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 independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust    
notified the Company on 23 March 2011 that it had on 21 March 2011 released the 
following number of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the    
"Shares") to the following person discharging managerial responsibility:        
Participant  Share     Shares    No. of No. of    Price at  Net No.   Total     
            Scheme    released  Shares Shares    which     of        Beneficial 
from      sold   sold to   Shares    Shares    and Family 

            Deferred  DSBS and         cover     sold      acquired  Interests  
            Share     LTIP             tax                           following  
            Bonus     Awards           liabilit                      this       
Scheme                     y                             Notificati 

            ("DSBS")                                                 on         
            Long-Term                                                           
            Incentive                                                           
Plan                                                                

            ("LTIP")                                                            
J-M Levy     2008 DSBS 4,020     4,020  n/a       GBP23.66  0         39,393    
                                                 00                  (including 
2008 LTIP 13,137    13,137 n/a                 0         19,846     

                                                 GBP23.43            Deferred   
                                                 48                  Shares)    
24 March 2011                                                                   
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd                                             
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