22 sep 25   british amer.tobacco - branch register: dividend finalisation information british american tobacco p.l.c. | bats | 4,048 -35.0 (-0.9%) | mkt cap: 88,614m    rns number : 1244a british american tobacco plc 22 september 2025   british american tobacco p.l.c. (the "company")   quarterly dividends for the year ended 31 december 2024: payment no. 3 - november 2025 (the "november 2025 dividend") south africa branch register finalisation information   on 13 february 2025, the company announced that the board had declared an interim dividend of 240.24p per ordinary share of 25p, payable in four equal quarterly instalments of 60.06p per ordinary share in may 2025, august 2025, november 2025 and february 2026.   the november 2025 dividend will be payable on 7 november 2025 to shareholders registered on either the uk main register or the south africa branch register on 3 october 2025 (the record date).   in accordance with the jse limited ("jse") listing requirements, the finalisation information for the november 2025 dividend relating to shareholders registered on the south africa branch register is set out in the paragraphs below.   the salient dates and other dividend declaration information announced on 13 february 2025 remain unchanged for the november 2025 dividend.    south africa branch register: dividend rate   the british american tobacco group reports in sterling, therefore dividends are declared and payable in sterling except for shareholders on the branch register in south africa whose dividends are payable in rand.  a rate of exchange of £:r=23.5111 as at 18 september 2025 (the closing rate on that date as quoted by bloomberg), results in an equivalent november 2025 dividend of 1412.07667 sa cents per ordinary share.   south africa branch register: dividends tax information   south africa dividends tax (at a rate of 20%), equivalent to 282.41533 sa cents per ordinary share, will be withheld from the gross november 2025 dividend paid to shareholders on the south africa branch register, unless a shareholder qualifies for an exemption. after dividends tax has been withheld, the net dividend will be 1129.66134 cents per ordinary share.  the november 2025 dividend is regarded as a 'foreign dividend' for the purposes of the south africa dividends tax. for the purposes of south africa dividends tax reporting, the source of income for the payment of the november 2025 dividend is the united kingdom.   at the close of business on 18 september 2025 (the latest practicable date prior to the date of the declaration of the south african rand equivalent of the november 2025 dividend), the company had a total of 2,188,928,781 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). the company held 132,999,412 ordinary shares in treasury giving a total issued share capital of 2,321,928,193 ordinary shares.   british american tobacco p.l.c. is registered with the south african revenue service (sars) with tax reference number 9378193172.   for the avoidance of doubt, dividends tax and the information provided above is of only direct application to shareholders on the south africa branch register. shareholders on the south africa branch register should direct any questions regarding the application of dividends tax to computershare investor services proprietary limited, contact details for which are given below:   computershare investor services proprietary limited private bag, x9000, saxonwold, 2132 tel: 0861 100 634; +27 11 870 8216 email enquiries: web.queries@computershare.co.za   name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:    christopher worlock assistant secretary british american tobacco p.l.c.   22 september 2025   enquiries:   british american tobacco media centre +44 (0)20 7845 2888 (24 hours) │@batplc   investor relations victoria buxton | ir_team@bat.com this information is provided by rns, the news service of the london stock exchange. rns is approved by the financial conduct authority to act as a primary information provider in the united kingdom. terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. for further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.  rns may use your ip address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. for further information about how rns and the london stock exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our privacy policy.   end   divllmatmtabbfa return to news summary

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