Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7472B

British American Tobacco PLC

07 March 2014

 

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 Rules and Transparency Rules.

1.      The Company was notified on 6 March 2014 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 5 March 2014 the following executive director and other persons discharging managerial responsibility (together the "Participants") had purchased ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") by way of the Partnership Share Scheme at a price of 3,314.743 pence per Share.

The number of Shares purchased by each Participant, together with their interests following the transaction, are as follows:

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Purchased	Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification
N Durante	4	239,132 (including 78,706 Deferred Shares)
G Giordano	4	13,464 (including 13,220 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	3	148,705 (including 29,190 Deferred Shares)

2.      The Company was notified on 6 March 2014 that on 6 March 2014 Mrs M Murphy, a person connected with Dr G M Murphy, a Non-Executive Director of British American Tobacco p.l.c., purchased 2,000 Shares at a price of 3,327 pence per Share. 

Following this transaction, Dr Murphy has a beneficial and family interest in the Company of 5,000 Shares.

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

B M Creegan

Assistant Secretary

Tel: [phone]

7 March 2014

Enquiries:

Investor Relations
Mike Nightingale/Rachael Brierley         [phone]/1519

British American Tobacco Press Office
Will Hill/Annie Brown                                   [phone]

 

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