AGM
A forum for shareholders
The 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held at Hilton London Bankside, 2-8 Great Suffolk St, London, SE1 0UG on Wednesday 19 April 2023.
2023 Annual General Meeting
The AGM provided shareholders with the opportunity to vote on various company matters set out in the Notice of Meeting. The Notice of Meeting, which includes the information required by Part 13 of the Companies Act 2006 (as relevant), lists the formal resolutions upon which shareholders were entitled to vote, as well as detailed explanatory notes on those items of business that were scheduled to be put before the Meeting.
Notice of Meeting – 2023 AGM (5,141 kb)
The Directors proposed a special resolution to British American Tobacco p.l.c.’s 2023 Annual General Meeting which was held on 19 April 2023, to adopt new articles of association. The principal changes reflect developments in market practice and certain legal and regulatory changes and further information may be found in the explanatory notes to the 2023 AGM Notice of Meeting. The resolution was passed at the Meeting and the new articles of association may be viewed here.
Shareholder Questions
Responses to questions submitted by shareholders via the ‘AGM Questions’ form on bat.com.
Responses to Online Questions from Shareholders (71 kb)
Voting results
The results of voting at the 2023 AGM were released to the London Stock Exchange and the JSE Limited as soon as practicable following the Meeting.
Results of voting at the 2023 Annual General Meeting (187 kb)
2023 Annual General Meeting Chair's address
2022 Annual General Meeting
Notice of Meeting – 2022 AGM (4.8 mb)
Results of voting at the 2022 Annual General Meeting (224 kb)
2021 Annual General Meeting
Notice of Meeting – 2021 AGM (185 kb)
Shareholder Engagement Event Video
Chairman’s Opening Speech (95 kb)
Shareholder Engagement Event Q&A (120 kb)
Chairman Designate’s Closing Remarks (85 kb)
Additional Shareholder Question Response (88 kb)
Results of voting at the 2021 Annual General Meeting (158 kb)
2021 AGM voting results update statement
Read Richard Burrows's statement 2021
2020 Annual General Meeting
Notice of Meeting – 2020 AGM (206 kb)
Results of voting at the 2020 Annual General Meeting (101 kb)
2020 AGM voting results update statement
Read Richard Burrows's statement 2020
2019 Annual General Meeting
Notice of Meeting – 2019 AGM (192 kb)
Results of voting at the 2019 Annual General Meeting (218 kb)
2019 AGM voting results update statement
Read Richard Burrows's speech 2019
2018 Annual General Meeting
Notice of Meeting – 2018 AGM (203 kb)
Results of voting at the 2018 Annual General Meeting (99 kb)
Read Richard Burrows's speech 2018
2017 Annual General Meeting
Notice of Meeting - 2017 AGM (203 kb)
Results of voting at the 2017 Annual General Meeting (332 kb)
Read Richard Burrows's speech 2017
2016 Annual General Meeting
Notice of Meeting - 2016 AGM (233 kb)
Results of voting at the 2016 Annual General Meeting (128 kb)
Read Richard Burrows's speech 2016
2015 Annual General Meeting
Notice of Meeting - 2015 AGM (269 kb)
Results of voting at the 2015 Annual General Meeting (126 kb)
Read Richard Burrows's speech 2015
2014 Annual General Meeting
Notice of Meeting - 2014 AGM (215 kb)
Results of voting at the 2014 Annual General Meeting (110 kb)
Read Richard Burrows's speech 2014
2013 Annual General Meeting
Notice of Meeting - 2013 AGM (216 kb)
Results of voting at the 2013 Annual General Meeting (119 kb)
Read Richard Burrows's speech 2013
2012 Annual General Meeting
Notice of Meeting - 2012 AGM (376 kb)
Results of voting at the 2012 Annual General Meeting (120 kb)
Read Richard Burrows's speech 2012
2011 Annual General Meeting
Notice of meeting - 2011 AGM (169 kb)
Results of voting at the 2011 Annual General Meeting (89 kb)
2010 Annual General Meeting
Notice of Meeting - 2010 AGM (308 kb)
Results of voting at the 2010 Annual General Meeting (31 kb)
2009 Annual General Meeting
Notice of Meeting - 2009 AGM (308 kb)
Results of voting at the 2009 Annual General Meeting (30 kb)
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