Financial calendar
Important dates in our financial calendar
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016
Key dates
| 2024 | |
| 8 February | Preliminary announcement for year ended 31 December 2023 |
| 24 April | Annual General Meeting 2024 |
| 4 June | Pre-Close Trading Update |
| 25 July | Half-Year Report 2024 |
All dates are indicative and may be subject to change
Key dates
| 2023 | |
| 9 February | Preliminary announcement for year ended 31 December 2022 |
| 19 April | Annual General Meeting |
| 6 June | Pre-Close Trading Update |
| 26 July | Half-Year Report |
| 6 December | Pre-close Trading Update |
All dates are indicative and may be subject to change
Key dates
| 2022 | |
| 11 February | Preliminary announcement for year ended 31 December 2021 |
| 23 February | BAT at Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference (CAGNY) |
| 28 Apil | Annual General Meeting |
| 9 June | Pre-Close Trading Update |
| 14 June | Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference |
| 27 July | Half-Year Report |
| 8 December | Pre-close Trading Update |
All dates are indicative and may be subject to change
Key dates
| 2021 | |
| 17 February |
Preliminary announcement for year ended 31 December 2020 |
|---|---|
| 18 February |
BAT at Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference |
| 28 April | Annual General Meeting |
| 8 June | Half Year Pre-Close Trading Update |
| 8 June | BAT at Deutsche Bank Global Consumer conference |
| 28 July | Half-year Results |
| 7 December | Pre-close Trading Update |
All dates are indicative and may be subject to change
Key dates
| 2020 | |
| 27 February |
Preliminary announcement for year ended 31 December 2019 |
|---|---|
| 18 March | Capital Markets Day |
| 30 April | Annual General Meeting |
| 9 June | Pre-close Trading Update |
| 31 July | Half-year Report |
| 9 December | Pre-close Trading Update |
All dates are indicative and may be subject to change
Key dates
| 2019 | |
| 28 February |
Preliminary announcement for year ended 31 December 2018 |
|---|---|
| 14 March | Capital Markets Day |
| 25 April | Annual General Meeting |
| 12 June | Pre-close Trading Update |
| 1 August | Half-year Report |
| 27 November | Pre-close Trading Update |
All dates are indicative and may be subject to change
Key dates
| 2018 | |
| 22 February |
Preliminary announcement for year ended 31 December 2017 |
|---|---|
| 25 April | Annual General Meeting |
| 12 June | Pre-close Trading Update |
| 26 July | Half-year Report |
| 16 October | Trading Update ahead of investor and analyst meetings |
| 12 December | Pre-close Trading Update |
Calendar for the second interim dividend for the year ending 31 December 2017
| 2018 | |
| 18 January | Last date for receipt of Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) elections (UK main register only) |
| 8 February | Payment date (sterling and rand) |
| 13 February | ADS payment date (US dollars) |
Key dates
| 2017 | |
| 23 February | Preliminary announcement for year ended 31 December 2016 |
| 26 April | Annual General Meeting |
| 14 June | Pre-close Trading Update |
| 19 July | General Meeting – proposed acquisition of Reynolds American Inc. |
| 27 July | Half-year Report |
Calendar for the interim dividend 2017
| 2017 | |
| 27 July | Half-year Report and declaration of interim dividend: amount of dividend per ordinary share in both sterling and rand; applicable exchange rate and conversion date - Tuesday 25 July 2017; plus additional applicable information as required in respect of South Africa Dividends Tax. |
| 27 July to 18 August | From the commencement of trading on Thursday 27 July 2017 to Friday 18 August 2017 (inclusive), no removal requests in either direction between the UK main register and the South Africa branch register will be permitted. |
| 15 August | Last Day to Trade or LDT (JSE) |
| 16 August to 18 August | From the commencement of trading on Wednesday 16 August 2017 to Friday 18 August 2017 (inclusive), no transfers between the UK main register and the South Africa branch register will be permitted; no shares may be dematerialised or rematerialised. |
| 16 August | Ex-dividend date (JSE) |
| 17 August | Ex-dividend date (LSE) |
| 18 August | Record date (LSE and JSE) |
| 7 September | Last date for receipt of Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) elections (UK main register only) |
| 28 September | Payment date (sterling and rand) |
Notes:
- For holders of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)(NYSE MKT symbol BTI), the record date for ADRs is also Friday 18 August 2017 with an ADR payment date of Tuesday 3 October 2017.
