Director/PDMR Shareholding

16 Dec 2005 13:42

British American Tobacco PLC16 December 2005 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIALRESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS Notification made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of theDisclosure Rules sourcebook. The Company was notified on 16 December 2005 that on 16 December 2005 Mr M C TPrideaux, a person discharging managerial responsibilities, sold 98,128 BritishAmerican Tobacco p.l.c. shares ("the Shares") at a price of 1298.6114p perShare. Following this transaction, Mr Prideaux has a total beneficial and familyinterest in 100,370 Shares (including 41,736 Deferred Shares). Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification: A C GirlingDeputy Company Secretary 0207 845 1925 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange