Exhibit 2
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
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | ||||
| a) | Name | Luciano Comin | |||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
| a) | Position/status | Regional Director, Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa | |||
| 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 under the British American Tobacco Long-Term Incentive Plan (2016 Award) | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| £nil | 5,395 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 5,395 £nil | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-05-13 | |||
| 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 to meet tax liability arising on exercise of Long-Term Incentive Plan options | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| £28.465 | 2,592 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 2,592 £28.465 | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-05-13 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||
| Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Sophie Kerr |
| Date of notification: 16 May 2019 |