Financial calendar

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
11 December 2024 Full Year Pre-Close Trading Update


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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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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