Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9200U

British American Tobacco PLC

20 May 2008

 



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 sourcebook.

The independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust notified the Company on 20 May 2008 that it had on 19 May 2008 released 355,591 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to the following Executive Directors and other persons discharging managerial responsibility, being participants (together the "Participants") in the British American Tobacco Long Term Incentive Plan:

(1) Participant	(2) Shares released from 2005 LTIP Award	(3) No. of Shares sold	(4) No. of Shares sold to cover UK tax liability	(5) Sales (3) and (4). Price Per Share	(6) Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification
P N Adams	143,442	143,442	n/a	£19.6011	250,630 (including 106,544 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	42,189	12,467	17,298	£19.609093	64,026 (including 28,487 Deferred Shares)
J P Daly	36,162	15,633	n/a	£19.640000	46,270 (including 24,535 Deferred Shares)
R Kindts	31,340	2,588	12,850	£19.609093	85,433 (including 21,880 Deferred Shares)
J-M Levy	18,080	12,752	n/a	£19.609093	29,635 (including 13,360 Deferred Shares)
M C T Prideaux	42,189	5,043	17,298	£19.609093	136,639 (including 27,694 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	42,189	42,189	n/a	£19.561699	68,731 (including 27,694 Deferred Shares)

 The independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust also notified the Company on 20 May 2008 that it had on 19 May 2008 released 2,667 Shares to Mr J P Daly in respect of an award made to him in 2004 under the British American Tobacco Long Term Incentive Plan. Mr Daly sold these Shares at £19.640000 per Share leaving his total beneficial and family interest as shown in the table above.

G C W Cunnington

Deputy Secretary

 0207 845 1925

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