12th May 2016 16:30
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 11 May 2016 by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "UK Plan") that on 9 May 2016 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") were purchased for the following Executive Directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities (together the "Participants") at a price of 4,179.9803 pence per Share as a result of the reinvestment of dividends by the trustee in accordance with the UK Plan.
The number of Shares purchased by each Participant in the UK Plan was as follows:
Participant | British American Tobacco Shares Purchased |
N Durante | 43 |
J B Stevens | 13 |
J B Abelman | 3 |
J Bowles | 6 |
A Davy | 7 |
G Giordano | 12 |
A M Gray | 14 |
T L Marroco | 5 |
R Oberlander | 5 |
D O'Reilly | 33 |
N K Sethi | 24 |
J M Vandermeulen | 2 |
K Wheaton | 11 |
2. The Company was notified on 11 May 2016 that on 9 May 2016, as a result of the reinvestment of the cash equivalent of the Company's 2015 final dividend on shares held on their behalf by Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company's vested share account, the Participants acquired Shares at a price of 4,179.9803 pence per Share.
The number of Shares acquired by each Participant was as follows:
Participant | British American Tobacco Shares Acquired |
N Durante | 987 |
J B Abelman | 94 |
J Bowles | 1,352 |
A Davy | 6 |
R Oberlander | 695 |
D O'Reilly | 114 |
N K Sethi | 402 |
3. Following the above transactions, the total beneficial and family interests in British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares of the following Executive Directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities was as follows:
Participant
| Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification |
N Durante | 281,895 (including 76,575 Deferred Shares) |
J B Stevens | 106,347 (including 50,556 Deferred Shares) |
J B Abelman | 43,516 (including 13,215 Deferred Shares) |
J Bowles | 56,749 (including 27,173 Deferred Shares) |
A Davy | 43,311 (including 19,302 Deferred Shares) |
G Giordano | 40,722 (including 26,060 Deferred Shares) |
A M Gray | 64,619 (including 27,848 Deferred Shares) |
T L Marroco | 24,252 (including 14,290 Deferred Shares) |
R Oberlander | 58,628 (including 22,370 Deferred Shares) |
D O'Reilly | 28,399 (including 18,132 Deferred Shares) |
N K Sethi | 54,449 (including 22,442 Deferred Shares) |
J M Vandermeulen | 17,772 (including 17,443 Deferred Shares) |
K Wheaton | 22,425 (including 20,037 Deferred Shares) |
Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:
B M Creegan
Assistant Secretary
Tel: 020 7845 1927
12 May 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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