UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


 
FORM 6-K
 

 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
June 20, 2024
 
Commission File Number: 001-38159


 
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)


 
Globe House
4 Temple Place
London WC2R 2PG
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive office)


 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
Form 20-F               Form 40-F ☐
 
 
 

 

 
This report includes materials as exhibits that have been published and made available by British American Tobacco p.l.c. as of June 19, 2024 and June 20, 2024, respectively.


EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
 
Description
 
Exhibit 1
 
     
Exhibit 2

Press Release entitled “Transaction in own shares” dated June 20, 2024.
     
Exhibit 3
 
     
Exhibit 4
 

  


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
 
   
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Nancy Jiang
 
    Name: 
Nancy Jiang  
    Title:   
Senior Assistant Company Secretary
 
       
 
Date:  June 20, 2024







Exhibit 1


British American Tobacco p.l.c.

19 June 2024

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES 

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company") announces that in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 24 April 2024 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each ("shares") from Merrill Lynch International as part of its buyback programme announced on 18 March 2024:


Date of purchase: 
18 June 2024
Number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased: 
42,000
Highest price paid per share (pence): 
2427.00p
Lowest price paid per share (pence):           
2406.00p
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):           
2418.1324p


The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares. 

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the Company will have 2,222,286,932 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) which carry voting rights and will hold 133,277,831 ordinary shares in treasury. This information may be used by shareholders to determine whether they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest, in the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the UK, a schedule of individual trades carried out by Merrill Lynch International on 18 June 2024 is set out below.

Enquiries:

Investor Relations
Victoria Buxton: +44 (0)20 7845 2012 | IR_team@bat.com

Schedule of purchases - aggregate information

Issuer name 
ISIN Code 
Transaction date 
Daily total volume (in number of shares) 
Daily weighted average price of shares acquired 
Platform 
British American Tobacco p.l.c. 
GB0002875804 
18/06/2024
42,000
2,418.1324
LSE 
British American Tobacco p.l.c. 
GB0002875804 
18/06/2024
0
0.0000
 CHIX
British American Tobacco p.l.c. 
GB0002875804 
18/06/2024
0
0.0000
 BATE



Schedule of purchases - individual transactions
 
Number of shares purchased
Transaction price 
(per share)
Market 
Time of transaction 
298
2,419.00
LSE
08:14:05
779
2,421.00
LSE
08:18:06
216
2,420.00
LSE
08:18:40
146
2,421.00
LSE
08:29:48
136
2,419.00
LSE
08:29:49
358
2,419.00
LSE
08:29:49
1,008
2,426.00
LSE
08:34:30
813
2,423.00
LSE
08:39:16
58
2,423.00
LSE
08:53:17
249
2,423.00
LSE
08:53:25
88
2,421.00
LSE
09:00:17
616
2,421.00
LSE
09:00:17
253
2,419.00
LSE
09:05:42
552
2,420.00
LSE
09:15:26
30
2,420.00
LSE
09:22:47
213
2,420.00
LSE
09:22:47
284
2,420.00
LSE
09:22:53
156
2,418.00
LSE
09:26:04
544
2,420.00
LSE
09:34:03
14
2,419.00
LSE
09:40:27
180
2,419.00
LSE
09:40:39
377
2,419.00
LSE
09:40:39
81
2,417.00
LSE
09:48:09
326
2,417.00
LSE
09:48:10
328
2,416.00
LSE
09:49:51
291
2,415.00
LSE
09:53:15
301
2,414.00
LSE
09:53:48
197
2,414.00
LSE
10:11:10
281
2,414.00
LSE
10:11:10
179
2,412.00
LSE
10:19:41
369
2,411.00
LSE
10:23:26
18
2,410.00
LSE
10:30:27
465
2,410.00
LSE
10:30:27
462
2,415.00
LSE
10:40:48
347
2,415.00
LSE
10:50:54
30
2,413.00
LSE
10:59:39
321
2,413.00
LSE
10:59:39


