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British American Tobacco (JSE:BTI) News - Results of voting at the 2022 Annual General Meeting
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.
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO p.l.c.
RESULTS OF VOTING AT THE 2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of British American Tobacco p.l.c. was held at Hilton London Bankside, 2-8
Great Suffolk St, London, SE1 0UG on 28 April 2022.
The tables below set out the results of the poll on each of the total of 20 Resolutions as stated in the Notice
of Meeting dated 10 March 2022. 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 1
Receipt of 2021 Report and Accounts
For - Note (b) 1,751,007,194
Percent of Votes Cast 99.91%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.89%
Against 1,563,454
Percent of Votes Cast 0.09%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.07%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,752,570,648
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.96%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 3,988,593
Resolution 2
Approval of the 2022 Directors’ Remuneration Policy
For - Note (b) 1,663,434,518
Percent of Votes Cast 94.85%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 73.05%
Against 90,313,970
Percent of Votes Cast 5.15%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 3.97%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,753,748,488
Percent of Issued Share Capital 77.01%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 2,811,496
Resolution 3
Approval of the 2021 Directors’ Remuneration Report (excluding
Remuneration policy)
For - Note (b) 1,659,386,864
Percent of Votes Cast 95.61%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 72.87%
Against 76,194,044
Percent of Votes Cast 4.39%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 3.35%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,735,580,908
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.22%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 20,978,332
Resolution 4
Reappointment of KPMG LLP as Auditors
For - Note (b) 1,744,497,084
Percent of Votes Cast 99.42%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.61%
Against 10,093,644
Percent of Votes Cast 0.58%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.44%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,754,590,728
Percent of Issued Share Capital 77.05%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 1,968,513
Resolution 5
Authority for the Audit Committee to agree the Auditors’ remuneration
For - Note (b) 1,752,000,104
Percent of Votes Cast 99.86%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.94%
Against 2,416,691
Percent of Votes Cast 0.14%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.11%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,754,416,795
Percent of Issued Share Capital 77.04%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 2,142,446
Resolution 6
Re-election of Luc Jobin as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,635,111,037
Percent of Votes Cast 93.81%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 71.80%
Against 107,845,230
Percent of Votes Cast 6.19%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 4.74%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,742,956,267
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.54%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 13,598,991
Resolution 7
Re-election of Jack Bowles as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,745,629,059
Percent of Votes Cast 99.67%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.66%
Against 5,800,496
Percent of Votes Cast 0.33%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.25%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,751,429,555
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.91%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 5,126,316
Resolution 8
Re-election of Tadeu Marroco as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,741,876,460
Percent of Votes Cast 99.46%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.49%
Against 9,533,325
Percent of Votes Cast 0.54%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.42%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,751,409,785
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.91%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 5,146,086
Resolution 9
Re-election of Sue Farr as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,742,808,702
Percent of Votes Cast 99.55%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.53%
Against 7,920,370
Percent of Votes Cast 0.45%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.35%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,750,729,072
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.88%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 5,813,099
Resolution 10
Re-election of Karen Guerra as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,746,736,651
Percent of Votes Cast 99.77%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.71%
Against 3,983,776
Percent of Votes Cast 0.23%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.17%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,750,720,427
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.88%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 5,831,744
Resolution 11
Re-election of Holly Keller Koeppel as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,727,189,330
Percent of Votes Cast 98.66%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 75.85%
Against 23,535,508
Percent of Votes Cast 1.34%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 1.03%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,750,724,838
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.88%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 5,827,332
Resolution 12
Re-election of Savio Kwan as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,740,031,646
Percent of Votes Cast 99.39%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.41%
Against 10,665,766
Percent of Votes Cast 0.61%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.47%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,750,697,412
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.88%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 5,857,015
Resolution 13
Re-election of Dimitri Panayotopoulos as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,734,888,381
Percent of Votes Cast 98.92%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.19%
Against 18,927,596
Percent of Votes Cast 1.08%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.83%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,753,815,977
Percent of Issued Share Capital 77.02%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 2,738,449
Resolution 14
Re-election of Darrell Thomas as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,746,011,207
Percent of Votes Cast 99.73%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.67%
Against 4,714,868
Percent of Votes Cast 0.27%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.21%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,750,726,075
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.88%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 5,828,352
Resolution 15
Election of Kandy Anand as a Director
For - Note (b) 1,750,653,216
Percent of Votes Cast 99.82%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.88%
Against 3,116,919
Percent of Votes Cast 0.18%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.14%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,753,770,135
Percent of Issued Share Capital 77.02%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 2,782,292
Resolution 16
Authority to make donations to political organisations and to incur political expenditure
For - Note (b) 1,605,600,972
Percent of Votes Cast 92.04%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 70.51%
Against 138,899,047
Percent of Votes Cast 7.96%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 6.10%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,744,500,019
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.61%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 12,052,479
Resolution 17
Renewal of Directors' authority to allot shares
For - Note (b) 1,557,838,904
Percent of Votes Cast 88.90%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 68.41%
Against 194,543,477
Percent of Votes Cast 11.10%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 8.54%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,752,382,381
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.95%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 4,173,434
Resolution 18 – Note (d)
Authority for the Directors to allot equity securities for cash
For - Note (b) 1,567,004,311
Percent of Votes Cast 89.80%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 68.81%
Against 177,990,173
Percent of Votes Cast 10.20%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 7.82%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,744,994,484
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.63%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 11,553,837
Resolution 19 – Note (d)
Authority for the Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares
For - Note (b) 1,740,758,546
Percent of Votes Cast 99.24%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 76.44%
Against 13,296,537
Percent of Votes Cast 0.76%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.58%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,754,055,083
Percent of Issued Share Capital 77.03%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 2,471,852
Resolution 20 - Note (d)
Notice period for General Meetings
For - Note (b) 1,642,447,730
Percent of Votes Cast 93.61%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 72.13%
Against 112,191,297
Percent of Votes Cast 6.39%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 4.93%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,754,639,027
Percent of Issued Share Capital 77.05%
Votes Withheld - Note (c) 1,916,788
Dr Marion Helmes, stepped down from the Board as a Non-Executive Director at the conclusion of the
Company's 2022 Annual General Meeting. Dr Helmes’ retirement from the Board follows the Company’s
announcement on 11 February 2022, as further set out in the Company’s 2021 Annual Report and Form 20-
F.
Notes:
(a) The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) at the close of business on
Wednesday 27 April 2022 was 2,277,160,414.
(b) Includes discretionary votes.
(c) 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.
(d) In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2R and 9.6.3R, copies of the resolutions numbered 18, 19 and
20 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism as soon as practicable and will be
available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. A copy of the
resolutions may also be obtained from the Notice of Meeting which is available on the Company’s
website at www.bat.com/agm.
All resolutions were passed at the Company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) today with the requisite
majority of votes.
P McCrory
Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
28 April 2022
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Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Ltd t/a BofA Securities
Date: 28-04-2022 05:35:00
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