Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 1188Y

British American Tobacco PLC

12 May 2016

 

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 11 May 2016 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "UK Plan") that on 9 May 2016 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") were purchased for the following Executive Directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities (together the "Participants") at a price of 4,179.9803 pence per Share as a result of the reinvestment of dividends by the trustee in accordance with the UK Plan.

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

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Purchased
N Durante	43
J B Stevens	13
J B Abelman	3
J Bowles	6
A Davy	7
G Giordano	12
A M Gray	14
T L Marroco	5
R Oberlander	5
D O'Reilly	33
N K Sethi	24
J M Vandermeulen	2
K Wheaton	11

2.    The Company was notified on 11 May 2016 that on 9 May 2016, as a result of the reinvestment of the cash equivalent of the Company's 2015 final dividend on shares held on their behalf by Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company's vested share account, the Participants acquired Shares at a price of 4,179.9803 pence per Share.

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

Participant	British American Tobacco Shares Acquired
N Durante	987
J B Abelman	94
J Bowles	1,352
A Davy	6
R Oberlander	695
D O'Reilly	114
N K Sethi	402

3.    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	281,895 (including 76,575 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens	106,347 (including 50,556 Deferred Shares)
J B Abelman	43,516 (including 13,215 Deferred Shares)
J Bowles	56,749 (including 27,173 Deferred Shares)
A Davy	43,311 (including 19,302 Deferred Shares)
G Giordano	40,722 (including 26,060 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray	64,619 (including 27,848 Deferred Shares)
T L Marroco	24,252 (including 14,290 Deferred Shares)
R Oberlander	58,628 (including 22,370 Deferred Shares)
D O'Reilly	28,399 (including 18,132 Deferred Shares)
N K Sethi	54,449 (including 22,442 Deferred Shares)
J M Vandermeulen	17,772 (including 17,443 Deferred Shares)
K Wheaton	22,425 (including 20,037 Deferred Shares)

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

B M Creegan

Assistant Secretary

Tel: [phone]

12 May 2016

Enquiries:

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

British American Tobacco Press Office
Will Hill/ Anna Vickerstaff                                            [phone]

 

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