Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0998E

British American Tobacco PLC

04 April 2014

 



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 Company was notified on 3 April 2014 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 2 April 2014 the following executive director and other persons discharging managerial responsibility (together the "Participants") had purchased ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") by way of the Partnership Share Scheme at a price of 3,324 pence per Share.

The number of Shares purchased by each Participant are as follows:

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Purchased
N Durante	4
G Giordano	3
N R Withington	4

2.       The Company was notified on 3 April 2014 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco International Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "Plan") (the "Trustee") that on 1 April 2014 awards of ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. made under the 2011 International Share Reward Scheme ("ISRS") had vested and, in accordance with the rules of the Plan, the Trustee had transferred accrued dividend shares to the persons discharging managerial responsibility as follows:

Participant	Shares vested under 2011 ISRS Award	Dividend Shares Transferred	No. of Shares sold	Price at which Shares sold (pence)	Net No. of Shares acquired
A Davy	102	9	N/A	N/A	111
N K Sethi	102	9	N/A	N/A	111

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	256,305 (including 84,116 Deferred Shares)
A Davy	38,618 (including 10,415 Deferred Shares)
G Giordano	21,712 (including 21,392 Deferred Shares)
N K Sethi	40,275 (including 16,334 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	145,764 (including 26,172 Deferred Shares)

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

B M Creegan

Assistant Secretary

4 April 2014

Enquiries:

Investor Relations

Mike Nightingale/Rachael Brierley      [phone]/1519

British American Tobacco Press Office

Will Hill/Annie Brown                           [phone]

 

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