Director/PDMR Shareholding

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On September 2, 2026, several individuals discharging managerial responsibilities at British American Tobacco PLC purchased ordinary shares through the Partnership Share Scheme. Tadeu Marroco, Chief Executive, bought 3 shares for £41.29541 each, totaling £123.89. Luciano Comin, Chief Marketing Officer, acquired 4 shares at the same price, amounting to £165.18. James Murphy, Director of Research and Science, and James Barrett, Director of Business Development, each purchased 3 and 4 shares respectively, for £123.89 and £165.18. Paul McCrory, Director of Legal and General Counsel, and Javed Iqbal, Director of Digital and Information, each bought 4 shares for £165.18 and 3 shares for £123.89 respectively. Johan Vandermeulen, Chief Operating Officer, also purchased 3 shares for £123.89. These transactions were conducted on the London Stock Exchange.

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British American Tobacco PLC
03 September 2026
 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

("the Company")

 

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

 

The Company has been notified by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Share Incentive Plan that on 2 September 2026 the following Executive Director and other persons discharging managerial responsibilities purchased British American Tobacco p.l.c. ordinary shares of 25p each (the "Shares") by way of the Partnership Share Scheme.    

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Tadeu Marroco

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Executive

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

LEI

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Shares under the Partnership Share Scheme - a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£41.29541

3

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

3

 

£123.89

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-09-02

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Luciano Comin

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Marketing Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

LEI

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Shares under the Partnership Share Scheme - a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£41.29541

4

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

4

 

£165.18

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-09-02

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

James Murphy

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director, Research and Science

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

LEI

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Shares under the Partnership Share Scheme - a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£41.29541

3

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

3

 

£123.89

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-09-02

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

James Barrett

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director, Business Development

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

LEI

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Shares under the Partnership Share Scheme - a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£41.29541

4

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

4

 

£165.18

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-09-02

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Paul McCrory

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director, Legal and General Counsel

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

LEI

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Shares under the Partnership Share Scheme - a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£41.29541

4

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

4

 

£165.18

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-09-02

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Javed Iqbal

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director, Digital and Information

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

LEI

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Shares under the Partnership Share Scheme - a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£41.29541

3

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

3

 

£123.89

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-09-02

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

1

 

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Johan Vandermeulen

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Chief Operating Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

LEI

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

 

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each

 

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of Shares under the Partnership Share Scheme - a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

Price(s)

Volume(s)

£41.29541

3

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

3

 

£123.89

e)

Date of the transaction

2026-09-02

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Nancy Jiang

Date of notification: 3 September 2026

 

 

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