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BTI
BTI
BTI - British American Tobacco p.l.c. - Results Of Voting At 2009 Annual General
Meeting (Correction)
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 (CORRECTION)
The following results of the Annual General Meeting of British American Tobacco
p.l.c. held on 30 April 2009 were published at 16.30 on 30 April 2009. The
voting figures in respect of `For`, `Against` and `Vote Withheld` (and the
respective percentages) were correctly stated. The `Votes Total (Ex Votes
Withheld)` were incorrect and have been restated as below.
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 % Votes Votes Total
Withheld(c) (Ex Votes
Withheld)
Resolution
1:
Receipt 1,354,732,380 99.76 3,220,437 0.24 35,306,895 1,357,952,817
of 2008
Report
and
Accounts
Resolution
2:
Approval of 1,351,311,774 97.43 35,591,845 2.57 6,360,642 1,386,903,619
2008 Remune-
ration
Report
Resolution
3:
Declaration 1,393,155,607 99.997 41,757 0.00 59,648 1,393,197,364
of final 3
dividend
for 2008 of
61.6p per
share
Resolution
4:
Reappointme 1,350,185,379 98.02 27,341,364 1.98 15,801,420 1,377,526,743
nt of
Pricewaterh
ouseCoopers
as Auditors
Resolution
5:
Authority 1,382,680,608 99.61 5,470,138 0.39 5,114,766 1,388,150,746
for the
Directors
to agree
the
Auditors`
remuneratio
n
Resolution
6a:
Reappointme 1,387,386,073 99.93 906,530 0.07 3,698,479 1,388,292,603
nt of Paul
Adams as a
Director
Resolution
6b:
Reappointme 1,377,971,444 99.17 11,579,695 0.83 3,714,373 1,389,551,139
nt of Jan
du Plessis
as a
Director
Resolution
6c:
Reappointme 1,388,408,826 99.92 1,135,475 0.08 3,721,211 1,389,544,301
nt of
Robert
Lerwill as
a Director
Resolution
6d:
Reappointme 1,388,312,100 99.91 1,199,133 0.09 3,742,266 1,389,511,233
nt of Sir
Nicholas
Scheele as
a Director
Resolution
7:
Reappointme 1,391,688,947 99.92 1,045,999 0.08 521,034 1,392,734,946
nt of Gerry
Murphy as a
Director
Resolution
8:
Renewal of 1,304,625,024 93.89 84,838,077 6.11 3,799,057 1,389,463,101
Directors`
authority
to allot
shares
Resolution
9:(d)
Renewal of 1,315,654,157 94.54 76,002,952 5.46 1,606,249 1,391,657,109
Directors`
authority
to disapply
pre-emption
rights
Resolution
10:(d)
Authority 1,388,749,663 99.94 790,870 0.06 3,722,610 1,389,540,533
for the
Company to
purchase
its own
shares
Resolution
11:
Authority 1,291,218,860 96.45 47,458,524 3.55 54,582,931 1,338,677,384
to make
donations
to
political
organisatio
ns and to
incur
political
expenditure
Resolution
12:(d)
Notice 1,323,418,595 95.21 66,593,899 4.79 3,251,822 1,390,012,494
period for
General
Meetings
Resolution
13:(d)
Adoption of 1,389,367,207 99.80 2,808,471 0.20 1,074,938 1,392,175,678
new
articles of
association
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
4 May 2009
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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