Director/PDMR Shareholding

15 Sep 2005 15:15

British American Tobacco PLC15 September 2005 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 15 September 2005 by the trustee of the BritishAmerican Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "Plan") that on 14 September2005 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") were purchased for the following executive directors and other personsdischarging managerial responsibility (together the "Participants") at a priceof 1167p per Share as a result of the reinvestment of dividends by the trusteein accordance with 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 23 268,528 (including 125,517 Deferred Shares) A Monteiro de Castro 1 256,329 (including 76,784 Deferred Shares) P A Rayner 18 166,343(including 83,155 Deferred Shares) M C T Prideaux 23 198,467 (including 41,736 Deferred Shares) J Rembiszewski 23 191,388 (including 59,129 Deferred Shares) J B Stevens 9 61,771 (including 37,242 Deferred Shares) J M Kruger 6 132,293 (including 35,026 Deferred Shares) P H Taylor 23 122,124 (including 28,470 Deferred Shares) N R Withington 23 81,871 (including 42,237 Deferred Shares) Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:Geoffrey Cunnington, Deputy Company Secretary, 0207 845 1925 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange