Result of AGM

British American Tobacco PLC
27 April 2006



British American Tobacco p.l.c.
Results of Voting at the Annual General Meeting held on 27 April 2006


Resolution                                                             For            Against       Withheld
Resolution 1:
To receive the 2005 Report & Accounts                                 1,473,902,814    17,834,624    70,555,243

Resolution 2:
To approve the 2005 Remuneration Report                               1,528,635,937    30,358,722     3,229,743

Resolution 3:
To declare a final dividend for 2005 of 33.0p per share               1,558,873,116        15,403     3,338,683

Resolution 4:
To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors                   1,523,932,367    12,162,275    26,135,953

Resolution 5:
To authorise the Directors to agree the auditors' remuneration        1,553,533,270     5,694,332     3,002,993

Resolution 6a:
To reappoint Ana Maria Llopis as a Director                           1,554,442,368     4,722,892     3,127,836

Resolution 6b:
To reappoint Antonio Monteiro de Castro as a Director                 1,554,443,808     4,721,077     3,129,711

Resolution 6c:
To reappoint Rupert Pennant-Rea as a Director                         1,551,526,011     7,634,132     3,132,953

Resolution 6d:
To reappoint Jan du Plessis as a Director                             1,516,084,552     5,903,170    40,308,611

Resolution 7
To reappoint Anthony Ruys as a Director                               1,554,445,400     4,746,506     3,103,721

Resolution 8:
To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares                     1,543,189,629    15,973,366     3,069,337

Resolution 9 (Special Resolution):
To renew the Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption             1,551,967,887    10,005,601       257,442
rights

Resolution 10 (Special Resolution):
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares                   1,558,754,684       293,272     3,184,376



Shares in issue: 2,091,529,041

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