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

Notifications made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the Disclosure Rules
and Transparency Rules.

   1. The Company was notified on 9 October 2015 by the trustee of the British American
      Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 7 October 2015 the following
      executive directors and other persons discharging managerial responsibility (together
      the “Participants”) had purchased ordinary shares of 25p each in British American
      Tobacco p.l.c. (the “Shares”) by way of the Partnership Share Scheme at a price of
      3,716.5 pence per Share.

    The number of Shares acquired by each Participant was as follows:

     Participant           British American Tobacco Shares Acquired
     N Durante                                   4
     J B Stevens                                 4
     J B Abelman                                 4
     G Giordano                                  3
     T L Marroco                                 4
     J Vandermeulen                              4


   2. The Company was notified on 9 October 2015 that on 30 September 2015 the
      following Executive Director and persons discharging managerial responsibilities
      acquired ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. at a price of
      3,633.5075 pence per Share as a result of the reinvestment of the cash equivalent of
      the Company’s 2015 interim dividend on shares held on their behalf by
      Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company’s
      vested share account.

    The number of Shares acquired by each Participant was as follows:
 Participant            British American Tobacco Shares Acquired
 N Durante                                   529
 J B Abelman                                  50
 J Bowles                                    725
 A Davy                                        3
 R Oberlander                                494
 D O’Reilly                                   61
 N K Sethi                                   216
 K Wheaton                                    50




3. The Company was notified on 9 October 2015 by the trustee of the British American
   Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the “UK Plan”) that on 30 September
   2015 the following Executive Directors and persons discharging managerial
   responsibilities acquired ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco
   p.l.c. at a price of 3,633.5075 pence per Share as a result of the reinvestment of
   dividends by the trustee in accordance with the UK Plan.

The number of Shares acquired by each Participant in the UK Plan was as follows:

 Participant            British American Tobacco Shares Acquired
 N Durante                                    23
 J B Stevens                                   7
 J Bowles                                      3
 A Davy                                        5
 G Giordano                                    6
 A M Gray                                      8
 T L Marroco                                   3
 R Oberlander                                  2
 D O’Reilly                                   18
 N K Sethi                                    13
 K Wheaton                                     6



4. Following the above transactions, the total beneficial and family interests in British
   American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares of the following executive directors and
   persons discharging managerial responsibilities were as follows:

 Participant          Total Beneficial and Family Interests following
                                                      this Notification
 N Durante                  263,039 (including 72,363 Deferred Shares)
 J B Stevens                120,831 (including 48,167 Deferred Shares)
 J B Abelman                   34,744 (including 7,613 Deferred Shares)
     J Bowles                   94,667 (including 22,987 Deferred Shares)
     A Davy                     37,151 (including 13,673 Deferred Shares)
     G Giordano                 33,405 (including 22,942 Deferred Shares)
     A M Gray                  60,423 (including 23,754 Deferred Shares)*
     T L Marroco                   19,957 (including 9,415 Deferred Shares)
     R Oberlander              58,318 (including 15,390 Deferred Shares)*
     D O’Reilly                 23,841 (including 15,553 Deferred Shares)
     N K Sethi                 50,650 (including 19,160 Deferred Shares)*
     J Vandermeulen             11,364 (including 11,155 Deferred Shares)
     K Wheaton                  21,334 (including 16,375 Deferred Shares)


    * These balances have been adjusted following a reconciliation of Shares held by Mr
      Gray,
     Mr Oberlander and Mr Sethi.




9 October 2015


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