7th Mar 2014 07:00
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF 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 6 March 2014 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 5 March 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. (the "Shares") by way of the Partnership Share Scheme at a price of 3,314.743 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 | 239,132 (including 78,706Deferred Shares)
|
G Giordano | 4 | 13,464 (including 13,220Deferred Shares)
|
N R Withington | 3 | 148,705 (including 29,190Deferred Shares) |
2. The Company was notified on 6 March 2014 that on 6 March 2014 Mrs M Murphy, a person connected with Dr G M Murphy, a Non-Executive Director of British American Tobacco p.l.c., purchased 2,000 Shares at a price of 3,327 pence per Share.
Following this transaction, Dr Murphy has a beneficial and family interest in the Company of 5,000 Shares.
Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:
B M Creegan
Assistant Secretary
Tel: 020 7845 1927
7 March 2014
Enquiries:
Investor RelationsMike Nightingale/Rachael Brierley +44 20 7845 1180/1519
British American Tobacco Press OfficeWill Hill/Annie Brown +44 20 7845 2888
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