Retirement of Dr Gerry Murphy: disclosures required by section 430(2B), Companies Act 2006 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. (the “Company”) Retirement of Dr Gerry Murphy: disclosures required by section 430(2B), Companies Act 2006 Further to the announcement by the Company on 23 February 2017, Dr Gerry Murphy stood down as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting on 26 April 2017. As required by section 430(2B) of the Companies Act 2006, we can confirm that no remuneration is payable consequent upon or in respect of his retirement. Gerry Murphy will receive pro-rated Board fees and Audit Committee and Nominations Committee fees to the date of his retirement. He will not receive any payment for loss of office or any other payments in relation to the cessation of his terms of appointment with the Company. G C W Cunnington Deputy Secretary British American Tobacco p.l.c. 28 April 2017 Enquiries: Investor Relations Mike Nightingale/Rachael Brierley/Sabina Marshman +44 20 7845 1180/1519/1781 British American Tobacco Press Office Anna Vickerstaff +44 20 7845 2888 Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 28/04/2017 07:20:00 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.