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BTI - British American Tobacco P.L.C - Notification Of Transactions By
Directors, Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility Or Connected Persons
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
Incorporated in England and Wales
(Registration number: 03407696)
Short name: BATS
Share code: BTI
ISIN number: GB0002875804
("British American Tobacco p.l.c." or "the Company")
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS
Notification made in accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
The Company was notified on 22 January 2009 by Mr M H Visser, a Non-Executive
Director of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company"), that, following the
receipt by him of the final advice regarding the Reinet rights offer, the number
of shares in the Company in which he has an interest differs from that stated in
the announcement made on 12 December 2008. Mr Visser`s interests in the Shares
of the Company are as follows:-
(1) 44,762 Shares held in the name of Mr Visser;
(2) 162,922 Shares held in the name of The Remgro Share Trust in which Mr
Visser has a beneficial interest as a member of The Remgro Share Scheme;
and
(3) 389,780 (formerly 389,782) Shares held by the trustees of family trusts
which, for the purposes of this notification, are persons connected with Mr
Visser who is one of the beneficiaries under those trusts.
Following this amendment, Mr Visser has a total beneficial and family interest
of 597,464 (formerly 597,466) Shares in the Company.
22 January 2009
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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