23 Mar 2006 12:09
British American Tobacco PLC23 March 2006 DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING In connection with the Director/PDMR Shareholding announcement made by theCompany on 22 March 2006 (the "Announcement"), due to an administrative error,the total number of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") released toparticipants in the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme (the "Scheme") on 20 March 2006was overstated. The total number of Shares released to participants in theScheme was 588,854, instead of 1,616,221 Shares as stated in the Announcement. As a result of this revision, the independent trustee of the British AmericanTobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 21,397,091 Shares. All otherdetails shown in the Announcement are correct. A C GirlingDeputy Secretary 0207 845 1919 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange