Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5459P

British American Tobacco PLC

26 March 2009

 



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

Notifications 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 25 March 2009 that it had on 24 March 2009 released 46,199 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to the following person discharging managerial responsibility:

Participant	Share Scheme/Award Date	Shares released from LTIP Award	No. of Shares sold	No. of shares sold to cover tax liability	Price at which Shares sold	Net No. of Shares acquired	Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification
J Rembiszewski	LTIP (March 2006)	46,199	n/a	19,284	£15.9600	26,915	133,288 (including 26,449 Deferred Shares)

LTIP = Long Term Incentive Plan

The independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust also notified the Company on 25 March 2009 that it had on 25 March 2009 released 35,365 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to the following person discharging managerial responsibility:

Participant	Share Scheme/Award Date	Shares released from DSBS/LTIP Awards	No. of Shares sold	No. of shares sold to cover tax liability	Price at which Shares sold	Net No. of Shares acquired	Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification
J P Daly	DSBS (March 2006) LTIP (March 2006)	7,907 27,458	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	n/a n/a	7,907 27,458	73,710 (including 16,628 Deferred Shares)

DSBS = Deferred Share Bonus Scheme

LTIP = Long Term Incentive Plan

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

G.C.W. Cunnington

Deputy Secretary                                                                                  26 March 2009

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