Proposed dates in respect of the Preliminary Announcement and Final Dividend for the year ending 31 December 2016 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 British American Tobacco p.l.c. Proposed dates in respect of the Preliminary Announcement and Final Dividend for the year ending 31 December 2016 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 2016 are currently scheduled as follows: 2017 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 – Tuesday 21 February 2017; plus additional applicable information as required in respect of South Africa Dividends Tax). Thursday 23 February to Friday 17 From the commencement of trading on Thursday 23 March February 2017 to Friday 17 March 2017 (inclusive), no removal requests in either direction between the UK main register and the South Africa branch register will be permitted. Tuesday 14 March Last Day to Trade (JSE) Wednesday 15 March to Friday 17 From the commencement of trading on Wednesday 15 March March 2017 to Friday 17 March 2017 (inclusive), no transfers between the UK main register and the South Africa branch register; no shares may be dematerialised or rematerialised. Wednesday 15 March Ex-dividend date (JSE) Thursday 16 March Ex-dividend date (LSE) Friday 17 March Record date (LSE and JSE) Monday 10 April Last date for receipt of Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) elections (UK main register only) Thursday 4 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 Wednesday 26 April 2017. (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 2017. 9 December 2016 Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 09/12/2016 04:00:00 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.