British American Tobacco Regulatory News (BATS)

20 Mar 2007 08:41

British American Tobacco PLC20 March 2007 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS Notification made in accordance with Section 324 (as extended by Section 328) ofthe Companies Act 1985 and Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the Disclosure Rulessourcebook. The independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trustnotified the Company on 19 March 2007 that it had on 19 March 2007 released1,318,130 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") toparticipants in the British American Tobacco Long Term Incentive Plan. Of theseShares, a total of 466,476 Shares were released to the following executivedirectors and other persons discharging managerial responsibility (together "theParticipants") as follows: Participant Shares released from No. of Shares sold at No. of Shares sold at Total Beneficial and 2004 LTIP Award 1593.37p per Share 1593.37p per Share to Family Interests cover UK tax following this liability Notification P N Adams 105,132 105,132 n/a 308,112 (including 164,694 Deferred Shares)P A Rayner 61,842 61,842 n/a 198,192 (including 111,162 Deferred Shares)A Monteiro de Castro 74,211 74,211 n/a 287,095 (including 107,226 Deferred Shares)R Kindts 13,172 13,172 n/a 67,356 (including 28,399 Deferred Shares)M C T Prideaux 40,816 n/a 16,777 134,028 (including 47,960 Deferred Shares)J Rembiszewski 56,895 56,895 n/a 75,739 (including 68,073 Deferred Shares)J B Stevens 41,434 41,434 n/a 66,764 (including 47,034 Deferred Shares)P H Taylor 32,158 32,158 n/a 138,003 (including 39,803 Deferred Shares)N R Withington 40,816 40,816 n/a 88,265 (including 47,960 Deferred Shares) Following these transactions, the independent trustee of the British AmericanTobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 17,685,114 Shares. Miss I A M B de Minvielle DevauxAssistant Secretary 0207 845 1545 ENQUIRIES: Investor Relations:Ralph Edmondson 020 7845 1180 Press Office:David Betteridge / Catherine Armstrong / Emily Brand 020 7845 2888 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange