Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7456T

British American Tobacco PLC

31 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 Company was notified on 30 March 2016 that the independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust 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 persons discharging managerial responsibilities 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
J B Abelman	2,562	0	N/A	2,562
J Bowles	7,287	3,275	3,983.00	4,012
R Oberlander	2,542	900	3,983.00	1,642

2. The Company was notified on 30 March 2016 that the independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust had on 23 March 2016 released the following number of Shares granted to the following persons 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
J B Abelman	5,423	4,881	542	150	3,997.6533	392
D O'Reilly	17,689	16,151	1,538	1,138	4,009.6495	400
K Wheaton	18,830	17,192	1,638	1,214	3,990.6501	424

3. The Company was notified on 31 March 2016 that on 30 March 2016 Mr Jack Bowles, a person discharging managerial responsibilities, had sold 47,532 Shares at a price of 4,031.00 pence per Share.

4. 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
J B Abelman	35,155 (including 5,051 Deferred Shares)
J Bowles	43,860 (including 15,700 Deferred Shares)
R Oberlander	48,318 (including 12,848 Deferred Shares)
D O'Reilly	20,509 (including 10,477 Deferred Shares)
K Wheaton	13,260 (including 10,971 Deferred Shares)