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British American Tobacco PLC
28 April 2022
 

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO p.l.c.

RESULTS OF VOTING AT THE 2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

The Annual General Meeting of British American Tobacco p.l.c. was held at Hilton London Bankside, 2-8 Great Suffolk St, London, SE1 0UG on 28 April 2022.

 

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 10 March 2022. 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 2021 Report and Accounts

 

For - Note (b)

1,751,007,194

Percent of Votes Cast

99.91%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.89%

Against

1,563,454

Percent of Votes Cast

0.09%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.07%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,752,570,648

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.96%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

3,988,593
       

 

Resolution 2

 

 

Approval of the 2022 Directors' Remuneration Policy

 

For - Note (b)

1,663,434,518

Percent of Votes Cast

94.85%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

73.05%

Against

90,313,970

Percent of Votes Cast

5.15%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

3.97%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,753,748,488

Percent of Issued Share Capital

77.01%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

2,811,496
       

 

Resolution 3

 

Approval of the 2021 Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding Remuneration policy)

 

For - Note (b)

1,659,386,864

Percent of Votes Cast

95.61%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

72.87%

Against

76,194,044

Percent of Votes Cast

4.39%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

3.35%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,735,580,908

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.22%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

20,978,332
     

 

Resolution 4

 

Reappointment of KPMG LLP as Auditors

 

For - Note (b)

1,744,497,084

Percent of Votes Cast

99.42%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.61%

Against

10,093,644

Percent of Votes Cast

0.58%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.44%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,754,590,728

Percent of Issued Share Capital

77.05%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

1,968,513

 

Resolution 5

 

Authority for the Audit Committee to agree the Auditors' remuneration

For - Note (b)

1,752,000,104

Percent of Votes Cast

99.86%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.94%

Against

2,416,691

Percent of Votes Cast

0.14%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.11%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,754,416,795

Percent of Issued Share Capital

77.04%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

2,142,446
     

 

Resolution 6

 

Re-election of Luc Jobin as a Director

 

For - Note (b)

 1,635,111,037

Percent of Votes Cast

93.81%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

71.80%

Against

107,845,230

Percent of Votes Cast

6.19%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

4.74%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,742,956,267

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.54%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

13,598,991
     

 

 

 

Resolution 7

 

Re-election of Jack Bowles as a Director

 

For - Note (b)

1,745,629,059

Percent of Votes Cast

99.67%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.66%

Against

5,800,496

Percent of Votes Cast

0.33%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.25%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,751,429,555

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.91%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

5,126,316
     

 

 

 

Resolution 8

 

Re-election of Tadeu Marroco as a Director

 

For - Note (b)

1,741,876,460

Percent of Votes Cast

99.46%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.49%

Against

9,533,325

Percent of Votes Cast

0.54%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.42%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,751,409,785

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.91%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

5,146,086

 

Resolution 9

 

Re-election of Sue Farr as a Director

 

For - Note (b)

1,742,808,702

Percent of Votes Cast

99.55%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.53%

Against

7,920,370

Percent of Votes Cast

0.45%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.35%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,750,729,072

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.88%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

5,813,099
     

 

Resolution 10

 

Re-election of Karen Guerra as a Director

 

 

For - Note (b)

1,746,736,651

 

Percent of Votes Cast

99.77%

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.71%

 

Against

3,983,776

 

Percent of Votes Cast

0.23%

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.17%

 

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,750,720,427

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.88%

 

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

5,831,744

 
       

 

Resolution 11

 

Re-election of Holly Keller Koeppel as a Director

 

 

For - Note (b)

1,727,189,330

 

Percent of Votes Cast

98.66%

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

75.85%

 

Against

23,535,508

 

Percent of Votes Cast

1.34%

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

1.03%

 

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,750,724,838

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.88%

 

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

5,827,332

 
       

 

Resolution 12

 

Re-election of Savio Kwan as a Director

 

 

For - Note (b)

1,740,031,646

 

Percent of Votes Cast

99.39%

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.41%

 

Against

10,665,766

 

