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                                             
Notification made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R (1)(a) of the       
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.                                              
The Company was notified on 13 October 2009 by the trustee of the British       
American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "UK Plan") that on 30       
September 2009 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c.   
(the "Shares") were purchased for the following executive directors and other   
persons discharging managerial responsibility (together the "Participants") at a
price of GBP19.8387 per Share as a result of the reinvestment of dividends by   
the trustee in accordance with the UK Plan.                                     
The number of Shares purchased by each Participant in the UK Plan, together with
their interests following the transaction, are as follows:                      
Participant        British American    Total Beneficial                         
Tobacco Shares      and Family                                

                  Purchased           Interests                                 
                                      following this                            
                                      Notification                              


N R Durante        8                   152,523 (including                       
                                      45,758 *Deferred                          
                                      Shares)                                   


J B Stevens        17                  95,045 (including                        
                                      45,062 Deferred                           
                                      Shares)                                   


M C Cobben         4                   138,048 (including                       
                                      22,703 Deferred                           
                                      Shares)                                   


D S Fell           2                   32,446 (including                        
                                      21,795 Deferred                           
                                      Shares)                                   


A M Gray           2                   51,942 (including                        
                                      24,770 Deferred                           
                                      Shares)                                   


J-M Levy           1                   39,320 (including                        
                                      19,869 Deferred                           
                                      Shares)                                   


R Kindts           10                  104,856 (including                       
                                      28,708 Deferred                           
                                      Shares)                                   
14 October 2009                                                                 
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd                                             
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