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 25, 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 25, 2024.

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description
Exhibit 1		Press Release entitled “Transaction in own shares” dated September 25, 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/ Nancy Jiang
		Name:	Nancy Jiang
		Title:	Senior Assistant Company Secretary

 

Date:  September 25, 2024

Exhibit 1

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

25 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:	24 September 2024
Number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased:	54,577
Highest price paid per share (pence):	2853.00p
Lowest price paid per share (pence):	2825.00p
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):	2841.92p

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the Company will have 2,214,890,043 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) which carry voting rights and will hold 133,271,256 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 24 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	24/09/2024	54,577	2841.92p	LSE
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	24/09/2024	0	0	CHIX
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	24/09/2024	0	0	BATE

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Schedule of purchases - individual transactions

Number of shares purchased	Transaction price (per share)	Market	Time of transaction
801	2842	XLON	08:16:21
528	2846	XLON	08:17:41
364	2847	XLON	08:18:22
245	2847	XLON	08:18:35
371	2846	XLON	08:18:44
322	2848	XLON	08:22:20
274	2846	XLON	08:24:15
214	2848	XLON	08:28:29
46	2848	XLON	08:28:29
256	2851	XLON	08:29:57
255	2844	XLON	08:33:44
254	2840	XLON	08:37:50
243	2843	XLON	08:39:24
251	2845	XLON	08:43:20
67	2849	XLON	08:47:23
66	2849	XLON	08:47:23
115	2849	XLON	08:47:23
245	2852	XLON	08:49:42
245	2853	XLON	08:51:59
248	2850	XLON	08:55:02
248	2849	XLON	08:57:30
249	2847	XLON	09:00:08
97	2845	XLON	09:02:57
17	2845	XLON	09:02:57
137	2845	XLON	09:02:57
250	2849	XLON	09:05:16
246	2852	XLON	09:07:34
251	2851	XLON	09:10:41
243	2851	XLON	09:16:06
244	2852	XLON	09:16:30
112	2852	XLON	09:18:29
143	2852	XLON	09:18:29
254	2852	XLON	09:24:24
251	2852	XLON	09:24:43
253	2850	XLON	09:29:07
248	2850	XLON	09:30:57
247	2845	XLON	09:34:37
245	2844	XLON	09:37:25
243	2842	XLON	09:40:07
249	2845	XLON	09:46:39
243	2844	XLON	09:46:40
251	2841	XLON	09:49:53
243	2841	XLON	09:56:15
42	2840	XLON	09:56:15

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333	2839	XLON	10:00:00
64	2837	XLON	10:03:34
248	2837	XLON	10:03:34
279	2835	XLON	10:07:09
270	2833	XLON	10:12:34
94	2833	XLON	10:15:16
154	2833	XLON	10:15:44
256	2832	XLON	10:15:47
256	2830	XLON	10:20:10
255	2831	XLON	10:21:25
252	2829	XLON	10:25:31
248	2829	XLON	10:28:35
252	2829	XLON	10:31:07
245	2832	XLON	10:35:12
146	2833	XLON	10:38:58
105	2833	XLON	10:38:58
252	2834	XLON	10:41:56
243	2835	XLON	10:46:50
243	2837	XLON	10:52:08
249	2836	XLON	10:54:25
19	2841	XLON	10:57:29
10	2841	XLON	10:57:29
3	2841	XLON	10:57:29
287	2842	XLON	11:03:47
330	2842	XLON	11:05:10
293	2838	XLON	11:07:12
266	2841	XLON	11:12:48
255	2841	XLON	11:22:27
244	2841	XLON	11:24:50
323	2844	XLON	11:36:19
262	2844	XLON	11:37:04
308	2845	XLON	11:41:17
276	2847	XLON	11:42:03
281	2847	XLON	11:42:23
265	2847	XLON	11:46:04
254	2848	XLON	11:49:32
246	2849	XLON	11:55:05
253	2847	XLON	11:57:04
254	2844	XLON	12:00:43
252	2842	XLON	12:04:47
248	2844	XLON	12:12:52
243	2846	XLON	12:18:36
252	2845	XLON	12:19:29
247	2844	XLON	12:21:08
246	2844	XLON	12:29:09
247	2843	XLON	12:30:00
238	2843	XLON	12:32:29
9	2843	XLON	12:32:29

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246	2843	XLON	12:38:36
249	2842	XLON	12:46:45
12	2842	XLON	12:50:14
12	2842	XLON	12:50:14
22	2842	XLON	12:51:04
204	2842	XLON	12:51:04
249	2841	XLON	12:51:57
39	2842	XLON	12:56:17
205	2842	XLON	12:56:17
243	2842	XLON	13:00:05
256	2842	XLON	13:00:57
253	2842	XLON	13:01:29
252	2842	XLON	13:05:12
251	2843	XLON	13:10:11
243	2844	XLON	13:14:06
244	2842	XLON	13:17:01
250	2842	XLON	13:19:27
8	2847	XLON	13:29:36
237	2847	XLON	13:29:36
246	2847	XLON	13:29:46
82	2847	XLON	13:32:35
330	2845	XLON	13:37:13
246	2844	XLON	13:43:25
279	2846	XLON	13:48:53
266	2846	XLON	13:50:02
246	2846	XLON	13:50:56
259	2845	XLON	13:51:30
349	2846	XLON	13:59:26
310	2847	XLON	14:04:15
315	2846	XLON	14:04:17
1	2846	XLON	14:04:30
274	2846	XLON	14:04:30
263	2845	XLON	14:05:10
245	2844	XLON	14:07:09
252	2842	XLON	14:11:06
253	2841	XLON	14:11:29
251	2838	XLON	14:15:08
246	2840	XLON	14:19:35
246	2840	XLON	14:20:34
244	2839	XLON	14:22:50
250	2840	XLON	14:25:01
247	2841	XLON	14:26:00
252	2841	XLON	14:26:42
254	2841	XLON	14:27:01
243	2840	XLON	14:28:00
256	2836	XLON	14:29:47
254	2829	XLON	14:30:15
251	2825	XLON	14:30:36

