BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC - Notification and public disclosure of transactions

Notification and public disclosure of transactions

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

1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
a)   Name                             Giovanni Giordano
2    Reason for the notification
a)   Position/status                  Director, Group Human Resources
b) Initial notification
                                      Initial notification
   /Amendment
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                                N/A
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   American Depositary Share (“ADS”)

     Identification code
                                      US1104481072
b) Nature of the transaction          Acquisition of one additional ADS for each ADS held
                                      by Mr Giordano on the record date of 6 February 2017
                                      following a ratio change from 2:1 (Ordinary
                                      Shares:ADS) to 1:1 on 14 February 2017. The
                                      underlying interest in 8,000 ordinary shares has not
                                      changed.
c)   Price(s) and volume(s)
                                       Price(s)                  Volume(s)


                                       Nil                       4,000


d) Aggregated information
     - Aggregated volume              4,000


     - Price                          Nil

e)   Date of the transaction          2017-02-13
f)   Place of the transaction         NYSE MKT (XASE)


8 March 2017

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