British American Tobacco p.l.c 6-K, filed Oct 7, 2026
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British American Tobacco p.l.c filed this 6-K on October 7, 2026.
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
October 7, 2026
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 October 7, 2026.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description | ||
| Exhibit 1 | Press Release entitled “British American Tobacco p.l.c. (“the Company”) - Share Buyback Programme” dated October 7, 2026. | ||
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/ Christopher Worlock | |||
| Name: | Christopher Worlock | |||
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||
Date: October 7, 2026
Exhibit 1
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the “Company”)
7 October 2026
Share Buyback Programme
Further to the share buyback programme announcement on 18 March 2024 (“the Programme”), and the subsequent extension of the Programme announced on 10 December 2025, the Company announces that it has entered into an agreement with Merrill Lynch International (“Merrill Lynch”) to purchase ordinary shares of the Company (“Shares”) during the period commencing on 13 October 2026 and ending at the close of business on 23 December 2026.
Merrill Lynch will make its trading decisions in relation to the Company’s Shares independently of, and uninfluenced by, the Company.
The purpose of the Programme is to reduce the share capital of the Company. The Shares repurchased will be cancelled.
Any purchases of Shares by the Company in relation to this announcement will be undertaken within certain pre-set parameters, and in accordance with the Company’s general authority to repurchase shares granted by its shareholders from time to time (at the Company’s 2026 AGM, shareholders granted the Company authority to purchase a maximum of 217,492,219 Shares (the “Authority”)), the Market Abuse Regulation 596/2014 and the Commission Delegated Regulation (2016/1052), in each case as such legislation forms part of domestic law by virtue of section 3 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended), and Chapter 9.6 of the Financial Conduct Authority's UK Listing Rules.
Pursuant to the Authority, the maximum price which may be paid for a Share is an amount (exclusive of taxes and expenses) equal to the higher of:
- 105 per cent of the average market value of a Share as derived from the LSE’s Daily Official List for the five business days immediately preceding the day on which the Share is purchased, in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1 of the Listing Rules published pursuant to Part 6 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”) (the “Listing Rules”); and
- the higher of (i) the price of the last independent trade and (ii) the highest current independent purchase bid on the trading venue where the purchase is carried out, including when the shares are traded on different trading venues, in accordance with Article 3(2) of the UK Safe Harbour Regulation.
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