Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7245J

British American Tobacco PLC

04 July 2011

 

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

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

The independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust (the "Trust") notified the Company on 1 July 2011 that it had on 30 June 2011 transferred the beneficial interest in a total of 74,962 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") subject to awards granted under the British American Tobacco 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "2007 LTIP") to the following executive director and person discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR") as follows:

Participant	Share scheme	Shares, subject to LTIP Awards, transferred to PDMR	No. of Shares sold	No. of Shares sold to cover tax liability	Price at which Shares sold	Net No. of Shares acquired
N Durante	2007 LTIP	74,962	N/A	39,838	2,726.2850p	35,124

Following this notification, Mr Durante has a total beneficial and family interest in 218,447 Shares (including 68,225 Deferred Shares).

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

Bridget Creegan

Assistant Secretary

Tel: [phone]

4 July 2011

Enquiries:

Investor Relations
Ralph Edmondson/Maya Farhat/Rachael Brierley     [phone]/1977/1519

British American Tobacco Press Office
Kate Matrunola/Cat Armstrong/Christina Dona          [phone]

 

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