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
The Company has been notified by the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 6 November 2019 the following Executive Director and other persons discharging managerial responsibilities purchased ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. by way of the Partnership Share Scheme.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||
| a) | Name | Tadeu Marroco | |||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
| a) | Position/status | Finance Director | |||
| 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 | Purchase of ordinary shares under the Partnership Share Scheme – a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| £28.295 | 5 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 5 £28.295 | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-11-06 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||
| a) | Name | Jerome Abelman | |||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
| a) | Position/status | Director, Legal & External Affairs and General Counsel | |||
| 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 | Purchase of ordinary shares under the Partnership Share Scheme – a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| £28.295 | 5 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 5 £28.295 | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-11-06 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||
| a) | Name | Marina Bellini | |||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
| a) | Position/status | Director, Digital and Information | |||
| 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 | Purchase of ordinary shares under the Partnership Share Scheme – a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| £28.295 | 5 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 5 £28.295 | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-11-06 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||
| 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 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804 | |||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares under the Partnership Share Scheme – a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| £28.295 | 6 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 6 £28.295 | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-11-06 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||||
| a) | Name | Johan Vandermeulen | |||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | ||||
| a) | Position/status | Regional Director, Europe and North 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 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Ordinary shares of 25p each GB0002875804 | |||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of ordinary shares under the Partnership Share Scheme – a HMRC approved Share Incentive Plan | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| £28.295 | 5 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 5 £28.295 | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-11-06 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | |||
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Oliver Martin Date of notification: 8 November 2019 |