544
2,414.00
LSE
11:04:31
124
2,412.00
LSE
11:06:34
597
2,411.00
LSE
11:08:45
69
2,409.00
LSE
11:26:15
254
2,409.00
LSE
11:26:15
490
2,411.00
LSE
11:37:06
179
2,410.00
LSE
11:45:56
363
2,410.00
LSE
11:45:56
516
2,411.00
LSE
11:57:34
375
2,408.00
LSE
12:08:17
1
2,407.00
LSE
12:10:10
200
2,407.00
LSE
12:10:10
206
2,407.00
LSE
12:10:10
406
2,410.00
LSE
12:26:33
117
2,410.00
LSE
12:26:46
103
2,409.00
LSE
12:28:21
174
2,409.00
LSE
12:28:21
251
2,409.00
LSE
12:28:21
150
2,408.00
LSE
12:30:46
348
2,407.00
LSE
12:30:53
54
2,406.00
LSE
12:31:41
491
2,410.00
LSE
12:44:34
18
2,410.00
LSE
12:44:35
578
2,415.00
LSE
12:57:07
872
2,419.00
LSE
13:32:05
853
2,419.00
LSE
13:32:27
560
2,419.00
LSE
13:34:27
74
2,419.00
LSE
13:43:13
145
2,419.00
LSE
13:43:13
287
2,419.00
LSE
13:43:13
753
2,421.00
LSE
13:55:57
546
2,421.00
LSE
13:56:35
536
2,419.00
LSE
14:00:08
478
2,418.00
LSE
14:08:19
136
2,420.00
LSE
14:14:24
280
2,420.00
LSE
14:14:24
67
2,420.00
LSE
14:14:27
468
2,420.00
LSE
14:19:21
551
2,420.00
LSE
14:23:32
481
2,420.00
LSE
14:29:06
914
2,422.00
LSE
14:31:21


57
2,422.00
LSE
14:31:29
240
2,422.00
LSE
14:31:29
275
2,422.00
LSE
14:31:51
798
2,420.00
LSE
14:31:57
135
2,418.00
LSE
14:32:18
122
2,417.00
LSE
14:32:19
189
2,420.00
LSE
14:36:16
401
2,420.00
LSE
14:36:16
107
2,418.00
LSE
14:37:14
19
2,425.00
LSE
14:41:19
69
2,425.00
LSE
14:41:19
112
2,425.00
LSE
14:41:19
127
2,425.00
LSE
14:41:19
183
2,425.00
LSE
14:41:19
44
2,427.00
LSE
14:42:51
399
2,427.00
LSE
14:42:51
471
2,427.00
LSE
14:42:51
556
2,427.00
LSE
14:43:10
499
2,425.00
LSE
14:44:19
2
2,423.00
LSE
14:46:34
137
2,423.00
LSE
14:46:35
766
2,422.00
LSE
14:48:18
168
2,422.00
LSE
14:50:50
383
2,422.00
LSE
14:50:50
745
2,425.00
LSE
14:54:26
621
2,423.00
LSE
14:55:11
115
2,423.00
LSE
14:57:14
408
2,423.00
LSE
14:57:14
132
2,421.00
LSE
14:58:00
547
2,420.00
LSE
14:59:02
210
2,418.00
LSE
15:01:31
9
2,417.00
LSE
15:03:34
215
2,417.00
LSE
15:03:34
19
2,416.00
LSE
15:04:00
45
2,416.00
LSE
15:04:00
75
2,416.00
LSE
15:04:00
81
2,416.00
LSE
15:04:00
100
2,416.00
LSE
15:04:00
267
2,415.00
LSE
15:05:28
336
2,414.00
LSE
15:09:34
672
2,414.00
LSE
15:10:21


811
2,414.00
LSE
15:14:10
494
2,413.00
LSE
15:17:21
25
2,416.00
LSE
15:19:30
127
2,416.00
LSE
15:19:30
269
2,416.00
LSE
15:19:30
406
2,416.00
LSE
15:19:31
773
2,418.00
LSE
15:21:22
648
2,416.00
LSE
15:23:56
251
2,421.00
LSE
15:27:29
301
2,421.00
LSE
15:27:29
519
2,420.00
LSE
15:28:06
23
2,421.00
LSE
15:29:07
168
2,421.00
LSE
15:29:18
112
2,422.00
LSE
15:29:40
115
2,422.00
LSE
15:29:40
129
2,422.00
LSE
15:29:52

Exhibit 2

British American Tobacco p.l.c. 

20 June 2024

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES  

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the “Company”) announces that in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company’s Annual General Meeting on 24 April 2024 it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each (“shares”) from Merrill Lynch International as part of its buyback programme announced on 18 March 2024:


Date of purchase:
19 June 2024
Number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased:
41,600
Highest price paid per share (pence):
2438.00p
Lowest price paid per share (pence):
2424.00p
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):
2431.8973p


The Company intends to cancel the purchased shares.  

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares, the Company will have 2,222,247,519 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares) which carry voting rights and will hold 133,277,831 ordinary shares in treasury. This information may be used by shareholders to determine whether they are required to notify their interest, or a change to their interest, in the Company under the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. 

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it applies in the UK, a schedule of individual trades carried out by Merrill Lynch International on 19 June 2024 is set out below.

Enquiries:

Investor Relations
Victoria Buxton: +44 (0)20 7845 2012 | IR_team@bat.com 

Schedule of purchases - aggregate information 

Issuer name 
ISIN Code 
Transaction date 
Daily total volume (in number of shares) 
Daily weighted average price of shares acquired 
Platform 
British American Tobacco p.l.c. 
GB0002875804 
19/06/2024
41,600
2,431.8973
LSE 
British American Tobacco p.l.c. 
GB0002875804 
19/06/2024
0
0.0000
CHIX
British American Tobacco p.l.c. 
GB0002875804 
19/06/2024
0
0.0000
BATE



Schedule of purchases - individual transactions 

Number of shares purchased
Transaction price 
(per share)
Market 
Time of transaction 
135
2,429.00
LSE
08:00:10
163
2,432.00
LSE
08:01:03
12
2,430.00
LSE
08:02:33
104
2,430.00
LSE
08:02:33
100
2,426.00
LSE
08:05:55
126
2,429.00
LSE
08:06:46
103
2,431.00
LSE
08:08:50
148
2,429.00
LSE
08:10:10
116
2,428.00
LSE
08:10:12
132
2,428.00
LSE
08:10:52
145
2,427.00
LSE
08:11:37
177
2,429.00
LSE
08:14:32
197
2,431.00
LSE
08:17:12
143
2,431.00
LSE
08:18:51
152
2,432.00
LSE
08:21:12
153
2,432.00
LSE
08:22:22
18
2,432.00
LSE
08:23:39
91
2,432.00
LSE
08:23:39
106
2,431.00
LSE
08:26:24
30
2,432.00
LSE
08:28:26
111
2,432.00
LSE
08:29:46
115
2,432.00
LSE
08:29:46
99
2,431.00
LSE
08:30:03
120
2,431.00
LSE
08:31:56
111
2,433.00
LSE
08:34:31
137
2,432.00
LSE
08:36:12
214
2,433.00
LSE
08:38:18
191
2,431.00
LSE
08:39:16
20
2,430.00
LSE
08:39:27
132
2,430.00
LSE
08:39:27
101
2,429.00
LSE
08:43:09
180
2,432.00
LSE
08:47:14
38
2,432.00
LSE
08:49:35
74
2,432.00
LSE
08:49:35
187
2,432.00
LSE
08:52:43
157
2,432.00
LSE
08:52:53
98
2,437.00
LSE
09:02:24



208
2,436.00
LSE
09:02:39
109
2,435.00
LSE
09:03:15
157
2,436.00
LSE
09:08:34
125
2,435.00
LSE
09:09:55
147
2,433.00
LSE
09:12:27
149
2,433.00
LSE
09:13:41
109
2,433.00
LSE
09:14:09
103
2,432.00
LSE
09:16:14
42
2,431.00
LSE
09:17:08
73
2,431.00
LSE
09:17:33
115
2,431.00
LSE
09:17:33
145
2,431.00
LSE
09:22:02
138
2,430.00
LSE
09:26:46
139
2,429.00
LSE
09:26:50
125
2,429.00
LSE
09:29:55
105
2,429.00
LSE
09:30:00
163
2,429.00
LSE
09:30:30
57
2,428.00
LSE
09:34:00
138
2,428.00
LSE
09:35:27
69
2,428.00
LSE
09:35:35
86
2,428.00
LSE
09:36:35
117
2,428.00
LSE
09:36:35
78
2,429.00
LSE
09:38:57
91
2,429.00
LSE
09:38:58
118
2,428.00
LSE
09:39:57
54
2,427.00
LSE
09:41:46
197
2,429.00
LSE
09:47:04
177
2,429.00
LSE
09:49:05
110
2,428.00
LSE
09:52:26
105
2,428.00
LSE
09:52:30
180
2,429.00
LSE
09:55:34
107
2,427.00
LSE
10:00:05
220
2,426.00
LSE
10:00:12
138
2,426.00
LSE
10:02:35
213
2,427.00
LSE
10:06:52
341
2,427.00
LSE
10:34:27
490
2,428.00
LSE
10:37:22
30
2,426.00
LSE
10:39:14
92
2,426.00
LSE
10:39:15
111
2,426.00
LSE
10:39:15
504
2,426.00
LSE
10:39:15



104
2,427.00
LSE
10:42:13
167
2,427.00
LSE
10:45:26
104
2,427.00
LSE
10:48:50
134
2,427.00
LSE
10:51:22
124
2,426.00
LSE
10:53:14
117
2,426.00
LSE
10:54:51
65
2,425.00
LSE
11:00:46
215
2,425.00
LSE
11:00:56
289
2,424.00
LSE
11:06:06
306
2,424.00
LSE
11:12:07
25
2,425.00
LSE
11:16:38
80
2,425.00
LSE
11:16:38
123
2,425.00
LSE
11:16:38
168
2,426.00
LSE
11:17:18
102
2,426.00
LSE
11:17:29
116
2,426.00
LSE
11:19:22
151
2,426.00
LSE
11:19:28
201
2,426.00
LSE
11:20:31
139
2,426.00
LSE
11:23:00
100
2,426.00
LSE
11:24:25
256
2,429.00
LSE
11:35:41
169
2,429.00
LSE
11:37:58
139
2,429.00
LSE
11:38:15
167
2,428.00
LSE
11:38:57
168
2,428.00
LSE
11:48:05
7
2,427.00
LSE
11:48:46
94
2,427.00
LSE
11:48:46
57
2,427.00
LSE
11:51:20
281
2,426.00
LSE
11:53:35
48
2,427.00
LSE
11:55:07
110
2,427.00
LSE
11:55:16
255
2,431.00
LSE
12:07:22
173
2,430.00
LSE
12:16:37
188
2,430.00
LSE
12:16:38
10
2,429.00
LSE
12:22:21
64
2,429.00
LSE
12:22:21
74
2,429.00
LSE
12:22:21
100
2,429.00
LSE
12:22:21
195
2,429.00
LSE
12:22:21
70
2,428.00
LSE
12:23:44
544
2,428.00
LSE
12:23:45



261
2,428.00
LSE
12:24:00
157
2,429.00
LSE
12:30:28
176
2,429.00
LSE
12:30:28
13
2,429.00
LSE
12:35:10
204
2,429.00
LSE
12:35:10
229
2,429.00
LSE
12:36:00
83
2,429.00
LSE
12:43:59
137
2,429.00
LSE
12:45:00
487
2,431.00
LSE
12:49:38
341
2,431.00
LSE
12:54:51
22
2,431.00
LSE
12:55:37
23
2,431.00
LSE
12:55:37
29
2,431.00
LSE
12:55:37
31
2,431.00
LSE
12:55:37
63
2,431.00
LSE
12:55:37
138
2,432.00
LSE
12:56:44
167
2,432.00
LSE
12:56:44
138
2,431.00
LSE
12:56:58
318
2,433.00
LSE
13:01:12
273
2,433.00
LSE
13:02:10
193
2,433.00
LSE
13:02:59
104
2,431.00
LSE
13:11:23
132
2,431.00
LSE
13:11:23
269
2,431.00
LSE
13:14:56
75
2,431.00
LSE
13:15:04
119
2,431.00
LSE
13:21:41
364
2,431.00
LSE
13:21:51
29
2,430.00
LSE
13:22:21
446
2,430.00
LSE
13:22:21
146
2,429.00
LSE
13:23:06
527
2,433.00
LSE
13:36:54
375
2,433.00
LSE
13:40:13
191
2,431.00
LSE
13:46:27
401
2,431.00
LSE
13:46:29
525
2,432.00
LSE
13:56:01
40
2,431.00
LSE
13:58:48
235
2,431.00
LSE
13:58:48
345
2,431.00
LSE
13:58:48
286
2,430.00
LSE
13:59:53
198
2,431.00
LSE
14:01:59
206
2,431.00
LSE
14:02:00



263
2,431.00
LSE
14:02:18
103
2,436.00
LSE
14:16:38
162
2,436.00
LSE
14:16:38
270
2,436.00
LSE
14:16:38
605
2,436.00
LSE
14:16:38
347
2,435.00
LSE
14:17:07
246
2,435.00
LSE
14:17:38
30
2,436.00
LSE
14:26:12
129
2,436.00
LSE
14:26:12
461
2,436.00
LSE
14:26:12
486
2,435.00
LSE
14:30:00
400
2,435.00
LSE
14:30:54
34
2,438.00
LSE
14:33:03
867
2,438.00
LSE
14:33:03
573
2,435.00
LSE
14:33:53
38
2,435.00
LSE
14:39:37
167
2,435.00
LSE
14:39:37
229
2,435.00
LSE
14:39:37
719
2,435.00
LSE
14:42:03
1,033
2,435.00
LSE
14:46:58
251
2,434.00
LSE
14:47:10
29
2,438.00
LSE
14:53:23
68
2,438.00
LSE
14:53:23
327
2,438.00
LSE
14:53:23
479
2,438.00
LSE
14:53:23
705
2,437.00
LSE
14:53:27
257
2,437.00
LSE
14:54:57
274
2,436.00
LSE
15:00:27
88
2,436.00
LSE
15:00:31
234
2,436.00
LSE
15:00:31
387
2,435.00
LSE
15:03:55
824
2,435.00
LSE
15:03:55
892
2,435.00
LSE
15:07:32
724
2,436.00
LSE
15:11:27
546
2,435.00
LSE
15:13:05
33
2,435.00
LSE
15:13:15
69
2,435.00
LSE
15:13:21
156
2,435.00
LSE
15:13:29
98
2,435.00
LSE
15:15:01
75
2,435.00
LSE
15:16:55
166
2,435.00
LSE
15:16:55



292
2,435.00
LSE
15:18:35
17
2,435.00
LSE
15:21:06
435
2,435.00
LSE
15:21:06
315
2,434.00
LSE
15:21:18
322
2,433.00
LSE
15:23:59
295
2,433.00
LSE
15:28:08
90
2,433.00
LSE
15:28:09
1,084
2,433.00
LSE
15:28:46

Exhibit 3

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them


1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
James Barrett
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Director, Business Development
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
b)
LEI
213800FKA5MF17RJKT63
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 25p each
 
GB0002875804
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of shares following the exercise of options held under the 2019 British American Tobacco 5 Year Sharesave Scheme.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
       
     
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
     
£22.91
654
 
           
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
654
 
£14,983.14
e)
Date of the transaction
2024-06-19
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue

Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Nancy Jiang
Date of notification: 20 June 2024

Exhibit 4

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them


1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Kingsley Wheaton
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Strategy and Growth Officer
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
b)
LEI
213800FKA5MF17RJKT63
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 25p each
 
GB0002875804
b)
Nature of the transaction
Transfer of shares to Julia Wheaton, a Person Closely Associated
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
       
     
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
     
£nil
1,309
 
           
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
1,309
 
£nil
e)
Date of the transaction
2024-06-19
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue




1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Julia Wheaton
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Person Closely Associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities; Kingsley Wheaton, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
b)
LEI
213800FKA5MF17RJKT63
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 25p each
 
GB0002875804
b)
Nature of the transaction
Receipt of Ordinary Shares from Kingsley Wheaton
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
       
     
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
     
£nil
1,309
 
           
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
1,309
 
£nil
e)
Date of the transaction
2024-06-19
f)
Place of the transaction
Outside a trading venue

Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Nancy Jiang
Date of notification: 20 June 2024


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