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flag BAT to sell 7%-15.3% stake in ITC Hotels, raising up to $734M to meet debt targets by 2026.

flag British American Tobacco plans to sell 7% to 15.3% of its stake in ITC Hotels, a newly independent Indian hotel company, through an accelerated bookbuild process to optimize pricing. flag The move, aimed at supporting BAT’s financial strategy, could raise up to $734 million. flag Proceeds will help BAT achieve a 2–2.5x adjusted net debt to EBITDA leverage by end-2026, excluding Canada. flag The stake stems from ITC’s demerger in January 2025, with BAT confirming no strategic interest in the hotel business. flag ITC Hotels, which operates over 200 hotels, began trading publicly in January with a market cap of $4.8 billion.

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