Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7110P

British American Tobacco PLC

30 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 and Transparency Rules.

The independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust notified the Company on 27 March 2009 that it had on 26 March 2009 released a total of 77,521 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to the following Executive Directors of British American Tobacco p.l.c.:

Participant	Share Scheme/Award Date	Shares released from DSBS/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
P N Adams	DSBS (March 2006)	34,858	n/a	14,731	£15.5134	20,127	299,278 (including 134,983 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	DSBS (March 2006) LTIP (March 2006)	9,539 33,124	n/a n/a	4,042 14,055	£15.6200 £25.6200	5,497 19,069	104,824 (including 45,062 Deferred Shares)

DSBS = Deferred Share Bonus Scheme

LTIP = Long Term Incentive Plan

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

G.C.W. Cunnington

Deputy Secretary                                                                30 March 2009

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