Director/PDMR Shareholding

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

 Giovanni Giordano

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director, Group Human Resources

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

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of options over ordinary shares under the 2015 British American Tobacco 3 Year Sharesave Scheme.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

475

£30.26

e)

Date of the transaction

2018-10-23

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Transaction 2

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of shares following the exercise of options under the 2015 British American Tobacco 3 Year Sharesave Scheme.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

475

£34.6548

e)

Date of the transaction

2018-10-23

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)