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BTI - British American Tobacco p.l.c. - Proposed dates in respect of the Preliminary Announcement and Final Dividend for the year ending 31 December 2011 British American Tobacco p.l.c. Incorporated in England and Wales (Registration number: 03407696) Short name: BATS Share code: BTI ISIN number: GB0002875804 ("British American Tobacco p.l.c." or " the "Company") Proposed dates in respect of the Preliminary Announcement and Final Dividend for the year ending 31 December 2011 With particular reference to the Company`s obligations in respect of the secondary listing of its ordinary shares on the JSE, please be advised that the proposed dates in respect of the Preliminary Announcement and final dividend for the year ending 31 December 2011 are currently scheduled as follows: 2012 Thursday 23 February Preliminary Announcement (to include announcement of recommended final dividend:
amount of dividend per share in both sterling and rand; applicable exchange rate and conversion date - 21 February 2012).
Thursday 23 February to Friday 9 From the commencement of trading on 23 March February 2012 to 9 March 2012 (inclusive), no removal requests in either direction between
the UK main register and the South African branch register will be permitted. Friday 2 March Last Day to Trade (JSE) Monday 5 March to Friday 9 March No transfers between the UK main register and the South African branch register; no shares
may be dematerialised or rematerialised. Monday 5 March Ex-dividend date (JSE)
Wednesday 7 March Ex-dividend date (LSE) Friday 9 March Record date (LSE and JSE) Thursday 3 May Payment date (sterling and rand)
Notes: (1) A recommended final dividend may be paid only after it has been approved at the Annual General Meeting of the Company which is scheduled for Thursday 26 April 2012.
(2) Any changes to the dates set out above will be notified. The dates will be restated in the Preliminary Announcement scheduled for Thursday 23 February 2012. 13 December 2011 Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 13/12/2011 17:38:33 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.
