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History

Early Years
On the 29th September 1902 the UK's Imperial Tobacco Company merged with the American Tobacco Company. Ending a trade war each company agreed not to operate in the other firm's home country. Businesses outside the UK and US were then transferred to the British and American Tobacco Company, giving them operations in Germany, Japan, Canada, Australia, China and South Africa.

Over the next ten years the company expands into India, Egypt, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Finland, East Africa and Malaysia. By 1910 the group was selling over ten billion cigarettes worldwide.

B.A.T becomes British
A major event in the company's history was in 1911 when British and American Tobacco become British owned by divesting its shares in the joint venture. B.A.T became listed on the London stock exchange leading to British investors buying most of its American partners shares.

The company then continued expanding acquiring Argentine firm Bozetti and Co. in 1913.......

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