Director/PDMR Shareholding

9 May 2006 09:10

British American Tobacco PLC09 May 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 8 May 2006 by the trustee of the British AmericanTobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "Plan") that on 4 May 2006 ordinaryshares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") werepurchased for the following executive directors and other persons dischargingmanagerial responsibility (together the "Participants") at a price of 1378p perShare as a result of the reinvestment of dividends by the trustee in accordancewith the Plan. 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 47 261,919 (including 118,611 Deferred Shares) A Monteiro de Castro 5 255,668 (including 75,889 Deferred Shares) P A Rayner 39 166,297 (including 82,821 Deferred Shares) M C T Prideaux 47 94,446 (including 35,974 Deferred Shares) J Rembiszewski 47 58,419 (including 50,863 Deferred Shares) J B Stevens 18 61,560 (including 34,741 Deferred Shares) R Kindts 2 57,826 (including 18,872 Deferred Shares) P H Taylor 47 127,444 (including 29,354 Deferred Shares) N R Withington 47 75,969 (including 35,974 Deferred Shares) Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Isabel Devaux, Assistant Company Secretary, 0207 845 1545 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange