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 28 September 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 3,216.39 pence per ordinary share on 26 September 2012 through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the "DRIP"):
PDMR |
Date of Original Entry into DRIP |
Number of Ordinary Shares Acquired per Interim Dividend |
N Durante |
May 2005 |
19 |
2. The Company was notified on 28 September 2012 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "UK Plan") that on 26 September 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 3,216.39 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 |
16 |
J B Stevens |
12 |
J P Daly |
2 |
J Bowles |
3 |
M M Cobben |
8 |
D S Fell |
3 |
G Giordano |
1 |
A M Gray |
6 |
J-M Levy |
6 |
D J Naughton |
6 |
D O'Reilly |
13 |
N K Sethi |
9 |
K Wheaton |
2 |
3. The Company was notified on 28 September 2012 that on 26 September 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 3,216.39 pence per Share as a result of the reinvestment of the cash equivalent of the Company's 2012 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 Bowles |
48 |
M M Cobben |
15 |
D S Fell |
5 |
D J Naughton |
113 |
N K Sethi |
116 |
N R Withington |
176 |
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 |
222,144 (including 70,233 Deferred Shares) |
J B Stevens |
119,560 (including 60,668 Deferred Shares) |
J P Daly |
93,264 (including 44,669 Deferred Shares) |
J Bowles |
42,619 (including 21,773 Deferred Shares) |
M M Cobben |
142,677 (including 26,756 Deferred Shares) |
D S Fell |
45,703 (including 25,692 Deferred Shares) |
G Giordano |
5,621 (including 5,523 Deferred Shares) |
A M Gray |
61,727 (including 27,485 Deferred Shares) |
J-M Levy |
48,166 (including 28,400 Deferred Shares) |
D J Naughton |
26,785 (including 17,513 Deferred Shares) |
D O'Reilly |
10,678 (including 7,323 Deferred Shares) |
N K Sethi |
31,877 (including 8,475 Deferred Shares) |
K Wheaton |
13,412 (including 7,393 Deferred Shares) |
N R Withington |
149,023 (including 30,274 Deferred Shares) |
Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:
B M Creegan
Assistant Secretary
Tel: 020 7845 1927
1 October 2012
Enquiries:
Investor Relations
Mike Nightingale/Rachael Brierley/Maya Farhat +44 20 7845 1180/1519/1977
British American Tobacco Press Office
Kate Matrunola/Jem Maidment/Will Hill +44 20 7845 2888