British American Tobacco PLC Branch Register: Dividend Finalisation Information (2017M)
20 September 2021 - 8:00AM
UK Regulatory
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British American Tobacco PLC
20 September 2021
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company")
Quarterly Dividends for the year ended 31 December 2020:
Payment No. 3 - November 2021 (the "November 2021 Dividend")
South Africa Branch Register Finalisation Information
On 17 February 2021, the Company announced that the Board had
declared an interim dividend of 215.6p per ordinary share of 25p,
payable in four equal quarterly instalments of 53.9p per ordinary
share in May 2021, August 2021, November 2021 and February
2022.
The November 2021 Dividend will be payable on 11 November 2021
to shareholders registered on either the UK main register or the
South Africa branch register on 1 October 2021 (the record
date).
In accordance with the JSE Limited ("JSE") Listing Requirements,
the finalisation information for the November 2021 Dividend
relating to shareholders registered on the South Africa branch
register is set out in the paragraphs below.
The salient dates and other dividend declaration information
announced on 17 February 2021 remain unchanged for the November
2021 Dividend.
South Africa Branch Register: Dividend Rate
The British American Tobacco Group reports in sterling,
therefore dividends are declared and payable in sterling except for
shareholders on the branch register in South Africa whose dividends
are payable in rand. A rate of exchange of GBP:R = 20.10230 as at
16 September 2021 (the closing rate on that date as quoted by
Bloomberg), results in an equivalent November 2021 Dividend of
1083.51397 SA cents per ordinary share.
South Africa Branch Register: Dividends Tax Information
South Africa Dividends Tax (at a rate of 20%), equivalent to
216.70279 SA cents per ordinary share, will be withheld from the
gross November 2021 Dividend paid to shareholders on the South
Africa branch register, unless a shareholder qualifies for an
exemption. After Dividends Tax has been withheld, the net dividend
will be 866.81118 SA cents per ordinary share. The November 2021
Dividend is regarded as a 'foreign dividend' for the purposes of
the South Africa Dividends Tax. For the purposes of South Africa
Dividends Tax reporting, the source of income for the payment of
the November 2021 Dividend is the United Kingdom.
At the close of business on 16 September 2021 (the latest
practicable date prior to the date of the declaration of the South
African rand equivalent of the November 2021 Dividend), the Company
had a total of 2,294,647,337 ordinary shares in issue (excluding
treasury shares). The Company held 161,956,771 ordinary shares in
treasury giving a total issued share capital of 2,456,604,108
ordinary shares.
British American Tobacco p.l.c. is registered with the South
African Revenue Service (SARS) with tax reference number
9378193172.
For the avoidance of doubt, Dividends Tax and the information
provided above is of only direct application to shareholders on the
South Africa branch register. Shareholders on the South Africa
branch register should direct any questions regarding the
application of Dividends Tax to Computershare Investor Services
Proprietary Limited, contact details for which are given below:
Computershare Investor Services Proprietary Limited
Private Bag, X9000, Saxonwold, 2132
tel: 0861 100 634; +27 11 870 8216
email enquiries: web.queries@computershare.co.za
Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making
notification:
Paul McCrory
Company Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
20 September 2021
Enquiries:
Investor Relations
Mike Nightingale/Victoria Buxton/William Houston/John Harney
+44 20 7845 1180/2012/1138/1263
British American Tobacco Press Office
+44 (0) 20 7845 2888 (24 hours) | @BATPlc
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