Result of AGM

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British American Tobacco PLC

28 April 2011

 



BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO p.l.c.

RESULTS OF VOTING AT 2011 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of British American Tobacco p.l.c. held at The Mermaid Conference & Events Centre, Puddle Dock, Blackfriars, London EC4V 3DB on 28 April 2011 at 11.30am.

The tables below set out the results of the poll on each of the total of 21 Resolutions as stated in the Notice of Meeting dated 28 March 2011. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy was entitled to one vote per share held.

Resolution 1
Receipt of 2010 Report and Accounts
For - Note (b)	1,384,416,114
Percent of Votes Cast	99.128%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	69.542%
Against	12,184,517
Percent of Votes Cast	0.872%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.612%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,396,600,631
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.154%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	4,739,372

Resolution 2
Approval of Remuneration Report
For - Note (b)	1,302,721,430
Percent of Votes Cast	96.063%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	65.438%
Against	53,388,395
Percent of Votes Cast	3.937%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	2.682%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,356,109,825
Percent of Issued Share Capital	68.120%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	45,232,352

Resolution 3
Declaration of final dividend for 2010 of 81.0p per share
For - Note (b)	1,399,074,053
Percent of Votes Cast	99.997%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.278%
Against	41,766
Percent of Votes Cast	0.003%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.002%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,399,115,819
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.280%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,224,891

Resolution 4
Reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors
For - Note (b)	1,339,695,520
Percent of Votes Cast	98.041%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	67.296%
Against	26,775,849
Percent of Votes Cast	1.959%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	1.345%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,366,471,369
Percent of Issued Share Capital	68.641%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	34,876,031

Resolution 5
Authority for the Directors to agree the Auditors' remuneration
For - Note (b)	1,388,411,256
Percent of Votes Cast	99.242%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	69.743%
Against	10,605,356
Percent of Votes Cast	0.758%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.533%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,399,016,612
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.276%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,330,161

Resolution 6
Re-election of Richard Burrows as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,361,109,137
Percent of Votes Cast	99.445%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	68.371%
Against	7,590,832
Percent of Votes Cast	0.555%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.381%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,368,699,969
Percent of Issued Share Capital	68.752%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	32,647,008

Resolution 7
Re-election of Karen de Segundo as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,374,506,261
Percent of Votes Cast	98.204%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	69.044%
Against	25,144,322
Percent of Votes Cast	1.796%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	1.263%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,399,650,583
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.307%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	1,698,719

Resolution 8
Re-election of Nicandro Durante as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,399,488,888
Percent of Votes Cast	99.990%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.299%
Against	138,594
Percent of Votes Cast	0.010%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.007%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,399,627,482
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.306%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	1,709,821

Resolution 9
Re-election of Robert Lerwill as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,364,137,153
Percent of Votes Cast	97.546%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	68.523%
Against	34,318,241
Percent of Votes Cast	2.454%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	1.724%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,398,455,394
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.247%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,894,889

Resolution 10
Re-election of Christine Morin-Postel as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,356,105,198
Percent of Votes Cast	98.255%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	68.120%
Against	24,085,471
Percent of Votes Cast	1.745%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	1.210%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,380,190,669
Percent of Issued Share Capital	69.330%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	21,146,935

Resolution 11
Re-election of Gerry Murphy as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,399,478,123
Percent of Votes Cast	99.989%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.299%
Against	157,912
Percent of Votes Cast	0.011%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.008%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,399,636,035
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.307%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	1,714,240

Resolution 12
Re-election of Anthony Ruys as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,378,805,566
Percent of Votes Cast	99.896%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	69.260%
Against	1,428,889
Percent of Votes Cast	0.104%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.072%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,380,234,455
Percent of Issued Share Capital	69.332%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	21,115,817

Resolution 13
Re-election of Sir Nicholas Scheele as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,379,091,461
Percent of Votes Cast	99.918%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	69.275%
Against	1,126,976
Percent of Votes Cast	0.082%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.057%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,380,218,437
Percent of Issued Share Capital	69.332%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	21,131,151

Resolution 14
Re-election of Ben Stevens as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,399,524,015
Percent of Votes Cast	99.992%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.301%
Against	106,089
Percent of Votes Cast	0.008%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.005%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,399,630,104
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.306%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	1,718,909

Resolution 15
Election of John Daly as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,399,485,161
Percent of Votes Cast	99.991%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.299%
Against	127,143
Percent of Votes Cast	0.009%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.006%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,399,612,304
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.305%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	1,712,136

Resolution 16
Election of Kieran Poynter as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,366,908,812
Percent of Votes Cast	99.872%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	68.663%
Against	1,748,560
Percent of Votes Cast	0.128%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.088%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,368,657,372
Percent of Issued Share Capital	68.751%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	32,677,630

Resolution 17
Renewal of Directors' authority to allot shares
For - Note (b)	1,186,678,085
Percent of Votes Cast	84.807%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	59.609%
Against	212,599,031
Percent of Votes Cast	15.193%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	10.679%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,399,277,116
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.288%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,057,887

Resolution 18 - Note (d)
Renewal of Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights
For - Note (b)	1,274,754,991
Percent of Votes Cast	91.087%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	64.034%
Against	124,738,870
Percent of Votes Cast	8.913%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	6.266%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,399,493,861
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.300%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	1,840,942

Resolution 19 - Note (d)
Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares
For - Note (b)	1,354,181,202
Percent of Votes Cast	98.347%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	68.023%
Against	22,761,606
Percent of Votes Cast	1.653%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	1.143%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,376,942,808
Percent of Issued Share Capital	69.166%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	24,390,649

Resolution 20
Authority to amend the British American Tobacco 2007 LTIP
For - Note (b)	943,704,706
Percent of Votes Cast	71.142%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	47.404%
Against	382,812,487
Percent of Votes Cast	28.858%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	19.229%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,326,517,193
Percent of Issued Share Capital	66.633%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	74,816,813

Resolution 21 - Note (d)
Notice period for General Meetings
For - Note (b)	1,264,364,990
Percent of Votes Cast	90.403%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	63.512%
Against	134,228,628
Percent of Votes Cast	9.597%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	6.743%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,398,593,618
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.255%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,734,665

Notes:

(a)        The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) at the close of business on 27 April 2011 was 1,990,758,182.

(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)        Indicates a Special Resolution.

(e)        In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2R and 9.6.3R, two copies of each of the resolutions numbered 18, 19 and 21 (inclusive) will be will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism as soon as practicable and will be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do. 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

G C W Cunnington

Deputy Secretary

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

28 April 2011

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