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British Amer.Tobacco - Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6636D

British American Tobacco PLC

08 May 2026

 

British American Tobacco p.l.c.

("the Company")

 

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

 

The Company has been notified by Computershare Investor Services PLC that on 7 May 2026 the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities acquired the following ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income on shares held in a Computershare Nominee Account ("Share Plan Account"). 

 

1Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)NameJames Barrett
2Reason for the notification
a)Position/statusDirector, Business Development
b)Initial notification /AmendmentInitial notification
3Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)NameBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.
b)LEI213800FKA5MF17RJKT63
4Details 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
a)Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB0002875804
b)Nature of the transactionAcquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income on shareholdings in Computershare's Share Plan Account.
c)Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)Volume(s)
£42.9668245
d)Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
45
£1,933.51
e)Date of the transaction2026-05-07
f)Place of the transactionLondon Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
1Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)NameFred Monteiro
2Reason for the notification
a)Position/statusRegional Director, Americas & Europe
b)Initial notification /AmendmentInitial notification
3Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)NameBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.
b)LEI213800FKA5MF17RJKT63
4Details 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
a)Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB0002875804
b)Nature of the transactionAcquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income on shareholdings in Computershare's Share Plan Account.
c)Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)Volume(s)
£42.96682960
d)Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
960
£41,248.15
e)Date of the transaction2026-05-07
f)Place of the transactionLondon Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
1Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)NameJames Murphy
2Reason for the notification
a)Position/statusDirector, Research and Science
b)Initial notification /AmendmentInitial notification
3Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)NameBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.
b)LEI213800FKA5MF17RJKT63
4Details 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
a)Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB0002875804
b)Nature of the transactionAcquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income on shareholdings in Computershare's Share Plan Account.
c)Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)Volume(s)
£42.96682174
d)Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
174
£7,476.23
e)Date of the transaction2026-05-07
f)Place of the transactionLondon Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
1Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)NameDavid Waterfield
2Reason for the notification
a)Position/statusPresident and CEO, Reynolds American Inc.
b)Initial notification /AmendmentInitial notification
3Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)NameBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.
b)LEI213800FKA5MF17RJKT63
4Details 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
a)Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB0002875804
b)Nature of the transactionAcquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income on shareholdings in Computershare's Share Plan Account.
c)Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)Volume(s)
£42.96682603
d)Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
603
£25,908.99
e)Date of the transaction2026-05-07
f)Place of the transactionLondon Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
1Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)NameKingsley Wheaton
2Reason for the notification
a)Position/statusChief Corporate Officer
b)Initial notification /AmendmentInitial notification
3Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)NameBritish American Tobacco p.l.c.
b)LEI213800FKA5MF17RJKT63
4Details 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
a)Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB0002875804
b)Nature of the transactionAcquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income on shareholdings in Computershare's Share Plan Account.
c)Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)Volume(s)
£42.96682371
d)Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
371
£15,940.69
e)Date of the transaction2026-05-07
f)Place of the transactionLondon Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Nancy Jiang
Date of notification: 8 May 2026
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