Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0319E

British American Tobacco PLC

31 March 2011

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 30 March 2011 that on 25 March 2011 Mr J Bowles, a person discharging managerial responsibilities, sold 3,618 British American Tobacco p.l.c. shares ("the Shares") at a price of £24.0401 per Share and that on 29 March 2011 Mrs C Bowles, a person connected with Mr Bowles, sold 3,900 Shares at a price of £24.4001 per Share.

Following these transactions, Mr Bowles has a total beneficial and family interest in 35,732 Shares (including 17,893 Deferred Shares).

2. The independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust notified the Company on 30 March 2011 that it had released the following number of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to the following persons discharging managerial responsibility under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme 2008 Award (the "2008 Award"):

Participant	Date of Release	Shares released from the 2008 Award	No. of Shares sold	No. of shares sold to cover tax liability	Price at which Shares sold	Net No. of Shares acquired	Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification
D J Naughton	25 March 2011	3,108	n/a	n/a	n/a	3,108	18,717 (including 14,135 Deferred Shares)
P H Taylor	28 March 2011	5,715	n/a	2,952	£23.66	2,763	151,446 (including 32,795 Deferred Shares)