Form 6-K - Report of foreign issuer [Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16]

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 6-K

 

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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

September 16, 2024

 

Commission File Number: 001-38159

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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

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Globe House

4 Temple Place

London WC2R 2PG

United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive office)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F ☒              Form 40-F ☐

 

 

 

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This report includes materials as exhibits that have been published and made available by British American Tobacco p.l.c. as of September 16, 2024.

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description
Exhibit 1		Press Release entitled "British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the “Company”) - Quarterly Dividends for the year ended 31 December 2023: Payment No. 3  - November 2024 (the “November 2024 Dividend”) South Africa Branch Register Finalisation Information" dated September 16, 2024.
Exhibit 2		Press Release entitled “Transaction in own shares” dated September 16, 2024.

  

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	British American Tobacco p.l.c.
	By:	/s/ Christopher Worlock
		Name:	Christopher Worlock
		Title:	Assistant Secretary

 

Date:  September 16, 2024

Exhibit 1

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the “Company”)

Quarterly Dividends for the year ended 31 December 2023:

Payment No. 3 – November 2024 (the “November 2024 Dividend”)

South Africa Branch Register Finalisation Information

On 7 February 2024, the Company announced that the Board had declared an interim dividend of 235.52p per ordinary share of 25p, payable in four equal quarterly instalments of 58.88p per ordinary share in May 2024, August 2024, November 2024 and February 2025.

The November 2024 Dividend will be payable on 1 November 2024 to shareholders registered on either the UK main register or the South Africa branch register on 27 September 2024 (the record date).

In accordance with the JSE Limited (“JSE”) Listing Requirements, the finalisation information for the November 2024 Dividend relating to shareholders registered on the South Africa branch register is set out in the paragraphs below.

The salient dates and other dividend declaration information announced on 8 February 2024 remain unchanged for the November 2024 Dividend.

South Africa Branch Register: Dividend Rate

The British American Tobacco Group reports in sterling, therefore dividends are declared and payable in sterling except for shareholders on the branch register in South Africa whose dividends are payable in rand.  A rate of exchange of £:R=23.3262 as at 12 September 2024 (the closing rate on that date as quoted by Bloomberg), results in an equivalent November 2024 Dividend of 1,373.44666 SA cents per ordinary share.

South Africa Branch Register: Dividends Tax Information

South Africa Dividends Tax (at a rate of 20%), equivalent to 274.68933 SA cents per ordinary share, will be withheld from the gross November 2024 Dividend paid to shareholders on the South Africa branch register, unless a shareholder qualifies for an exemption. After Dividends Tax has been withheld, the net dividend will be 1098.75733 cents per ordinary share.  The November 2024 Dividend is regarded as a ‘foreign dividend’ for the purposes of the South Africa Dividends Tax. For the purposes of South Africa Dividends Tax reporting, the source of income for the payment of the November 2024 Dividend is the United Kingdom.

At the close of business on 12 September 2024 (the latest practicable date prior to the date of the declaration of the South African rand equivalent of the November 2024 Dividend), the Company had a total of 2,215,446,913 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). The Company held 133,274,739 ordinary shares in treasury giving a total issued share capital of 2,348,721,652 ordinary shares.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. is registered with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) with tax reference number 9378193172.

For the avoidance of doubt, Dividends Tax and the information provided above is of only direct application to shareholders on the South Africa branch register. Shareholders on the South Africa branch register should direct any questions regarding the application of Dividends Tax to Computershare Investor Services Proprietary Limited, contact details for which are given below:

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Computershare Investor Services Proprietary Limited

Private Bag, X9000, Saxonwold, 2132

tel: [phone]

email enquiries: [e-mail]

Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:

Christopher Worlock

Assistant Secretary

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

16 September 2024

Enquiries:

British American Tobacco Media Centre

[phone] (24 hours) │@BATPlc

Investor Relations

Victoria Buxton: [phone] | [e-mail]

Exhibit 2

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

16 September 2024

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the “Company”) announces that in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company’s Annual General Meeting on 24 April 2024 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each (“shares”) from Goldman Sachs International as part of its buyback programme announced on 18 March 2024:

Date of purchase:	13 September 2024
Number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased:	82,798
Highest price paid per share (pence):	2,971.00p
Lowest price paid per share (pence):	2,952.00p
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):	2,963.24p

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the Company will have 2,215,199,671 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) which carry voting rights and will hold 133,274,739 ordinary shares in treasury. This information may be used by shareholders to determine whether they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest, in the Company under the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the UK, a schedule of individual trades carried out by Goldman Sachs International on 13 September 2024 is set out below.

