British American Tobacco PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (9069X)

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RNS Number : 9069X

British American Tobacco PLC

15 August 2018

British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company")

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

The following Non-Executive Directors of the Company were credited with Deferred Stock Units tracking the value of British American Tobacco p.l.c. American Depositary Shares in accordance with the terms of the Reynolds American Inc. ("RAI") Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan.

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name                           Holly Keller Koeppel 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status               Non-Executive Director 
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 b)   Initial notification          Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                          British American Tobacco p.l.c. 
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 b)   LEI                           213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 
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 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 
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 a)   Description of the            Deferred Stock Units ("DSUs") tracking 
       financial instrument,         the value of British American Tobacco 
       type of instrument            p.l.c. American Depositary Shares 
                                     ("ADSs") 
       Identification code 
 
                                     N/A because the transaction relates 
                                     to financial instruments linked to 
                                     the issuer's ADSs 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction     Credit of additional DSUs by reference 
                                     to the value of dividends declared 
                                     on the ADSs underlying the DSUs. 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)          Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                       $Nil        245.10 
                                                  ---------- 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
 
 
       - Aggregated volume            245.10 
 
 
       - Price                        $Nil 
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 e)   Date of the transaction       2018-08-13 
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 f)   Place of the transaction      Outside a trading venue 
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 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
       closely associated 
 a)   Name                           Lionel Nowell, III 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status               Non-Executive Director 
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 b)   Initial notification          Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
     ----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 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 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the            Deferred Stock Units ("DSUs") tracking 
       financial instrument,         the value of British American Tobacco 
       type of instrument            p.l.c. American Depositary Shares 
                                     ("ADSs") 
       Identification code 
 
                                     N/A because the transaction relates 
                                     to financial instruments linked to 
                                     the issuer's ADSs 
     ----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction     Credit of additional DSUs by reference 
                                     to the value of dividends declared 
                                     on the ADSs underlying the DSUs. 
     ----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)          Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                       $Nil        444.84 
                                                  ---------- 
     ----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
 
       - Aggregated volume            444.84 
 
 
       - Price                        $Nil 
     ----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction       2018-08-13 
     ----------------------------  ----------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction      Outside a trading venue 
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Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Bridget Creegan

Date of notification: 15 August 2018

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