Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8299G
British American Tobacco PLC
31 March 2022
 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

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

On 29 March 2022 the independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust 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 responsibilities under the 2019 Deferred Share Bonus Scheme ("2019 Award"). Subsequent sales of shares are also set out below.

 

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

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

Transaction 1

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code


 

Ordinary shares of 25p each
 

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Shares released under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£30.83

26,192

 

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

26,192

 

£30.83

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-03-29

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Transaction 2

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£32.99

 

 

12,313

 

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

12,313

 

£32.99

 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2022-03-29

 

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

Finance and Transformation 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

Transaction 1

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code


 

Ordinary shares of 25p each
 

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Shares released under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£30.83

13,233

 

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

13,233

 

£30.83

 

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-03-29

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Transaction 2

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£32.99

 

 

6,222

 

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

6,222

 

£32.99

 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2022-03-29

 

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

 

Transaction 1

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Shares released under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£30.83

 

 

13,785

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

 

13,785

 

£30.83

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2022-03-29

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Transaction 2

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£32.99

 

 

6,481

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

6,481

 

£32.99

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2022-03-29

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

 

Transaction 1

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Shares released under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£30.83

 

5,084

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

5,084

 

£30.83

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2022-03-29

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Transaction 2

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£32.99

 

 

2,392

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

2,392

 

£32.99

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2022-03-29

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, Culture and Inslusion

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

Transaction 1

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code


 

Ordinary shares of 25p each
 

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Shares released under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£30.83

3,798

 

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

3,798

 

£30.83

 

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-03-29

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Transaction 2

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£32.99

 

 

1,787

 

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

1,787

 

£32.99

 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2022-03-29

 

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

 

Transaction 1

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Shares released under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£30.83

 

5,265

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

 

5,265

 

£30.83

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2022-03-29

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Transaction 2

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£32.99

 

 

2,477

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

2,477

 

£32.99

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2022-03-29

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

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

 

 

Transaction 1

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Shares released under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£30.83

 

5,651

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

5,651

 

£30.83

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2022-03-29

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Transaction 2

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£32.99

 

 

 2,658

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

2,658

 

£32.99

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2022-03-29

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

Transaction 1

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code


Ordinary shares of 25p each
 

 

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Shares released under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£30.83

11,028

 

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

11,028

 

£30.83

 

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-03-29

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Transaction 2

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£32.99

 

 

5,185

 

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

5,185

 

£32.99

 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2022-03-29

 

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

           

 

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Michael Dijanosic

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

Transaction 1

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code


Ordinary shares of 25p each
 

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Shares released under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£30.83

2,827

 

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

2,827

 

£30.83

 

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-03-29

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Transaction 2

 

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

 

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£32.99

 

 

1,331

 

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

1,331

 

£32.99

 

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2022-03-29

 

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

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

 

Transaction 1

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Shares released under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£30.83

 

 

13,785

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

13,785

 

£30.83

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2022-03-29

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Transaction 2

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£32.99

 

 

 6,481

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

6,481

 

£32.99

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2022-03-29

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

Transaction 1

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code


 

Ordinary shares of 25p each
 

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Shares released under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£30.83

13,785

 

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

13,785

 

£30.83

 

e)

Date of the transaction

2022-03-29

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Transaction 2

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

 

 

 

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

 

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

 

 

Sale of shares to meet tax liability on vesting of Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2019 Award)

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

 

£32.99

 

 

6,481

 

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

6,481

 

£32.99

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

2022-03-29

f)

 

Place of the transaction

 

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Oliver Martin

Date of notification: 31 March 2021

 

         

 

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