British American Tobacco Regulatory News (BATS)

30 Aug 2006 09:22

British American Tobacco PLC30 August 2006 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 Company was notified on 29 August 2006 by the trustee of the BritishAmerican Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 29 August 2006 thefollowing executive directors and other persons discharging managerialresponsibility (together the "Participants") had purchased ordinary shares of25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") by way of thePartnership Share Scheme at a price of 1452p per Share. The number of Shares purchased by each Participant, together with theirinterests following the transaction, are as follows: Participant British American Total Beneficial and Family Tobacco Shares Interests following this Purchased Notification P N Adams 9 261,955 (including 118,611 Deferred Shares) A Monteiro de Castro 9 255,704 (including 75,889 Deferred Shares) P A Rayner 8 166,333 (including 82,821 Deferred Shares) M C T Prideaux 9 94,482 (including 35,974 Deferred Shares) J Rembiszewski 9 58,455 (including 50,863 Deferred Shares) P H Taylor 9 127,480 (including 29,354 Deferred Shares) N R Withington 9 76,140 (including 35,974 Deferred Shares) 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 Exchange