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

Release Date: 07/04/2015 17:00
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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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