Exhibit
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Description
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Exhibit 1 |
Press Release entitled “Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them” dated October 12, 2017.
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British American Tobacco p.l.c.
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By:
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/s/ Bridget Creegan | |
Name: Bridget Creegan | |||
Title: Assistant Secretary | |||
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Giovanni Giordano
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Director, Group Human Resources
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Name
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British American Tobacco p.l.c.
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b)
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LEI
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213800FKA5MF17RJKT63
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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
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code
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Ordinary shares of 25p each
GB0002875804
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Exercise of options over ordinary shares under the 2012 British American Tobacco 5 Year Sharesave Scheme.
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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£25.36
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236
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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236
£25.36
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2017-10-09
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f)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange (XLON)
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Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Bridget Creegan
Date of notification: 12 October 2017
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