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 31 July 2014 that it had on 30 July 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
                        Long-Term          from LTIP         sold    Shares sold     acquired
                        Incentive Plan        Awards                    (pence)
                        (“LTIP”)
      N Durante         2011 LTIP             72,485       72,485        3,535.00             0
      A M Gray          2011 LTIP             16,309       16,309        3,537.00             0
      N R Withington    2011 LTIP             16,671       16,671        3,532.50             0

2.   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                                  256,632 (including 84,116 Deferred Shares)
      A M Gray                                   104,375 (including 25,506 Deferred Shares)
      N R Withington                             146,293 (including 26,172 Deferred Shares)



1 August 2014

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