Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7876Y

British American Tobacco PLC

06 March 2012

 

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

Notifications 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 5 March 2012 that it had on 2 March 2012 transferred the beneficial interest in a total of 16,379 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") subject to awards granted under the British American Tobacco Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") to the following 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 K Sethi	2007 LTIP	8,100	8,100	N/A	£32.137000	NIL
	2008 LTIP	8,279	8,279	N/A	£32.126599	NIL

Following the above transactions, the total beneficial and family interests in British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares of the following person discharging managerial responsibilities is as follows:

Participant	Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification
N K Sethi	30,281 (including 7,354 Deferred shares)

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

B M Creegan

Assistant Secretary

020 7845 1927

6 March 2012

Enquiries:

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

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

 

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