BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC - Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities

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")

                                British American Tobacco p.l.c.

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

On 29 March 2019 the independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group
Employee Trust released the following number of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p
ordinary shares (the “Shares”) granted to the following Executive Director and persons
discharging managerial responsibilities under the 2016 Deferred Share Bonus Scheme
(“2016 Award”). Subsequent sales of shares are also set out below.

1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
    associated

a) Name                               John Benedict Stevens

2   Reason for the notification

a) Position/status                    Finance Director

b) Initial notification
   /Amendment                         Initial notification

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
    instrument                        Ordinary shares of 25p each

    Identification code               GB0002875804
b) Nature of the transaction      Shares released under the Deferred Share Bonus
                                  Scheme (2016 Award)

c)   Price(s) and volume(s)
                                   Price(s)                  Volume(s)


                                   £40.08                    19,468


d) Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume          19,468

     - Price                      £40.08

e) Date of the transaction        2019-03-29

f)   Place of the transaction     London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Transaction 2
a) Description of the financial
    instrument, type of
    instrument                    Ordinary shares of 25p each

     Identification code          GB0002875804

b) Nature of the transaction      Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting
                                  of Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (2016 Award)

c)   Price(s) and volume(s)
                                   Price(s)                  Volume(s)


                                   £31.94                    9,154



d) Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume          9,154

     - Price                      £31.94

e) Date of the transaction        2019-03-29
f)   Place of the transaction        London Stock Exchange (XLON)



1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
     associated
a) Name                              Hae In Kim

2    Reason for the notification
a) Position/status                   Director, Talent and Culture (from 1 April 2019),
                                     previously Director, Talent and Culture Designate
                                     (until 31 March 2019)

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

     Identification code             GB0002875804

b) Nature of the transaction         Shares released under the Deferred Share Bonus
                                     Scheme (2016 Award)

c)   Price(s) and volume(s)
                                      Price(s)                 Volume(s)

                                      £40.08                   1,701


d) Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume             1,701
     - Price                         £40.08

e) Date of the transaction           2019-03-29

f)   Place of the transaction        London Stock Exchange (XLON)



1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
     associated

a) Name                              Guy Meldrum

2    Reason for the notification

a) Position/status                   Regional Director, Asia-Pacific and Middle East


b) Initial notification
   /Amendment                        Initial notification

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
    instrument                       Ordinary shares of 25p each

     Identification code             GB0002875804

b) Nature of the transaction         Shares released under the Deferred Share Bonus
                                     Scheme (2016 Award)

c)   Price(s) and volume(s)
                                       Price(s)              Volume(s)


                                       £40.08                3,574


d) Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume              3,574

     - Price                          £40.08


e) Date of the transaction            2019-03-29

f)   Place of the transaction         London Stock Exchange (XLON)



3 April 2019

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