Exhibit 1
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||
a) | Name | Andrew Gray | |||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Marketing 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 | Transfer of shares to Mr John Gray, a Person Closely Associated | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£nil | 1,000 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 1,000 £nil | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-04-13 | |||
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 | Transfer of shares to Mr Peter Gray, a Person Closely Associated | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£nil | 1,000 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 1,000 £nil | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-04-13 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue |
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Sophie Kerr Date of notification: 18 April 2018 |