Exhibit 15
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors
British American Tobacco p.l.c.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference into the Registration Statements (FileNo. 333-219440 and333-223678) on FormS-8 of British American Tobacco p.l.c. of our report, dated February 27, 2019, with respect to the Group Balance Sheet of British American Tobacco p.l.c. and subsidiaries (the “Group”) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related Group Income Statement, Group Statement of Comprehensive Income, Group Statement of Changes in Equity, and Group Cash Flow Statement for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes (collectively, the Group’s “consolidated financial statements”), and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, which report appears in the annual report on Form20-F of British American Tobacco p.l.c for the year ended December 31, 2018.
/s/ KPMG LLP
London, United Kingdom
March 15, 2019
