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Financial calendar

Financial calendar

Important investor dates

Important dates in our financial calendar

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
16 October	Capital Markets Day, Southampton, UK

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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