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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. The Company was notified on 2 April 2015 by the trustees of the British American Tobacco
Employee Share Ownership Plan and the British American Tobacco International Employee
Share Ownership Plan (together the “Plans”) that on 1 April 2015 ordinary shares of 25p each
in British American Tobacco p.l.c. were awarded to the Executive Directors and other persons
discharging managerial responsibility listed below by way of the Share Reward Scheme and
the International Share Reward Scheme respectively (the Free Shares element of the Plans) at
a price of 3,485.5 pence per Share.
The number of Shares awarded to each Participant are as follows:
British American Tobacco Shares
Participant
Awarded
N Durante 52
J B Stevens 52
J B Abelman 52
J Bowles 52
A Davy 52
G Giordano 52
A M Gray 52
T L Marroco 52
R Oberlander 52
D O’Reilly 52
N K Sethi 52
J Vandermeulen 17
K Wheaton 52
N R Withington 52
2. The Company was notified on 2 April 2015 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco
Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 1 April 2015 the following Executive Director and
other persons discharging managerial responsibilities (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 3,541 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 3
T L Marroco 4
J Vandermeulen 4
N R Withington 4
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 261,802 (including 72,363 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens 120,248 (including 48,167 Deferred Shares)
J B Abelman 34,655 (including 10,959 Deferred Shares)
J Bowles 92,606 (including 22,987 Deferred Shares)
A Davy 37,131 (including 13,673 Deferred Shares)
G Giordano 31,368 (including 22,942 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray 60,589 (including 23,754 Deferred Shares)
T L Marroco 19,926 (including 9,415 Deferred Shares)
R Oberlander 56,904 (including 18,290 Deferred Shares)
D O’Reilly 23,622 (including 15,553 Deferred Shares)
N K Sethi 51,909 (including 19,160 Deferred Shares)
J Vandermeulen 10,577 (including 10,397 Deferred Shares*)
K Wheaton 26,481 (including 16,375 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington 150,057 (including 23,427 Deferred Shares)
* Of the 10,397 Deferred Shares referred to under Total Beneficial and Family Interests for Mr
Vandermeulen, a total of 2,725 Deferred Shares will be cash settled by the Company.
7 April 2015
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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