Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9049U
British American Tobacco PLC
03 April 2019
 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

On 1 April 2019 the trustees of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan and the British American Tobacco International Employee Share Ownership Plan awarded the following number of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares to the following Executive Directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities under the 2019 Share Reward Scheme and the 2019 International Share Reward Scheme.

 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Nicandro Durante

 

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Chief Executive (until 1 April 2019)

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

 

LEI

 

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Award of shares under the 2019 Share Reward Scheme.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£31.94

 

112

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

112

 

£31.94

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2019-04-01

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Jack Bowles

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Chief Executive (from 1 April 2019)

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

 

LEI

 

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Award of shares under the 2019 Share Reward Scheme.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£31.94

 

112

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

112

 

£31.94

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2019-04-01

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

John Benedict Stevens

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Finance Director

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

 

LEI

 

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Award of shares under the 2019 Share Reward Scheme.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£31.94

 

112

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

112

 

£31.94

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2019-04-01

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Jerome Abelman

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Director, Legal & External Affairs and General Counsel

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

 

LEI

 

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Award of shares under the 2019 Share Reward Scheme.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£31.94

 

112

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

112

 

£31.94

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2019-04-01

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Marina Bellini

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Director, Digital and Information

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

 

LEI

 

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Award of shares under the 2019 Share Reward Scheme.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£31.94

 

99

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

99

 

£31.94

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2019-04-01

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Luciano Comin

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Regional Director, Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

 

LEI

 

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Award of shares under the 2019 Share Reward Scheme.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£31.94

 

112

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

112

 

£31.94

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2019-04-01

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Alan Davy

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Director, Operations

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

 

LEI

 

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Award of shares under the 2019 Share Reward Scheme.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£31.94

 

112

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

112

 

£31.94

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2019-04-01

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Hae In Kim

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Director, Talent and Culture

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

 

LEI

 

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Award of shares under the 2019 Share Reward Scheme.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£31.94

 

112

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

112

 

£31.94

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2019-04-01

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Paul Lageweg

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Director, New Categories

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

 

LEI

 

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Award of shares under the 2019 Share Reward Scheme.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£31.94

 

112

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

112

 

£31.94

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2019-04-01

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Tadeu Marroco

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Director, Group Transformation and Deputy Finance Director

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

 

LEI

 

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Award of shares under the 2019 Share Reward Scheme.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£31.94

 

112

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

112

 

£31.94

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2019-04-01

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Guy Meldrum

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Regional Director, Asia-Pacific and Middle East

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

 

LEI

 

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Award of shares under the 2019 International Share Reward Scheme.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£31.94

 

112

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

112

 

£31.94

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2019-04-01

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

David O'Reilly

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Director, Scientific Research

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

 

LEI

 

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Award of shares under the 2019 Share Reward Scheme.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£31.94

 

112

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

112

 

£31.94

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2019-04-01

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Ricardo Oberlander

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

President and CEO, Reynolds American Inc.

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

 

LEI

 

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Award of shares under the 2019 International Share Reward Scheme.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£31.94

 

112

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

112

 

£31.94

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2019-04-01

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Johan Vandermeulen

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Regional Director, Europe and North Africa

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

 

LEI

 

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Award of shares under the 2019 Share Reward Scheme.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£31.94

 

112

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

112

 

£31.94

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2019-04-01

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

 

Name

 

Kingsley Wheaton

2

 

Reason for the notification

 

a)

 

Position/status

 

Chief Marketing Officer

b)

 

Initial notification /Amendment

 

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

 

a)

 

Name

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

 

LEI

 

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

 

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Award of shares under the 2019 Share Reward Scheme.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£31.94

 

112

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

112

 

£31.94

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2019-04-01

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Sophie Kerr

Date of notification: 3 April 2019

 


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