ROTHMANS DENIES SHARE SALE SPECULATION <Rothmans Holdings (Tobacco) Ltd> said in a sttement there was "no foundation" to press speculation that it would sell its stake in Rothmans International Plc <ROT.L> to Philip Morris Inc <MO.N>, or that it would buy Morris' stake. In the 1986 report, Rothmans International said RHT, which is controlled by <Rupert Foundation SA>, owned 18.25 mln ordinary and 64.37 mln B ordinary shares, or 99.9 pct and 26.1 pct respectively. Morris owns 79.8 mln B ordinary shares, or 32.4 pct. Rothmans B shares, which firmed on the speculation to close at 273p from 241p on Friday, eased to 245.5p at 0838 GMT.