8th Jan 2016 13:00
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
Notification made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules.
The Company was notified on 7 January 2016 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 6 January 2016 the following Executive Directors and other persons discharging managerial responsibilities (together the "Participants") had purchased ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") by way of the Partnership Share Scheme at a price of 3,691 pence per Share.
The number of Shares purchased by each Participant are as follows:
Participant | British American Tobacco Shares Purchased | Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification |
N Durante | 4 | 263,050 (including 72,363 Deferred Shares) |
J B Stevens | 4 | 120,842 (including 48,167 Deferred Shares) |
J B Abelman | 4 | 34,755 (including 7,613 Deferred Shares) |
G Giordano | 3 | 33,415 (including 22,942 Deferred Shares) |
T L Marroco | 4 | 19,969 (including 9,415 Deferred Shares) |
J Vandermeulen | 4 | 11,376 (including 11,155 Deferred Shares*) |
* Of the 11,155 Deferred Shares referred to under Total Beneficial and Family Interests for Mr Vandermeulen, a total of 2,725 Deferred Shares will be cash settled by the Company.
Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:
B M Creegan
Assistant Secretary
Tel: 020 7845 1927
8 January 2016
Enquiries:
Investor RelationsMike Nightingale/Rachael Brierley +44 20 7845 1180/1519
British American Tobacco Press OfficeWill Hill/Anna Vickerstaff +44 20 7845 2888
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