Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9476R

British American Tobacco PLC

08 May 2009

 



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 and Transparency Rules.

The Company was notified on 8 May 2009 of the following change in the interests in ordinary shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. in respect of the undermentioned person discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR") arising from the purchase of ordinary shares at a price of £16.3198 per ordinary share on 6 May 2009 through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the "DRIP"):

PDMR	Date of Original Entry into DRIP	No. Ordinary Shares Acquired per Final Dividend	Total Beneficial and Family interests following this Notification
N Durante	May 2005	3,771	156,402 (including 51,138 Deferred Shares)*

*Of the 51,138 Deferred Shares referred to under Total Beneficial Interests for Mr Durante, a total of 5,380 Deferred Shares have been granted by, and will be cash settled by, Souza Cruz S.A., a British American Tobacco subsidiary company.

Ann Griffiths

Assistant Secretary

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

8 May 2009

Enquiries:

Press Office - David Betteridge/Elif Boutlu

020 7845 2888

 

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