British American Tobacco p.l.c.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
On 31 March 2023 the independent Trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust released the following number of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") granted to the following Executive Directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities under the 2020 Restricted Share Plan ("2020 Award"). Subsequent sales of shares are also set out below.
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||
| a) | Name | Kingsley Wheaton | |||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Growth Officer | |||||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||
| a) | Name | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | |||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 | |||||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||||||||
| Transaction 1 | |||||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Shares released under the Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) | |||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||||
| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
12,251
£nil | |||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-03-31 | |||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||||
| Transaction 2 |
| ||||||||
| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB0002875804
|
| ||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) |
| ||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
| ||||||
| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
5,759
£164,045.12 |
| ||||||
| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2023-03-31 |
| ||||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue |
| ||||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||
| a) | Name | Luciano Comin | |||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Regional Director, Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa | |||||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||
| a) | Name | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | |||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 | |||||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||||||||
| Transaction 1 | |||||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Shares released under the Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) | |||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||||
| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
8,773
£nil | |||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-03-31 | |||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||||
| Transaction 2 |
| ||||||||
| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB0002875804
|
| ||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) |
| ||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
| ||||||
| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
4,124
£117,472.14 |
| ||||||
| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2023-03-31 |
| ||||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue |
| ||||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||
| a) | Name | Guy Meldrum | |||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
| a) | Position/status | President and CEO, Reynolds American Inc. | |||||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||
| a) | Name | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | |||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 | |||||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||||||||
| Transaction 1 | |||||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Shares released under the Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) | |||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||||
| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
8,773
£nil | |||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-03-31 | |||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||||
| Transaction 2 |
| ||||||||
| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB0002875804
|
| ||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) |
| ||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
| ||||||
| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
4,124
£117,472.14 |
| ||||||
| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2023-03-31 |
| ||||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue |
| ||||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||
| a) | Name | Paul Lageweg | |||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Director, New Categories | |||||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||
| a) | Name | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | |||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 | |||||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||||||||
| Transaction 1 | |||||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Shares released under the Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) | |||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||||
| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
8,146
£nil | |||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-03-31 | |||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||||
| Transaction 2 |
| ||||||||
| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB0002875804
|
| ||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) |
| ||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
| ||||||
| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
3,830
£109,097.55 |
| ||||||
| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2023-03-31 |
| ||||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue |
| ||||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||
| a) | Name | Hae In Kim | |||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Director, Talent, Culture and Inclusion | |||||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||
| a) | Name | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | |||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 | |||||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||||||||
| Transaction 1 | |||||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Shares released under the Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) | |||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||||
| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
8,355
£nil | |||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-03-31 | |||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||||
| Transaction 2 |
| ||||||||
| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB0002875804
|
| ||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) |
| ||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
| ||||||
| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
3,928
£111,889.08 |
| ||||||
| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2023-03-31 |
| ||||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue |
| ||||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||
| a) | Name | Jerome Abelman | |||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Director, Legal and External Affairs and General Counsel | |||||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||
| a) | Name | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | |||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 | |||||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||||||||
| Transaction 1 | |||||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Shares released under the Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) | |||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||||
| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
10,653
£nil | |||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-03-31 | |||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||||
| Transaction 2 |
| ||||||||
| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB0002875804
|
| ||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) |
| ||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
| ||||||
| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
5,008
£142,652.88 |
| ||||||
| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2023-03-31 |
| ||||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue |
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| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||
| a) | Name | Michael Dijanosic | |||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Regional Director, Asia-Pacific and Middle East | |||||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||
| a) | Name | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | |||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 | |||||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||||||||
| Transaction 1 | |||||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Shares released under the Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) | |||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||||
| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
2,149
£nil | |||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-03-31 | |||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||||
| Transaction 2 |
| ||||||||
| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB0002875804
|
| ||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) |
| ||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
| ||||||
| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
1,011
£28,798.34 |
| ||||||
| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2023-03-31 |
| ||||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue |
| ||||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||
| a) | Name | Zafar Khan | |||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Director, Operations | |||||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||
| a) | Name | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | |||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 | |||||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||||||||
| Transaction 1 | |||||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Shares released under the Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) | |||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||||
| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
2,459
£nil | |||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-03-31 | |||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||||
| Transaction 2 |
| ||||||||
| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB0002875804
|
| ||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) |
| ||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
| ||||||
| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
1,157
£32,957.14 |
| ||||||
| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2023-03-31 |
| ||||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue |
| ||||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||
| a) | Name | Javed Iqbal | |||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Director, Digital and Information | |||||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||
| a) | Name | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | |||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 | |||||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||||||||
| Transaction 1 | |||||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Shares released under the Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) | |||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||||
| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
3,115
£nil | |||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-03-31 | |||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||||
| Transaction 2 |
| ||||||||
| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB0002875804
|
| ||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) |
| ||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
| ||||||
| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
1,465
£41,730.52 |
| ||||||
| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2023-03-31 |
| ||||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue |
| ||||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||
| a) | Name | Johan Vandermeulen | |||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Regional Director, Europe | |||||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||
| a) | Name | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | |||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 | |||||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||||||||
| Transaction 1 | |||||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Shares released under the Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) | |||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||||
| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
10,966
£nil | |||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-03-31 | |||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||||
| Transaction 2 |
| ||||||||
| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB0002875804
|
| ||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) |
| ||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
| ||||||
| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
5,155
£146,840.18 |
| ||||||
| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2023-03-31 |
| ||||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue |
| ||||||
| 1
| Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||||||
| a) | Name | James Murphy | |||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||||||
| a) | Position/status | Director, Research and Science | |||||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial notification | |||||||
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||||||
| a) | Name | British American Tobacco p.l.c. | |||||||
| b) | LEI | 213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 | |||||||
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||||||||
| Transaction 1 | |||||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804 | |||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Shares released under the Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) | |||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| |||||||
| d) | Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
1,784 £nil | |||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-03-31 | |||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||||||
| Transaction 2 |
| ||||||||
| a)
| Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
|
Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB0002875804
|
| ||||||
| b)
| Nature of the transaction
| Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on vesting of Restricted Share Plan (2020 Award) |
| ||||||
| c)
| Price(s) and volume(s)
|
|
| ||||||
| d)
| Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
840
£23,927.40 |
| ||||||
| e)
| Date of the transaction
| 2023-03-31 |
| ||||||
| f)
| Place of the transaction
| Outside a trading venue |
| ||||||
| Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Claire Dhokia Date of notification: 31 March 2023 |
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