Enquiries:

Investor Relations

Victoria Buxton: [phone] | [e-mail]

Schedule of purchases - aggregate information

Issuer name	ISIN Code	Transaction date	Daily total volume (in number of shares)	Daily weighted average price of shares acquired	Platform
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	13/09/2024	82,798	2,963.24p	LSE
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	13/09/2024	0	0	CHIX
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	13/09/2024	0	0	BATE

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Schedule of purchases - individual transactions

Number of shares purchased	Transaction price (per share)	Market	Time of transaction
732	2959	XLON	08:18:57
947	2958	XLON	08:19:48
426	2959	XLON	08:20:47
337	2958	XLON	08:22:05
318	2957	XLON	08:22:26
346	2960	XLON	08:25:57
321	2960	XLON	08:27:49
294	2958	XLON	08:32:21
281	2957	XLON	08:33:35
171	2955	XLON	08:34:58
34	2955	XLON	08:34:58
71	2955	XLON	08:34:58
108	2954	XLON	08:36:06
12	2954	XLON	08:39:26
15	2954	XLON	08:39:26
72	2954	XLON	08:39:26
21	2954	XLON	08:39:26
18	2954	XLON	08:39:26
27	2954	XLON	08:39:26
32	2954	XLON	08:39:26
220	2955	XLON	08:40:08
63	2955	XLON	08:40:08
397	2954	XLON	08:42:38
20	2955	XLON	08:45:14
74	2955	XLON	08:46:45
29	2955	XLON	08:46:45
34	2955	XLON	08:46:45
34	2955	XLON	08:46:45
80	2955	XLON	08:46:45
28	2955	XLON	08:46:45
98	2956	XLON	08:48:11
98	2956	XLON	08:48:11
72	2956	XLON	08:48:11
296	2956	XLON	08:50:05
302	2955	XLON	08:52:05
74	2955	XLON	08:54:17
146	2954	XLON	08:56:56
235	2954	XLON	08:57:30
264	2954	XLON	08:58:54
5	2953	XLON	09:00:00
362	2953	XLON	09:00:11
279	2953	XLON	09:01:57
5	2954	XLON	09:07:38
104	2954	XLON	09:07:38

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87	2954	XLON	09:07:39
96	2954	XLON	09:07:39
78	2954	XLON	09:07:39
340	2955	XLON	09:09:41
164	2955	XLON	09:13:01
463	2956	XLON	09:15:15
250	2955	XLON	09:15:15
123	2954	XLON	09:16:32
124	2954	XLON	09:16:32
53	2955	XLON	09:16:32
211	2955	XLON	09:16:32
4	2955	XLON	09:18:22
34	2955	XLON	09:18:22
24	2955	XLON	09:18:23
18	2955	XLON	09:18:23
44	2955	XLON	09:18:23
57	2955	XLON	09:18:23
377	2954	XLON	09:21:05
326	2953	XLON	09:25:22
316	2952	XLON	09:27:15
107	2953	XLON	09:31:23
26	2953	XLON	09:31:24
123	2953	XLON	09:31:25
15	2953	XLON	09:31:25
262	2954	XLON	09:32:26
62	2954	XLON	09:33:16
123	2954	XLON	09:33:16
77	2954	XLON	09:33:16
275	2954	XLON	09:33:40
200	2954	XLON	09:40:24
73	2954	XLON	09:40:24
123	2953	XLON	09:42:23
62	2953	XLON	09:42:23
86	2953	XLON	09:42:23
351	2955	XLON	09:46:16
163	2954	XLON	09:46:18
170	2954	XLON	09:46:18
306	2953	XLON	09:53:40
56	2953	XLON	09:55:47
431	2953	XLON	09:57:05
86	2953	XLON	09:57:05
271	2952	XLON	09:58:19
107	2953	XLON	09:59:41
52	2954	XLON	10:01:19
65	2954	XLON	10:01:19
183	2954	XLON	10:02:10
178	2953	XLON	10:03:06
262	2953	XLON	10:04:45

