Monday 23 April 2012

BAT - First Interim Dividend (0.65)

Company: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (M)
Stock Name: BAT
Amount: 0.65
Announcement Date: 23/04/2012
Ex Date: 10/05/2012

Dividend Detail:

EX-date: 10/05/2012

Entitlement date: 14/05/2012

Entitlement time: 05:00:00 PM

Entitlement subject: First Interim Dividend

Entitlement description: A first interim dividend of 65.00 sen per share, tax exempt under the single-tier system amounting to RM185,594,500 in respect of the financial year ending 31 December 2012.

Period of interest payment: to

Financial Year End: 31/12/2012

Share transfer book & register of members will be: 14/05/2012 to 15/05/2012 closed from (both dates inclusive) for the purpose of determining the entitlements

Registrar's name ,address, telephone no: Tricor Investor Services Sdn Bhd
Level 17, The Garden North Tower
Mid Valley City
Lingkaran Syed Putra
Tel No. 603 - 2264 3883
Fax No. 603 - -2282 1886

Payment date: 25/05/2012

a. Securities transferred into the Depositor's Securities Account before 4:00 pm in respect of transfers: 14/05/2012

b. Securities deposited into the Depositor's Securities Account before 12:30 pm in respect of securities exempted from mandatory deposit: 11/05/2012

Entitlement indicator: Currency

Currency: Malaysian Ringgit (MYR)

Entitlement in Currency: 0.65

Remarks: This announcement is dated 23 April 2012.