Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 8146A

British American Tobacco PLC

25 March 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. On 22 March 2013, the Company granted awards 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 3,505 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
N Durante	25,478
J B Stevens	17,079
J P Daly	15,069
J Bowles	7,287
A Davy	2,641
G Giordano	7,697
A M Gray	7,697
J-M Levy	8,024
D J Naughton	6,550
R Oberlander	2,542
D O'Reilly	5,076
N K Sethi	6,059
K Wheaton	5,404
N R Withington	7,942

2. Further, on 22 March 2013, the Company granted awards of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to Executive Directors of British American Tobacco and other persons discharging managerial responsibilities listed below (the "Participants") under the British American Tobacco 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan at an award price of 3,505 pence per Share. The awards are exercisable from 22 March 2016 to 21 March 2023, subject to the satisfaction of performance conditions specified on the award date. The maximum number of shares comprised in the awards granted to the Participants which could vest if the performance conditions are met in full is shown opposite the name of each Participant set out below:

Participant	No. of Shares comprised in Award
N Durante	119,828
J B Stevens	66,932
J P Daly	59,058
J Bowles	26,818
A Davy	5,028
G Giordano	26,818
A M Gray	26,818
J-M Levy	27,960
D J Naughton	22,824
R Oberlander	22,824
D O'Reilly	17,689
N K Sethi	22,824
K Wheaton	18,830
N R Withington	27,674

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

Participant	Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification
N Durante	247,645 (including 95,711 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	136,639 (including 77,747 Deferred Shares)
J P Daly	108,333 (including 59,738 Deferred Shares)
J Bowles	49,906 (including 29,060 Deferred Shares)
A Davy	25,191 (including 11,614 Deferred Shares)
G Giordano	13,341 (including 13,220 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray	69,424 (including 35,182 Deferred Shares)
J-M Levy	56,190 (including 36,424 Deferred Shares)
D J Naughton	33,335 (including 24,063 Deferred Shares)
R Oberlander	33,969 (including 11,997 Deferred Shares)
D O'Reilly	15,754 (including 12,399 Deferred Shares)
N K Sethi	37,936 (including 14,534 Deferred Shares)
K Wheaton	18,816 (including 12,797 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	156,988 (including 38,216 Deferred Shares)