Director/PDMR Shareholding

21 Mar 2006 15:04

British American Tobacco PLC21 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 21 March 2006 that it had on 20 March 2006 released1,179,568 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") toparticipants in the British American Tobacco Long Term Incentive Plan. Of theseShares, a total of 360,645 Shares were released to the following executivedirectors and other persons discharging managerial responsibility (together "theParticipants") as follows: Participant Shares released from No. of Shares sold at No. of Shares sold at Total Beneficial and 2003 LTIP Award 1447.5738p per Share 1447.5738p per Share Family Interests to cover UK tax following this liability Notification P N Adams 71,555 71,555 n/a 303,445 (including 160,375 Deferred Shares) P A Rayner 56,728 56,728 n/a 188,141 (including 104,894 Deferred Shares) F de Andrade 22,293 n/a n/a 100,484 (including 38,999 Deferred Shares) R Kindts 12,811 n/a 5,266 62,968 (including 24,189 Deferred Shares) J M Kruger 32,232 32,232 n/a 140,326 (including 43,059 Deferred Shares) M C T Prideaux 38,678 38,678 n/a 109,258 (including 51,024 Deferred Shares) J Rembiszewski 55,439 55,439 n/a 79,752 (including 72,434 Deferred Shares) J B Stevens 30,942 30,942 n/a 66,310 (including 46,781 Deferred Shares) N R Withington 39,967 39,967 n/a 91,282 (including 51,525 Deferred Shares) Following these transactions, the independent trustee of the British AmericanTobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 21,985,945 Shares. Mrs A C GirlingDeputy Secretary0207 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