Result of AGM

27 Apr 2006 15:26

British American Tobacco PLC27 April 2006 British American Tobacco p.l.c.Results of Voting at the Annual General Meeting held on 27 April 2006 Resolution For Against WithheldResolution 1:To receive the 2005 Report & Accounts 1,473,902,814 17,834,624 70,555,243 Resolution 2:To approve the 2005 Remuneration Report 1,528,635,937 30,358,722 3,229,743 Resolution 3:To declare a final dividend for 2005 of 33.0p per share 1,558,873,116 15,403 3,338,683 Resolution 4:To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors 1,523,932,367 12,162,275 26,135,953 Resolution 5:To authorise the Directors to agree the auditors' remuneration 1,553,533,270 5,694,332 3,002,993 Resolution 6a:To reappoint Ana Maria Llopis as a Director 1,554,442,368 4,722,892 3,127,836 Resolution 6b:To reappoint Antonio Monteiro de Castro as a Director 1,554,443,808 4,721,077 3,129,711 Resolution 6c:To reappoint Rupert Pennant-Rea as a Director 1,551,526,011 7,634,132 3,132,953 Resolution 6d:To reappoint Jan du Plessis as a Director 1,516,084,552 5,903,170 40,308,611 Resolution 7To reappoint Anthony Ruys as a Director 1,554,445,400 4,746,506 3,103,721 Resolution 8:To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares 1,543,189,629 15,973,366 3,069,337 Resolution 9 (Special Resolution):To renew the Directors' authority to disapply pre-emption 1,551,967,887 10,005,601 257,442rights Resolution 10 (Special Resolution):To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares 1,558,754,684 293,272 3,184,376 Shares in issue: 2,091,529,041 ENQUIRIES British American Tobacco Press Office: David Betteridge/Teresa La Thangue +44(0) 20 7845 2888 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange