Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6916U

British American Tobacco PLC

08 April 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 7 April 2016 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 6 April 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 4,104.50 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	3
T L Marroco	4
J Vandermeulen	4

2.       The Company was notified on 7 April 2016 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco International Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "Plan") (the "Trustee") that on 4 April 2016 awards of Shares made under the 2013 International Share Reward Scheme ("ISRS") had vested and, in accordance with the rules of the Plan, the Trustee had transferred accrued dividend shares to the person discharging managerial responsibilities as follows:

Participant	Shares vested under 2013 ISRS Award	Dividend Shares Transferred	No. of Shares sold	Price at which Shares sold (pence)	Net No. of Shares acquired
J B Abelman	71	5	0	N/A	76

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	280,862 (including 76,575 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	106,331 (including 50,556 Deferred Shares)
J B Abelman	43,416 (including 13,215 Deferred Shares)
G Giordano	40,706 (including 26,060 Deferred Shares)
T L Marroco	24,243 (including 14,290 Deferred Shares)
J Vandermeulen	17,763 (including 17,443 Deferred Shares)

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

B M Creegan

Assistant Secretary

8 April 2016

Enquiries:

Investor Relations

Mike Nightingale/Rachael Brierley         [phone]/1519

British American Tobacco Press Office

Will Hill/Anna Vickerstaff                        [phone]

 

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