6th Mar 2012 14:00
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.
The independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust (the "Trust") notified the Company on 5 March 2012 that it had on 2 March 2012 transferred the beneficial interest in a total of 16,379 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") subject to awards granted under the British American Tobacco Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") to the following person discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR") as follows:
Participant | Share scheme | Shares, subject to LTIP Awards, transferred to PDMR | No. of Shares sold | No. of Shares sold to cover tax liability | Price at which Shares sold | Net No. of Shares acquired |
N K Sethi | 2007 LTIP | 8,100 | 8,100 | N/A | £32.137000 | NIL |
2008 LTIP | 8,279 | 8,279 | N/A | £32.126599 | NIL |
Following the above transactions, the total beneficial and family interests in British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares of the following person discharging managerial responsibilities is as follows:
Participant | Total Beneficial and Family Interests following this Notification |
N K Sethi | 30,281 (including 7,354 Deferred shares) |
Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:
B M Creegan
Assistant Secretary
020 7845 1927
6 March 2012
Enquiries:
Investor RelationsRalph Edmondson/Maya Farhat/Rachael Brierley +44 20 7845 1180/1977/1519
British American Tobacco Press OfficeKate Matrunola/Cat Armstrong +44 20 7845 2888
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