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British American Tobacco plc is a British multinational cigarette and tobacco manufacturing company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the second-biggest cigarette maker in the world as of 2012.BAT has a market-leading position in over 50 countries and operations in around 180 countries. Its four largest-selling brands are its native brand Dunhill and US brands Lucky Strike, Kent and Pall Mall. Other brands that the company markets include Benson & Hedges and Rothmans. The company does not necessarily own the rights to all of these brands in every nation they are marketed.BAT has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.