Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2538T

British American Tobacco PLC

24 March 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 independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust notified the Company on 23 March 2016 that it had on 22 March 2016 released the following number of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") granted to the following Executive Directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility under the 2013 Deferred Share Bonus Scheme ("2013 DSBS"):

Participant	No. of Shares released from 2013 DSBS Award	No. of Shares sold	Price at which Shares sold (pence)	Net No. of Shares acquired
N Durante	25,478	11,978	3,983	13,500
J B Stevens	17,079	17,079	3,983	0
A Davy	2,641	2,641	3,983	0
G Giordano	7,697	3,621	3,983	4,076
A Gray	7,697	7,697	3,983	0
T Marroco	2,780	2,780	3,983	0
D O'Reilly	5,076	3,732	3,983	1,344
N Sethi	6,059	6,059	3,983	0
J Vandermeulen*	2,725	2,725	3,976	0
K Wheaton	5,404	3,973	3,983	1,431

* Mr Vandermeulen's 2013 DSBS award will be cash settled by the Company.

2. The Company was notified on 23 March 2016 that the independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust had on 23 March 2016 released the following number of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares granted to the following person discharging managerial responsibilities under the 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan ("2013 LTIP"):

Participant	Total No. of Shares under 2013 LTIP Award	No. of Shares Lapsed	No. of Shares released from 2013 LTIP Award	No. of Shares Sold	Price at which Shares sold (pence)	Net No. of Shares acquired
T Marroco	5,670	5,103	567	567	4,002.57	0

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	251,080 (including 46,885 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	86,771 (including 31,088 Deferred Shares)
A Davy	34,680 (including 11,032 Deferred Shares)
G Giordano	29,800 (including 15,245 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray	52,726 (including 16,057 Deferred Shares)
T L Marroco	16,496 (including 6,635 Deferred Shares)
D O'Reilly	20,109 (including 10,477 Deferred Shares)
N Sethi	44,591 (including 13,101 Deferred Shares)
J Vandermeulen	8,658 (including 8,430 Deferred Shares)
K Wheaton	12,836 (including 10,971 Deferred Shares)