BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC - Notification and public disclosure of transactions

Notification and public disclosure of transactions

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 and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial
                   responsibilities and persons closely associated with them


1      Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
       associated
a)     Name                            Alan Davy
2      Reason for the notification
a)     Position/status                 Director, Operations
b)     Initial notification
                                       Initial notification
       /Amendment
3      Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform,
       auctioneer or auction monitor
a)     Name                            British American Tobacco p.l.c.
b)     LEI                             213800FKA5MF17RJKT63
4      Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
       instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where
       transactions have been conducted

Transaction 1
a)     Description of the financial
       instrument, type of             Ordinary shares of 25p each
       instrument

       Identification code             GB0002875804
b)     Nature of the transaction       Sale of shares arising as a result of a transfer of
                                       shares from nominee account into an ISA by way of
                                       a “bed & ISA” process.
c)     Price(s) and volume(s)
                                        Price(s)              Volume(s)

                                        £50.460241            260
d)   Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume              260

     - Price                          £50.460241
e)   Date of the transaction          2017-02-24
f)   Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange (XLON)
Transaction 2
a)   Description of the financial
     instrument, type of              Ordinary shares of 25p each
     instrument

     Identification code              GB0002875804
b)   Nature of the transaction        Purchase of shares arising as a result of a transfer
                                      of shares from nominee account into an ISA by way
                                      of a “bed & ISA” process.
c)   Price(s) and volume(s)
                                       Price(s)            Volume(s)

                                       £50.517             258


d)   Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume              258

     - Price                          £50.517

e)   Date of the transaction          2017-02-24
f)   Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange (XLON)




1 March 2017

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