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British American Tobacco p l c : Results of voting at the 2026 Annual General Meeting
British American Tobacco p l c : Results of voting at the 2026 Annual General

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15 April 2026 British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company") RESULTS OF VOTING AT THE 2026 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Company announces the result of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ('AGM', the 'Meeting') held on Wednesday 15 April 2026 at the Hilton London Bankside, 2-8 Great Suffolk St, London, SE1 0UG. The table below sets out the results of the poll on each of the total of 19 Resolutions as stated in the Notice of Meeting. Resolution Votes For % of votes cast Votes against % of votes cast Votes Withheld Votes cast in total Total cast as a % of issued share capital 1. Receipt of 2025 Report and Accounts 1,643,331,698 99.63% 6,098,278 0.37% 3,289,917 1,649,429,976 75.94% 2. Approval of the 2025 Directors' Remuneration Report 1,626,368,837 98.48% 25,053,577 1.52% 1,297,979 1,651,422,414 76.04% 3.Re- appointment of KPMG LLP as Auditors 1,593,961,516 96.51% 57,663,414 3.49% 1,095,463 1,651,624,930 76.05% 4. Authority for the Audit Committee to agree the Auditors' remuneration 1,638,634,915 99.22% 12,891,637 0.78% 1,193,841 1,651,526,552 76.04% 5. Re-election of Luc Jobin as a Director 1,628,785,224 98.70% 21,452,419 1.30% 2,479,040 1,650,237,643 75.98% 6. Re-election of Tadeu Marroco as a Director 1,634,908,627 99.00% 16,582,482 1.00% 1,225,574 1,651,491,109 76.04% 7. Re-election of Kandy Anand as a Director 1,637,066,159 99.18% 13,471,597 0.82% 2,178,927 1,650,537,756 76.00% 8. Re-election of Karen Guerra as a Director 1,637,852,929 99.23% 12,693,089 0.77% 2,170,665 1,650,546,018 76.00% 9. Re-election of Uta Kemmerich-Keil as a Director 1,640,871,315 99.42% 9,633,222 0.58% 2,212,146 1,650,504,537 75.99% 10. Re- election of 1,640,896,328 99.42% 9,572,183 0.58% 2,197,814 1,650,468,511 75.99% Véronique Laury as a Director 11. Re- election of Darrell Thomas as a Director 1,638,956,115 99.30% 11,603,838 0.70% 2,157,017 1,650,559,953 76.00% 12. Re- election of Serpil Timuray as a Director 1,641,236,499 99.44% 9,208,376 0.56% 2,271,808 1,650,444,875 75.99% 13. Election of Matthew Wright as a Director 1,640,633,253 99.40% 9,881,771 0.60% 2,199,958 1,650,515,024 75.99% 14. Authority to make donations to political organisations and to incur political expenditure 1,575,881,785 95.98% 65,949,625 4.02% 10,882,627 1,641,831,410 75.59% 15. Renewal of Directors' authority to allot shares 1,550,136,310 93.88% 101,135,636 6.12% 1,448,447 1,651,271,946 76.03% 16. Extension of the British American Tobacco Sharesave Scheme 1,648,586,831 99.86% 2,336,841 0.14% 1,796,721 1,650,923,672 76.01% 17. Renewal of Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights 1,572,347,237 95.24% 78,504,052 4.76% 1,869,104 1,650,851,289 76.01% 18. Authority for the Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares 1,648,013,864 99.82% 2,958,547 0.18% 1,747,982 1,650,972,411 76.02% 19. Notice period for General Meetings 1,586,144,746 96.05% 65,310,796 3.95% 1,264,851 1,651,455,542 76.04% All resolutions were passed at the Company's AGM today with the requisite majority of votes. Resolutions 1 to 16 were passed as ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 17 to 19 were passed as special resolutions. Holly Keller Koeppel stepped down from the Board as Non-Executive Directors at the conclusion of the Meeting and is succeeded by Karen Guerra as Senior Independent Director. Ms Keller Koeppel's retirement from the Board, and Ms Guerra's appointment as Senior Independent Director, follows the Company's announcement on 10 February 2026. The number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares) at the close of business on Monday 13 April 2026 was 2,171,899,866. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy, was entitled to one vote per ordinary share of 25p held. 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 15 and 17 to 19 have been submitted to the Financial Conduct Authority, and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/ #/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. C Worlock Assistant Secretary British American Tobacco p.l.c. Enquiries: Media Centre [email protected] | @BATplc Investor Relations Victoria Buxton | [email protected]
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