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.

The Company was notified on 13 May 2016 that the independent Trustee of the British
American Tobacco Group Employee Trust had on 12 May 2016 released the following
number of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the “Shares”) granted to the
following person discharging managerial responsibilities under the 2013 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (“2013 LTIP”):

  Participant    Total No.     No. of    No. of        No. of    Price at       Net No.
                 of Shares     Shares    Shares        Shares    which          of
                 under         Lapsed    released      Sold      Shares sold    Shares
                 2013 LTIP               from 2013
                                                                 (pence)        acquired
                 Award                   LTIP
                                         Award
  G Giordano     26,818        24,485    2,333         1,057     4,222.9810     1,276



Following this transaction, Mr Giordano has a total beneficial and family interest in 41,998
Shares (including 26,060 Deferred Shares).


16 May 2016


Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd

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