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 | Jack Bowles | |||
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 | ||||
Transaction 1 | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804 | |||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Vesting of shares under the International Share Reward Scheme (2016 Award) | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£40.90 | 88 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 88 £40.90 | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-04-01 | |||
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 | Transfer of dividend shares accrued under the International Share Reward Scheme (2016 Award) | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£52.505142 | 1 | ||||
£46.594956 | 1 | ||||
£45.56172 | 1 | ||||
£42.124532 | 1 | ||||
£28.58478 | 1 | ||||
£27.582478 | 1 | ||||
£30.865 | 1 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 7 £39.116944 | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-04-01 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||
Transaction 3 | |||||
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 to meet tax liability arising from the vesting under the International Share Reward Scheme (2016 Award) | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£31.35 | 8 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 8 £31.35 | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-04-01 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||
a) | Name | Hae In Kim | |||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
a) | Position/status | Director, Talent and Culture | |||
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 | Vesting of shares under the International Share Reward Scheme (2016 Award) | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£40.90 | 88 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 88 £40.90 | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-04-01 | |||
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 | Transfer of dividend shares accrued under the International Share Reward Scheme (2016 Award) | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£52.505142 | 1 | ||||
£46.594956 | 1 | ||||
£45.56172 | 1 | ||||
£42.124532 | 1 | ||||
£28.58478 | 1 | ||||
£27.582478 | 1 | ||||
£30.865 | 1 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 7 £39.116944 |
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-04-01 |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||
a) | Name | Paul Lageweg | |||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
a) | Position/status | Director, New Categories | |||
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 | Vesting of shares under the International Share Reward Scheme (2016 Award) | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£40.90 | 88 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 88 £40.90 | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-04-01 | |||
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 | Transfer of dividend shares accrued under the International Share Reward Scheme (2016 Award) | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£52.505142 | 1 | ||||
£46.594956 | 1 | ||||
£45.56172 | 1 | ||||
£42.124532 | 1 | ||||
£28.58478 | 1 | ||||
£27.582478 | 1 | ||||
£30.865 | 1 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 7 £39.116944 | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-04-01 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||
Transaction 3 | |||||
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 to meet tax liability arising from the vesting under the International Share Reward Scheme (2016 Award) | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£31.35 | 9 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 9 £31.35 | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-04-01 | |||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||
a) | Name | Guy Meldrum | |||
2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
a) | Position/status | Regional Director, Asia-Pacific and Middle East | |||
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 | Vesting of shares under the International Share Reward Scheme (2016 Award) | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£40.90 | 88 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 88 £40.90 | |||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-04-01 | |||
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 | Transfer of dividend shares accrued under the International Share Reward Scheme (2016 Award) | |||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
£52.505142 | 1 | ||||
£46.594956 | 1 | ||||
£45.56172 | 1 | ||||
£42.124532 | 1 | ||||
£28.58478 | 1 | ||||
£27.582478 | 1 | ||||
£30.865 | 1 | ||||
d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 7 £39.116944 |
e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-04-01 |
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Sophie Kerr Date of notification: 4 April 2019 |