Director/PDMR Shareholding

22 Mar 2006 16:01

British American Tobacco PLC22 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 independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trustnotified the Company on 22 March 2006 that it had on 20 March 2006 released1,616,221 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") toparticipants in the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme. Of these Shares, a total of198,834 Shares were released to the following executive directors and otherpersons discharging managerial responsibility (together "the Participants") asfollows: Participant Shares released No. of Shares sold No. of shares Net No. of Shares Total Beneficial from 2003 DSBS at 14480p per sold at 1448p to acquired and Family Award Share cover UK tax Interests following liability this NotificationP N Adams 41,764 41,764 n/a n/a 261,681 (including 118,611 Deferred Shares)P A Rayner 22,073 22,073 n/a n/a 166,068 (including 82,821 Deferred Shares)A Monteiro de 24,883 24,883 n/a n/a 255,472 (includingCastro 75,889 Deferred Shares)F de Andrade 9,252 n/a n/a 9,252 100,484 (including 29,747 Deferred Shares)J P Daly 6,421 n/a n/a 6,421 30,057 (including 22,912 Deferred Shares)N Durante 5,348 n/a n/a 5,348 57,708 (including 17,835 Deferred Shares*)R Kindts 5,317 5,317 n/a n/a 57,651 (including 18,872 Deferred Shares)J M Kruger 12,541 12,541 n/a n/a 127,785 (including 30,518 Deferred Shares)M C T Prideaux 15,050 15,050 n/a n/a 94,208 (including 35,974 Deferred Shares)J Rembiszewski 21,571 21,571 n/a n/a 58,181 (including 50,863 Deferred Shares)J B Stevens 12,040 n/a 4,941 7,099 61,369 (including 34,741 Deferred Shares)P H Taylor 7,023 n/a 2,884 4,139 127,206 (including 29,354 Deferred Shares)N R Withington 15,551 15,551 n/a n/a 75,731 (including 35,974 Deferred Shares) * Of the 17,835 Deferred Shares referred to under Total Beneficial Interests forMr Durante, a total of 11,983 Deferred Shares have been granted by, and will becash settled by, Souza Cruz S.A, a British American Tobacco subsidiary company. Following these transactions, the independent trustee of the British AmericanTobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 20,369,724 Shares. Mrs A C GirlingDeputy Secretary 0207 845 1919 ENQUIRIES: Investor Relations: Ralph Edmondson 020 7845 1180 Press Office: David Betteridge / Teresa La Thangue / Emily Brand 020 7845 2888 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange