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BTI
BTI - British American Tobacco P.l.c - Notification of Transactions of
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 OF 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 2 April 2009 by the trustees of the British American
Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan and the British American Tobacco
International Employee Share Ownership Plan (together the "Plans") that on 1
April 2009 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the
"Shares") were awarded to the Executive Directors and other persons discharging
managerial responsibility (together the "Participants") listed below by way of
the Share Reward Scheme and the International Share Reward Scheme respectively
(the Free Shares element of the Plans) at a price of 1607 pence per Share.
The number of Shares awarded to each Participant, together with their interests
following the transaction, are as follows:
Participant British Total Beneficial and Family Interests
American following this Notification
Tobacco Shares
Purchased
P N Adams 168 299,454 (including 134,983 Deferred Shares)
N Durante 168 152,609 (including 51,138* Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens 168 104,992 (including 45,062 Deferred Shares)
M M Cobben 168 138,111 (including 22,703 Deferred Shares)
J P Daly 168 89,029 (including 31,779 Deferred Shares)
D S Fell 168 32,430 (including 21,795 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray 168 51,926 (including 24,770 Deferred Shares)
R Kindts 168 104,825 (including 28,708 Deferred Shares)
J-M Levy 112 39,319 (including 19,869 Deferred Shares)
M C T Prideaux 168 139,490 (including 34,388 Deferred Shares)
J Rembiszewski 168 156,375 (including 49,360 Deferred Shares)
P H Taylor 168 175,331 (including 30,575 Deferred Shares)
N R Withington 168 100,401 (including 34,388 Deferred Shares)
*Of the 51,138 Deferred Shares referred to under Total Beneficial Interests for
Mr Durante, a total of 5,380 Deferred Shares have been granted by, and will be
cash settled by, Souza Cruz S.A., a British American Tobacco subsidiary company.
The Company was notified on 3 April 2009 by the trustee of the British American
Tobacco International Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "Plan") (the "Trustee")
that on 3 April 2009 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco
p.l.c. (the "Shares") were awarded as dividend shares to the persons discharging
managerial responsibility (the "Participants") listed below and, further, awards
of Shares made in 2006 had vested in accordance with the rules of the Plan (the
"Vesting Awards"):-
Participant No. of dividend Total Beneficial and Family Interests
shares awarded on following this notification
3 April 2009
M M Cobben 14 138,125 (including 22,703 Deferred Shares)
(see Note below)
J P Daly 14 89,043 (including 31,779 Deferred Shares)
D S Fell 14 32,444 (including 21,795 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray 14 51,940 (including 24,770 Deferred Shares)
Note: the Vesting Awards, being of 173 Shares for each of Messrs Cobben, Daly,
Fell and Gray have been reported as a beneficial interest since they were
granted (or date of appointment as a PDMR whichever is appropriate) and these,
together with the dividend shares awarded on 3 April 2009 are retained by the
Trustee of the Plan for the Participants.
Therefore, the increase in each Participant`s beneficial and family interests is
the award of the dividend shares with the exception of Mr M M Cobben who, at the
time of the Vesting Awards, sold 84 Shares to cover tax liability. His total
beneficial and family interest after both the above transactions is 138,041
(including 22,703 Deferred Shares).
06 April 2009
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
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