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

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.   The independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
     notified the Company on 27 March 2014 that it had on 25 March 2014 released the
     following number of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the “Shares”)
     to the following Executive Directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility:

       Participant     Share Scheme        Shares         No. of     Price at   Net No. of
                                         released        Shares        which      Shares
                       Deferred Share from DSBS            sold       Shares     acquired
                       Bonus Scheme      and LTIP                        sold
                       (“DSBS”)           Awards                     (pence)
                       Long-Term
                       Incentive Plan
                       (“LTIP”)
      N Durante        2011 DSBS             22,056      10,370     3,250.50       11,686
      J B Stevens      2011 DSBS             23,702      11,144     3,250.50       12,558
      J P Daly         2011 DSBS             17,833       2,805     3,250.50       15,028
      J Bowles         2011 DSBS              9,507       9,507     3,250.50            0
      A Davy           2011 DSBS              3,626       3,626     3,250.50            0
      A M Gray         2011 DSBS             10,124       4,762     3,250.50        5,362
      J-M Levy         2011 DSBS             10,618      10,618     3,250.50            0
      D J Naughton     2011 DSBS              6,856       3,226     3,250.50        3,630
      D O’Reilly       2011 DSBS              2,981       2,192     3,250.50          789
                       2011 LTIP              2,881       2,120     3,233.50          761
      N K Sethi        2011 DSBS              3,440       3,440     3,250.50            0
      K J Wheaton      2011 DSBS              4,174       2,582     3,250.50        1,592
      N R Withington 2011 DSBS               11,359      11,359     3,250.50            0

2.   The independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
     notified the Company on 27 March 2014 that it had on 26 March 2014 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 Scheme          Shares       No. of      Price at   Net No. of
                                           released      Shares         which      Shares
                       Long-Term         from LTIP         sold        Shares     acquired
                       Incentive Plan         Award                       sold
                       (“LTIP”)                                       (pence)
      A Davy           2011 LTIP              3,540          N/A          N/A        3,540

3.   Following the above transactions, the total beneficial and family interests in British
     American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares of the following persons discharging
     managerial responsibilities was as follows:

      Participant                  Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this
                                                                           Notification
      N Durante                          228,762 (including 56,650 Deferred Shares)
      J B Stevens                        110,056 (including 38,120 Deferred Shares)
      J P Daly                            93,404 (including 33,304 Deferred Shares)
      J Bowles                            40,136 (including 15,913 Deferred Shares)
      A Davy                               32,862 (including 4,741 Deferred Shares)
      A M Gray                            95,944 (including 17,165 Deferred Shares)
      J-M Levy                            37,767 (including 17,913 Deferred Shares)
      D J Naughton                        29,117 (including 14,440 Deferred Shares)
      D O’Reilly                           14,673 (including 7,537 Deferred Shares)
      N K Sethi                            33,200 (including 9,341 Deferred Shares)
      K Wheaton                            16,634 (including 8,623 Deferred Shares)
      N R Withington                     137,346 (including 17,831 Deferred Shares)




28 March 2014

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