11th May 2005 14:46
British American Tobacco PLC11 May 2005 DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS The Company was notified on 10 May 2005 by the trustee of the British AmericanTobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "Plan") that on 4 May 2005 ordinaryshares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") werepurchased for the following Directors at a price of 1000p per Share as a resultof the reinvestment of dividends by the trustee in accordance with the Plan. 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 following this Purchased Notification P N Adams 47 268,447 (including 125,517 Deferred Shares) P A Rayner 37 166,267 (including 83,155 Deferred Shares) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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