Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6921T

British American Tobacco PLC

07 October 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.

The Company was notified on 6 October 2014 of the following changes in the interests in ordinary shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. in respect of the undermentioned executive director and person discharging managerial responsibility (together the "Participants") arising from the purchase of ordinary shares at a price of 3,483.242 pence per ordinary share on 30 September 2014 through the Company's Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the "DRIP"):

Participant	Number of Ordinary Shares Acquired per Interim Dividend	Total Beneficial and Family interests following this Notification
N Durante	22	256,667 (including 84,116 Deferred Shares)
J Vandermeulen	89	9,255 (including 9,104 Deferred Shares*)

*    Of the 9,104 Deferred Shares referred to under Total Beneficial Interests for Mr Vandermeulen, a total of 6,566 Deferred Shares will be cash settled by the Company.

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

B M Creegan

Assistant Secretary

7 October 2014

Enquiries:

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

British American Tobacco Press Office
Will Hill                                                                                               [phone]

 

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