Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9919C

British American Tobacco PLC

09 May 2012

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 Rules and Transparency Rules.

1. The Company was notified on 8 May 2012 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 3,232.6374 pence per ordinary share on 4 May 2012 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	38

2. The Company was notified on 8 May 2012 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "UK Plan") that on 4 May 2012 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 3,232.6374 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	28
J B Stevens	21
J P Daly	3
J Bowles	3
M M Cobben	13
D S Fell	8
A M Gray	11
J-M Levy	9
D J Naughton	11
D O'Reilly	23
M C T Prideaux	46
N K Sethi	15
K Wheaton	3
N R Withington	46

3. The Company was notified on 8 May 2012 that on 4 May 2012 the following 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 3,232.6374 pence per Share as a result of the reinvestment of the cash equivalent of the Company's 2011 final 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
M M Cobben	33
D S Fell	11
D J Naughton	120
N K Sethi	230
N R Withington	357

4. 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	222,093 (including 70,233 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	119,185 (including 60,668 Deferred Shares)
J P Daly	133,256 (including 44,669 Deferred Shares)
J Bowles	42,568 (including 21,773 Deferred Shares)
M M Cobben	142,654 (including 26,756 Deferred Shares)
D S Fell	45,695 (including 25,692 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray	61,721 (including 27,485 Deferred Shares)
J-M Levy	48,160 (including 28,400 Deferred Shares)
D J Naughton	26,666 (including 17,513 Deferred Shares)
D O'Reilly	10,665 (including 7,323 Deferred Shares)
M C T Prideaux	134,416 (including 30,274 Deferred Shares)
N K Sethi	31,752 (including 8,475 Deferred Shares)
K Wheaton	13,410 (including 7,393 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	148,832 (including 30,274 Deferred Shares)