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British American Tobacco PLC

23 March 2017

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO p.l.c.

Annual Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2016 and Annual General Meeting 2017

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company") reports that the following documents are being mailed and made available to its shareholders (as applicable) today, 23 March 2017. 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 2016 (including the Strategic Report 2016)(1) www.bat.com/annualreport 
   (2)    Performance Summary 2016 www.bat.com/annualreport 
   (3)    Notice of Annual General Meeting 2017 www.bat.com/AGM 
   (4)    Proxy Form 
   (5)    Proxy Form - South Africa 
   (6)    Voting Instruction Form - South Africa

(7) Letter to shareholders: South Africa Branch Register - Increase in Dividend Withholding Tax by the South African Minister of Finance www.bat.com/annualreport

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: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

Note:

(1) On 13 March 2017, the Company announced that the Annual Report 2016 was published to be viewed or downloaded on the Company's website and was submitted to the National Storage Mechanism. The relevant disclosures were also made with reference to the requirements of Rules 4.1 and 6.3.5 of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

G C W Cunnington

Deputy Secretary

23 March 2017

Enquiries:

Investor Relations

Mike Nightingale/Rachael Brierley/Sabina Marshman

+44 20 7845 1180/1519/1781

British American Tobacco Press Office

Anna Vickerstaff

+44 20 7845 2888

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