Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5240J

British American Tobacco PLC

07 April 2015

 

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 2 April 2015 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 2015 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 3,485.5 pence per Share.

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

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Awarded
N Durante	52
J B Stevens	52
J B Abelman	52
J Bowles	52
A Davy	52
G Giordano	52
A M Gray	52
T L Marroco	52
R Oberlander	52
D O'Reilly	52
N K Sethi	52
J Vandermeulen	17
K Wheaton	52
N R Withington	52

2.       The Company was notified on 2 April 2015 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 1 April 2015 the following Executive Director and other persons discharging managerial responsibilities (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 3,541 pence per Share.

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

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Purchased
N Durante	4
G Giordano	3
T L Marroco	4
J Vandermeulen		4
N R Withington		4

3.       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	261,802 (including 72,363 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	120,248 (including 48,167 Deferred Shares)
J B Abelman	34,655 (including 10,959 Deferred Shares)
J Bowles	92,606 (including 22,987 Deferred Shares)
A Davy	37,131 (including 13,673 Deferred Shares)
G Giordano	31,368 (including 22,942 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray	60,589 (including 23,754 Deferred Shares)
T L Marroco	19,926 (including 9,415 Deferred Shares)
R Oberlander	56,904 (including 18,290 Deferred Shares)
D O'Reilly	23,622 (including 15,553 Deferred Shares)
N K Sethi	51,909 (including 19,160 Deferred Shares)
J Vandermeulen	10,577 (including 10,397 Deferred Shares*)
K Wheaton	26,481 (including 16,375 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	150,057 (including 23,427 Deferred Shares)

* Of the 10,397 Deferred Shares referred to under Total Beneficial and Family Interests for Mr Vandermeulen, a total of 2,725 Deferred Shares will be cash settled by the Company.

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

B M Creegan

Assistant Secretary

7 April 2015

Enquiries:

Investor Relations

Mike Nightingale/Rachael Brierley      [phone]/1519

British American Tobacco Press Office

Will Hill/Anna Vickerstaff                                 [phone]

 

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