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BTI
BTI
BTI - British American Tobacco p.l.c. - Results of Voting at 2009 Annual General
Meeting
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
Incorporated in England and Wales
(Registration number: 03407696)
Short name: BATS
Share code: BTI
ISIN number: GB0002875804
("British American Tobacco p.l.c." or "the Company")
RESULTS OF VOTING AT 2009 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting of British American Tobacco p.l.c. was held on 30
April 2009.
The table below sets out the results of the poll on the 16 Resolutions as set
out in the Notice of Meeting dated 30 March 2009. Each shareholder, present in
person or by proxy was entitled to one vote per share held.
Resolutions For(b) % Against
Resolution 1:
Receipt of 2008 Report 1,354,732,380 99.76 3,220,437
and Accounts
Resolution 2:
Approval of 2008 1,351,311,774 97.43 35,591,845
Remuneration Report
Resolution 3:
Declaration of final 1,393,155,607 99.997 41,757
dividend for 2008 of
61.6p per share
Resolution 4:
Reappointment of 1,350,185,379 98.02 27,341,364
PricewaterhouseCoopers
as Auditors
Resolution 5:
Authority for the 1,382,680,608 99.61 5,470,138
Directors to agree the
Auditors` remuneration
Resolution 6a:
Reappointment of Paul 1,387,386,073 99.93 906,530
Adams as a Director
Resolution 6b:
Reappointment of Jan du 1,377,971,444 99.17 11,579,695
Plessis as a Director
Resolution 6c:
Reappointment of Robert 1,388,408,826 99.92 1,135,475
Lerwill as a Director
Resolution 6d:
Reappointment of Sir 1,388,312,100 99.91 1,199,133
Nicholas Scheele as a
Director
Resolution 7:
Reappointment of Gerry 1,391,688,947 99.92 1,045,999
Murphy as a Director
Resolution 8:
Renewal of Directors` 1,304,625,024 93.89 84,838,077
authority to allot
shares
Resolution 9: (d)
Renewal of Directors` 1,315,654,157 94.54 76,002,952
authority to disapply
pre-emption rights
Resolution 10: (d)
Authority for the 1,388,749,663 99.94 790,870
Company to purchase its
own shares
Resolution 11:
Authority to make 1,291,218,860 96.45 47,458,524
donations to political
organisations and to
incur political
expenditure
Resolution 12: (d)
Notice period for 1,323,418,595 95.21 66,593,899
General Meetings
Resolution 13: (d)
Adoption of new 1,389,367,207 99.80 2,808,471
articles of association
Table continues:...
% Votes Votes Total
Withheld(c) (Ex Votes
Withheld)
0.24 35,306,895 1,393,259,712
2.57 6,360,642 1,393,264,261
0.003 59,648 1,393,257,012
1.98 15,801,420 1,393,328,163
0.39 5,114,766 1,393,265,512
0.07 3,698,479 1,391,991,082
0.83 3,714,373 1,393,265,512
0.08 3,721,211 1,393,265,512
0.09 3,742,266 1,393,253,499
0.08 521,034 1,393,255,980
6.11 3,799,057 1,393,262,158
5.46 1,606,249 1,393,263,358
0.06 3,722,610 1,393,263,143
3.55 54,582,931 1,393,260,315
4.79 3,251,822 1,393,264,316
0.20 1,074,938 1,393,250,616
Notes:
(a) The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) at
the close of business on 29 April 2009 was 1,996,316,533
(b) Includes discretionary votes.
(c) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation
of the proportion of votes `For` or `Against` a resolution.
(d) Indicates a Special Resolution.
(e) In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2R and 9.6.3R, two copies of each of
the resolutions numbered 9, 10, 12 and 13 will be forwarded to the Document
Viewing Facility of the FSA. A copy of the resolutions may also be obtained
from the Notice of Meeting which is available on the Company`s website at
www.bat.com/agm
(f) Further, in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1R, two copies of the
Company`s newly adopted articles of association (Resolution 13) will be
forwarded to the Document Viewing Facility at the FSA. A copy of the
Company`s new articles of association may also be found on the Company`s
website at www.bat.com/agm
30 April 2009
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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