Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-02
BRlTISH-AMERICAN
TOBACCO COMPANY, LIMITED
NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF SHARE WAR
RANTS TO BEARER FOR ORDINARY
SHARES.

NANlO bEhNkN TON ONDlNhhi
SHARES.
NOTICE IS. HEREBY GIVEN that at
Meeting Of the Members Of the Company
held on the Twenty seventh day Of January,
1920, after the passing of Resolution for
increasing the Capital Of the Company BY
the creation Of additional Ordinary Shares,
it was resolved:
That out of the said additional Shares
for the time being Of the Company. there
shall on or about the Tenth day of FEB
ruary. 1920. be offered to the. Members
'n9 on the DAY Of J@nu
ary 1920, and the holders Cf Shars
! Warrants to Bearer for Ordinary Shares
! rortien Of one share for every. two exist
! ing, Ordinary Shares IGNORING shares
which are not complete multiples OF two
sha sh not @ allowing Registered shares h daad and
! together for the purpose OF acceptancel
held by them at the price o, OF 9 II per
snare sh PAYABLE to one OF the SanEers tn sncsnt.
| ance Of the offer namely on the Seventh
day Of April 1920, and that such onsr
be made as to holders of registered ordi-
/ number of shares to which the member
! Is entitled and stating that If it is not
eeG.epteed eSrt and payment maze 6 on or vsiI oeI
Se deemed to be declined, and as to hold
,rS of Share Warrants to Bearer for
Ordinary Shares by such advertisement
such advertisement shall state that
holders OF Share Warrants to Bearer for
Ordinary Shares must In the first IN
stance. and on or before. the, Seventh
day of April 1920, deposit with one OF
I the Bankers in London an appropriate
Coupon do be indicated by the Direc-
/ torO as evidence of ownership. Pro-
Vided always that the dates in all or
any of the before, mentioned cases may
be extended to later date In the abso-
Lutte discretion of the Directors. Upon
such deposit being made the Company
shall be deemed to make to the Depositor
an offer Of the number OF shares to
/ which he Is entitled and the advertise-
nent shall require the DepositOr in
every case to forthwith sign form of
acceptance for such Shares which will
be supplied for the purpose and to pay
the sum OF Fl in respect of each share
accepted II in any case a Shareholder
shall not signify his acceptance and
the time specified or such extended time
as may be fixed by the Directors as
aforesa Id the offer will be deemed to be
declined and the Directors may dispose
| OF all Shares not accepted and paid for
| within the prescribed time in response
TO such offers in such manner as they
may consider eXpedent IN the interest
OF the Company. The said Shares shall
ianli for dividend as from the Seventh
day of April. 1920, or the date of Issue
Of the particular Shares whichever shall
, be later
To enable the holders Of Share War
rants TO Bearer for Ordinary Shares to
subscribe for the new shares to which
they are entitled they must in the first
Instance and on or before the Seventh
day of April 1920, deposit Coupon No.
7s attached to each Warrant held by
Of the aforementioned Banks namely:-
NATIONAL PROVINCIAL & UNION
BANK or ENGLAND LIMITED.
savoy Court 90 y 81. Strand, London,
Il nm cot N
LtOYpS BANK LIMITED, Westminster
hHoa3e srI rss T. MilbsG3k bsGbn 5, " J. or Lom.
'Eh MiDLANb LEPos sANE }ElGT GfiTE6 TH56 AHD WeI,
leyan Hall, Westminster, $, W. i. or
GAFASTY FarSa a9esTs TRtsT sset r6MPHST tG3fGn
NEW, YORK, s. Lombard Street. Lon.
Upon such deposit being made ths
Company shall be deemed TO make TO
lhe depositor an offer Of one Ordinary
Share In respect of every two existing
Ordinary shares held by the depositorr
ignoring Shares which are not coInniete
. 0ultiNlrs Of two and not allowing Reg
iStc"od shares and Share Warrants 10
t'ePIer TO he added together for the pur-
must forthwith sign form of acceptancs
aud pay the sum Of fl for each share
accepted
Forms Of application can be obtained
! "a WHEtmiD-
ster House, Z, Millbank, s. W. /. or the
Company Office at 5ll. Fifth Avenue,
| New York.
Coupons and acceptances must NOT h.
transmitted 10 the Company's Bankers
through the posi-, but must be lodTed
re-sonally or through a Banker. Ifsnv
Coupon accompanied by an acceptance
he not 80 deposited on or before the Sev-
cnth day Of April next or such later
date as the Board may I'm any case
allow, the ofrer shall be deemed 10 bs
declined and the right in respect of such
Share Warrants TO participate in tha
offer shall cease and determine, and the
holder thereof shall have no claim In
respect of this offer against the Com.
pany or any Directors thereof
The new shares when allotted will in
due course be Issued as reRistered
Shares and may be exchanged later IN
II desired for share Warrants to Bearer
upon payment of the usual fee and
stamp duty,
Registered Shares and Share war.
rants 10 Bearer cannCt be added Ia
gether for acceptance purposes.