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59	2953	XLON	10:05:23
43	2953	XLON	10:05:23
149	2953	XLON	10:05:23
21	2953	XLON	10:05:23
265	2953	XLON	10:08:14
124	2954	XLON	10:09:30
41	2956	XLON	10:13:23
244	2956	XLON	10:13:23
174	2955	XLON	10:13:23
89	2956	XLON	10:14:24
45	2956	XLON	10:14:24
100	2956	XLON	10:14:24
43	2956	XLON	10:14:24
108	2956	XLON	10:14:24
42	2956	XLON	10:18:40
259	2956	XLON	10:18:40
124	2956	XLON	10:21:53
156	2956	XLON	10:21:53
35	2957	XLON	10:29:06
124	2957	XLON	10:29:06
59	2957	XLON	10:29:06
268	2957	XLON	10:29:06
374	2956	XLON	10:29:22
331	2955	XLON	10:29:34
334	2955	XLON	10:36:11
338	2956	XLON	10:37:15
208	2957	XLON	10:40:56
24	2957	XLON	10:41:42
39	2957	XLON	10:41:42
28	2957	XLON	10:42:25
285	2957	XLON	10:45:45
69	2957	XLON	10:46:48
113	2957	XLON	10:46:48
92	2957	XLON	10:46:48
6	2957	XLON	10:46:48
69	2958	XLON	10:48:29
81	2958	XLON	10:48:29
123	2958	XLON	10:48:39
280	2962	XLON	10:54:48
277	2963	XLON	10:54:54
377	2965	XLON	11:00:03
188	2965	XLON	11:05:27
132	2965	XLON	11:05:27
357	2964	XLON	11:05:45
120	2966	XLON	11:07:03
164	2966	XLON	11:07:03
285	2966	XLON	11:10:25
290	2965	XLON	11:12:07

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272	2964	XLON	11:12:55
263	2963	XLON	11:16:50
267	2964	XLON	11:19:23
100	2965	XLON	11:25:04
30	2965	XLON	11:25:04
249	2965	XLON	11:25:04
355	2964	XLON	11:25:33
308	2965	XLON	11:28:38
323	2964	XLON	11:33:05
263	2965	XLON	11:35:10
36	2965	XLON	11:36:23
100	2964	XLON	11:39:32
167	2964	XLON	11:39:32
64	2963	XLON	11:43:17
74	2963	XLON	11:43:17
125	2963	XLON	11:43:17
65	2964	XLON	11:47:03
20	2964	XLON	11:47:04
140	2964	XLON	11:47:11
43	2964	XLON	11:47:19
226	2963	XLON	11:47:32
42	2963	XLON	11:47:36
268	2963	XLON	11:49:17
74	2964	XLON	11:55:50
176	2964	XLON	11:55:51
17	2964	XLON	11:55:51
183	2963	XLON	11:56:26
1	2964	XLON	11:59:16
70	2964	XLON	11:59:16
205	2964	XLON	11:59:16
271	2965	XLON	12:00:57
70	2965	XLON	12:08:17
362	2965	XLON	12:09:23
37	2965	XLON	12:13:51
74	2965	XLON	12:13:54
329	2965	XLON	12:14:07
94	2965	XLON	12:16:35
68	2965	XLON	12:18:34
97	2965	XLON	12:18:34
76	2965	XLON	12:18:34
18	2965	XLON	12:19:05
94	2966	XLON	12:25:19
74	2966	XLON	12:25:21
251	2966	XLON	12:26:41
413	2965	XLON	12:28:05
387	2965	XLON	12:29:08
110	2966	XLON	12:32:47
65	2966	XLON	12:32:47

