Director/PDMR Shareholding

2 Mar 2006 15:39

British American Tobacco PLC02 March 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 1 March 2006 by the trustee of the British AmericanTobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 1 March 2006 the followingexecutive directors and other persons discharging managerial responsibility(together the "Participants") had purchased ordinary shares of 25p each inBritish American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") by way of the Partnership ShareScheme at a price of 1380p per Share. 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 9 268,587 (including 125,517 Deferred Shares) A Monteiro de Castro 9 256,367 (including 76,784 Deferred Shares) P A Rayner 9 166,402 (including 83,155 Deferred Shares) M C T Prideaux 9 99,970 (including 41,736 Deferred Shares) J Rembiszewski 9 136,447 (including 59,129 Deferred Shares) P H Taylor 9 122,183 (including 28,470 Deferred Shares) N R Withington 9 81,994 (including 42,237 Deferred Shares) Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Anne Girling, Deputy Company Secretary, 0207 845 1919 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange