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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
Notifications made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the Disclosure Rules and
Transparency Rules.
1. The Company was notified on 15 May 2014 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 3,432.8367 pence per ordinary share on 9 May 2014 through the
Company’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “DRIP”):
Date of Original Entry into Number of Ordinary Shares
PDMR
DRIP Acquired per Interim Dividend
N Durante May 2005 43
2. The Company was notified on 14 May 2014 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco
Employee Share Ownership Plan (the “UK Plan”) that on 9 May 2014 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 3,432.8367 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 39
J B Stevens 19
J Bowles 7
A Davy 5
G Giordano 7
A M Gray 17
J-M Levy 15
D J Naughton 17
R Oberlander 2
D O’Reilly 31
N K Sethi 21
K Wheaton 8
N R Withington 117
3. The Company was notified on 14 May 2014 that on 9 May 2014 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 3,432.8367 pence per Share as a result of the reinvestment of the cash equivalent of the
Company’s 2013 final 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 233
J Bowles 200
A Davy 3
D J Naughton 295
R Oberlander 564
D O’Reilly 60
N K Sethi 196
K Wheaton 3
N R Withington 401
4. 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 256,623 (including 84,116 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens 128,504 (including 56,476 Deferred Shares)
J Bowles 48,757 (including 24,254 Deferred Shares)
A Davy 38,626 (including 10,415 Deferred Shares)
G Giordano 21,723 (including 21,392 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray 104,375 (including 25,506 Deferred Shares)
J-M Levy 46,364 (including 26,422 Deferred Shares)
D J Naughton 36,663 (including 21,601 Deferred Shares)
R Oberlander 41,866 (including 12,182 Deferred Shares)
D O’Reilly 20,313 (including 13,013 Deferred Shares)
N K Sethi 40,492 (including 16,334 Deferred Shares)
K Wheaton 23,596 (including 14,436 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington 146,286 (including 26,172 Deferred Shares)
Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:
G C W Cunnington
Deputy Secretary
Tel: 020 7845 1925
16 May 2014
Enquiries:
Investor Relations
Mike Nightingale/Rachael Brierley +44 20 7845 1180/1519
British American Tobacco Press Office
Will Hill/Annie Brown +44 20 7845 2888
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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