Director/PDMR Shareholding

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

 Maria Oberlander

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Person closely associated with a person

discharging managerial responsibilities; Ricardo Oberlander, Regional Director, Americas

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

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each

GB0002875804

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

377

£46.60

e)

Date of the transaction

2017-09-28

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)