Savio Kwan to join the Board of British American Tobacco 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") 7 January 2014 Savio Kwan to join the Board of British American Tobacco Savio Kwan will join the Board of British American Tobacco as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 6 January 2014. Mr Kwan has significant business experience of Greater China and Asia. During his extensive career he has worked broadly in technology for General Electric, BTR plc and Alibaba Group, China’s largest internet business, where he was Chief Operating Officer and later, a Non-Executive Director. He is a founding partner and CEO of A&K Consulting Co Ltd, advising entrepreneurs about start-up businesses in China. Born in Hong Kong, Mr Kwan speaks fluent Mandarin and English. His international career has seen him live in China, the US, Singapore and the UK. He is a visiting Professor at Henley Business School and a regular lecturer on Chinese business strategy and leadership. Commenting on the move, Chairman, Richard Burrows said: “I warmly welcome Savio to the Board of British American Tobacco. I have no doubt he will bring his profound commercial approach, international orientation and deep knowledge of China and Asia to bear, further strengthening British American Tobacco and the Board.” ENQUIRIES British American Tobacco Press Office Will Hill / Annie Brown +44 (0) 20 7845 2888 (24 hours) Investor Relations Mike Nightingale / Rachael Brierley +44 (0) 20 7845 1180 / 1519 Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 07/01/2014 09:00:00 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.