Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9368N

British American Tobacco PLC

01 August 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 independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust notified the Company on 31 July 2014 that it had on 30 July 2014 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	Price at which Shares sold (pence)	Net No. of Shares acquired
N Durante	2011 LTIP	72,485	72,485	3,535.00	0
A M Gray	2011 LTIP	16,309	16,309	3,537.00	0
N R Withington	2011 LTIP	16,671	16,671	3,532.50	0

2.    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	256,632 (including 84,116 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray	104,375 (including 25,506 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	146,293 (including 26,172 Deferred Shares)

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

B M Creegan

Assistant Secretary

1 August 2014

Enquiries:

Investor Relations

Mike Nightingale/Rachael Brierley      [phone]/1519

British American Tobacco Press Office

Will Hill                                                [phone]

 

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