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 12, 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 12, 2024.

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description
Exhibit 1		Press Release entitled “Transaction in own shares” dated September 12, 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 12, 2024

Exhibit 1

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

12 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:	11 September 2024
Number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased:	82,631
Highest price paid per share (pence):	2990.00p
Lowest price paid per share (pence):	2950.00p
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):	2974.20p

The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the Company will have 2,215,362,057 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 11 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	11/09/2024	82,631	2974.20p	LSE
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	11/09/2024	0	0	CHIX
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	11/09/2024	0	0	BATE

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Schedule of purchases - individual transactions

Number of shares purchased	Transaction price (per share)	Market	Time of transaction
794	2964	XLON	08:13:49
861	2963	XLON	08:13:51
311	2965	XLON	08:15:07
28	2964	XLON	08:15:23
88	2966	XLON	08:16:38
202	2966	XLON	08:16:38
75	2965	XLON	08:16:43
364	2965	XLON	08:17:18
337	2964	XLON	08:20:02
296	2966	XLON	08:20:25
277	2965	XLON	08:22:43
273	2963	XLON	08:25:50
260	2962	XLON	08:27:21
272	2965	XLON	08:32:42
267	2966	XLON	08:32:54
249	2966	XLON	08:35:02
18	2966	XLON	08:35:02
260	2965	XLON	08:35:48
280	2964	XLON	08:35:48
273	2968	XLON	08:40:55
224	2968	XLON	08:46:00
50	2968	XLON	08:46:00
38	2967	XLON	08:46:52
232	2967	XLON	08:46:52
262	2968	XLON	08:47:45
270	2966	XLON	08:51:00
267	2965	XLON	08:51:01
74	2963	XLON	08:54:42
265	2962	XLON	08:56:33
359	2961	XLON	08:58:06
327	2959	XLON	09:00:18
295	2960	XLON	09:01:25
279	2960	XLON	09:02:59
269	2960	XLON	09:04:17
143	2959	XLON	09:07:16
134	2959	XLON	09:07:16
273	2959	XLON	09:09:11
271	2957	XLON	09:10:28
271	2956	XLON	09:11:48
270	2954	XLON	09:16:56
261	2954	XLON	09:17:07
272	2953	XLON	09:19:05
70	2954	XLON	09:21:16
206	2954	XLON	09:21:16

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277	2953	XLON	09:28:40
276	2952	XLON	09:28:58
277	2953	XLON	09:32:12
267	2953	XLON	09:33:08
273	2952	XLON	09:33:18
261	2952	XLON	09:34:31
266	2950	XLON	09:36:53
261	2950	XLON	09:38:57
265	2950	XLON	09:42:03
261	2950	XLON	09:45:35
127	2951	XLON	09:48:31
137	2951	XLON	09:48:31
138	2951	XLON	09:51:32
87	2951	XLON	09:51:32
45	2951	XLON	09:51:32
270	2950	XLON	09:53:26
262	2951	XLON	09:53:53
271	2953	XLON	09:55:37
6	2952	XLON	09:55:37
262	2957	XLON	09:59:08
92	2957	XLON	10:00:31
78	2957	XLON	10:00:31
43	2957	XLON	10:00:31
311	2958	XLON	10:02:58
288	2955	XLON	10:07:00
16	2954	XLON	10:07:42
281	2956	XLON	10:10:06
276	2958	XLON	10:11:47
279	2957	XLON	10:14:02
38	2957	XLON	10:16:31
222	2957	XLON	10:16:31
38	2957	XLON	10:16:56
339	2960	XLON	10:21:05
264	2959	XLON	10:21:51
50	2960	XLON	10:27:35
278	2960	XLON	10:28:21
335	2959	XLON	10:28:41
39	2960	XLON	10:29:10
253	2960	XLON	10:29:10
275	2960	XLON	10:32:06
260	2960	XLON	10:33:41
278	2959	XLON	10:36:20
275	2961	XLON	10:40:51
275	2965	XLON	10:41:41
104	2966	XLON	10:42:04
171	2966	XLON	10:42:04
266	2969	XLON	10:45:43
259	2970	XLON	10:47:47

