Profile: British American Tobacco PLC (BATS.L)

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (British American Tobacco) is a holding company. The Company’s four principal brands include Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall. Its other international brands include Vogue, Viceroy, Rothmans, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Benson & Hedges, State Express 555 and John Player Gold Leaf. As of December 31, 2011, the Company brands were sold in around 180 markets worldwide. The Company’s products include Cigarettes, Smokeless snus and Cigars. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company sold over nine billion capsule cigarettes, mainly through Kent Convertibles, Kool Boost, Lucky Strike Click & Roll and Dunhill Switch. On October 11, 2011, the Company acquired Productora Tabacalera de Colombia, S.A.S. (Protabaco), a cigarette company in Colombia. During 2011, the Company stopped manufacturing at Cirebon in Indonesia. During 2011, the Company sold its 14% interest in PT Bentoel Internasional Investama Tbk to Bapepam LK (Indonesia).