Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9202E

British American Tobacco PLC

16 May 2013

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 Rules and Transparency Rules.

1. The Company was notified on 15 May 2013 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "UK Plan") that on 13 May 2013 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") were purchased for the following executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities (together the "Participants") at a price of 3,703.67 pence 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 was as follows:

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Purchased
N Durante	30
J B Stevens	23
J P Daly	5
J Bowles	6
A Davy	2
G Giordano	3
A M Gray	12
J-M Levy	10
D J Naughton	12
D O'Reilly	25
N K Sethi	16
K Wheaton	5
N R Withington	40

2. The Company was notified on 15 May 2013 that on 13 May 2013 the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities (together the "Participants") acquired ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") at a price of 3,703.67 pence per Share as a result of the reinvestment of the cash equivalent of the Company's 2012 final dividend on shares held on their behalf by Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company's vested share account.

The number of Shares acquired by each Participant was as follows:

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Acquired
J Bowles	95
D J Naughton	218
R Oberlander	399
N K Sethi	224
N R Withington	340

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

Participant	Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification
N Durante	238,943 (including 78,706 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	120,808 (including 61,822 Deferred Shares)
J P Daly	96,204 (including 51,137 Deferred Shares)
J Bowles	49,544 (including 25,420 Deferred Shares)
A Davy	27,845 (including 8,367 Deferred Shares)
G Giordano	13,422 (including 13,220 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray	105,711 (including 27,289 Deferred Shares)
J-M Levy	48,378 (including 28,531 Deferred Shares)
D J Naughton	32,194 (including 21,296 Deferred Shares)
R Oberlander	34,447 (including 8,792 Deferred Shares)
D O'Reilly	16,061 (including 10,518 Deferred Shares)
N K Sethi	36,494 (including 12,781 Deferred Shares)
K Wheaton	18,892 (including 12,797 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	148,420 (including 29,190 Deferred Shares)