British American Tobacco p.l.c 6-K, filed Nov 2, 2026

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI)

6-K 2026-11-02 For: 2026-11-02

Added on November 02, 2026

About this 6-K

British American Tobacco p.l.c filed this 6-K on November 2, 2026.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. purchased shares for cancellation, leaving 2,155,557,220 shares in issue and 132,648,864 in treasury after purchases through 23 October 2026. Bruce Sewell will join the Board on 1 January 2027. AI summary

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Exhibit		Description

Exhibit 1		Press Release entitled “British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the “Company”) - Voting Rights and Capital” dated October 1, 2026.

Exhibit 2		Press Release entitled “British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the “Company”) - Issue of Shares” dated October 1, 2026.

Exhibit 3		Press Release entitled “British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the “Company”) - Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them” dated October 2, 2026.

Exhibit 4		Press Release entitled “Transaction in own shares” dated October 5, 2026.

Exhibit 5		Press Release entitled “British American Tobacco p.l.c. (“the Company”) - Share Buyback Programme” dated October 7, 2026.

Exhibit 6		Press Release entitled “British American Tobacco p.l.c. (“the Company”) - Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them” dated October 9, 2026.

Exhibit 7		Press Release entitled “Transaction in own shares” dated October 12, 2026.

Exhibit 8		Press Release entitled “British American Tobacco p.l.c. (“the Company”) - Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them” dated October 15, 2026.

Exhibit 9		Press Release entitled “Transaction in own shares” dated October 19, 2026.

Exhibit 10		Press Release entitled “British American Tobacco p.l.c. (“the Company”) - Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them” dated October 20, 2026.

Exhibit 11		Press Release entitled “British American Tobacco p.l.c. - TR-1: Notification of major holdings” dated October 23, 2026.

Exhibit 12		Press Release entitled “Transaction in own shares” dated October 26, 2026.

Exhibit 13		Press Release entitled “British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the “Company” or “BAT”) - Board and Committee Changes” dated October 28, 2026.

British American Tobacco p.l.c.


By:	/s/ Christopher Worlock
	Name:	Christopher Worlock
	Title:	Assistant Secretary

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Pascale Meulemeester
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Regional Director, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa
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
Transaction 1
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804
b)	Nature of the transaction	Shares released under the Restricted Share Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£nil	770

d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	770 £nil
e)	Date of the transaction	2026-09-30
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue
Transaction 2
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Restricted Share Plan awards
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£41.803879	364

d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	364 £15,216.61
e)	Date of the transaction	2026-09-30
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

Date of purchase:	28 September 2026	29 September 2026	30 September 2026	1 October 2026	2 October 2026
Number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased:	125,000	100,000	120,000	165,000	167,870
Highest price paid per share (pence):	4,241.00p	4,198.00p	4,181.00p	4,043.00p	3,997.00p
Lowest price paid per share (pence):	4,199.00p	4,090.00p	4,106.00p	3,988.00p	3,979.00p
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):	4,224.29p	4,143.70p	4,135.91p	4,018.15p	3,991.09p

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	28/09/2026	125,000	4,224.29p	LSE
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	28/09/2026	0	0.00p	CHIX
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	28/09/2026	0	0.00p	BATE
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	29/09/2026	100,000	4,143.70p	LSE
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	29/09/2026	0	0.00p	CHIX
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	29/09/2026	0	0.00p	BATE
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	30/09/2026	120,000	4,135.91p	LSE
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	30/09/2026	0	0.00p	CHIX
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	30/09/2026	0	0.00p	BATE
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	01/10/2026	165,000	4,018.15p	LSE
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	01/10/2026	0	0.00p	CHIX
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	01/10/2026	0	0.00p	BATE
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	02/10/2026	137,870	3,990.99p	LSE
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	02/10/2026	30,000	3,991.54p	CHIX
British American Tobacco p.l.c.	GB0002875804	02/10/2026	0	0.00p	BATE

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Tadeu Marroco
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive
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	Purchase of Shares under the Partnership Share Scheme – a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£40.20	4

d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	4 £160.80
e)	Date of the transaction	2026-10-07
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Luciano Comin
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Marketing 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	Purchase of Shares under the Partnership Share Scheme – a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£40.20	4

d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	4 £160.80
e)	Date of the transaction	2026-10-07
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	James Murphy
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director, Research and Science
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	Purchase of Shares under the Partnership Share Scheme – a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£40.20	4

d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	4 £160.80
e)	Date of the transaction	2026-10-07
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

