Director/PDMR Shareholding

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

 Alan Davy

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Director, Operations

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

b)

LEI

213800FKA5MF17RJKT63

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

Transaction 1

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of shares arising as a result of a transfer of shares from nominee account into an ISA by way of a "bed & ISA" process.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

260

£50.460241

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-02-24

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Transaction 2

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Purchase of shares arising as a result of a transfer of shares from nominee account into an ISA by way of a "bed & ISA" process.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

258

£50.517

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-02-24

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)