(6) | As adjusted retained earnings comprises the BAT Group’s retained earnings at December 31, 2021 of £44,212 million adjusted for a decrease of £12 million in respect of foreign exchange and interest associated with the commercial paper issued and repaid. The adjustment to retained earnings excludes the impact of derivatives used to minimize balance sheet translation exposure in line with the BAT Group’s risk management policies. |
Other than as disclosed above, the information contained in the table above has not changed materially since December 31, 2021, with the exception of an additional utilization of a short-term bilateral facility for an amount of £500 million for the period from March 1, 2022 to March 14, 2022. This transaction has not been included in the “As adjusted” column. BAT expects to repay £1.5 billion of drawings from bilateral facilities between March 16, 2022 and March 21, 2022.”
It is expected that delivery of the Notes will be made against payment therefor on or about March 16, 2022, which will be two business days (as such term is used for purposes of Rule 15c6-1 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) following the date hereof (such settlement cycle being referred to as “T+2”).
Bank of China Limited, London Branch, as an underwriter, will only offer and sell Notes in non-U.S. jurisdictions, and it will not offer and sell any of the Notes in or from the United States or to any resident of the United States.
Standard Chartered Bank will not effect any offers or sales of any Notes in the United States unless it is through one or more U.S. registered broker-dealers as permitted by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
The Issuers and the Guarantors have filed a registration statement (including a Prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the Prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Issuers and the Guarantors have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for more complete information about the Issuer, the Guarantors and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the Offering will arrange to send you the Prospectus if you request it by calling Citigroup Global Markets Inc. toll-free at 1-800-831-9146, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. toll-free at 1-800-503-4611, Mizuho Securities USA LLC toll-free at 1-866- 171-7403 or SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. toll-free at 1-888-868-6856.
This Pricing Term Sheet is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons who are located outside the United Kingdom or persons who are (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) of the United Kingdom (the “Order”), (ii) persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order or (iii) persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 of the United Kingdom, or “FSMA”) in
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