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222	2966	XLON	12:32:50
300	2965	XLON	12:34:28
266	2964	XLON	12:37:21
27	2963	XLON	12:37:37
287	2963	XLON	12:37:38
50	2962	XLON	12:41:00
110	2963	XLON	12:41:49
110	2963	XLON	12:43:02
6	2963	XLON	12:43:04
24	2963	XLON	12:43:06
74	2963	XLON	12:43:06
74	2963	XLON	12:43:06
67	2963	XLON	12:47:46
133	2963	XLON	12:47:48
74	2963	XLON	12:47:48
13	2963	XLON	12:48:25
44	2963	XLON	12:48:26
74	2963	XLON	12:48:26
56	2963	XLON	12:48:26
59	2963	XLON	12:48:28
377	2962	XLON	12:51:56
305	2965	XLON	12:57:39
249	2964	XLON	13:01:06
26	2964	XLON	13:01:06
318	2963	XLON	13:03:13
283	2963	XLON	13:05:23
189	2963	XLON	13:09:19
129	2963	XLON	13:09:19
16	2963	XLON	13:09:19
56	2963	XLON	13:09:20
17	2964	XLON	13:14:09
15	2964	XLON	13:14:09
404	2964	XLON	13:14:10
159	2964	XLON	13:15:14
111	2964	XLON	13:15:14
100	2963	XLON	13:22:13
16	2963	XLON	13:24:21
198	2963	XLON	13:25:22
197	2964	XLON	13:25:22
280	2965	XLON	13:27:18
119	2965	XLON	13:27:18
186	2964	XLON	13:27:30
10	2964	XLON	13:27:30
300	2965	XLON	13:35:07
36	2965	XLON	13:35:07
671	2965	XLON	13:42:15
275	2965	XLON	13:45:10
70	2965	XLON	13:45:10

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116	2966	XLON	13:47:22
361	2966	XLON	13:50:04
726	2966	XLON	13:51:42
132	2965	XLON	13:51:42
119	2965	XLON	13:54:18
17	2965	XLON	13:54:53
203	2964	XLON	13:54:55
38	2964	XLON	13:55:12
68	2964	XLON	13:59:43
52	2965	XLON	14:00:04
300	2965	XLON	14:00:04
231	2965	XLON	14:00:04
446	2966	XLON	14:02:25
54	2965	XLON	14:09:29
240	2965	XLON	14:09:29
363	2964	XLON	14:10:04
228	2964	XLON	14:10:06
74	2964	XLON	14:10:16
271	2964	XLON	14:10:21
51	2964	XLON	14:11:19
70	2964	XLON	14:11:19
86	2964	XLON	14:11:19
55	2964	XLON	14:11:19
22	2963	XLON	14:11:44
323	2964	XLON	14:12:40
322	2964	XLON	14:13:17
24	2963	XLON	14:14:10
41	2963	XLON	14:14:10
21	2963	XLON	14:14:10
42	2963	XLON	14:14:10
25	2963	XLON	14:14:10
46	2963	XLON	14:14:10
20	2963	XLON	14:14:10
349	2965	XLON	14:18:50
378	2965	XLON	14:19:42
74	2964	XLON	14:19:50
67	2964	XLON	14:19:50
20	2964	XLON	14:19:50
25	2964	XLON	14:19:50
61	2964	XLON	14:19:50
48	2964	XLON	14:19:50
47	2966	XLON	14:21:16
224	2966	XLON	14:21:16
16	2965	XLON	14:21:16
87	2967	XLON	14:27:21
736	2967	XLON	14:27:21
728	2966	XLON	14:28:32
86	2965	XLON	14:29:15

