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RNS Number : 8152W
British American Tobacco PLC
19 April 2023
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO p.l.c. (the "Company")
RESULTS OF VOTING AT THE 2023 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting ("the "AGM") of the Company was held
at 11.30am on 19 April 2023 at the Hilton London Bankside, 2-8
Great Suffolk St, London, SE1 0UG.
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 6
March 2023. 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 2022 Report and Accounts
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For - Note (b) 1,675,317,502
Percent of Votes Cast 99.90%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.91%
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Against 1,632,861
Percent of Votes Cast 0.10%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.07%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,676,950,363
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.99%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 3,249,716
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Resolution 2
Approval of the 2022 Directors' Remuneration
Report
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For - Note (b) 1,585,393,499
Percent of Votes Cast 95.18%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 70.89%
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Against 80,274,647
Percent of Votes Cast 4.82%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 3.59%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,665,668,146
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.48%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 14,532,234
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Resolution 3
Reappointment of KPMG LLP as Auditors
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For - Note (b) 1,670,594,556
Percent of Votes Cast 99.55%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.70%
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Against 7,518,651
Percent of Votes Cast 0.45%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.34%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,678,113,207
Percent of Issued Share Capital 75.04%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 2,087,332
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Resolution 4
Authority for the Audit Committee to agree the Auditors'
remuneration
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For - Note (b) 1,676,907,349
Percent of Votes Cast 99.91%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.99%
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Against 1,486,493
Percent of Votes Cast 0.09%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.07%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,678,393,842
Percent of Issued Share Capital 75.05%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 1,807,138
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Resolution 5
Re-election of Luc Jobin as a Director
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For - Note (b) 1,638,501,373
Percent of Votes Cast 97.69%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 73.27%
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Against 38,761,881
Percent of Votes Cast 2.31%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 1.73%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,677,263,254
Percent of Issued Share Capital 75.00%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 2,937,726
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Resolution 6
Re-election of Jack Bowles as a Director
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For - Note (b) 1,672,115,123
Percent of Votes Cast 99.62%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.77%
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Against 6,332,799
Percent of Votes Cast 0.38%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.28%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,678,447,922
Percent of Issued Share Capital 75.05%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 1,753,058
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Resolution 7
Re-election of Tadeu Marroco as a Director
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For - Note (b) 1,668,047,741
Percent of Votes Cast 99.38%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.59%
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Against 10,376,147
Percent of Votes Cast 0.62%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.46%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,678,423,888
Percent of Issued Share Capital 75.05%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 1,776,987
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Resolution 8
Re-election of Kandy Anand as a Director
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For - Note (b) 1,671,004,130
Percent of Votes Cast 99.63%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.72%
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Against 6,212,043
Percent of Votes Cast 0.37%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.28%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,677,216,173
Percent of Issued Share Capital 75.00%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 2,984,807
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Resolution 9
Re-election of Sue Farr as a Director
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For - Note (b) 1,661,194,864
Percent of Votes Cast 99.04%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.28%
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Against 16,094,213
Percent of Votes Cast 0.96%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.72%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,677,289,077
Percent of Issued Share Capital 75.00%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 2,911,903
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Resolution 10
Re-election of Karen Guerra as a Director
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For - Note (b) 1,670,777,703
Percent of Votes Cast 99.62%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.71%
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Against 6,430,340
Percent of Votes Cast 0.38%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.29%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,677,208,043
Percent of Issued Share Capital 75.00%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 2,992,937
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Resolution 11
Re-election of Holly Keller Koeppel as
a Director
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For - Note (b) 1,649,153,526
Percent of Votes Cast 98.32%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 73.74%
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Against 28,102,908
Percent of Votes Cast 1.68%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 1.26%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,677,256,434
Percent of Issued Share Capital 75.00%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 2,944,476
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Resolution 12
Re-election of Dimitri Panayotopoulos
as a Director
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For - Note (b) 1,660,170,624
Percent of Votes Cast 98.98%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.24%
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Against 17,086,288
Percent of Votes Cast 1.02%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.76%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,677,256,912
Percent of Issued Share Capital 75.00%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 2,944,068
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Resolution 13
Re-election of Darrell Thomas as a Director
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For - Note (b) 1,669,910,679
Percent of Votes Cast 99.57%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.67%
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Against 7,284,659
Percent of Votes Cast 0.43%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.33%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,677,195,338
Percent of Issued Share Capital 75.00%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 3,005,642
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Resolution 14
Election of Véronique Laury as a
Director
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For - Note (b) 1,672,587,461
Percent of Votes Cast 99.74%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.79%
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Against 4,314,873
Percent of Votes Cast 0.26%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.19%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,676,902,334
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.98%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 3,298,046
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Resolution 15
Authority to make donations to political organisations
and to incur political expenditure
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For - Note (b) 1,545,644,557
Percent of Votes Cast 92.21%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 69.12%
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Against 130,633,984
Percent of Votes Cast 7.79%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 5.84%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,676,278,541
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.96%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 3,917,680
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Resolution 16
Renewal of Directors' authority to allot
shares
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For - Note (b) 1,497,449,119
Percent of Votes Cast 89.55%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 66.96%
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Against 174,774,957
Percent of Votes Cast 10.45%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 7.82%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,672,224,076
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.78%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 7,976,904
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Resolution 17 - Note (d)
Authority for the Directors to allot equity securities for cash
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For - Note (b) 1,511,303,601
Percent of Votes Cast 90.43%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 67.58%
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Against 159,955,821
Percent of Votes Cast 9.57%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 7.15%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,671,259,422
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.73%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 8,941,558
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Resolution 18 - Note (d)
Authority for the Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares
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For - Note (b) 1,663,113,521
Percent of Votes Cast 99.12%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.37%
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Against 14,733,588
Percent of Votes Cast 0.88%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.66%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,677,847,109
Percent of Issued Share Capital 75.03%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 2,353,871
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Resolution 19 - Note (d)
Notice period for General Meetings
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For - Note (b) 1,580,393,326
Percent of Votes Cast 94.15%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 70.67%
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Against 98,132,615
Percent of Votes Cast 5.85%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 4.39%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,678,525,941
Percent of Issued Share Capital 75.06%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 1,675,038
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Resolution 20 - Note (d)
Adoption of new Articles of Association
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For - Note (b) 1,675,972,363
Percent of Votes Cast 99.87%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 74.94%
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Against 2,222,761
Percent of Votes Cast 0.13%
Percent of Issued Share Capital 0.10%
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Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld) 1,678,195,124
Percent of Issued Share Capital 75.04%
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Votes Withheld - Note (c) 2,005,856
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All resolutions were passed at the Company's AGM today with the
requisite majority of votes.
Savio Kwan, stepped down from the Board as a Non-Executive
Director at the conclusion of the Company's 2023 AGM. Mr Kwan's
retirement from the Board follows the Company's announcement on 9
February 2023, as further set out in the Company's 2022 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 Tuesday 18 April 2023
was 2,236,321,754.
(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 Resolutions 16 to 20 along with the amended Articles of
Association will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism as
soon as practicable and will shortly be available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
(e) The amended Articles of Association are also available at www.bat.com .
P McCrory
Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
19 April 2023
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