British American Tobacco PLC Notice of AGM (4844S)
March 17 2021 - 3:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMBATS
RNS Number : 4844S
British American Tobacco PLC
17 March 2021
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO p.l.c.
Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2020 and Annual
General Meeting 2021
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company" or "BAT") reports
that the following documents are being mailed and made available to
its shareholders (as applicable) today, 17 March 2021. Those
documents with a web-link shown are also available to be viewed or
downloaded on the British American Tobacco website as
indicated:
(1) Annual Report 2020 (including the Strategic Report 2020)(1) www.bat.com/annualreport
(2) Performance Summary 2020 www.bat.com/annualreport
(3) Notice of Annual General Meeting 2021 www.bat.com/AGM
(4) Proxy Form
(5) Proxy Form - South Africa
(6) Voting Instruction Form - South Africa
In compliance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, copies of each of the
above documents(1) will be submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism as soon as practicable and will be available for
inspection via the following link:
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .
In compliance with JSE requirements and ahead of the Annual
General Meeting 2021, the Company reports that, in the case of the
SA Branch Register, the last day to trade is 21 April 2021 and the
Record Date is 26 April 2021.
Note:
(1) On 9 March 2021, the Company announced that the Annual
Report 2020 and Performance Summary 2020 were published to be
viewed or downloaded on the Company's website and were submitted to
the National Storage Mechanism. The relevant disclosures were also
made with reference to the requirements of Rule 6.3.5 of the
Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Arrangements for the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") in light of
COVID-19
Our preference had been to welcome shareholders in person to our
2021 Annual General Meeting, particularly given the constraints we
faced in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, at the time of
publication, the UK Government's roadmap to lifting the COVID-19
restrictions does not allow us to hold an in-person meeting. We are
therefore proposing to hold the Annual General Meeting at the
Company's Head Office with the minimum attendance required to form
a quorum (arranged by the Company). Shareholders and others will
not be permitted to attend the Annual General Meeting in person but
can be represented by the Chair of the meeting acting as their
proxy.
Given the evolving nature of the situation, we will notify
shareholders of any changes to the arrangements for the 2021 Annual
General Meeting as early as is possible before the date of the
meeting. Such updates will be included on our website at
www.bat.com/agm and announced via a Regulatory News Service, such
announcements are also available on our website.
Proxies
We strongly recommend that all shareholders complete and return
their proxy instruction appointing the Chair of the meeting as
their proxy. This will ensure that your vote will be counted even
if attendance at the meeting is restricted or you are unable to
attend in person. All proxy instructions must be received by
11.30am on 26 April 2021 by our Registrars. Further details on how
to appoint a proxy are available in the Notice of Meeting.
Shareholder Engagement Event
The Board will provide shareholders with an opportunity to view
presentations from the Chairman and Chairman Designate and hear the
Company's response to pre-submitted shareholder questions. The
presentations, Q&A video and Q&A transcript will be made
available on our website on Wednesday 21 April 2021 by no later
than 2.00pm UK time. Further information on this event is provided
on our website.
Details on how to submit a question about the business of the
AGM can be found at www.bat.com/agm. We will endeavour to respond
to all questions received by 5.00pm UK time on 14 April 2021 either
in the presentation and Q&A video or via our website on
Wednesday 21 April 2021. We will endeavour to publish response to
questions received after that deadline on our website on or before
the date of the AGM. Questions may be summarised or thematically
grouped as part of our response.
Paul McCrory
Company Secretary
17 March 2021
Enquiries:
Investor Relations
British American Tobacco Investor Relations
Mike Nightingale / Victoria Buxton / William Houston / John
Harney
+44 (0) 20 7845 1180 / 2012 / 1138 / 1263
British American Tobacco Press Office
+44 (0) 20 7845 2888 (24 hours) | @BATplc
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