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150	2969	XLON	10:51:43
304	2969	XLON	10:55:30
201	2970	XLON	10:57:59
274	2971	XLON	10:59:08
219	2973	XLON	11:01:08
352	2974	XLON	11:04:00
65	2974	XLON	11:05:14
143	2975	XLON	11:05:42
152	2976	XLON	11:10:52
42	2976	XLON	11:10:52
80	2976	XLON	11:10:52
118	2977	XLON	11:12:19
23	2977	XLON	11:12:19
119	2977	XLON	11:12:19
27	2977	XLON	11:12:19
41	2977	XLON	11:14:24
120	2979	XLON	11:15:37
160	2979	XLON	11:16:40
33	2982	XLON	11:20:39
259	2982	XLON	11:20:39
274	2983	XLON	11:22:59
285	2982	XLON	11:22:59
282	2984	XLON	11:24:19
270	2987	XLON	11:27:26
267	2987	XLON	11:28:16
81	2988	XLON	11:31:54
356	2989	XLON	11:35:46
287	2989	XLON	11:40:34
357	2988	XLON	11:40:35
35	2987	XLON	11:43:48
172	2988	XLON	11:48:36
100	2988	XLON	11:48:44
8	2989	XLON	11:54:39
144	2989	XLON	11:54:51
38	2989	XLON	11:55:17
223	2989	XLON	11:55:23
367	2988	XLON	11:55:37
375	2987	XLON	11:57:35
345	2985	XLON	12:01:00
281	2985	XLON	12:06:18
293	2984	XLON	12:06:20
265	2986	XLON	12:09:49
35	2987	XLON	12:12:24
52	2986	XLON	12:15:51
65	2986	XLON	12:15:54
149	2986	XLON	12:16:13
299	2985	XLON	12:16:33
25	2986	XLON	12:19:05

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337	2986	XLON	12:19:14
125	2987	XLON	12:21:56
39	2987	XLON	12:21:56
148	2987	XLON	12:21:56
54	2986	XLON	12:25:04
233	2986	XLON	12:25:20
37	2985	XLON	12:32:06
90	2985	XLON	12:32:06
153	2985	XLON	12:32:06
64	2986	XLON	12:32:25
36	2986	XLON	12:32:25
100	2986	XLON	12:32:25
81	2986	XLON	12:32:25
220	2988	XLON	12:38:01
54	2988	XLON	12:38:01
48	2987	XLON	12:38:02
15	2987	XLON	12:38:02
23	2987	XLON	12:38:02
22	2987	XLON	12:38:02
15	2987	XLON	12:38:02
108	2987	XLON	12:41:14
18	2987	XLON	12:41:27
229	2987	XLON	12:41:27
40	2985	XLON	12:42:39
51	2986	XLON	12:42:55
40	2986	XLON	12:42:55
181	2986	XLON	12:42:55
209	2987	XLON	12:44:47
291	2988	XLON	12:47:28
4	2987	XLON	12:50:19
271	2987	XLON	12:50:19
41	2987	XLON	12:55:07
233	2987	XLON	12:55:18
81	2988	XLON	12:55:56
29	2988	XLON	12:58:30
245	2988	XLON	12:58:30
18	2988	XLON	12:58:30
81	2988	XLON	12:58:30
51	2987	XLON	13:01:12
240	2987	XLON	13:01:12
19	2987	XLON	13:01:12
37	2986	XLON	13:03:22
253	2986	XLON	13:03:22
281	2986	XLON	13:06:02
276	2986	XLON	13:08:08
269	2989	XLON	13:14:31
270	2989	XLON	13:16:36
272	2989	XLON	13:16:59

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268	2989	XLON	13:19:01
269	2986	XLON	13:23:01
266	2986	XLON	13:24:27
261	2986	XLON	13:28:00
269	2984	XLON	13:30:01
270	2988	XLON	13:31:59
269	2986	XLON	13:34:06
269	2984	XLON	13:37:09
2	2984	XLON	13:39:19
268	2984	XLON	13:39:19
273	2983	XLON	13:41:15
271	2983	XLON	13:43:21
273	2984	XLON	13:49:14
269	2984	XLON	13:51:48
272	2983	XLON	13:53:17
268	2982	XLON	13:54:03
413	2983	XLON	13:58:01
441	2982	XLON	14:00:00
268	2982	XLON	14:00:44
369	2986	XLON	14:02:32
148	2985	XLON	14:03:06
210	2985	XLON	14:06:03
267	2986	XLON	14:07:30
272	2985	XLON	14:08:24
277	2984	XLON	14:08:28
273	2983	XLON	14:13:01
271	2982	XLON	14:14:17
280	2981	XLON	14:15:24
275	2984	XLON	14:16:55
271	2983	XLON	14:17:38
3	2985	XLON	14:21:02
268	2985	XLON	14:21:38
90	2984	XLON	14:24:56
3	2984	XLON	14:24:56
177	2984	XLON	14:24:56
458	2984	XLON	14:24:59
100	2983	XLON	14:25:14
768	2986	XLON	14:29:19
87	2987	XLON	14:29:53
36	2987	XLON	14:29:53
376	2987	XLON	14:29:53
324	2990	XLON	14:30:01
312	2989	XLON	14:30:02
208	2988	XLON	14:30:02
322	2988	XLON	14:30:35
314	2989	XLON	14:30:59
219	2988	XLON	14:31:09
91	2988	XLON	14:31:09