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	Purchase of Shares under the Partnership Share Scheme – a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£40.20	4

d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	4 £160.80
e)	Date of the transaction	2026-10-07
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Paul McCrory
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director, Legal and General Counsel
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	Purchase of Shares under the Partnership Share Scheme – a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£40.20	4

d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	4 £160.80
e)	Date of the transaction	2026-10-07
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Javed Iqbal
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director, Digital and Information
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	Purchase of Shares under the Partnership Share Scheme – a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£40.20	4

d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	4 £160.80
e)	Date of the transaction	2026-10-07
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Johan Vandermeulen
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Operating 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	Purchase of Shares under the Partnership Share Scheme – a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£40.20	4

d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	4 £160.80
e)	Date of the transaction	2026-10-07
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Date of purchase:	5 October 2026	6 October 2026	7 October 2026	8 October 2026	9 October 2026
Number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased:	168,340	167,400	165,559	161,542	0
Highest price paid per share (pence):	4,009.00p	4,050.00p	4,079.00p	4,179.00p	0.00p
Lowest price paid per share (pence):	3,948.00p	3,972.00p	4,000.00p	4,091.00p	0.00p
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):	3,979.94p	4,002.32p	4,046.89p	4,147.08p	0.00p

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Karen Guerra
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
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	Purchase of ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£42.544825	6,000

d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	6,000 £255,268.95
e)	Date of the transaction	2026-10-14
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Date of purchase:	12 October 2026	13 October 2026	14 October 2026	15 October 2026	16 October 2026
Number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased:	158,660	128,287	126,358	121,625	123,485
Highest price paid per share (pence):	4,218.00p	4,255.00p	4,277.00p	4,432.00p	4,472.00p
Lowest price paid per share (pence):	4,187.00p	4,195.00p	4,226.00p	4,354.00p	4,311.00p
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):	4,206.27p	4,219.93p	4,255.73p	4,388.96p	4,436.97p

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Zafar Khan
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director, Operations
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 2021 British American Tobacco 3 Year Sharesave Scheme.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£20.76	1445

d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	1,445 £29,998.20
e)	Date of the transaction	2026-10-19
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify)ⁱⁱⁱ:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation^iv
Name	The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
City and country of registered office (if applicable)	Los Angeles, USA
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3)^v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^vi:	21/10/2026
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):	22/10/2026

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights of issuer^vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	18.023677	0.000000	18.023677	388,574,533
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	17.934796	0.000000	17.934796

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached^viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rights^ix		% of voting rights
	Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)	Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)	Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)
GB0002875804 Common Stock		291,270,072		13.510298%
US1104481072 Depository Receipt		97,304,461		4.513379%
SUBTOTAL 8. A	388,574,533		18.023677%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date^x	Exercise/ Conversion Period^xi	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.	% of voting rights
N/A
		SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date^x	Exercise/ Conversion Period ^xi	Physical or cash settlement^xii	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights

			SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

Name^xv	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.	Capital Research and Management Company	17.903643		17.903643%
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.	Capital International, Inc.
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.	Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc.
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.	Capital International Sarl
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.	Capital International Limited

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held

Place of completion	Los Angeles
Date of completion	22/10/2026

Date of purchase:	19 October 2026	20 October 2026	21 October 2026	22 October 2026	23 October 2026
Number of ordinary shares of 25 pence each purchased:	121,153	122,933	121,340	122,445	122,343
Highest price paid per share (pence):	4,467.00p	4,443.00p	4,426.00p	4,483.00p	4,489.00p
Lowest price paid per share (pence):	4,414.00p	4,388.00p	4,358.00p	4,409.00p	4,406.00p
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence):	4,437.57p	4,418.79p	4,389.04p	4,456.90p	4,438.15p

Audit Committee	Remuneration Committee
Darrell Thomas (Committee Chair)	Kandy Anand (Committee Chair)
Uta Kemmerich-Keil	Karen Guerra
Bruce Sewell	Véronique Laury
Serpil Timuray	Matthew Wright