BTI - British American Tobacco P.L.C - Notification of transactions by

BTI - British American Tobacco P.L.C - Notification of transactions by          
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 BY DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL       
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS                                             
Notifications 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    
(the "Trust") notified the Company on 20 May 2011 that it had on 19 May 2011    
transferred the beneficial interest in a total of 53,098 British American       
Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") subject to awards granted     
under the British American Tobacco 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "2007     
LTIP") to the following person discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR") as
follows:                                                                        
Participant Share   Shares,     No. of  No. of       Price at       Net No. of  
           scheme  subject to  Shares  Shares sold  which Shares   Shares       
                   LTIP        sold    to cover     sold           acquired     
Awards,             tax                                      

                   transferred         liability                                
                   to PDMR                                                      
J B Stevens 2007    53,098      53,098  N/A          GBP27.235749   NIL         
LTIP                                                                 

Following the above transactions, the total beneficial and family interests in  
British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares of the following person     
discharging managerial responsibilities is as follows:                          
Participant                  Total Beneficial and Family Interests              
                            following this Notification                         
J B Stevens                  143,786 (including 65,741 Deferred shares)         
20 May 2011                                                                     
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd                                             
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