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200	2826	XLON	14:31:08
73	2826	XLON	14:31:08
294	2829	XLON	14:32:35
187	2828	XLON	14:32:35
93	2828	XLON	14:32:35
290	2827	XLON	14:32:41
290	2830	XLON	14:33:17
1	2830	XLON	14:33:17
205	2830	XLON	14:33:42
100	2831	XLON	14:35:18
230	2831	XLON	14:35:18
297	2833	XLON	14:36:02
42	2836	XLON	14:37:04
60	2836	XLON	14:37:04
30	2836	XLON	14:37:04
100	2836	XLON	14:37:04
125	2836	XLON	14:37:04
41	2836	XLON	14:37:04
323	2836	XLON	14:39:08
8	2835	XLON	14:39:09
284	2835	XLON	14:39:13
283	2834	XLON	14:39:13
285	2835	XLON	14:40:09
246	2836	XLON	14:42:10
268	2835	XLON	14:42:12
278	2835	XLON	14:44:10
89	2837	XLON	14:45:45
50	2837	XLON	14:45:45
100	2837	XLON	14:45:45
35	2837	XLON	14:45:45
29	2836	XLON	14:45:45
70	2836	XLON	14:45:45
193	2836	XLON	14:47:01
146	2836	XLON	14:47:01
84	2835	XLON	14:47:06
177	2835	XLON	14:47:06
317	2836	XLON	14:49:13
28	2838	XLON	14:50:18
78	2838	XLON	14:50:18
28	2838	XLON	14:50:18
60	2838	XLON	14:50:18
80	2838	XLON	14:50:18
16	2838	XLON	14:50:18
73	2837	XLON	14:50:18
73	2837	XLON	14:50:18
27	2837	XLON	14:50:18
97	2837	XLON	14:50:18
278	2836	XLON	14:51:33

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2	2836	XLON	14:51:33
281	2838	XLON	14:53:50
128	2837	XLON	14:53:50
128	2837	XLON	14:53:50
23	2837	XLON	14:53:50
100	2838	XLON	14:55:07
123	2838	XLON	14:55:07
33	2838	XLON	14:55:07
275	2838	XLON	14:57:56
570	2839	XLON	15:02:15
383	2838	XLON	15:02:15
254	2840	XLON	15:03:15
425	2841	XLON	15:04:23
83	2840	XLON	15:04:23
349	2841	XLON	15:05:46
112	2840	XLON	15:05:47
239	2840	XLON	15:05:53
339	2840	XLON	15:07:23
251	2842	XLON	15:09:26
204	2841	XLON	15:11:06
42	2841	XLON	15:11:06
252	2840	XLON	15:11:09
313	2839	XLON	15:11:12
364	2838	XLON	15:12:18
76	2838	XLON	15:12:18
380	2838	XLON	15:15:33
367	2837	XLON	15:17:15
168	2838	XLON	15:18:36
100	2838	XLON	15:18:37
100	2838	XLON	15:18:40
10	2838	XLON	15:18:44
1	2839	XLON	15:19:22
100	2839	XLON	15:19:22
275	2839	XLON	15:20:04
364	2839	XLON	15:20:26
397	2839	XLON	15:23:07
5	2839	XLON	15:23:07
54	2841	XLON	15:24:06
101	2841	XLON	15:24:06
61	2841	XLON	15:24:06
72	2841	XLON	15:24:06
45	2841	XLON	15:24:06
38	2841	XLON	15:24:06
369	2844	XLON	15:31:30
445	2843	XLON	15:31:48
439	2842	XLON	15:33:01
339	2844	XLON	15:35:50
127	2843	XLON	15:35:51

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174	2843	XLON	15:35:51
409	2847	XLON	15:39:17
81	2847	XLON	15:39:46
402	2849	XLON	15:40:31
379	2852	XLON	15:43:10
365	2852	XLON	15:44:06
375	2851	XLON	15:45:10
351	2850	XLON	15:46:30
285	2849	XLON	15:47:02
275	2849	XLON	15:47:12
272	2849	XLON	15:50:56
263	2848	XLON	15:51:03
308	2851	XLON	15:52:22
299	2850	XLON	15:52:25
52	2849	XLON	15:52:25
252	2850	XLON	15:53:46
342	2849	XLON	15:54:35
388	2851	XLON	15:56:23
330	2849	XLON	15:57:37
552	2847	XLON	15:59:44

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