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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC - Notification of transactions of directors, persons discharging managerial responsibility or connected persons

Release Date: 04/10/2013 17:30
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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 Rules
and Transparency Rules.

1.   With reference to an announcement made on 23 September 2013 in relation to the sale
     of 6,244 British American Tobacco p.l.c. shares (the “Shares”) by Mrs J Gray, a person
     connected with Mr A M Gray, a person discharging managerial responsibilities, the
     Company has since been notified that the Shares were sold at a price of 3,388.898
     pence per Share and not 3,387.5 pence per Share as previously disclosed.

2.   The Company was notified on 3 October 2013 of the following change in the interests in
     ordinary shares of British American Tobacco p.l.c. in respect of the undermentioned
     executive director and person discharging managerial responsibility (“PDMR”) arising
     from the purchase of ordinary shares at a price of 3,268.2142 pence per ordinary share
     on 1 October 2013 through the Company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “DRIP”):

                    Date of Original Entry Number of Ordinary Shares
      PDMR
                    into DRIP              Acquired per Interim Dividend
      N Durante     May 2005                  21

3.   The Company was notified on 3 October 2013 by the trustee of the British American
     Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the “UK Plan”) that on 1 October 2013
     ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the “Shares”) were
     purchased for the following executive directors and persons discharging managerial
     responsibilities (together the “Participants”) at a price of 3,268.2142 pence 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 was as follows:

      Participant            British American Tobacco Shares Purchased
      N Durante                                    19
      J B Stevens                                  9
      J P Daly                                     4
      J Bowles                                     3
      A Davy                                       2
      G Giordano                                   3
      A M Gray                                     8
      J-M Levy                                     7
      D J Naughton                                8
      D O’Reilly                                  15
      N K Sethi                                   11
      K Wheaton                                   4
      N R Withington                              55

4.   The Company was notified on 3 October 2013 that on 1 October 2013 the following
     executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities (together the
     “Participants”) acquired ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c.
     (the “Shares”) at a price of 3,268.2142 pence per Share as a result of the reinvestment
     of the cash equivalent of the Company’s 2013 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                                  111
      J P Daly                                    1
      J Bowles                                    96
      A Davy                                      1
      D J Naughton                               141
      R Oberlander                               270
      D O’Reilly                                  28
      N K Sethi                                  127
      K Wheaton                                   1
      N R Withington                             192

5.   The Company was notified on 4 October 2013 by the trustee of the British American
     Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 2 October 2013 the following
     Executive Director 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 3,189.099
     pence per Share.

     The number of Shares purchased by each Participant are as follows:

      Participant           British American Tobacco Shares Purchased
      N Durante                                   4
      G Giordano                                  4
      N R Withington                              4

6.   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 was as follows:
     Participant           Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this
                                                                   Notification
     N Durante                   239,112 (including 78,706 Deferred Shares)
     J B Stevens                 121,200 (including 61,822 Deferred Shares)
     J P Daly                     96,209 (including 51,137 Deferred Shares)
     J Bowles                     49,643 (including 25,420 Deferred Shares)
     A Davy                       32,948 (including 8,367 Deferred Shares)
     G Giordano                   13,444 (including 13,220 Deferred Shares)
     A M Gray                     99,475 (including 27,289 Deferred Shares)
     J-M Levy                     48,385 (including 28,531 Deferred Shares)
     D J Naughton                 32,343 (including 21,296 Deferred Shares)
     R Oberlander                 34,717 (including 8,792 Deferred Shares)
     D O’Reilly                   16,104 (including 10,518 Deferred Shares)
     N K Sethi                   36,640* (including 12,781 Deferred Shares)
     K Wheaton                   19,216* (including 12,797 Deferred Shares)
     N R Withington              148,686 (including 29,190 Deferred Shares)

    *These balances have been adjusted to take account of an understatement of 8 shares
     made in announcements since 4 April 2013.



4 October 2013

Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd

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