Notification in accordance with listing rule 9.6.13R 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. NOTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH LISTING RULE 9.6.13R In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.13R(1), British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the “Company”) confirms that Dr Marion Helmes, who has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 August 2016, has been a director of the following publicly quoted companies in the previous five years: Current Appointments Date of Appointment Bilfinger SE May 2016 ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE June 2014 NXP Semiconductors N.V. October 2013 Past Appointments Duration of Appointment Celesio AG January 2012 to July 2014 Fugro N.V. May 2009 to May 2014 Q-CELLS SE July 2010 to November 2011 Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R(3), Dr Helmes was the Chief Financial Officer of Q-Cells SE from 1 July 2010 to 14 November 2011, at which time she stepped down from the Board at her own request. In April 2012, Q-Cells SE filed for insolvency and was later acquired by South Korean company Hanwha. There are no further matters required to be disclosed by Dr Helmes under Listing Rule 9.6.13R. Bridget Creegan Assistant Secretary Tel: 020 7845 1927 1 August 2016 Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 01/08/2016 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.