Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2928Y

British American Tobacco PLC

07 September 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.

The Company was notified on 4 September 2015 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 2 September 2015 the following Executive Directors 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 3,370.5 pence per Share.

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

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Purchased	Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification
N Durante	5	262,483 (including 72,363 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	5	120,820 (including 48,167 Deferred Shares)
J B Abelman	5	34,690# (including 7,613 Deferred Shares)
G Giordano	4	33,396 (including 22,942 Deferred Shares)
T L Marroco	5	19,950 (including 9,415 Deferred Shares)
J Vandermeulen	5	11,359 (including 11,155 Deferred Shares*)

^#    This balance has been adjusted to take account of an understatement of 7 shares made in announcements since 7 April 2015.

*   Of the 11,155 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

Tel: [phone]

7 September 2015

Enquiries:

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

British American Tobacco Press Office
Will Hill/Anna Vickerstaff                                             [phone]

 

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