Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8960D

British American Tobacco PLC

02 April 2014

 

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 independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust notified the Company on 1 April 2014 that it had on 25 March 2014 released the following number of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to the following person discharging managerial responsibility (the "Participant"):

Participant	Share Scheme Deferred Share Bonus Scheme ("DSBS")	Shares released from DSBS Award	No. of Shares sold	Price at which Shares sold (pence)	Net No. of Shares acquired
R Oberlander	2011 DSBS	3,350	230	3,250.50	3,120

2.       The independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust notified the Company on 1 April 2014 that it had on 31 March 2014 released the following number of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares to the following person discharging managerial responsibility:

Participant	Share Scheme Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")	Shares released from  LTIP Award	No. of Shares sold	Price at which Shares sold (pence)	Net No. of Shares acquired
K Wheaton	2011 LTIP	4,035	2,970	3,326.60	1,065

3.       The Company was notified on 1 April 2014 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 1 April 2014 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. were awarded to the Executive Directors and other persons discharging managerial responsibility 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 3,335.5 pence per Share.

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

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Awarded
N Durante	73
J B Stevens	73
J P Daly	73
J Bowles	73
A Davy	73
G Giordano	73
A M Gray	73
J-M Levy	73
D J Naughton	73
R Oberlander	73
D O'Reilly	73
N K Sethi	73
K Wheaton	73
N R Withington	73

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	256,301 (including 84,116 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	128,485 (including 56,476 Deferred Shares)
J P Daly	109,676 (including 49,503 Deferred Shares)
J Bowles	48,550 (including 24,254 Deferred Shares)
A Davy	38,609 (including 10,415 Deferred Shares)
G Giordano	21,709 (including 21,392 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray	104,358 (including 25,506 Deferred Shares)
J-M Levy	46,349 (including 26,422 Deferred Shares)
D J Naughton	36,351 (including 21,601 Deferred Shares)
R Oberlander	41,300 (including 12,182 Deferred Shares)
D O'Reilly	20,222 (including 13,013 Deferred Shares)
N K Sethi	40,266 (including 16,334 Deferred Shares)
K Wheaton	23,585 (including 14,436 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	145,760 (including 26,172 Deferred Shares)

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

B M Creegan

Assistant Secretary

2 April 2014

Enquiries:

Investor Relations

Mike Nightingale/Rachael Brierley      [phone]/1519

British American Tobacco Press Office

Will Hill/Annie Brown                           [phone]

 

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