British American Tobacco PLC (BATS)

Industry Tobacco
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The third-largest tobacco company by volume, British American Tobacco sold 465 billion cigarettes in 2025. Its leading brands are Dunhill, Kent, Pall Mall, Lucky Strike, and Rothmans in cigarettes. Its ownership of the Camel, Natural American Spirit, ...
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Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Tobacco
Chairman
Mr. Luc Jobin
CEO
Mr. Tadeu Marroco
Most recent earnings
31 Dec 2025
Fiscal year end
31 Dec 2025
Employees
50,290
Head office
Globe House
London
United Kingdom
WC2R 2PG
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+44 2078451000
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irteam@bat.com
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Company website

Key personnel

Owner name
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Salary
Ms. Karen J Guerra
Non-Executive Director, Senior Independent non-executive director
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Mr. Luc Jobin
Non-Executive Director, Chairman
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Mr. Krishnan Anand
Non-Executive Director
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Ms. Veronique Laury
Non-Executive Director
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Ms. Serpil Timuray
Non-Executive Director
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Mr. J. Darrell Thomas
Non-Executive Director
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Ms. Uta Kemmerich-Keil
Non-Executive Director
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Mr. Matthew James Wright
Non-Executive Director
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Mr. Tadeu Marroco
Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer
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Top 5 shareholders

Owner name
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No. of shares
Capital Research and Management Company282,198,180
Capital Group183,436,212
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC85,472,746
American Funds Invmt Co of Amer72,690,024
Capital Group Investment Co of Amer Comp72,690,024

Director dealings

Date
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Action
25 Aug 2026D
25 Aug 2026D
19 Aug 2026D
19 Aug 2026Transfer in
19 Aug 2026Transfer out
17 Aug 2026Purchase
14 Aug 2026D
05 Aug 2026Transfer out
05 Aug 2026Transfer in
05 Aug 2026Purchase
03 Aug 2026Purchase
01 Jul 2026Purchase
01 Jul 2026Purchase
05 Jun 2026Purchase
05 Jun 2026Purchase
03 Jun 2026Purchase
26 May 2026D
26 May 2026D
22 May 2026D
22 May 2026D
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