Director/PDMR Shareholding

4 Oct 2005 14:31

British American Tobacco PLC04 October 2005 DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING Notification made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of theDisclosure Rules sourcebook. The Company was notified on 4 October 2005 that on 3 October 2005 Mr N RWithington acquired 64 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p Ordinary Shares (the"Shares") at a price of 1200p per Share as a result of the quarterlyreinvestment of income by his ISA Manager. Following this transaction, Mr Withington has a total beneficial and familyinterest in 81,935 Shares (including 42,237 Deferred Shares). Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification: A C Girling 0207 845 1919 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange