Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8589Q

British American Tobacco PLC

04 September 2014

 

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY 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 3 September 2014 that on 2 September 2014 Ms Ann Godbehere, a Non-Executive Director, purchased 335 British American Tobacco p.l.c. American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), represented by 670 British American Tobacco p.l.c. ordinary shares (the "Shares"), at a price of US$118.09 per ADR. 

Following the above transaction, Ms Godbehere has a total beneficial and family interest in 3,577 Shares.

2.    The Company was notified on 4 September 2014 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 3 September 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. by way of the Partnership Share Scheme at a price of 3,580.50 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	256,640 (including 84,116 Deferred Shares)
G Giordano	3	24,737 (including 21,392 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	4	146,300 (including 26,172 Deferred Shares)

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

B M Creegan

Assistant Secretary

020 7845 1927

4 September 2014

Enquiries:

Investor Relations
Mike Nightingale          [phone]

Rachael Brierley         [phone]

Sabina Marshman       [phone]

British American Tobacco Press Office
Will Hill                        [phone]

 

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