- Any changes to the dates set out above will be announced. This timetable will be included in the Half-year Report scheduled for release on Thursday 27 July 2017.
Calendar for the second interim dividend for the year ending 31 December 2017
| 2017 | |
| 05 December | Declaration of second interim dividend: amount of dividend per ordinary share in Pound sterling. |
| 15 December | Publication of finalisation information for the South Africa branch register: amount of dividend per ordinary share in rand; applicable exchange rate and conversion date – Wednesday 13 December 2017; plus additional applicable information as required in respect of South Africa Dividends Tax. |
| 15 December to 29 December | From the commencement of trading on Friday 15 December to Friday 29 December 2017 (inclusive), no removal requests in either direction between the UK main register and the South Africa branch register will be permitted. |
| 22 December | Last Day to Trade or LDT (JSE). |
| 27 December to 29 December | From the commencement of trading on Wednesday 27 December to Friday 29 December 2017 (inclusive), no transfers between the UK main register and the South Africa branch register will be permitted; no shares may be dematerialised or rematerialised. |
| 27 December | Ex-dividend date (JSE) |
| 28 December | Ex-dividend date (LSE and NYSE) |
| 29 December | Record date (LSE, JSE and NYSE) |
| 2018 | |
| 18 January | Last date for receipt of Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) elections (UK main register only) |
| 8 February | Payment date (sterling and rand) |
| 13 February | ADS payment date (US dollars) |
Key dates 2016
| 2016 | |
| 25 February | Preliminary announcement for year ended 31 December 2015 |
| 26 April | Interim management statement for the 3 months ended 31 March (This represents a change to the previously reported date due to the closure of the JSE on a national holiday in South Africa on 27 April 2016) |
| 27 April | Annual General Meeting |
| 28 July | Half-year Report |
| 26 October | Q3 trading statement for the 9 months ended 30 September |
Calendar for the interim dividend 2016
| 2016 | |
| 28 July | Declaration of interim dividend: amount of dividend per ordinary share in both sterling and rand; applicable exchange rate and conversion date – Tuesday 26 July 2016; plus additional applicable information as required in respect of South Africa Dividends Tax. |
| 28 July to 19 August | From the commencement of trading on Thursday 28 July 2016 to Friday 19 August 2016 (inclusive), no removal requests in either direction between the UK main register and the South Africa branch register will be permitted. |
| 16 August | Last Day to Trade or LDT (JSE) |
| 17 August to 19 August | From the commencement of trading on Wednesday 17 August 2016 to Friday 19 August 2016 (inclusive), no transfers between the UK main register and the South Africa branch register will be permitted; no shares may be dematerialised or rematerialised. |
| 17 August | Ex-dividend date (JSE) |
| 18 August | Ex-dividend date (LSE) |
| 19 August | Record date (LSE and JSE) |
| 7 September | Last date for receipt of Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) elections (UK main register only) |
| 28 September | Payment date (sterling and rand) |
Calendar for the final dividend 2016
| 2017 | |
| 23 February | Preliminary Announcement (to include announcement of recommended final dividend: amount of dividend per share in both sterling and rand; applicable exchange rate and conversion date – Tuesday 21 February 2017; plus additional applicable information as required in respect of South Africa Dividends Tax). |
| 23 February to 17 March | From the commencement of trading on Thursday 23 February 2017 to Friday 17 March 2017 (inclusive), no removal requests in either direction between the UK main register and the South Africa branch register will be permitted. |
| 14 March | Last Day to Trade (JSE) |
| 15 March to 17 March | From the commencement of trading on Wednesday 15 March 2017 to Friday 17 March 2017 (inclusive), no transfers between the UK main register and the South Africa branch register; no shares may be dematerialised or rematerialised. |
| 15 March | Ex-dividend date (JSE) |
| 16 March | Ex-dividend date (LSE) |
| 17 March | Record date (LSE and JSE) |
| 10 April | Last date for receipt of Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) elections (UK main register only) |
| 4 May | Payment date (sterling and rand) |
Notes:
- A recommended final dividend may be paid only after it has been approved at the Annual General Meeting of the Company which is scheduled for Wednesday 26 April 2017.
- Any changes to the dates set out above will be notified. The dates will be restated in the Preliminary Announcement scheduled for Thursday 23 February 2017.
Quarterly dividend payments
The key dates for the four interim quarterly dividend payments can be found on the Quarterly dividend payments page.
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