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Results Of Voting At 2017 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 2017 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 26 April 2017 at 11.30am.
The tables below set out the results of the poll on each of the total of 20 Resolutions as stated in the Notice
of Meeting dated 22 March 2017. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy was entitled to one vote
per share held.
Resolution 1
Receipt of 2016 Report and Accounts
For - Note (b) 1,455,089,059
Percent of Votes Cast 99.82%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.047%
Against 2,662,511
Percent of Votes Cast 0.18%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.143%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,457,751,570
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.190%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 18,032,019
Resolution 2
Approval of Remuneration Report
For - Note (b) 1,346,502,332
Percent of Votes Cast 92.05%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 72.222%
Against 116,220,156
Percent of Votes Cast 7.95%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 6.234%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,462,722,488
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.456%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 13,100,905
Resolution 3
Declaration of final dividend for 2016 of 118.1p per share
For - Note (b) 1,474,942,682
Percent of Votes Cast 99.98%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 79.112%
Against 330,223
Percent of Votes Cast 0.02%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.018%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,475,272,905
Percent of Issued Share Capital 79.129%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 546,890
Resolution 4
Reappointment of KPMG LLP as Auditors
For - Note (b) 1,470,214,118
Percent of Votes Cast 99.66%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.858%
Against 5,036,749
Percent of Votes Cast 0.34%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.270%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,475,250,867
Percent of Issued Share Capital 79.128%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 572,292
Resolution 5
Authority for the Audit Committee to agree the Auditors'
remuneration
For - Note (b) 1,473,967,937
Percent of Votes Cast 99.91%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 79.059%
Against 1,259,070
Percent of Votes Cast 0.09%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.068%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,475,227,007
Percent of Issued Share Capital 79.127%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 596,152
Resolution 6
Re-election of Richard Burrows as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,427,228,065
Percent of Votes Cast 97.96%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.552%
Against 29,771,009
Percent of Votes Cast 2.04%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 1.597%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,456,999,074
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.149%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 18,824,082
Resolution 7
Re-election of Nicandro Durante as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,474,776,773
Percent of Votes Cast 99.97%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 79.103%
Against 375,376
Percent of Votes Cast 0.03%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.020%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,475,152,149
Percent of Issued Share Capital 79.123%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 671,010
Resolution 8
Re-election of Sue Farr as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,446,389,284
Percent of Votes Cast 99.23%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 77.580%
Against 11,292,909
Percent of Votes Cast 0.77%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.606%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,457,682,193
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.186%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 18,141,402
Resolution 9
Re-election of Ann Godbehere as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,452,015,300
Percent of Votes Cast 98.93%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 77.882%
Against 15,653,328
Percent of Votes Cast 1.07%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.840%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,467,668,628
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.721%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 8,154,968
Resolution 10
Re-election of Savio Kwan as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,466,212,449
Percent of Votes Cast 99.90%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.643%
Against 1,453,766
Percent of Votes Cast 0.10%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.078%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,467,666,215
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.721%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 8,157,381
Resolution 11
Re-election of Pedro Malan as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,459,515,059
Percent of Votes Cast 99.44%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.284%
Against 8,154,250
Percent of Votes Cast 0.56%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.437%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,467,669,309
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.721%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 8,154,287
Resolution 12
Re-election of Dimitri Panayotopoulos as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,455,528,561
Percent of Votes Cast 99.17%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.070%
Against 12,135,994
Percent of Votes Cast 0.83%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.651%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,467,664,555
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.721%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 8,159,041
Resolution 13
Re-election of Kieran Poynter as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,456,863,508
Percent of Votes Cast 99.26%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.142%
Against 10,807,024
Percent of Votes Cast 0.74%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.580%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,467,670,532
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.722%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 8,153,064
Resolution 14
Re-election of Ben Stevens as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,467,638,931
Percent of Votes Cast 99.49%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.720%
Against 7,527,411
Percent of Votes Cast 0.51%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.404%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,475,166,342
Percent of Issued Share Capital 79.124%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 656,304
Resolution 15
Election of Marion Helmes as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,450,064,535
Percent of Votes Cast 99.48%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 77.777%
Against 7,609,655
Percent of Votes Cast 0.52%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.408%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,457,674,190
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.185%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 18,148,456
Resolution 16
Renewal of Directors' authority to allot shares
For - Note (b) 1,211,510,091
Percent of Votes Cast 82.13%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 64.982%
Against 263,641,150
Percent of Votes Cast 17.87%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 14.141%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,475,151,241
Percent of Issued Share Capital 79.123%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 669,307
Resolution 17 - Note (d)
Renewal of Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights
For - Note (b) 1,409,472,028
Percent of Votes Cast 95.56%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 75.600%
Against 65,491,122
Percent of Votes Cast 4.44%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 3.513%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,474,963,150
Percent of Issued Share Capital 79.113%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 858,421
Resolution 18 - Note (d)
Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares
For - Note (b) 1,451,938,937
Percent of Votes Cast 98.48%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 77.878%
Against 22,447,876
Percent of Votes Cast 1.52%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 1.204%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,474,386,813
Percent of Issued Share Capital 79.082%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 1,434,832
Resolution 19
Authority to make donations to political organisations and to incur political expenditure
For - Note (b) 1,324,307,528
Percent of Votes Cast 93.73%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 71.032%
Against 88,663,027
Percent of Votes Cast 6.27%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 4.756%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,412,970,555
Percent of Issued Share Capital 75.788%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 62,846,400
Resolution 20 - Note (d)
Notice period for General Meetings
For - Note (b) 1,341,546,881
Percent of Votes Cast 91.33%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 71.957%
Against 127,401,780
Percent of Votes Cast 8.67%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 6.833%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,468,948,661
Percent of Issued Share Capital 78.790%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 6,873,982
Notes:
(a) The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) at the close of business on
Tuesday 25 April 2017 was 1,864,382,528.
(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
17, 18 and 20 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.
28 April 2017
Enquiries:
British American Tobacco Press Office
Anna Vickerstaff +44 20 7845 2888
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