BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC - Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 and Annual General Meeting 2020

Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 and Annual General Meeting 2020

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.

Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2019 and Annual General Meeting 2020

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company" or “BAT”) reports that the following documents are
being mailed and made available to its shareholders (as applicable) today, 27 March 2020. Those
documents with a web-link shown are also available to be viewed or downloaded on the British
American Tobacco website as indicated:

(1)   Annual Report 2019 (including the Strategic Report 2019)(1) www.bat.com/annualreport
(2)   Performance Summary 2019 www.bat.com/annualreport
(3)   Notice of Annual General Meeting 2020 www.bat.com/AGM
(4)   Proxy Form
(5)   Proxy Form - South Africa
(6)   Voting Instruction Form - South Africa

In compliance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, copies of each of the above documents(1) will be submitted to
the National Storage Mechanism as soon as practicable and will be available for inspection via the
following link: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

Note:
(1) On 26 March 2020, the Company announced that the Annual Report 2019 was published to be
    viewed or downloaded on the Company’s website and was submitted to the National Storage
    Mechanism. The relevant disclosures were also made with reference to the requirements of Rule
    6.3.5 of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Arrangements for the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) in light of CoVid-19

BAT is closely monitoring the CoVid-19 situation, including UK Government measures, and will
continue to do so in the lead up to the AGM.

In order to ensure the health and safety of shareholders and BAT staff, shareholders should note
that the AGM will focus only on those matters required by law and regulation. Aside from the formal
meeting, there will not be the usual refreshments and other opportunities to meet members of the
BAT Board and management team informally.

In light of the current UK Government measures on staying at home and away from others (social
distancing) to reduce the transmission of CoVid-19, and specifically the avoidance of gatherings
and non-essential use of public transport, shareholders are advised not to attend the meeting in
person this year if the measures continue to be the same or even more restrictive.
As such, the Board urges all shareholders to appoint a proxy as early as possible in order to vote
on the matters being considered at the meeting.

The situation is developing rapidly and shareholders should note that further changes may need to
be put in place at short notice in relation to the AGM this year.

Updates on the status of the AGM and any changes to the proceedings of the meeting will be
published on www.bat.com/agm and announced to the stock market.

Paul McCrory
Company Secretary

27 March 2020



Enquiries:

Press Office
Anna Vickerstaff
+44 (0) 20 7845 2888 (24 hours) | @BATPress

Investor Relations
Mike Nightingale/Victoria Buxton/William Houston/John Harney
+44 20 7845 1180/2012/1138/1263


27 March 2020

Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Date: 27-03-2020 10:00:00
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.