5 Apr 2018 16:45
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
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1  | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated  | |||||
a)  | Name   | Jerome Abelman  | ||||
2  | Reason for the notification  | |||||
a)  | Position/status   | Director, Legal & External Affairs and General Counsel | ||||
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) Â | LEI Â Â | 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   | |||||
Transaction 1 | ||||||
a)  | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Identification code   |  Ordinary shares of 25p each  GB0002875804  | ||||
b)  | Nature of the transaction   | Exercise of options under the British American Tobacco Long-Term Incentive Plan (2015 Award) | ||||
c) Â | Price(s) and volume(s) Â Â | Â
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d)  | Aggregated information   - Aggregated volume   - Price   |    22,533   £nil  | ||||
e)  | Date of the transaction   | 2018-04-03 | ||||
f)  | Place of the transaction   | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
Transaction 2 | ||||||
a)  | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument  Identification code   |  Ordinary shares of 25p each  GB0002875804  | ||||
b)  | Nature of the transaction   | Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on exercise of Long-Term Incentive Plan options | ||||
c) Â | Price(s) and volume(s) Â Â | Â
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d)  | Aggregated information   - Aggregated volume   - Price   |    10,303   £40.92  | ||||
e)  | Date of the transaction   | 2018-04-03 | ||||
f)  | Place of the transaction   | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Sophie Kerr Date of notification: 5 April 2018 |
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