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 | Giovanni Giordano | |||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
a) | Position/status | Director, Group Human Resources | |||
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 | Exercise of options over ordinary shares under the 2015 British American Tobacco 3 Year Sharesave Scheme. | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£30.26 | 475 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 475 £30.26 | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-10-23 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||
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 following the exercise of options under the 2015 British American Tobacco 3 Year Sharesave Scheme. | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£34.6548 | 475 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 475 £34.6548 | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-10-23 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Bridget Creegan Date of notification: 24 October 2018 |