9th Mar 2005 11:48
British American Tobacco PLC09 March 2005 DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS The Company was notified on 9 March 2005 by the trustee of the British AmericanTobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 8 March 2005 the followingdirectors had purchased ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobaccop.l.c. (the "Shares") by way of the Partnership Share Scheme at a price of961.5p per Share. The number of Shares purchased by each Director, together with their interestsfollowing the transaction, are as follows: Director British American Total Beneficial and Family Tobacco Shares Interests Purchased following this Notification P N Adams 13 240,599 (including 112,411 Deferred Shares) P A Rayner 13 156,632 (including 73,725 Deferred Shares) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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