18th Sep 2007 16:37
British American Tobacco PLC18 September 2007 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS Notification made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of theDisclosure and Transparency Rules. The Company was notified on 18 September 2007 by the trustee of the BritishAmerican Tobacco International Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "InternationalPlan") that on 12 September 2007 ordinary shares of 25p each in British AmericanTobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") were purchased for the following persondischarging managerial responsibility (the "Participant") at a price of £16.90per Share as a result of the reinvestment of dividends by the trustee inaccordance with the International Plan. Participant British American Total Beneficial and Family Tobacco Shares Interests following this Purchased Notification J Daly 8 34,763 (including 27,435 Deferred Shares) In addition, the Company was notified on 18 September 2007 by the trustee of theBritish American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "UK Plan") that on12 September 2007 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c.(the "Shares") were purchased for the following executive directors and otherpersons discharging managerial responsibility (together the "Participants") at aprice of £16.445 per Share as a result of the reinvestment of dividends by thetrustee in accordance with the UK Plan. The number of Shares purchased by each Participant in the UK Plan, together withtheir interests following the transaction, are as follows: Participant British American Total Beneficial and Family Tobacco Shares Interests following this Purchased Notification P N Adams 29 262,406 (including 118,683 Deferred Shares) A Monteiro de Castro 8 262,072 (including 81,966 Deferred Shares) P A Rayner 25 166,984 (including 74,057 Deferred Shares) M C T Prideaux 29 120,521 (including 31,634 Deferred Shares) J Rembiszewski 29 73,286 (including 45,315 Deferred Shares) J B Stevens 13 52,131 (including 32,192 Deferred Shares) R Kindts 5 65,518 (including 23,482 Deferred Shares) P H Taylor 29 125,445 (including 26,940 Deferred Shares) N R Withington 29 72,406 (including 31,634 Deferred Shares) N Durante 1 120,122 (including 22,549 Deferred Shares*) *Of the 22,549 Deferred Shares referred to under Total Beneficial Interests forMr Durante, a total of 11,983 Deferred Shares have been granted by, and will becash settled by, Souza Cruz S.A., a British American Tobacco subsidiary company. Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:Isabel de Minvielle Devaux, Assistant Company Secretary, 0207 845 1545 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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