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 | Nicandro Durante | |||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive | |||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 from nominee account to Jade Investment Fund, a Person Closely Associated, with no change in beneficial ownership. | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| £nil | 189,259 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 189,259 £nil | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-03-15 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | |||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||
| a) | Name | Jade Investment Fund | |||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
| a) | Position/status | Person closely associated with a person discharging managerial responsibilities; Nicandro Durante, Chief Executive | |||
| 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 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804 | |||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of shares as a result of a transfer from Mr Durante’s nominee account, with no change in beneficial ownership. | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| £nil | 189,259 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 189,259 £nil | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction(s) | 2019-03-15 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction(s) | Outside a trading venue | |||
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Sophie Kerr Date of notification: 19 March 2019 |