4th Sep 2014 13:30
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
Notifications made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules.
1. The Company was notified on 3 September 2014 that on 2 September 2014 Ms Ann Godbehere, a Non-Executive Director, purchased 335 British American Tobacco p.l.c. American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs"), represented by 670 British American Tobacco p.l.c. ordinary shares (the "Shares"), at a price of US$118.09 per ADR.
Following the above transaction, Ms Godbehere has a total beneficial and family interest in 3,577 Shares.
2. The Company was notified on 4 September 2014 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 3 September 2014 the following executive director and other persons discharging managerial responsibility (together the "Participants") had purchased ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. by way of the Partnership Share Scheme at a price of 3,580.50 pence per Share.
The number of Shares purchased by each Participant, together with their interests following the transaction, are as follows:
Participant | British American Tobacco Shares Purchased
| Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification |
N Durante | 4 | 256,640 (including 84,116Deferred Shares)
|
G Giordano | 3 | 24,737 (including 21,392Deferred Shares)
|
N R Withington | 4 | 146,300 (including 26,172Deferred Shares) |
Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:
B M Creegan
Assistant Secretary
020 7845 1927
4 September 2014
Enquiries:
Investor RelationsMike Nightingale +44 20 7845 1180
Rachael Brierley +44 20 7845 1519
Sabina Marshman +44 20 7845 1781
British American Tobacco Press OfficeWill Hill +44 20 7845 2888
Related Shares:
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