Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 3231A

British American Tobacco PLC

06 October 2009

 



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

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

The Company was notified on 5 October 2009 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 £19.8387 per ordinary share on 30 September 2009 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	1,458	152,508 (including 45,758 Deferred Shares)

The Company was further notified on 6 October 2009 that on 5 October 2009 Mr N R Withington, a person discharging managerial responsibility, acquired 98 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") at a price of £19.28 per Share as a result of the reinvestment of income by his ISA Manager.

Following this transaction, Mr Withington has a total beneficial and family interest in 100,878 Shares (including 34,388 Deferred Shares).

Ann Griffiths

Assistant Secretary

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

6 October 2009

Enquiries:

Press Office - David Betteridge/Elif Boutlu

020 7845 2888

 

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