Result of AGM

British American Tobacco PLC
21 April 2004


British American Tobacco p.l.c.
Results of Voting at the Annual General Meeting held on 21 April 2004



Resolution                                                                  For         Against       Withheld

Resolution 1:                                                         1,399,460,602     9,828,013    22,369,448
To receive the 2003 Report & Accounts

Resolution 2:                                                         1,394,045,221    11,116,457    26,495,285
To approve the 2003 Remuneration Report

Resolution 3:                                                         1,431,513,542        48,681        92,290
To declare a final dividend for 2003 of 27p per share

Resolution 4:                                                         1,419,837,512     2,772,208     9,044,792
To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors

Resolution 5:                                                         1,428,292,630     3,182,865       176,392
To authorise the Directors to agree the auditors' remuneration

Resolution 6a:                                                        1,428,359,000     3,003,147       292,598
To reappoint Paul Adams as a Director

Resolution 6b:                                                        1,428,349,104     3,001,437       241,219
To reappoint Antonio Monteiro de Castro as a Director

Resolution 6c:                                                        1,417,528,132     5,643,760     8,479,168
To reappoint Jan du Plessis as a Director

Resolution 6d:                                                        1,418,287,041    13,027,973       335,522
To reappoint K S Wong as a Director

Resolution 7 (Special Resolution):                                    1,430,144,049     1,363,725       146,413
To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares

Resolution 8a (Special Resolution):                                   1,429,482,580     1,722,966       438,498
To amend the Company's Articles of Association -
the Treasury Shares Proposal

Resolution 8b (Special Resolution):                                   1,429,219,105     1,564,960       864,026
To amend the Company's Articles of Association -
the Directors' Fees Proposal



Shares in issue: 2,053,548,796


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