Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9390T

British American Tobacco PLC

10 October 2014

 

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

Notifications made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules.

1.      The Company was notified on 8 October 2014 that on 6 October 2014 the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities (the "Participants") acquired ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") at a price of 3,499 pence per Share as a result of the reinvestment of income by their ISA Manager.

The number of Shares acquired by each Participant was as follows:

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Acquired
A Davy	52
N R Withington	113

2.      The Company was notified on 9 October 2014 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "UK Plan") that on 30 September 2014 the following Executive Directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities acquired ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. at a price of 3,483.242 pence per Share as a result of the reinvestment of dividends by the trustee in accordance with the UK Plan.

The number of Shares acquired by each Participant in the UK Plan was as follows:

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Acquired
N Durante	21
J B Stevens	7
J Bowles	3
A Davy	3
G Giordano	5
A M Gray	7
J-M Levy	8
T L Marroco	1
D J Naughton	9
R Oberlander	2
D O'Reilly	16
N K Sethi	12
K Wheaton	5
N R Withington	58

3.      The Company was notified on 9 October 2014 that on 30 September 2014 the following Executive Director and persons discharging managerial responsibilities acquired ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. at a price of 3,483.242 pence per Share as a result of the reinvestment of the cash equivalent of the Company's 2014 interim dividend on shares held on their behalf by Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company's vested share account.

The number of Shares acquired by each Participant was as follows:

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Acquired
N Durante	273
J Bowles	99
A Davy	3
D J Naughton	195
R Oberlander	322
D O'Reilly	50
N K Sethi	98
K Wheaton	37
N R Withington	198

4.      Following the above transactions, the total beneficial and family interests in British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares of the following executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities was as follows:

Participant	Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification
N Durante	256,961 (including 84,116 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	116,357 (including 56,476 Deferred Shares)
J Bowles	48,859 (including 24,254 Deferred Shares)
A Davy	38,921* (including 10,415 Deferred Shares)
G Giordano	24,746 (including 21,392 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray	104,382 (including 25,506 Deferred Shares)
J-M Levy	46,372 (including 26,422 Deferred Shares)
T L Marroco	19,085 (including 8,638 Deferred Shares)
D J Naughton	36,867 (including 21,601 Deferred Shares)
R Oberlander	42,190 (including 12,182 Deferred Shares)
D O'Reilly	20,379 (including 13,013 Deferred Shares)
N K Sethi	40,602 (including 16,334 Deferred Shares)
K Wheaton	23,638 (including 14,436 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington	147,488* (including 26,172 Deferred Shares)

*    These balances have been adjusted following a reconciliation of shares accrued as a result of the reinvestment of income by their ISA Manager.

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

B M Creegan

Assistant Secretary

Tel: [phone]

10 October 2014

Enquiries:

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

British American Tobacco Press Office
Will Hill                                                                [phone]

 

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