Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1936A

British American Tobacco PLC

03 June 2016

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF 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 June 2016 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 1 June 2016 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 4,200.024 pence per Share.

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

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Purchased
N Durante	4
J B Stevens	4
J B Abelman	4
G Giordano	2
T L Marroco	3
N Sethi	4
J Vandermeulen	3

2. 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	281,899 (including 76,575 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	106,351 (including 50,556 Deferred Shares)
J B Abelman	43,520 (including 13,215 Deferred Shares)
G Giordano	42,000 (including 26,060 Deferred Shares)
T L Marroco	24,255 (including 14,290 Deferred Shares)
N Sethi	54,453 (including 22,442 Deferred Shares)
J Vandermeulen	17,775 (including 17,443 Deferred Shares)