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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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