be declined. and as IN bo,a
ers or snare Warrants TO Bearer for Ordi.
nary Shares by such advertisement ~. H.
Directors shall deem advisable. such a.
pcrtisement shall state that hoIder, =,
'hIt dFTuRtS TO Dcarar for OrHir,..
Sharcs must In the first instance and on o.
before the Seventh day of April. le2o ~.
posit with one of the Bankers in IonJn,
an approximate Coupon ito be ipLic.ta5 81.
,ne Dircctors) as evidence of ownershin
Provided always that tho dates In ali -.
any or the before mentioned cases NAV T..
dH.enaea 70 n later date in the absolute
discretion OF tho Directors. Upon such do
post being made the Company shaft d.,
oeemed to mako TO the Depositor an or,-
onche nuInber of shares to which ho la on.
ffSu ana Tho 1kPTtt2ryunrt .hS1, -,
1he Depositor in every case 70 forthu,,h
sign 4 form OF acceptance for such shar n.
when VIII DO supplied for the purpose and
70 pay tho sum of 81 in respect Of each
snare accepted. II in any case n sb,r.
noider shall not signify his acceptance unJ
.nnse payment OF. tho said sum within. the
time specified or such extended ;fmc !, !.
may be fixed by the Directors az afors.,id
me oner VIII be deemed to be declined aud
u nirscsors may dispose of all Shares not
accepted and paid for within the prescribe
time In response TO such offers In snch
manner as they may consider c1pcdient I'm
q ,n'eres, OF the Company. Tho eaid
Shares shall rank for dividend as from IN.
seventh day OF April. 1920. or the date o,
ISSUE or the particular Shares Whenever
shall be later.
To enable the holders OF SHARE u,r.
10 hearer for Ordinary Shares TO subscribe
inr the new shares TO which they are en-
s.ticd they must In the first instance aal
on or before tho Seventh day of April. .oan.
deposit Coupon No. IS attached to caci.
warrant held by them as evidence of owner.
mp mt one OF the aforementioned Banas,
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL & UNION BANK
or LIMITED. Savoy Court.
Btshopsgate. London. f. c.. 9.
LLoYDs BANK. LIMITED. westmtnster
House I. Miilbank. S. w. 1. or Lombard
Street. London, u. g. g..
THE LONDON JOINT CITY AND MID
LAND BANK. LIMITED. Wesleyan Hall,
Westminster. S. w. l, or 8. Threadne-die
street. London. r. c. 2.
GUARANTY ~ COMPANY OF f
YORK. 80 Lombard Street. London. u.
Upon such deposi, being made ~. co,..
pany shalt DO deemed to make to the de-
Positor m offer of one Ordinary Share in
respect OF every two existing Ordinary
Shares held by the depositor ticnoritr
shares which are not complete muitipiea OF
two and not allowing Registered Share.
and Share Warrants to bearer to be added
and tho dcpositor must forthwith sign form
or acceptance and pay the sum OF II for
each share accepted.
Forms OF application can be obtained from
the Conpany's Ofico at Westminster House.
Z. Millbank. =. w. /, or the Company's
once at Sill. Fifth Avenue. New York.
Coupons and accsptances must rot I've
transmitted to the Company's Bankers
through the post. but must be lodged per-
sonally or through 4 Banker. II any Cou-
pom accompa MED by an acceptance be moi
50 deposited on or before the Seventh day
OF April next or such later date rs the
Board may In any case allow. tho offer
shall DO deemed TO be declined and the
right in respect of such Share Warrant.
to participate In the offer shalt cease and
determine. and thc holder thereof shall
have no claim ih respect Of this offer against
the Company or any Directors thereof.
The new Shares when allotted viii in
due course be issued as registered Shares
and may he exchanged later on II desired
FOR Share Variants to Bearer upon pay
ment OF the usual fee and stamp duty.
Registered Shares and Share warrants to
Bcnrer cannot be added together for ac-
ceptancc purposeo.
BRITlSH-AMERI- IAN
TOBACCO COMPANY IIMYTED