BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC - Notification And Public Disclosure Of Transactions By Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

Notification And Public Disclosure Of Transactions By Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

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")

                                  British American Tobacco p.l.c.


    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                               Alan Davy


2   Reason for the notification

a) Position/status                    Director, Operations


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                Ordinary shares of 25p each
   instrument

    Identification code               GB0002875804
b) Nature of the transaction          Exercise of options over ordinary shares under the
                                      2012 British American Tobacco 5 Year Sharesave
                                      Scheme.
c)   Price(s) and volume(s)
                                       Price(s)                 Volume(s)


                                       £25.36                   591


d) Aggregated information


     - Aggregated volume              591


     - Price                          £25.36


e) Date of the transaction            2017-05-02


f)   Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange (XLON)




5 May 2017

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