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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC - Results of voting at 2016 Annual General Meeting

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Results of voting at 2016 Annual General Meeting

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")

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO p.l.c.
RESULTS OF VOTING AT 2016 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of British American Tobacco p.l.c. held at Milton Court Concert Hall, Silk Street,
London EC2Y 9BH on 27 April 2016 at 11.30am.

The tables below set out the results of the poll on each of the total of 24 Resolutions as stated in the Notice
of Meeting dated 22 March 2016. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy was entitled to one vote
per share held.

 Resolution 1
 Receipt of 2015 Report and Accounts
 For - Note (b)                                                                 1,400,261,457
 Percent of Votes Cast                                                                 99.82%
 Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                     75.112%
 Against                                                                            2,460,481
 Percent of Votes Cast                                                                  0.18%
 Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                       0.132%
 Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)                                        1,402,721,938
 Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                     75.244%
 Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                                         19,775,801

 Resolution 2
 Approval of Remuneration Policy
 For - Note (b)                                                                 1,191,242,495
 Percent of Votes Cast                                                                 90.32%
 Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                     63.900%
 Against                                                                          127,646,481
 Percent of Votes Cast                                                                  9.68%
 Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                       6.847%
 Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)                                        1,318,888,976
 Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                     70.747%
 Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                                        103,597,686

 Resolution 3
 Approval of Remuneration Report
 For - Note (b)                                                                 1,254,887,608
 Percent of Votes Cast                                                                 94.49%
 Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                     67.314%
 Against                                                                           73,116,552
 Percent of Votes Cast                                                                  5.51%
 Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                       3.922%
 Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)                                        1,328,004,160
 Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                     71.236%
 Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                                         94,481,732
Resolution 4
Declaration of final dividend for 2015 of 104.6p per share
For - Note (b)                                                          1,421,653,693
Percent of Votes Cast                                                        100.00%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                              76.259%
Against                                                                        40,368
Percent of Votes Cast                                                           0.00%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                 0.00%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)                                 1,421,694,061
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                              76.262%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                                     783,875

Resolution 5
Reappointment of KPMG LLP as Auditors
For - Note (b)                                                          1,406,262,303
Percent of Votes Cast                                                          99.83%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                              75.434%
Against                                                                     2,397,534
Percent of Votes Cast                                                           0.17%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                0.129%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)                                 1,408,659,837
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                              75.562%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                                  13,834,274

Resolution 6
Authority for the Audit Committee to agree the Auditors' remuneration
For - Note (b)                                                          1,419,875,162
Percent of Votes Cast                                                          99.87%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                              76.164%
Against                                                                     1,780,736
Percent of Votes Cast                                                           0.13%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                0.096%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)                                 1,421,655,898
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                              76.260%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                                     838,215

Resolution 7
Re-election of Richard Burrows as a Director
For - Note (b)                                                          1,415,598,453
Percent of Votes Cast                                                          99.58%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                75.93%
Against                                                                     6,018,148
Percent of Votes Cast                                                           0.42%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                0.323%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)                                 1,421,616,601
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                              76.257%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                                     872,060
Resolution 8
Re-election of Nicandro Durante as a Director
For - Note (b)                                  1,421,391,477
Percent of Votes Cast                                  99.98%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                      76.245%
Against                                               225,022
Percent of Votes Cast                                   0.02%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                        0.012%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)         1,421,616,499
Percent of Issued Share Capital                      76.257%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                             876,884

Resolution 9
Re-election of Sue Farr as a Director
For - Note (b)                                  1,419,446,321
Percent of Votes Cast                                  99.85%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                      76.141%
Against                                             2,139,885
Percent of Votes Cast                                   0.15%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                        0.115%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)         1,421,586,206
Percent of Issued Share Capital                      76.256%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                             904,530

Resolution 10
Re-election of Ann Godbehere as a Director
For - Note (b)                                  1,419,952,254
Percent of Votes Cast                                  99.88%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                      76.168%
Against                                             1,646,785
Percent of Votes Cast                                   0.12%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                        0.088%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)         1,421,599,039
Percent of Issued Share Capital                      76.256%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                             891,697

Resolution 11
Re-election of Savio Kwan as a Director
For - Note (b)                                  1,421,022,778
Percent of Votes Cast                                  99.96%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                      76.226%
Against                                               561,357
Percent of Votes Cast                                   0.04%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                        0.030%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)         1,421,584,135
Percent of Issued Share Capital                      76.256%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                             909,296
Resolution 12
Re-election of Pedro Malan as a Director
For - Note (b)                                        1,417,688,326
Percent of Votes Cast                                        99.73%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                            76.047%
Against                                                   3,885,442
Percent of Votes Cast                                         0.27%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                              0.208%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)               1,421,573,768
Percent of Issued Share Capital                            76.255%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                   919,670

