Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 2244Q

British American Tobacco PLC

06 April 2009

 



BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO p.l.c.

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 Company was notified on 2 April 2009 by the trustees of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan and the British American Tobacco International Employee Share Ownership Plan (together the "Plans") that on 1 April 2009 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") were awarded to the Executive Directors and other persons discharging managerial responsibility (together the "Participants") listed below by way of the Share Reward Scheme and the International Share Reward Scheme respectively (the Free Shares element of the Plans) at a price of 1607 pence per Share.

The number of Shares awarded to each Participant, together with their interests following the transaction, are as follows: 

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Purchased	Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification
P N Adams	168	299,454 (including 134,983 Deferred Shares)
N Durante	168	152,609 (including 51,138* Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	168	104,992 (including 45,062 Deferred Shares)
M M Cobben	168	138,111 (including 22,703 Deferred Shares)
J P Daly	168	89,029 (including 31,779 Deferred Shares)
D S Fell	168	32,430 (including 21,795 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray	168	51,926 (including 24,770 Deferred Shares)
R Kindts	168	104,825 (including 28,708 Deferred Shares)
J-M Levy	112	39,319 (including 19,869 Deferred Shares)
M C T Prideaux	168	139,490 (including 34,388 Deferred Shares)
J Rembiszewski	168	156,375 (including 49,360 Deferred Shares)
P H Taylor	168	175,331 (including 30,575 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	168	100,401 (including 34,388 Deferred Shares)

*Of the 51,138 Deferred Shares referred to under Total Beneficial Interests for Mr Durante, a total of 5,380 Deferred Shares have been granted by, and will be cash settled by, Souza Cruz S.A., a British American Tobacco subsidiary company.

The Company was notified on 3 April 2009 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco International Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "Plan") (the "Trustee") that on 3 April 2009 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") were awarded as dividend shares to the persons discharging managerial responsibility (the "Participants") listed below and, further, awards of Shares made in 2006 had vested in accordance with the rules of the Plan (the "Vesting Awards"):-

Participant	No. of dividend shares awarded on 3 April 2009	Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification
M M Cobben	14	138,125 (including 22,703 Deferred Shares)  (see Note below)
J P Daly	14	89,043 (including 31,779 Deferred Shares)
D S Fell	14	32,444 (including 21,795 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray	14	51,940 (including 24,770 Deferred Shares)

Note: the Vesting Awards, being of 173 Shares for each of Messrs Cobben, Daly, Fell and Gray have been reported as a beneficial interest since they were granted (or date of appointment as a PDMR whichever is appropriate) and these, together with the dividend shares awarded on 3 April 2009 are retained by the Trustee of the Plan for the Participants.

Therefore, the increase in each Participant's beneficial and family interests is the award of the dividend shares with the exception of Mr M M Cobben who, at the time of the Vesting Awards,

sold 84 Shares to cover tax liability. His total beneficial and family interest after both the above transactions is 138,041 (including 22,703 Deferred Shares).

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

A E Griffiths (Ms)

Assistant Secretary

Tel: [phone]

6 April 2009

Investor Relations:

Ralph Edmondson 020 7845 1180

Press Office:

David Betteridge/Kate Matrunola 020 7845 2888

 

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