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    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      BAT investors call on tobacco group’s new chief to restart share buybacks

      Cigarette maker launched £2bn stock repurchase programme in 2022 but opted not to renew it this year

    • Monday, 15 May, 2023
      Lex
      BAT: Jack hits the road as vapes focus fails to ignite valuation Premium content

      Surprise reshuffle comes after the group paid a penalty to US authorities over North Korean sanctions violations

    • Monday, 15 May, 2023
      BAT appoints new chief to succeed Jack Bowles immediately

      Change comes after tobacco group was fined $635mn last month over North Korean sanctions violations

    • Wednesday, 26 April, 2023
      Explainer
      How British American Tobacco sold cigarettes to North Korea despite sanctions

      The UK company paid the US justice department’s biggest penalty for violating sanctions on Pyongyang

    • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
      BAT pays $635mn penalty over North Korea sanctions breaches

      Subsidiary of world’s second-biggest tobacco group enters guilty plea in US

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      Lex
      BAT: US listing not a batty idea given valuation gap with rivals Premium content

      Upping sticks is not, in itself, a fail-safe way to light up a stock

    • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
      British American Tobacco urged to quit London for US

      Top-five shareholder GQG says it ‘makes no sense’ for cigarette group to be listed in UK

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      British American Tobacco chief warns Russia exit could drag into 2024

      Company in ‘advanced discussions’ to complete sale, almost a year after it promised to leave the country

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Lex
      BAT: smokes bloke must prep burns unit for independence Premium content

      Appointment of a director of ‘combustibles’ could pave way to jettisoning the cash-rich business

    • Wednesday, 16 February, 2022
      LexTobacco
      Sin stocks: drink, smoke and make money

      Shares will continue to benefit from the rotation from high growth to value stocks

    • Saturday, 12 February, 2022
      News in-depthTobacco
      Big Tobacco struggles to convince investors it can quit cigarettes

      Companies turn to share buybacks as investors ditch stocks over ESG concerns

    • Friday, 11 February, 2022
      Vapes and heated tobacco bolster sales at British American Tobacco

      The maker of Lucky Strike cigarettes announces its first share buyback programme since 2014

    • Wednesday, 28 July, 2021
      BAT reports soaring demand for cigarette alternatives

      Vaping and e-cigarette products account for more than a tenth of sales, Dunhill maker says

    • Tuesday, 8 June, 2021
      Lex
      British American Tobacco: struggling to find a place in portfolios Premium content

      What hurts BAT is not just the comparison to peers but the surge of money into ESG funds

    • Tuesday, 8 June, 2021
      BAT reports record number of new vape users

      Tobacco companies are pushing to build market share in ‘modern products’

    • Thursday, 29 April, 2021
      Tobacco
      ‘Vulture’ fund pioneer Dart builds £5bn stakes in tobacco

      Caymans Islands-based billionaire now third-biggest shareholder in British American Tobacco

    • Thursday, 11 March, 2021
      Cannabis industry
      British American Tobacco takes stake in Canadian cannabis producer

      Maker of Lucky Strike cigarettes moves beyond nicotine in effort to attract consumers

    • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
      LexTobacco
      BAT: stick figures Premium content

      Vaping is not the get-out-of-jail card it was once hoped to be

    • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
      British American Tobacco expects vaping to add to profit growth for first time

      Lucky Strike owner raises dividend as earnings climb to £8.7bn

    • Friday, 15 January, 2021
      Serious Fraud Office closes bribery probe into British American Tobacco

      UK agency began investigation in 2017 after claims company bribed officials in east Africa

    • Friday, 11 December, 2020
      Investments
      Investors Chronicle: Ashtead, Marston’s, British American Tobacco

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

    • Wednesday, 9 December, 2020
      BAT escapes big pandemic blow as cigarettes prove resilient

      FTSE 100 group says hit to revenue growth will be smaller than expected

    • Friday, 31 July, 2020
      BAT beats profit forecasts as US stimulus bolsters sales

      Cigarette group had previously warned of slowing growth in emerging markets during pandemic

    • Friday, 26 June, 2020
      Tobacco
      BAT court bid to overturn South Africa tobacco ban hit by delay

      British American Tobacco group says only the illegal cigarette trade will benefit as case is put back to August

    • Tuesday, 9 June, 2020
      LombardKate Burgess
      BAT payout is a Lucky Strike for the dividend hungry

      Tobacco group pays up when most have cut; builders of Bellway pave the way for retailers

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