Retirement of Kieran Poynter: 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 Kieran Poynter: disclosures required by section 430(2B), Companies Act 2006 Further to the announcement by the Company on 27 February 2020, Kieran Poynter stood down as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting on 30 April 2020. 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. Kieran Poynter received pro-rated Board, Senior Independent Director, 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 payment in relation to the cessation of his appointment with the Company. S Kerr Assistant Secretary British American Tobacco p.l.c. 1 May 2020 Enquiries: Press Office +44 (0)20 7845 2888 (24 hours) | @BATPress Investor Relations Mike Nightingale/Victoria Buxton/William Houston/John Harney +44 (0)20 7845 1180/2012/1138/1263 Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd Date: 04-05-2020 07:05:00 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.