Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5446Q

British American Tobacco PLC

01 September 2014

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY 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. On 26 August 2014, the Company granted options over British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares ("the Shares") to the Executive Directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities below (the "Participants") under the British American Tobacco Sharesave Scheme, at an option price of 2,787 pence per Share:

Participant	Shares under option	Option exercise period
N Durante	543	1 October 2019 to 31 March 2020
J B Stevens	543	1 October 2019 to 31 March 2020
A Davy	543	1 October 2019 to 31 March 2020
A M Gray	543	1 October 2019 to 31 March 2020
N K Sethi	322	1 October 2017 to 31 March 2018
N R Withington	271 161	1 October 2019 to 31 March 2020 1 October 2017 to 31 March 2018

2. The Company was notified on 29 August 2014 that on 29 August 2014 Mr J B Stevens, an executive director and a person discharging managerial responsibilities, sold 33,000 British American Tobacco p.l.c. shares at a price of 3,544 pence per Share.

3. The Company was notified on 29 August 2014 that on 29 August 2014 Mr G Giordano, a person discharging managerial responsibilities, sold 5,438 British American Tobacco p.l.c. shares at a price of 3,553.5649 pence per Share.

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	256,636 (including 84,116 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	116,350 (including 56,476 Deferred Shares)
A Davy	38,626 (including 10,415 Deferred Shares)
G Giordano	24,734 (including 21,392 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray	104,375 (including 25,506 Deferred Shares)
N K Sethi	40,492 (including 16,334 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	146,296 (including 26,172 Deferred Shares)