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Share buy-back programme
BAT today commences its programme to buyback BAT ordinary shares (the “Programme”) using proceeds from sale of 436,851,457 ordinary shares in ITC Limited.
Read more >Completion of Block Trade of 436,851,457 Ordinary Shares in ITC Limited
BAT PLC ("BAT or the "Group") has completed the block trade of 436,851,457 ordinary shares (the "Block Trade Shares") in ITC Limited ("ITC")
Read more >Launch of Proposed Block Trade of up to 436,851,457 Ordinary Shares in ITC Limited
BAT PLC ("BAT" or the "Group") announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Tobacco Manufacturers (India) Limited ("TMI") intends to sell up to 436,851,457 ordinary shares (the "Block Trade Shares") in ITC Limited ("ITC") to institutional investors.
Read more >BAT opens £30m Innovation Centre for New Category products in Southampton
BAT has opened a new state-of-the-art Innovation Centre at its global research & development (R&D) headquarters in Southampton which will play a key role in continuing the company’s transformation as it builds A Better Tomorrow™.
Read more >Preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2023
Preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2023 - Building a Smokeless World
Read more >Board and Committee Changes
The Company announces that Sue Farr and Dimitri Panayotopoulos will step down from the Board with effect from the conclusion of the Company's AGM on 24 April 2024 having served as Non-Executive Directors for nine years. As a result of these departures, the Company announces changes to the role of Senior Independent Director and to the composition of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.
Read more >BAT and PMI Announce Global Patent Settlement
BAT is pleased to announce that it has reached a global settlement with Philip Morris International Inc (PMI) that resolves all ongoing patent infringement litigation between the parties related to our heated tobacco and vapour products.
Read more >BAT launches Hyper Pro, its most innovative glo device yet
BAT has launched a new version of its heating device from its glo range. glo is an alternative to smoking that doesn’t involve burning, producing fewer and lower levels of toxicants than conventional cigarettes
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Video: Chief Executive’s take on Preliminary Results 2023
Our Chief Executive Tadeu Marroco shares his views on BAT’s Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 December 2023.
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