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183	2965	XLON	14:29:38
427	2964	XLON	14:30:00
88	2963	XLON	14:30:00
15	2963	XLON	14:30:00
55	2963	XLON	14:30:00
21	2963	XLON	14:30:00
30	2963	XLON	14:30:00
373	2963	XLON	14:30:07
328	2964	XLON	14:30:28
299	2964	XLON	14:30:49
294	2964	XLON	14:31:21
297	2964	XLON	14:31:47
298	2964	XLON	14:31:58
293	2964	XLON	14:32:33
389	2964	XLON	14:33:15
263	2964	XLON	14:33:37
290	2964	XLON	14:34:19
308	2963	XLON	14:34:19
374	2963	XLON	14:34:41
390	2962	XLON	14:34:41
268	2965	XLON	14:36:03
445	2965	XLON	14:36:46
328	2964	XLON	14:37:23
50	2965	XLON	14:38:42
439	2965	XLON	14:38:53
363	2966	XLON	14:39:24
83	2966	XLON	14:39:30
182	2966	XLON	14:39:30
121	2966	XLON	14:39:36
170	2966	XLON	14:39:36
100	2966	XLON	14:40:21
288	2965	XLON	14:40:57
394	2967	XLON	14:42:15
277	2967	XLON	14:42:34
273	2966	XLON	14:42:37
82	2966	XLON	14:42:37
276	2967	XLON	14:43:28
100	2968	XLON	14:45:03
178	2968	XLON	14:45:03
152	2967	XLON	14:45:19
121	2967	XLON	14:45:19
274	2968	XLON	14:45:39
267	2968	XLON	14:45:47
278	2969	XLON	14:46:53
150	2969	XLON	14:47:28
296	2971	XLON	14:48:33
318	2970	XLON	14:48:40
285	2971	XLON	14:49:53

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276	2971	XLON	14:50:05
267	2971	XLON	14:51:05
301	2970	XLON	14:51:51
273	2969	XLON	14:52:07
601	2970	XLON	14:56:05
344	2970	XLON	14:57:19
27	2970	XLON	14:57:19
27	2970	XLON	14:57:19
93	2970	XLON	14:57:19
575	2971	XLON	14:58:21
494	2970	XLON	14:58:43
150	2969	XLON	14:59:22
114	2969	XLON	14:59:22
411	2969	XLON	15:01:04
336	2968	XLON	15:01:13
374	2967	XLON	15:02:07
338	2967	XLON	15:02:33
489	2968	XLON	15:03:11
421	2966	XLON	15:04:02
55	2966	XLON	15:04:02
453	2967	XLON	15:04:59
406	2969	XLON	15:08:59
267	2969	XLON	15:09:22
313	2969	XLON	15:11:17
405	2969	XLON	15:12:10
278	2969	XLON	15:13:02
84	2969	XLON	15:14:31
213	2969	XLON	15:14:37
376	2968	XLON	15:17:23
561	2968	XLON	15:17:31
187	2968	XLON	15:18:35
658	2970	XLON	15:19:34
639	2969	XLON	15:20:08
277	2969	XLON	15:21:00
339	2969	XLON	15:21:47
317	2969	XLON	15:22:19
382	2968	XLON	15:22:46
286	2968	XLON	15:24:01
24	2968	XLON	15:24:01
307	2968	XLON	15:25:02
140	2968	XLON	15:26:46
125	2968	XLON	15:28:08
605	2969	XLON	15:28:51
459	2968	XLON	15:28:51
200	2969	XLON	15:29:04
100	2969	XLON	15:29:04
86	2969	XLON	15:29:04
355	2968	XLON	15:29:20

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351	2965	XLON	15:30:02
462	2967	XLON	15:31:08
447	2967	XLON	15:36:05
519	2969	XLON	15:38:25
540	2968	XLON	15:38:52
414	2967	XLON	15:38:54
356	2967	XLON	15:39:52
362	2967	XLON	15:39:56
333	2967	XLON	15:40:39
264	2968	XLON	15:42:57
270	2968	XLON	15:43:57
174	2967	XLON	15:44:11
100	2967	XLON	15:44:11
290	2966	XLON	15:45:17
429	2967	XLON	15:47:44
365	2966	XLON	15:48:27
397	2965	XLON	15:48:46
298	2964	XLON	15:49:07
331	2964	XLON	15:50:47
284	2964	XLON	15:52:41
104	2964	XLON	15:52:41
158	2964	XLON	15:52:41
278	2964	XLON	15:52:51
308	2963	XLON	15:54:16
25	2962	XLON	15:54:16
414	2962	XLON	15:54:16
151	2962	XLON	15:54:29
151	2962	XLON	15:54:29
308	2963	XLON	15:54:53
406	2963	XLON	15:56:52
499	2962	XLON	15:57:28
293	2961	XLON	15:57:43
154	2960	XLON	15:58:35
85	2960	XLON	15:58:35
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