16 Oct 2017 11:30
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 | Naresh Sethi | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification  | |||||
a) | Position/status  | Director, Business Development | ||||
b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 Â | 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 Â | 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 (2014 Award) | ||||
c) Â | Price(s) and volume(s) Â | Â
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d)  | Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume   - Price  |   14,648   £nil | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2017-10-11 | ||||
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  |   7,035   £48.976160  | ||||
e)  | Date of the transaction  | 2017-10-11 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
Transaction 3 | ||||||
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 over ordinary shares under the March 2014 British American Tobacco 3 Year Sharesave Scheme. | ||||
c) Â | Price(s) and volume(s) Â Â | Â
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d)  | Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume   - Price  |   346   £26.00  | ||||
e)  | Date of the transaction  | 2017-10-11 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
Transaction 4 | ||||||
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 over ordinary shares under the August 2014 British American Tobacco 3 Year Sharesave Scheme. | ||||
c) Â | Price(s) and volume(s) Â Â | Â
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d)  | Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume   - Price  |   322   £27.87 | ||||
e)  | Date of the transaction  | 2017-10-11 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Bridget Creegan Date of notification: 16 October 2017 |
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