Result of AGM

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British American Tobacco PLC

30 April 2014

 

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO p.l.c.

RESULTS OF VOTING AT 2014 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of British American Tobacco p.l.c. held at The Banqueting House, Whitehall, London SW1A 2ER on 30 April 2014 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 24 March 2014. Each shareholder, present in person or by proxy was entitled to one vote per share held.

Resolution 1
Receipt of 2013 Report and Accounts
For - Note (b)	1,382,846,595
Percent of Votes Cast	99.990%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.642%
Against	98,861
Percent of Votes Cast	0.010%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.005%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,382,945,456
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.647%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,924,697

Resolution 2
Approval of Remuneration Policy
For - Note (b)	1,251,092,549
Percent of Votes Cast	90.540%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	66.625%
Against	130,764,082
Percent of Votes Cast	9.460%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	6.964%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,381,856,631
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.589%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	4,014,169

Resolution 3
Approval of Remuneration Report (other than the part containing the Remuneration Policy)
For - Note (b)	1,316,656,333
Percent of Votes Cast	95.300%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	70.117%
Against	64,934,172
Percent of Votes Cast	4.700%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	3.458%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,381,590,505
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.575%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	4,280,179

Resolution 4
Declaration of final dividend for 2013 of 97.4p per share
For - Note (b)	1,382,845,853
Percent of Votes Cast	99.990%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.641%
Against	172,105
Percent of Votes Cast	0.010%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.009%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,383,017,958
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.651%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,866,379

Resolution 5
Reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as Auditors
For - Note (b)	1,343,143,502
Percent of Votes Cast	97.960%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	71.527%
Against	27,929,909
Percent of Votes Cast	2.040%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	1.487%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,371,073,411
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.015%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	14,795,051

Resolution 6
Authority for the Directors to agree the Auditors' remuneration
For - Note (b)	1,358,600,789
Percent of Votes Cast	98.240%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	72.350%
Against	24,337,405
Percent of Votes Cast	1.760%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	1.296%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,382,938,194
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.646%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,929,408

Resolution 7
Re-election of Richard Burrows as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,367,862,512
Percent of Votes Cast	98.910%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	72.844%
Against	15,083,898
Percent of Votes Cast	1.090%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.803%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,382,946,410
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.647%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,921,026

Resolution 8
Re-election of Karen de Segundo as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,381,984,878
Percent of Votes Cast	99.930%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.596%
Against	931,654
Percent of Votes Cast	0.070%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.050%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,382,916,532
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.645%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,951,375

Resolution 9
Re-election of Nicandro Durante as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,382,777,257
Percent of Votes Cast	99.990%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.638%
Against	134,804
Percent of Votes Cast	0.010%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.007%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,382,912,061
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.645%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,955,376

Resolution 10
Re-election of Ann Godbehere as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,377,134,654
Percent of Votes Cast	99.580%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.337%
Against	5,782,878
Percent of Votes Cast	0.420%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.308%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,382,917,532
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.645%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,952,566

Resolution 11
Re-election of Christine Morin-Postel as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,382,325,657
Percent of Votes Cast	99.970%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.614%
Against	465,641
Percent of Votes Cast	0.030%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.025%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,382,791,298
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.639%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	3,077,001

Resolution 12
Re-election of Gerry Murphy as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,379,723,614
Percent of Votes Cast	99.770%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.475%
Against	3,195,574
Percent of Votes Cast	0.230%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.170%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,382,919,188
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.645%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,949,111

Resolution 13
Re-election of Kieran Poynter as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,379,495,416
Percent of Votes Cast	99.750%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.463%
Against	3,420,247
Percent of Votes Cast	0.250%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.182%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,382,915,663
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.645%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,951,110

Resolution 14
Re-election of Ben Stevens as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,380,720,707
Percent of Votes Cast	99.840%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.528%
Against	2,198,038
Percent of Votes Cast	0.160%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.117%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,382,918,745
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.645%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,949,258

Resolution 15
Re-election of Richard Tubb as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,382,673,685
Percent of Votes Cast	99.980%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.632%
Against	234,209
Percent of Votes Cast	0.020%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.012%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,382,907,894
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.645%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,959,043

Resolution 16
Election of Savio Kwan as a Director
For - Note (b)	1,382,634,361
Percent of Votes Cast	99.980%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.630%
Against	260,685
Percent of Votes Cast	0.020%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.014%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,382,895,046
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.644%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,971,891

Resolution 17
Renewal of Directors' authority to allot shares
For - Note (b)	1,194,597,087
Percent of Votes Cast	86.480%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	63.617%
Against	186,837,689
Percent of Votes Cast	13.520%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	9.950%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,381,434,776
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.566%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	4,427,201

Resolution 18 - Note (d)
Renewal of Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption rights
For - Note (b)	1,271,469,244
Percent of Votes Cast	92.020%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	67.710%
Against	110,272,959
Percent of Votes Cast	7.980%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	5.872%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,381,742,203
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.583%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	4,121,111

Resolution 19 - Note (d)
Authority for the Company to purchase its own shares
For - Note (b)	1,379,938,362
Percent of Votes Cast	99.860%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.487%
Against	1,880,361
Percent of Votes Cast	0.140%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	0.100%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,381,818,723
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.587%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	4,044,006

Resolution 20
Authority to make donations to political organisations and to incur political expenditure
For - Note (b)	1,253,901,400
Percent of Votes Cast	93.550%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	66.775%
Against	86,452,914
Percent of Votes Cast	6.450%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	4.604%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,340,354,314
Percent of Issued Share Capital	71.379%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	45,498,270

Resolution 21 - Note (d)
Notice period for General Meetings
For - Note (b)	1,174,097,022
Percent of Votes Cast	84.940%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	62.525%
Against	208,245,867
Percent of Votes Cast	15.060%
Percent of Issued Share Capital	11.090%
Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)	1,382,342,889
Percent of Issued Share Capital	73.615%
Votes Withheld - Note (c)	2,983,967

Notes:

(a)           The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) at the close of business on 29 April 2014 was 1,877,808,676.

(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 will be will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism as soon as practicable and will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.  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.

30 April 2014

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