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British American Tobacco Boosts Revenue View On Smaller Pandemic Impact

British American Tobacco has raised its revenue forecast for 2020 to the upper end of its prior expectations, thanks to a smaller-than-feared hit to cigare...

BAT Appoints Darrell Thomas As New Non-Executive Director

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BAT) has announced the appointment of Darrell Thomas as an independent non-executive director and member of the audit and...

BAT Names New Independent Non-Executive Director

British American Tobacco has announced the appointment of Karen Guerra as an independent non-executive director, effective 14 September 2020. She will a...

BAT Resumes Sales In South Africa As Government Lifts Ban

BAT has announced that it has resumed sales in South Africa after the government ended its near five-month ban on the sale of tobacco products. The deci...

BAT Names New President For Reynolds American

British American Tobacco (BAT) has appointed Guy Meldrum as the president of Reynolds American, effective 1 September 2020. Presently, he serves as...

BAT First-Half Profit Tops Estimates On Market Demand

British American Tobacco reported better-than-expected profits on Friday, as the company sold more high-priced cigarettes and saw strong demand for vaping...

BAT Cuts Profit, Revenue Forecasts As COVID-19 Hits Demand

British American Tobacco cut its annual adjusted profit and revenue forecasts, citing the impact of prolonged lockdowns in South Africa and Mexico and a bi...

BAT Says Potential COVID-19 Vaccine Using Tobacco Leaves Ready For Human Trials

World's No.2 cigarette company British American Tobacco said it was ready to test its potential COVID-19 vaccine using proteins from tobacco leaves on huma...