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British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BAT) is a British multinational company that manufactures and sells cigarettes, tobacco and other nicotine products including electronic cigarettes. The company, established in 1902, is headquartered in London, England. As of 2023, it is the second-largest tobacco company in the world based on net sales. [5] [6]
[6] Tekel was eventually bought by the UK-based British American Tobacco (BAT) in a televised auction on 22 February 2008 for $1.72bn, making it the second-largest tobacco company in the country with a 36% market share. [7] [8]
BATUS was created by British American Tobacco as a subsidiary to oversee the U.S. holdings in 1980. [4] [5] [6] Through its BATUS unit, BAT diversified its tobacco holdings with acquisitions in the retail sector, [7] paper sector (through the acquisition of Appleton Paper Company [3]) and insurance through the acquisition of Farmers Insurance Group.
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On April 26, 1994, British American Tobacco Industries, PLC announced an agreement to buy American Tobacco Company for $1 billion. [6] A holding company, named "BATUS, Inc." was created for this purpose. [7] On October 31, 1994, the Federal Trade Commission filed suit in federal court in Manhattan to stop the deal. [8]
With a huge 8.4% dividend yield, British American Tobacco throws off a lot of passive income, but there are risks to consider.
Image source: Getty Images. Buy British American Tobacco. The best reason to invest in BAT may be its attractive dividend yield of 8.2%. Its dividend is well-funded, and the company took the ...
Jacques Villeneuve in the Williams FW20 at the 1998 Italian Grand Prix. Winfield was the main sponsor of the Williams F1 Team in 1998 and 1999. [12] [4] [13] The sponsorship was part of the deal Williams signed with the then-parent company of Winfield, Rothmans International, whose flagship brand had sponsored the multi-time world championship team since 1994.