Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5106D

British American Tobacco PLC

29 April 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 independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust notified the Company on 26 April 2013 that it had on 25 April 2013 released the following number of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to the following Executive Directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility:

Participant	Share Scheme Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")	Shares released from  LTIP Awards	No. of Shares sold	No. of Shares sold to cover tax liability	Price at which Shares sold (pence)	Net No. of Shares acquired
N Durante	2010 LTIP	60,753	60,753	N/A	36.232899	0
J B Stevens	2010 LTIP	56,896	56,896	N/A	36.2435	0

2.       The independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust notified the Company on 29 April 2013 that it had on 26 April 2013 released the following number of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to the following person discharging managerial responsibility:

Participant	Share Scheme Long-Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP")	Shares released from  LTIP Awards	No. of Shares sold	No. of Shares sold to cover tax liability	Price at which Shares sold (pence)	Net No. of Shares acquired
D O'Reilly	2010 LTIP	4,514	N/A	N/A	N/A	4,514

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	238,873 (including 78,706 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	120,785 (including 61,822 Deferred Shares)
D O'Reilly	19,358 (including 10,518 Deferred Shares)

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

B M Creegan

Assistant Secretary

29 April 2013

Enquiries:

Investor Relations
Mike Nightingale/Rachael Brierley      [phone]/1519

British American Tobacco Press Office
Will Hill /Jem Maidment                       [phone]

 

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