16 April 2025
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO p.l.c. (the "Company")
RESULTS OF VOTING AT THE 2024 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the 'Company') announces the result of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on Wednesday 16 April 2025 at the Hilton London Bankside, 2-8 Great Suffolk St, London, SE1 0UG. The full text of the resolutions, along with the explanatory notes, is set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 5 March 2025.
The table below sets out the results of the poll on each of the total of 21 Resolutions as stated in the Notice of Meeting dated 5 March 2025. All valid proxy votes (whether submitted electronically or in hard copy form) were included in the poll taken at the Meeting. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy, was entitled to one vote per ordinary share of 25p held.
Resolution | Votes For | % | of | Votes | % of | Votes | Votes cast in | Total | |
votes | against | votes | Withheld | total | cast | as | |||
cast | cast | a % | of | ||||||
issued | |||||||||
share | |||||||||
capital | |||||||||
1. Receipt of | |||||||||
2024 Report and | |||||||||
Accounts | 1,604,423,816 | 99.81% | 3,007,431 | 0.19% | 3,727,349 | 1,607,431,247 | 73.02% | ||
2. Approval of | |||||||||
the 2025 | |||||||||
Directors' | |||||||||
Remuneration | |||||||||
Policy | 1,582,103,742 | 98.32% | 27,065,379 | 1.68% | 1,989,473 | 1,609,169,121 | 73.10% | ||
3. Approval of | |||||||||
the 2024 | |||||||||
Directors' | |||||||||
Remuneration | |||||||||
Report | 1,584,560,241 | 98.46% | 24,754,103 | 1.54% | 1,844,248 | 1,609,314,344 | 73.10% | ||
4.Reappointment | |||||||||
of KPMG LLP as | |||||||||
Auditors | 1,551,037,131 | 96.35% | 58,722,742 | 3.65% | 1,398,723 | 1,609,759,873 | 73.12% | ||
5. Authority for | |||||||||
the Audit | |||||||||
Committee to | |||||||||
agree the | |||||||||
Auditors' | |||||||||
remuneration | 1,602,760,781 | 99.57% | 6,899,212 | 0.43% | 1,498,603 | 1,609,659,993 | 73.12% | ||
6. Re-election of | |||||||||
Luc Jobin as a | |||||||||
Director | 1,585,632,252 | 98.53% | 23,591,640 | 1.47% | 1,934,702 | 1,609,223,892 | 73.10% | ||
7. Re-election of | |||||||||
Tadeu Marroco | |||||||||
as a Director | 1,603,357,945 | 99.61% | 6,240,594 | 0.39% | 1,560,056 | 1,609,598,539 | 73.11% | ||
8. Re-election of | |||||||||
Kandy Anand as | |||||||||
a Director | 1,596,545,940 | 99.26% | 11,873,084 | 0.74% | 2,739,571 | 1,608,419,024 | 73.06% | ||
9. Re-election of | |||||||||
Karen Guerra as | |||||||||
a Director | 1,601,724,941 | 99.58% | 6,716,268 | 0.42% | 2,717,386 | 1,608,441,209 | 73.06% | ||
10. Re-election | |||||||||
of Holly Keller | |||||||||
Koeppel as a | |||||||||
Director | 1,551,330,018 | 96.45% | 57,143,008 | 3.55% | 2,685,569 | 1,608,473,026 | 73.06% |
11. Re-election | |||||||
of Véronique | |||||||
Laury as a | |||||||
Director | 1,601,623,862 | 99.58% | 6,765,405 | 0.42% | 2,769,328 | 1,608,389,267 | 73.06% |
12. Re-election | |||||||
of Darrell | |||||||
Thomas as a | |||||||
Director | 1,601,715,479 | 99.58% | 6,704,923 | 0.42% | 2,738,193 | 1,608,420,402 | 73.06% |
13. Re-election | |||||||
of Serpil Timuray | |||||||
as a Director | 1,592,901,711 | 99.04% | 15,484,508 | 0.96% | 2,771,133 | 1,608,386,219 | 73.06% |
14. Election of | |||||||
Soraya Benchikh | |||||||
as a Director | 1,607,591,937 | 99.88% | 1,921,986 | 0.12% | 1,644,673 | 1,609,513,923 | 73.11% |
15. Election of | |||||||
Uta Kemmerich- | |||||||
Keil as a Director | 1,605,979,952 | 99.85% | 2,412,034 | 0.15% | 2,764,609 | 1,608,391,986 | 73.06% |
16. Authority to | |||||||
make donations | |||||||
to political | |||||||
organisations | |||||||
and to incur | |||||||
political | |||||||
expenditure | 1,499,201,368 | 93.14% | 110,377,277 | 6.86% | 1,579,950 | 1,609,578,645 | 73.11% |
17. Renewal of | |||||||
Directors' | |||||||
authority to allot | |||||||
shares | 1,511,285,703 | 93.89% | 98,348,344 | 6.11% | 1,524,383 | 1,609,634,047 | 73.12% |
18. | |||||||
Establishment of | |||||||
Performance | |||||||
Share Plan | 1,584,522,405 | 98.44% | 25,077,326 | 1.56% | 1,557,360 | 1,609,599,731 | 73.11% |
19. Renewal of | |||||||
Directors' | |||||||
authority to | |||||||
disapply pre- | |||||||
emption rights | 1,485,012,776 | 92.28% | 124,287,266 | 7.72% | 1,858,554 | 1,609,300,042 | 73.10% |
20. Authority for | |||||||
the Company to | |||||||
make market | |||||||
purchases of | |||||||
ordinary shares | 1,605,790,686 | 99.78% | 3,503,243 | 0.22% | 1,864,666 | 1,609,293,929 | 73.10% |
21. Notice period for General
Meetings | 1,538,821,590 | 95.60% | 70,884,506 | 4.40% | 1,452,499 | 1,609,706,096 | 73.12% |
All resolutions were passed at the Company's AGM today with the requisite majority of votes.
The number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares) at the close of business on Monday 14 April 2025 was 2,201,463,243. Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. 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. All valid proxy votes (whether submitted electronically or in hard copy form) were included in the poll. Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair have been included in the total votes 'for' the respective resolutions.
In accordance with UK Listing Rules 6.4.1 and 6.4.2, copies of Resolutions 17 and 19 to 21 have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority, and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
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Worlock Assistant Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
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