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287	2988	XLON	14:31:36
304	2987	XLON	14:31:41
294	2985	XLON	14:32:17
235	2985	XLON	14:33:07
125	2985	XLON	14:33:09
289	2984	XLON	14:33:12
293	2983	XLON	14:33:41
263	2982	XLON	14:33:41
260	2981	XLON	14:33:51
288	2979	XLON	14:34:34
100	2979	XLON	14:34:40
189	2979	XLON	14:34:40
64	2980	XLON	14:35:03
54	2980	XLON	14:35:05
173	2980	XLON	14:35:05
291	2979	XLON	14:35:27
294	2978	XLON	14:35:30
276	2976	XLON	14:36:17
289	2977	XLON	14:37:07
276	2977	XLON	14:37:26
279	2976	XLON	14:38:10
292	2975	XLON	14:38:50
301	2973	XLON	14:39:48
278	2973	XLON	14:40:52
100	2972	XLON	14:40:54
261	2973	XLON	14:41:04
271	2971	XLON	14:42:23
15	2971	XLON	14:43:09
100	2971	XLON	14:43:10
100	2971	XLON	14:43:10
57	2971	XLON	14:43:10
14	2970	XLON	14:43:20
103	2970	XLON	14:43:31
151	2970	XLON	14:43:31
2	2970	XLON	14:43:31
100	2972	XLON	14:44:00
67	2972	XLON	14:44:00
33	2972	XLON	14:44:00
80	2972	XLON	14:44:00
105	2971	XLON	14:45:40
171	2971	XLON	14:45:40
89	2970	XLON	14:45:40
29	2970	XLON	14:45:40
84	2970	XLON	14:45:40
18	2970	XLON	14:45:40
43	2970	XLON	14:45:40
14	2970	XLON	14:45:40
113	2971	XLON	14:45:54

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100	2971	XLON	14:45:54
64	2971	XLON	14:45:54
270	2972	XLON	14:46:25
100	2973	XLON	14:46:43
96	2973	XLON	14:46:43
54	2973	XLON	14:46:43
21	2973	XLON	14:46:43
269	2974	XLON	14:47:49
122	2973	XLON	14:48:48
139	2973	XLON	14:48:48
271	2972	XLON	14:48:53
272	2974	XLON	14:50:04
269	2974	XLON	14:50:30
269	2974	XLON	14:51:04
262	2974	XLON	14:52:00
270	2974	XLON	14:52:27
53	2974	XLON	14:52:45
139	2977	XLON	14:55:47
406	2977	XLON	14:55:58
34	2978	XLON	14:56:39
168	2978	XLON	14:56:39
127	2978	XLON	14:56:39
260	2977	XLON	14:56:57
373	2976	XLON	14:56:57
367	2975	XLON	14:58:03
292	2976	XLON	14:58:20
277	2976	XLON	15:00:00
279	2976	XLON	15:00:06
46	2977	XLON	15:00:48
307	2977	XLON	15:00:48
395	2976	XLON	15:02:20
463	2976	XLON	15:03:40
461	2976	XLON	15:03:55
494	2975	XLON	15:06:10
449	2976	XLON	15:07:02
335	2978	XLON	15:09:49
378	2978	XLON	15:10:15
348	2978	XLON	15:11:15
324	2977	XLON	15:12:04
266	2976	XLON	15:12:07
328	2975	XLON	15:13:12
284	2976	XLON	15:15:37
261	2975	XLON	15:15:52
373	2975	XLON	15:16:03
311	2974	XLON	15:16:04
473	2974	XLON	15:18:09
464	2974	XLON	15:18:21
461	2975	XLON	15:19:45

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455	2973	XLON	15:21:17
290	2975	XLON	15:23:30
167	2975	XLON	15:23:35
152	2975	XLON	15:23:35
320	2975	XLON	15:23:36
462	2974	XLON	15:24:54
459	2972	XLON	15:26:46
342	2972	XLON	15:28:49
339	2973	XLON	15:29:21
444	2973	XLON	15:29:26
469	2974	XLON	15:31:44
297	2974	XLON	15:33:19
159	2974	XLON	15:33:19
452	2974	XLON	15:33:20
452	2974	XLON	15:34:52
448	2974	XLON	15:36:09
444	2974	XLON	15:38:12
459	2973	XLON	15:40:03
456	2972	XLON	15:40:21
455	2971	XLON	15:41:26
308	2973	XLON	15:45:44
104	2973	XLON	15:45:44
40	2973	XLON	15:46:11
275	2973	XLON	15:46:11
287	2973	XLON	15:49:26
748	2973	XLON	15:49:26
151	2972	XLON	15:49:26
72	2972	XLON	15:49:26
61	2972	XLON	15:50:03
145	2973	XLON	15:50:52
159	2973	XLON	15:50:52
90	2973	XLON	15:50:52
285	2973	XLON	15:51:14
219	2972	XLON	15:51:28
142	2972	XLON	15:51:28
281	2972	XLON	15:52:50
288	2972	XLON	15:53:03
370	2972	XLON	15:53:16
450	2972	XLON	15:54:27
241	2973	XLON	15:57:02
166	2973	XLON	15:57:02
307	2972	XLON	15:57:13
308	2973	XLON	15:58:53
273	2974	XLON	15:59:12
322	2973	XLON	15:59:14
249	2976	XLON	15:59:54

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