Resolution 13
Re-election of Christine Morin-Postel as a Director
For - Note (b)                                        1,420,707,921
Percent of Votes Cast                                        99.94%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                            76.209%
Against                                                     886,662
Percent of Votes Cast                                         0.06%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                              0.048%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)               1,421,594,583
Percent of Issued Share Capital                            76.256%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                   898,021

Resolution 14
Re-election of Gerry Murphy as a Director
For - Note (b)                                        1,420,931,527
Percent of Votes Cast                                        99.95%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                            76.221%
Against                                                     657,305
Percent of Votes Cast                                         0.05%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                              0.035%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)               1,421,588,832
Percent of Issued Share Capital                            76.256%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                   901,903

Resolution 15
Re-election of Dimitri Panayotopoulos as a Director
For - Note (b)                                        1,421,320,076
Percent of Votes Cast                                        99.98%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                            76.242%
Against                                                     270,190
Percent of Votes Cast                                         0.02%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                              0.014%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)               1,421,590,266
Percent of Issued Share Capital                            76.256%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                   900,470
Resolution 16
Re-election of Kieran Poynter as a Director
For - Note (b)                                                   1,419,159,455
Percent of Votes Cast                                                   99.83%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                       76.126%
Against                                                              2,391,015
Percent of Votes Cast                                                    0.17%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                         0.128%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)                          1,421,550,470
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                       76.254%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                              940,266


Resolution 17
Re-election of Ben Stevens as a Director
For - Note (b)                                                   1,417,849,176
Percent of Votes Cast                                                   99.74%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                       76.055%
Against                                                              3,745,843
Percent of Votes Cast                                                    0.26%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                         0.201%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)                          1,421,595,019
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                       76.256%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                              898,419


Resolution 18
Renewal of Directors' authority to allot shares
For - Note (b)                                                   1,158,509,233
Percent of Votes Cast                                                   81.58%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                       62.144%
Against                                                            261,503,451
Percent of Votes Cast                                                   18.42%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                       14.027%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)                          1,420,012,684
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                       76.171%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                            2,479,324


Resolution 19 - Note (d)
Renewal of Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights
For - Note (b)                                                   1,301,214,015
Percent of Votes Cast                                                   91.57%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                       69.799%
Against                                                            119,726,422
Percent of Votes Cast                                                    8.43%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                         6.422%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)                          1,420,940,437
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                       76.221%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                            1,553,001
Resolution 20 - Note (d)
Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares
For - Note (b)                                                              1,404,024,510
Percent of Votes Cast                                                              98.76%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                  75.314%
Against                                                                        17,619,516
Percent of Votes Cast                                                               1.24%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                    0.945%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)                                     1,421,644,026
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                  76.259%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                                         850,086


Resolution 21
Authority to establish the British American Tobacco 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan
For - Note (b)                                                            1,203,045,427
Percent of Votes Cast                                                            91.51%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                 64.533%
Against                                                                     111,547,105
Percent of Votes Cast                                                             8.49%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                  5.984%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)                                   1,314,592,532
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                 70.517%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                                   107,895,013


Resolution 22
Authority to establish the British American Tobacco 2016 Sharesave Scheme
For - Note (b)                                                           1,335,795,529
Percent of Votes Cast                                                           98.13%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                               71.654%
Against                                                                     25,488,688
Percent of Votes Cast                                                            1.87%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                 1.367%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)                                  1,361,284,217
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                               73.021%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                                   61,202,738


Resolution 23
Authority to make donations to political organisations and to incur political expenditure
For - Note (b)                                                                1,306,219,082
Percent of Votes Cast                                                                93.64%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                    70.067%
Against                                                                          88,732,736
Percent of Votes Cast                                                                 6.36%
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                      4.760%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)                                       1,394,951,818
Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                    74.827%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                                        27,520,777
 Resolution 24 - Note (d)
 Notice period for General Meetings
 For - Note (b)                                                                1,257,236,917
 Percent of Votes Cast                                                                88.44%
 Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                    67.440%
 Against                                                                         164,303,840
 Percent of Votes Cast                                                                11.56%
 Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                      8.813%
 Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)                                       1,421,540,757
 Percent of Issued Share Capital                                                    76.253%
 Votes Withheld - Note (c)                                                           940,907

Notes:

(a)      The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) at the close of business on
         Tuesday 26 April 2016 was 1,864,233,906.

(b)      Includes discretionary votes.

(c)      A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes
         ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a resolution.

(d)      In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2R and 9.6.3R, two copies of each of the resolutions numbered
         19, 20 and 24 will be will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism as soon as practicable
         and will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm. A copy of the resolutions
         may also be obtained from the Notice of Meeting which is available on the Company’s website at
         www.bat.com/agm.




G C W Cunnington
Deputy Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.

27 April 2016

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