Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6239B

British American Tobacco PLC

04 April 2013

 



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 3 April 2013 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 3 April 2013 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 3,588 pence per Share.

The number of Shares purchased by each Participant are as follows:

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Purchased
N Durante	3
G Giordano	4
N R Withington	4

2.    The Company was notified on 3 April 2013 by the trustees of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan and the British American Tobacco International Employee Share Ownership Plan (together the "Plans") that on 2 April 2013 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") were awarded to the Executive Directors and other persons discharging managerial responsibility (together the "Participants") listed below by way of the Share Reward Scheme and the International Share Reward Scheme respectively (the Free Shares element of the Plans) at a price of 3,590 pence per Share.

The number of Shares awarded to each Participant are as follows:

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Awarded
N Durante	71
J B Stevens	71
J P Daly	71
J Bowles	71
A Davy	71
G Giordano	71
A M Gray	71
J-M Levy	71
D J Naughton	71
R Oberlander	71
D O'Reilly	71
N K Sethi	71
K Wheaton	71
N R Withington	71

3.    The Company was notified on 4 April 2013 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco International Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "Plan") (the "Trustee") that on 2 April 2013 (the vesting date of 1 April 2013 not being a business day) awards of ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") made under the 2010 International Share Reward Scheme ("ISRS") had vested and, in accordance with the rules of the Plan, the Trustee had transferred accrued dividend shares to the Executive Director and persons discharging managerial responsibility (the "Participants") as follows:

Participant	Shares vested under 2010 ISRS Award	Dividend Shares Transferred	No. of Shares sold	No. of Shares sold to cover tax liability	Price at which Shares sold (pence)	Net No. of Shares acquired
J P Daly	89	8	N/A	N/A	N/A	97
A Davy	89	8	N/A	N/A	N/A	97
R Oberlander	89	8	N/A	N/A	N/A	97

4.    Following the above transactions, the total beneficial and family interests in British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares of the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities was as follows:

Participant	Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification
N Durante	238,873 (including 78,706 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	120,785 (including 61,822 Deferred Shares)
J P Daly	141,199 (including 51,137 Deferred Shares)
J Bowles	49,443 (including 25,420 Deferred Shares)
A Davy	27,843 (including 8,367 Deferred Shares)
G Giordano	13,416 (including 13,220 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray	65,387 (including 27,289 Deferred Shares)
J-M Levy	48,368 (including 28,531 Deferred Shares)
D J Naughton	31,964 (including 21,296 Deferred Shares)
R Oberlander	34,048 (including 8,792 Deferred Shares)
D O'Reilly	14,844 (including 10,518 Deferred Shares)
N K Sethi	36,254 (including 12,781 Deferred Shares)
K Wheaton	18,887 (including 12,797 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	148,037 (including 29,190 Deferred Shares)

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

Bridget Creegan

Assistant Secretary

Tel: [phone]

4 April 2013

Enquiries:

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

British American Tobacco Press Office
Will Hill /Jem Maidment                       [phone]

 

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