Q1 Report & New Registrar

15 May 2006 16:31

British American Tobacco PLC15 May 2006 Quarterly Report for the Three Months to 31 March 2006 and Appointment of NewRegistrar The British American Tobacco p.l.c. Quarterly Report for the three months to 31March 2006, together with a letter to shareholders advising of the appointmentof Computershare Investor Services PLC as the Company's new Registrar witheffect from 5 June 2006, was mailed to shareholders today. Two copies of each of the above documents will shortly be submitted to the UKListing Authority and will then be available for inspection at the UK ListingAuthority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at: Financial ServicesAuthority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS (Tel: 020 76761000). 15 May 2006 Contact: G C W CunningtonDeputy Secretary T: 020 7845 1925 Press OfficeDavid Betteridge/Teresa La Thangue/Catherine Armstrong T: 020 7845 2888 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange