On 12 February 2026, British American Tobacco Plc (LON:BATS) announced that the Board had declared an interim dividend of 245.04p per ordinary share of 25p, payable in four equal quarterly instalments of 61.26p per ordinary share in May 2026, August 2026, November 2026 and February 2027.
The August 2026 Dividend will be payable on 14 August 2026 to shareholders registered on either the UK main register or the South Africa branch register on 10 July 2026 (the record date).
In accordance with the JSE Limited (“JSE”) Listing Requirements, the finalisation information for the August 2026 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 12 February 2026 remain unchanged for the August 2026 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 £:R=21.7279 as at 26 June 2026 (the closing rate on that date as quoted by Bloomberg), results in an equivalent August 2026 Dividend of 1,331.05115 SA cents per ordinary share.
South Africa Branch Register: Dividends Tax Information
South Africa Dividends Tax (at a rate of 20%), equivalent to 266.21023 cents per ordinary share, will be withheld from the gross August 2026 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 1,064.84092 cents per ordinary share. The August 2026 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 August 2026 Dividend is the United Kingdom.
At the close of business on 26 June 2026 (the latest practicable date prior to the date of the declaration of the South African rand equivalent of the August 2026 Dividend), the Company had a total of 2,165,549,196 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). The Company held 132,661,181 ordinary shares in treasury giving a total issued share capital of 2,298,210,377 ordinary shares
