Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8249T

British American Tobacco PLC

04 October 2010

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.

1. The Company was notified on 1 October 2010 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "UK Plan") that on 29 September 2010 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") were purchased for the following executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities (together the "Participants") at a price of £23.7937 per Share as a result of the reinvestment of dividends by the trustee in accordance with the UK Plan.

The number of Shares purchased by each Participant in the UK Plan was as follows:

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Purchased
P N Adams	10
N Durante	11
J B Stevens	18
M M Cobben	5
D S Fell	3
A M Gray	3
R Kindts	12
J-M Levy	3
D J Naughton	3

2. The Company was notified on 1 October 2010 that on 29 September 2010 the following executive director and persons discharging managerial responsibilities (together the "Participants") acquired ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") at a price of £23.7937 per Share as a result of the reinvestment of the cash equivalent of the Company's interim dividend on shares held on their behalf by Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company's vested share account.

The number of Shares acquired by each Participant was as follows:

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Acquired
J P Daly	2
M M Cobben	1
D S Fell	2
D J Naughton	2
N R Withington	132

3. Following the above transactions, the total beneficial and family interests in British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares of the following executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities was as follows:

Participant	Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification
P N Adams	287,727 (including 125,628 Deferred Shares)
N Durante	162,832 (including 52,197 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	126,596 (including 48,694 Deferred Shares)
J P Daly	52,419 (including 29,624 Deferred Shares)
M M Cobben	141,489 (including 26,116 Deferred Shares)
D S Fell	39,646 (including 22,228 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray	54,659 (including 27,389 Deferred Shares)
R Kindts	125,775 (including 27,074 Deferred Shares)
J-M Levy	43,413 (including 23,866 Deferred Shares)
D J Naughton	11,861 (including 10,387 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	145,346 (including 31,428 Deferred Shares)