Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8770D

British American Tobacco PLC

19 September 2008

 



NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING 
MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

Notification made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

The Company was notified on 18 September 2008 of the following change in the interests in ordinary shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. in respect of the undermentioned person discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR") arising from the purchase of ordinary shares at a price of £18.10579 per ordinary share on 17 September 2008 through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the "DRIP"):

PDMR	Date of Original Entry into DRIP	No. Ordinary Shares Acquired per Interim Dividend	Total Beneficial and Family interests following this Notification
N Durante	May 2005	1,205	123,222 (including 21,974 Deferred Shares)*

*Of the 21,974 Deferred Shares referred to under Total Beneficial Interests for Mr Durante, a total of 5,380 Deferred Shares have been granted by, and will be cash settled by, Souza Cruz S.A., a British American Tobacco subsidiary company.

G C W Cunnington

Deputy Secretary

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

19 September 2008

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