Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0254U

British American Tobacco PLC

07 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 6 October 2010 of the following change in the interests in ordinary shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. in respect of the undermentioned executive director and person discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR") arising from the purchase of ordinary shares at a price of 2379.37 pence per ordinary share on 29 September 2010 through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the "DRIP"):

PDMR	Date of Original Entry into DRIP	Number of Ordinary Shares Acquired per Final Dividend
N Durante	May 2005	1,517

2. The Company was notified on 6 October 2010 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 6 October 2010 the following executive directors and other persons discharging managerial responsibility (together the "Participants") had purchased ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") by way of the Partnership Share Scheme at a price of 2377.00 pence per Share.

The number of Shares purchased by each Participant, together with their interests following the transaction, are as follows:

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Purchased	Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification
P N Adams	5	287,732 (including 125,628 Deferred Shares)
N Durante*	5	164,354 (including 52,197 Deferred Shares)
M C T Prideaux	5	116,999 (including 31,428 Deferred Shares)
P H Taylor	5	144,124 (including 28,262 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	5	145,351 (including 31,428 Deferred Shares)