Proposed dates in respect of the Preliminary Announcement and Final Dividend for the year ending 31 December 2012 British American Tobacco p.l.c. (“British American Tobacco p.l.c.” or " the "Company") Incorporated in England and Wales (Registration number: 03407696) Short name: BATS Share code: BTI ISIN number: GB0002875804 Proposed dates in respect of the Preliminary Announcement and Final Dividend for the year ending 31 December 2012 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 2012 are currently scheduled as follows: 2013 Thursday 28 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 ? 26 February 2013; plus additional applicable information as required in respect of South African Dividend Tax). Thursday 28 February to Friday 15 March From the commencement of trading on 28 February 2013 to 15 March 2013 (inclusive), no removal requests in either direction between the UK main register and the South African branch register will be permitted. Friday 8 March Last Day to Trade (JSE) Monday 11 March to Friday 15 March No transfers between the UK main register and the South African branch register; no shares may be dematerialised or rematerialised. Monday 11 March Ex?dividend date (JSE) Wednesday 13 March Ex?dividend date (LSE) Friday 15 March Record date (LSE and JSE) Wednesday 8 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 25 April 2013. (2) Any changes to the dates set out above will be notified. The dates will be restated in the Preliminary Announcement scheduled for Thursday 28 February 2013. 7 December 2012 Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 07/12/2012 02:00:00 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.