BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC - Notification Of Transactions Of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility Or Connected Persons

Notification Of Transactions Of Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility Or Connected Persons

British American Tobacco p.l.c.
Incorporated in England and Wales
(Registration number: 03407696)
Short name: BATS
Share code: BTI
ISIN number: GB0002875804
("British American Tobacco p.l.c." or "the Company")


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 independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 2 April 2013 that it had on 25 March 2013 released the
following number of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the
“Shares”) to the following person discharging managerial responsibility:

Participant      Share Scheme         Shares     No. of     No. of        Price at     Net No.
                                      released   Shares     Shares        which        of Shares
                 Deferred             from       sold       sold to       Shares       acquired
                 Share Bonus          DSBS                  cover         sold
                 Scheme               Award                 tax           (pence)
                 (“DSBS”)                                   liability
R Oberlander     2010 DSBS            3,205      N/A        N/A            N/A         3,205

Following this notification, Mr Oberlander has a total beneficial and family interest in
33,969 Shares (including 8,792 Deferred Shares).


3 April 2013

Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd

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