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British American Tobacco Plc ( (AMEX: BTI)

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Mar 05, 2009 – DIVIDEND CAPTURE CALENDAR BRITISH AMER TOB PLC ( AMEX : BTI )

For Immediate Release

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Using DividendInvestor.com's Dividend Calendar we locate BRITISH AMER TOB PLC ( AMEX : BTI ) with an ex-dividend date of Mar 11, 2009 paying a $1.7308 dividend.

British American Tobacco Plc ( (AMEX: BTI) has paid dividends since 1998 and has a current dividend yield of 4.4%.

British American Tobacco Plc (’s current dividend information as per the date of this press release is:
Dividend Declaration Date: Dec-31-1969
Dividend Ex Date: Mar-10-2010
Dividend Record Date: Mar-12-2010
Dividend Payment Date: May-11-2010
Dividend Amount: 2.1262  

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