BTI - British American Tobacco p.l.c. - Notification Of Transactions Of

BTI - British American Tobacco p.l.c. - 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                                             
Notifications made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the       
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.                                              
The Company was notified on 5 October 2009 of the following change in the       
interests in ordinary shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. in respect of   
the undermentioned person discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR")        
arising from the purchase of ordinary shares at a price of GBP19.8387 per       
ordinary share on 30 September 2009 through the Company`s Dividend              
Reinvestment Plan (the "DRIP"):                                                 
PDMR          Date of Original   No. Ordinary        Total Beneficial and       
             Entry into DRIP    Shares Acquired     Family interests            
                                per Interim         following this              
                                Dividend            Notification                
N Durante     May 2005           1,458               152,508 (including         
                                                    45,758 Deferred Shares)     
The Company was further notified on 6 October 2009 that on 5 October 2009 Mr N  
R Withington, a person discharging managerial responsibility, acquired 98       
ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares")   
at a price of GBP19.28 per Share as a result of the reinvestment of income by   
his ISA Manager.                                                                
Following this transaction, Mr Withington has a total beneficial and family     
interest in 100,878 Shares (including 34,388 Deferred Shares).                  
6 October 2009                                                                  
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd                                             
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