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BTI
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.
1. The Company was notified on 12 April 2011 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 2011 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 2538.5 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
Awarded
N Durante 102 183,288 (including 68,225 Deferred Shares)
J B Stevens 102 143,745 (including 65,741 Deferred Shares)
J P Daly 102 64,854 (including 41,585 Deferred Shares)
J Bowles 102 34,834 (including 17,893 Deferred Shares)
M M Cobben 102 147,251 (including 31,776 Deferred Shares)
D S Fell 102 47,359 (including 27,572 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray 102 59,246 (including 31,874 Deferred Shares)
J-M Levy 102 50,113 (including 30,464 Deferred Shares)
D J 102 18,819 (including 14,135 Deferred Shares)
Naughton
M C T 102 122,071 (including 36,367 Deferred Shares)
Prideaux
P H Taylor 102 151,553 (including 32,795 Deferred Shares)
N R 102 153,533 (including 36,367 Deferred Shares)
Withington
2. The Company was notified on 12 April 2011 by the trustee of the British
American Tobacco International Employee Share Ownership Plan (the "Plan")
(the "Trustee") that on 4 April 2011 (the vesting date of 2 April 2011
not being a business day) ordinary shares of 25p each in British American
Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") were awarded as dividend shares to the
Executive Director and other persons discharging managerial
responsibility (the "Participants") listed below and, further, awards of
Shares made in 2008 had vested in accordance with the rules of the Plan
(the "Vesting Awards"):-
Participan No. of Total Beneficial and Family Interests following
t dividend this Notification
shares
awarded on
4 April
2011
J P Daly 10 64,864 (including 41,585 Deferred Shares)
D S Fell 10 47,369 (including 27,572 Deferred Shares)
A M Gray 10 59,256 (including 31,874 Deferred Shares)
D J 10 18,829 (including 14,135 Deferred Shares)
Naughton
Note: the Vesting Awards, being 93 Shares for each of Messrs Daly, Fell, Gray
and Naughton, 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 4 April 2011, are being
held under the Participants` names in the corporate nominee account
administered by the Company`s Registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC.
Therefore, the increase in each Participant`s beneficial and family interests
is the award of the dividend shares.
13 April 2011
Sponsor: UBS South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Date: 13/04/2011 15:15:01 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.
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