Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7355D

British American Tobacco PLC

28 March 2011

 

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 independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust notified the Company on 25 March 2011 that it had on 24 March 2011 released the following number of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to the following persons discharging managerial responsibility:

Participant	Share Scheme Deferred Share Bonus Scheme ("DSBS") Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")	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
J B Stevens	2008 DSBS	6,655	6,655	n/a	£23.660000	0
J Bowles	2008 DSBS 2008 LTIP	2,932 10,167	2,932 10,167	n/a n/a	£23.660000 £23.848999	0 0

2.    On 25 March 2011, the Company granted an award of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares to the Executive Directors of British American Tobacco and other persons discharging managerial responsibilities (the "Participants") listed below under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme at an award price of 2377 pence per Share.  Awards under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme are conditional awards of shares which are held in trust for three years and no further performance conditions apply in that period.

Participant	Deferred Shares Awarded	Total Beneficial Interests following this Notification
N Durante	22,056	183,181 (including 68,225 Deferred Shares)
J P Daly	17,833	70,252 (including 47,457 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens*	23,702	143,643 (including 65,741 Deferred Shares)
J Bowles*	7,288	43,250 (including 17,893 Deferred Shares)
M M Cobben	10,026	147,149 (including 31,776 Deferred Shares)
D S Fell	9,877	47,257 (including 27,572 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray	10,124	59,144 (including 31,874 Deferred Shares)
J-M Levy	10,618	50,011 (including 30,464 Deferred Shares)
D J Naughton	6,856	18,717 (including 17,243 Deferred Shares)
M C T Prideaux	11,359	121,964 (including 36,367 Deferred Shares)
P H Taylor	10,248	154,398 (including 38,510 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	11,359	153,426 (including 36,367 Deferred Shares)

* Balances take account of transactions stated in paragraph 1 above.

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

Bridget Creegan

Assistant Secretary

Tel: [phone]

28 March 2011

Enquiries:

Investor Relations
Ralph Edmondson/Maya Farhat                                 [phone]/1977

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

 

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