Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1405P

British American Tobacco PLC

19 March 2009

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

Notification made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the Disclosure Rules sourcebook.

The independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust notified the Company on 17 March 2009 that it had on 16 March 2009 released a total of 205,600 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to the following persons discharging managerial responsibility as follows:

Participant	Share Scheme	Shares released from DSBS and LTIP Awards	No. of Shares sold	No. of shares sold to cover tax liability	Price at which Shares sold	Net No. of Shares acquired	Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification
M M Cobben	2006 DSBS 2006 LTIP	6,359 14,905	6,359 14,905	n/a n/a	£16.8401 £16.8401	n/a n/a	124,086 (including 8,846 Deferred Shares)

D S Fell	2006 DSBS 2004 LTIP 2005 LTIP 2006 LTIP	4,471 16,697 16,634 12,421	1,400 16,697 16,634 6,210	n/a n/a n/a n/a	£16.8312 £16.8312 £16.8312 £16.8312	3,071 n/a n/a 6,211	21,650 (including 11,183 Deferred Shares)

A M Gray	2006 DSBS 2006 LTIP	3,746 10,407	4 n/a	n/a n/a	£16.6300 n/a	3,742 10,407	37,901 (including 10,913 Deferred Shares)

J-M Levy	2006 DSBS	5,444	n/a	2,381	£16.8312	3,063	27,254 (including 7,916 Deferred Shares)

R Kindts	2006 DSBS 2006 LTIP	7,029 24,407	n/a 16,666	3,030 n/a	£16.8871 £16.8871	4,648 7,741	90,800 (including 14,851 Deferred Shares)

M C T Prideaux	2006 DSBS 2006 LTIP	9,288 32,252	9,288 32,252	n/a n/a	£16.8435 £16.9001	n/a n/a	123,332 (including 18,406 Deferred Shares)

N R Withington	2006 DSBS 2006 LTIP	9,288 32,252	n/a n/a	3,813 13,258	£16.8554 £16.8554	5,475 18,994	84,243 (including 18,406 Deferred Shares)