British American Tobacco PLC Branch Register: Dividend Finalisation Information (5845W)
12 Dicembre 2019 - 8:01AM
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RNS Number : 5845W
British American Tobacco PLC
12 December 2019
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company")
Quarterly Dividends for the year ended 31 December 2018:
Payment No. 4 - February 2020 (the "February 2020 Dividend")
South Africa Branch Register Finalisation Information
On 28 February 2019, the Company announced that the Board had
declared an interim dividend of 203.0p per ordinary share of 25p,
payable in four equal quarterly instalments of 50.75p per ordinary
share in May 2019, August 2019, November 2019 and February
2020.
The February 2020 Dividend will be payable on 6 February 2020 to
shareholders registered on either the UK main register or the South
Africa branch register on 27 December 2019 (the record date).
In accordance with the JSE Limited ("JSE") Listing Requirements,
the finalisation information for the February 2020 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 28 February 2019 remain unchanged for the February
2020 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 GBP:R 19.53720 as at 10
December 2019 (the closing rate on that date as quoted by
Bloomberg), results in an equivalent February 2020 Dividend of
991.51290 SA cents per ordinary share.
South Africa Branch Register: Dividends Tax Information
South Africa Dividends Tax (at a rate of 20%), equivalent to
198.30258 SA cents per ordinary share, will be withheld from the
gross February 2020 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 793.21032 SA cents per ordinary share. The February 2020
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 February 2020 Dividend is the United Kingdom.
At the close of business on 10 December 2019 (the latest
practicable date prior to the date of the declaration of the South
African rand equivalent of the February 2020 Dividend), the Company
had a total of 2,293,867,380 ordinary shares in issue (excluding
treasury shares). The Company held 162,645,590 ordinary shares in
treasury giving a total issued share capital of 2,456,512,970
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
PO Box 61051, Marshalltown 2107, South Africa
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:
Paul McCrory
Company Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
12 December 2019
Enquiries:
Investor Relations
Mike Nightingale/Rachael Brierley/John Harney
+44 20 7845 1180/1519/1263
British American Tobacco Press Office
+44 (0) 20 7845 2888 (24 hours) | @BATPress
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