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 and Exchange Act of 1934
 
January 14, 2019
 
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)

 
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This report includes materials as exhibits that have been published and made available by British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the “Company”) to its shareholders, as of January 14, 2019.
 
The information contained in Exhibit 1 to this Form 6-K, is incorporated by reference into the Company’s Form S-8 Registration Statements File Nos. 333-223678 and 333-219440, and related Prospectuses, as such Registration Statements and Prospectuses may be amended from time to time.
 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
 
Description
   
Exhibit 1
  
Press Release entitled “British American Tobacco Board Committee Changes” dated January 14, 2019.
     

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


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/ Sophie Kerr  
    Name:  Sophie Kerr  
    Title:    Assistant Secretary  
       
 
Date:  January 14, 2019







Exhibit 1
 
14 January 2019

British American Tobacco p.l.c.
Board Committee Changes

Following a review of the memberships of its Board committees, British American Tobacco today announces that Holly Keller Koeppel, a Non-Executive Director of the Company and member of the Audit Committee since 2017, will assume the role of Chairman of the Audit Committee succeeding Kieran Poynter, who will remain a member of the Audit Committee.

Luc Jobin will join the Audit Committee and step down from the Remuneration Committee.

Dr Marion Helmes will join the Remuneration Committee and step down from the Audit Committee.

All of the above changes will take effect from 14 January 2019.

As a consequence of the above changes, the memberships of the Company’s Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee (all comprising Non-Executive Directors) are as follows with effect from 14 January 2019:

Audit Committee
Remuneration Committee
Chairman: Holly Keller Koeppel
Chairman: Dimitri Panayotopoulos
Luc Jobin
Sue Farr
Kieran Poynter
Dr Marion Helmes
 
Savio Kwan


Paul McCrory
Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.


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