Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4453P

British American Tobacco PLC

03 October 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 September 2011 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "UK Plan") that on 28 September 2011 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 2833.51 pence 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
N Durante	13
J B Stevens	14
J P Daly	1
J Bowles	2
M M Cobben	7
D S Fell	4
A M Gray	5
J-M Levy	4
D J Naughton	5

2.    The Company was notified on 30 September 2011 that on 28 September 2011 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 2833.51 pence 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	15
D S Fell	4
D J Naughton	58
N R Withington	173

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
N Durante	218,473 (including 68,225 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	143,800 (including 65,741 Deferred Shares)
J P Daly	78,128 (including 41,585 Deferred Shares)
J Bowles	37,055 (including 20,112 Deferred Shares)
M M Cobben*	147,536 (including 31,776 Deferred Shares)
D S Fell*	47,464 (including 27,572 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray*	59,359 (including 31,874 Deferred Shares)
J-M Levy	50,123 (including 30,464 Deferred Shares)
D J Naughton*	18,946 (including 14,135 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	154,294 (including 36,367 Deferred Shares)

* These balances have been adjusted following a reconciliation of dividend shares accrued between April 2006 and May 2011 in respect of the British American Tobacco International Employee Share Ownership Plan.

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

B M Creegan

Assistant Secretary

Tel: [phone]

3 October 2011

Enquiries:

Investor Relations
Ralph Edmondson/Maya Farhat/Rachael Brierley     [phone]/1977/1519

British American Tobacco Press Office
Kate Matrunola/Cat Armstrong/Christina Dona          [phone]

 

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