Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5881H

British American Tobacco PLC

06 November 2008

 



NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY 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 6 November 2008 that, on 3 November 2008, Mr M H Visser, a Non-Executive Director of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company"), acquired a total of 618,750 British American Tobacco p.l.c. ordinary shares (the "Shares") as a result of a distribution of Shares by Remgro Limited (the "Notified Interest"). The Notified Interest comprises:

(1)       46,357 Shares held in the name of Mr Visser;

 

(2)       168,726 Shares held in the name of The Remgro Share Trust in which Mr Visser has a beneficial interest as a member of The Remgro Share Scheme; and

 

(3)       403,667 Shares held by the trustees of family trusts which, for the purposes of the Notified Interest, are persons connected with Mr Visser who is one of the beneficiaries under those trusts.

Following this distribution, Mr Visser has a total beneficial and family interest of 618,750 Shares in the Company.

Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:

G C W Cunnington

Deputy Secretary

6 November 2008

0207 845 1925

Investor Relations:

Ralph Edmondson 020 7845 1180

Press Office:

David Betteridge/Kate Matrunola      020 7845 2888

 

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