Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8092L

British American Tobacco PLC

12 May 2010

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.

1. The Company was notified on 11 May 2010 of the following change in the interests in ordinary shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. in respect of the undermentioned person discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR") arising from the purchase of ordinary shares at a price of £20.434 per ordinary share on 7 May 2010 through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the "DRIP"):

PDMR	Date of Original Entry into DRIP	Number of Ordinary Shares Acquired per Final Dividend
N Durante	May 2005	3,682

2. The Company was notified on 11 May 2010 that on 7 May 2010 Mr N R Withington, a PDMR, acquired 86 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") at a price of £20.434 per Share as a result of the reinvestment of the cash equivalent of the Company's final dividend on shares held on his behalf by Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company's vested share account.

3. The Company was notified on 11 May 2010 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "UK Plan") that on 7 May 2010 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") were purchased for the following executive directors and other PDMRs (together the "Participants") at a price of £20.434 per Share as a result of the reinvestment of dividends by the trustee in accordance with the UK Plan.

The number of Shares purchased by each Participant in the UK Plan, 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	61	287,694 (including 125,628 Deferred Shares)
N Durante*	23	162,798 (including 52,197 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	41	126,578 (including 48,694 Deferred Shares)
M M Cobben	9	141,483 (including 26,116 Deferred Shares)
D S Fell	6	39,641 (including 22,228 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray	6	54,656 (including 27,389 Deferred Shares)
R Kindts	26	125,763 (including 27,074 Deferred Shares)
J-M Levy	4	43,410 (including 23,866 Deferred Shares)
M C T Prideaux	73	116,971 (including 31,428 Deferred Shares)
P H Taylor	73	180,660 (including 28,262 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington**	73	144,960 (including 31,428 Deferred Shares)