Quarterly dividend payments On 17 February 2021, the Company announced that the Board had declared an interim dividend of 215.6p per ordinary share of 25p, for the year ended 31 December 2020, payable in four equal quarterly instalments of 53.9p per ordinary share in May 2021, August 2021, November 2021 and February 2022. The quarterly dividends are paid to shareholders registered on either the UK main register or the South Africa branch register and to holders of American Depositary Shares (ADSs), each on the applicable record dates set out under the heading ‘Key Dates’ below. South Africa Branch Register In accordance with the JSE Limited (JSE) Listing Requirements, the finalisation information relating to shareholders registered on the South Africa branch register (comprising the amount of the dividend in South African rand, the exchange rate and the associated conversion date) will be published on the dates stated below, together with South Africa dividends tax information. The quarterly dividends are regarded as ‘foreign dividends’ 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 quarterly dividends is the United Kingdom. Holders of ADSs For holders of ADSs listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the record dates and payment dates are set out below. The equivalent quarterly dividends receivable by holders of ADSs in US dollars will be calculated based on the exchange rate on the applicable payment date. A fee of US$0.005 per ADS will be charged by Citibank, N.A. in its capacity as depositary bank for the British American Tobacco American Depositary Receipt (“ADR”) programme in respect of each quarterly dividend payment. Key dates 2022 2021 2020 2019 Event Payment Number 1 Payment Number 2 Payment Number 3 Payment Number 4 ADS payment date (NYSE) 9 May 22 August 15 November 6 February 2023 Payment date (LSE and JSE) 4 May 17 August 10 November 2 February 2023 Record date (JSE, LSE and NYSE) 25 March 8 July 30 September 23 December Ex-dividend date (LSE and NYSE) 24 March 7 July 29 September 22 December Ex-dividend date (JSE) 23 March 6 July 28 September 21 December Last day to trade (JSE) 22 March 5 July 27 September 20 December Notes: (1) A complete timetable for the quarterly dividend payments for the year ending 31 December 2021 and the declared amount will be included in the Preliminary Results Announcement in February 2022. (2) The dates set out above may be subject to any changes to public holidays arising and changes or revisions to the LSE, JSE and NYSE timetables. Any confirmed changes to the dates will be announced. Home Investors Dividends Quarterly dividend payments Follow us Latest tweets BAT @BATplc Another great episode of #LeadershipLab from our @RAI_News colleagues 👇 The latest episode focuses on the#Sciencee…twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Z 03 Dec #ICYMI: The latest episode looks at our partnership & the great innovations we are driving… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 02 Dec Current UK share price 2583.30p +34.80p 03 Dec 2021 17:09 Quick Links Modern Slavery Statement Gender Pay Report Annual Report Sustainability Report Science and Technology Report Share price data Worldwide websites Standards of Business Conduct Site map Contact us BAT Globe House 4 Temple Place London WC2R 2PG +44 (0) 20 7845 1000 Accessibility Privacy Notice Cookie Notice Conditions of use Financial information We collect and store information on your device when you use this website including setting cookies. Some are essential, while others are used to enhance your experience, and to operate and improve the website. You can withdraw your consent at any time for non-strictly necessary cookies. Please choose the accept all button if you consent for us to use these non-strictly necessary cookies and the personal information they collect for the purposes described in our Cookie Notice. Accept all cookies Disable non-essential Customise settings