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US Securities and Exchange Commission
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Washington, DC 20549
15 March 2018
Re: Notice of disclosure filed in Exchange Act Annual Report under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that British American Tobacco p.l.c. has made disclosure pursuant to those provisions in its Annual Report on Form20-F for the year ended 31 December 2017 (page 232), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on 15 March 2018.
Respectfully submitted,
British American Tobacco p.l.c. |
/s/ Paul McCrory |
Paul McCrory Company Secretary |
British American Tobacco p.l.c. Registered in England and Wales no. 3407696
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