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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC - Notification and Public Disclosure of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

Release Date: 26/09/2023 15:40
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Notification and Public Disclosure of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities

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")


                               British American Tobacco p.l.c.

     Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial
                   responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

On 22 September 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 person discharging managerial
responsibilities under the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2016 Award”); 2017 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (“2017 Award”); 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2018 Award”); and 2019
Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2019 Award”). Subsequent sales of shares are also set out
below.

 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
      associated

 a) Name                              David Waterfield
 2    Reason for the notification
 a) Position/status                   President and CEO, Reynolds American Inc.

 b) Initial notification              Initial notification
    /Amendment
 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            Ordinary shares of 25p each
   instrument

     Identification code          GB0002875804

b) Nature of the transaction      Exercise of options under the British American
                                  Tobacco Long-Term Incentive Plan (2016 Award)

c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                   Price(s)                 Volume(s)

                                   £nil                     5,641


d) Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume          5,641

     - Price                      £nil



e) Date of the transaction        2023-09-22

f)   Place of the transaction     Outside a trading venue


Transaction 2
a) Description of the financial
   instrument, type of            Ordinary shares of 25p each
   instrument

     Identification code          GB0002875804
b) Nature of the transaction      Sale of shares from options exercised under the
                                  Long-Term Incentive Plan (2016 Award), including
                                  to meet tax liability arising
c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                   Price(s)                 Volume(s)

                                   £27.315215               5,641

d) Aggregated information
     - Aggregated volume          5,641

     - Price                      £154,085.13

e) Date of the transaction        2023-09-22
f)   Place of the transaction     London Stock Exchange (XLON)
Transaction 3
a) Description of the financial
   instrument, type of            Ordinary shares of 25p each
   instrument

     Identification code          GB0002875804

b) Nature of the transaction      Exercise of options under the British American
                                  Tobacco Long-Term Incentive Plan (2017 Award)

c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                   Price(s)                 Volume(s)

                                   £nil                     1,816


d) Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume          1,816

     - Price                      £nil



e) Date of the transaction        2023-09-22

f)   Place of the transaction     Outside a trading venue


Transaction 4
a) Description of the financial
   instrument, type of            Ordinary shares of 25p each
   instrument

     Identification code          GB0002875804
b) Nature of the transaction      Sale of shares from options exercised under the
                                  Long-Term Incentive Plan (2017 Award), including
                                  to meet tax liability arising
c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                   Price(s)                Volume(s)

                                   £27.315215              1,816

d) Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume          1,816

     - Price                      £49,604.43

e) Date of the transaction        2023-09-22
f)   Place of the transaction     London Stock Exchange (XLON)
Transaction 5
a) Description of the financial
   instrument, type of            Ordinary shares of 25p each
   instrument

     Identification code          GB0002875804

b) Nature of the transaction      Exercise of options under the British American
                                  Tobacco Long-Term Incentive Plan (2017 Award)

c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                   Price(s)                Volume(s)

                                   £nil                    4,000


d) Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume          4,000

     - Price                      £nil


e) Date of the transaction        2023-09-22
f)   Place of the transaction     Outside a trading venue


Transaction 6
a) Description of the financial
   instrument, type of            Ordinary shares of 25p each
   instrument

     Identification code          GB0002875804
b) Nature of the transaction      Transfer of shares from options exercised under the
                                  Long-Term Incentive Plan (2017 Award)
c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                   Price(s)                 Volume(s)

                                   £nil                     2,116

d) Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume          2,116

     - Price                      £nil

e) Date of the transaction        2023-09-22
f)   Place of the transaction     Outside a trading venue
Transaction 7
a) Description of the financial
   instrument, type of            Ordinary shares of 25p each
   instrument

     Identification code          GB0002875804
b) Nature of the transaction      Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on
                                  exercise of Long-Term Incentive Plan options (2017
                                  Award)
c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                   Price(s)                 Volume(s)

                                   £27.293107               1,884

d) Aggregated information
     - Aggregated volume          1,884

     - Price                      £51,420.21

e) Date of the transaction        2023-09-22
f)   Place of the transaction     London Stock Exchange (XLON)
Transaction 8
a) Description of the financial
   instrument, type of            Ordinary shares of 25p each
   instrument

     Identification code          GB0002875804

b) Nature of the transaction      Exercise of options under the British American
                                  Tobacco Long-Term Incentive Plan (2018 Award)

c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                   Price(s)                 Volume(s)

                                   £nil                     6,527


d) Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume          6,527

     - Price                      £nil


e) Date of the transaction        2023-09-22

f)   Place of the transaction     Outside a trading venue


Transaction 9
a) Description of the financial
   instrument, type of            Ordinary shares of 25p each
   instrument

     Identification code          GB0002875804
b) Nature of the transaction      Transfer of shares from options exercised under the
                                  Long-Term Incentive Plan (2018 Award)
c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                   Price(s)                 Volume(s)

                                   £nil                     3,453

d) Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume          3,453

     - Price                      £nil

e) Date of the transaction        2023-09-22
f)   Place of the transaction     Outside a trading venue
Transaction 10
a) Description of the financial
   instrument, type of            Ordinary shares of 25p each
   instrument

     Identification code          GB0002875804
b) Nature of the transaction      Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on
                                  exercise of Long-Term Incentive Plan options (2018
                                  Award)
c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                   Price(s)                 Volume(s)

                                   £ 27.293107              3,074

d) Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume          3,074

     - Price                      £83,899.01

e) Date of the transaction        2023-09-22
f)   Place of the transaction     London Stock Exchange (XLON)
Transaction 11
a) Description of the financial
   instrument, type of            Ordinary shares of 25p each
   instrument

     Identification code          GB0002875804

b) Nature of the transaction      Exercise of options under the British American
                                  Tobacco Long-Term Incentive Plan (2019 Award)

c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                   Price(s)                 Volume(s)

                                   £nil                     7,914


d) Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume          7,914

     - Price                      £nil


e) Date of the transaction        2023-09-22

f)   Place of the transaction     Outside a trading venue


Transaction 12
a) Description of the financial
   instrument, type of            Ordinary shares of 25p each
   instrument

     Identification code          GB0002875804
b) Nature of the transaction      Transfer of shares from options exercised under the
                                  Long-Term Incentive Plan (2019 Award)
c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                   Price(s)                 Volume(s)

                                   £nil                     4,187

d) Aggregated information

     - Aggregated volume          4,187
      - Price                         £nil

 e) Date of the transaction           2023-09-22
 f)   Place of the transaction        Outside a trading venue
 Transaction 13
 a) Description of the financial
    instrument, type of               Ordinary shares of 25p each
    instrument

      Identification code             GB0002875804
 b) Nature of the transaction         Sale of shares to meet tax liability arising on
                                      exercise of Long-Term Incentive Plan options (2019
                                      Award)
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)

                                       Price(s)                 Volume(s)

                                       £ 27.293107              3,727

 d) Aggregated information

      - Aggregated volume             3,727

      - Price                         £101,721.41

 e) Date of the transaction           2023-09-22
 f)   Place of the transaction        London Stock Exchange (XLON)




Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Nancy Jiang

Date of notification: 26 September 2023


26 September 2023

Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Ltd t/a BofA Securities

Date: 26-09-2023 03:40:00
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