Percent of Votes Cast

0.61%

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.47%

 

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,750,697,412

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.88%

 

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

5,857,015

 
       

 

Resolution 13

 

Re-election of Dimitri Panayotopoulos as a Director

 

 

For - Note (b)

1,734,888,381

 

Percent of Votes Cast

98.92%

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.19%

 

Against

18,927,596

 

Percent of Votes Cast

1.08%

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.83%

 

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,753,815,977

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

77.02%

 

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

2,738,449

 
       

 

Resolution 14

 

 

Re-election of Darrell Thomas as a Director

 

For - Note (b)

1,746,011,207

Percent of Votes Cast

99.73%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.67%

Against

4,714,868

Percent of Votes Cast

0.27%

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.21%

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,750,726,075

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.88%

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

5,828,352
       

 

Resolution 15

 

Election of Kandy Anand as a Director

 

 

For - Note (b)

1,750,653,216

 

Percent of Votes Cast

99.82%

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.88%

 

Against

3,116,919

 

Percent of Votes Cast

0.18%

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.14%

 

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,753,770,135

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

77.02%

 

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

2,782,292

 
       

 

Resolution 16

 

Authority to make donations to political organisations and to incur political expenditure

 

 

For - Note (b)

1,605,600,972

 

Percent of Votes Cast

92.04%

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

70.51%

 

Against

138,899,047

 

Percent of Votes Cast

7.96%

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

6.10%

 

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,744,500,019

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.61%

 

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

12,052,479

 
       

 

Resolution 17

 

Renewal of Directors' authority to allot shares

 

 

For - Note (b)

1,557,838,904

 

Percent of Votes Cast

88.90%

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

68.41%

 

Against

194,543,477

 

Percent of Votes Cast

11.10%

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

8.54%

 

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,752,382,381

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.95%

 

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

4,173,434

 
       

 

 

Resolution 18 - Note (d)

 

 

 

Authority for the Directors to allot equity securities for cash

 

 

 

For - Note (b)

1,567,004,311

 

 

Percent of Votes Cast

89.80%

 

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

68.81%

 

 

Against

177,990,173

 

 

Percent of Votes Cast

10.20%

 

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

7.82%

 

 

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,744,994,484

 

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.63%

 

 

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

11,553,837

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution 19 - Note (d)

 

 

 

Authority for the Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares

 

 

 

For - Note (b)

1,740,758,546

 

 

Percent of Votes Cast

99.24%

 

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

76.44%

 

 

Against

13,296,537

 

 

Percent of Votes Cast

0.76%

 

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

0.58%

 

 

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,754,055,083

 

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

77.03%

 

 

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

2,471,852

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution 20 - Note (d)

Notice period for General Meetings

 

 

 

For - Note (b)

1,642,447,730

 

 

Percent of Votes Cast

93.61%

 

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

72.13%

 

 

Against

112,191,297

 

 

Percent of Votes Cast

6.39%

 

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

4.93%

 

 

Total Votes Cast (Excl. Votes Withheld)

1,754,639,027

 

 

Percent of Issued Share Capital

77.05%

 

 

Votes Withheld - Note (c)

1,916,788

 
             

 

     

Dr Marion Helmes, stepped down from the Board as a Non-Executive Director at the conclusion of the Company's 2022 Annual General Meeting. Dr Helmes' retirement from the Board follows the Company's announcement on 11 February 2022, as further set out in the Company's 2021 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 Wednesday 27 April 2022 was 2,277,160,414.

 

(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 the resolutions numbered 18, 19 and 20 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism as soon as practicable and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.  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.

All resolutions were passed at the Company's Annual General Meeting (AGM) today with the requisite majority of votes.

 

P McCrory

Secretary

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

 

28 April 2022

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Investor Relations British American Tobacco Investor Relations

Mike Nightingale / Victoria Buxton / William Houston / John Harney        

+44 20 7845 1180 / 2012 / 1138 / 1263

 

British American Tobacco Press Office
+44 (0) 20 7845 2888 (24 hours) | @BATplc

 

 

 

 

 

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