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British American Tobacco p.l.c. announced that on 14 August 2026, four persons discharging managerial responsibilities – David Waterfield, James Barrett, James Murphy, and Fred Monteiro – acquired ordinary shares of 25p each on the London Stock Exchange. These acquisitions, resulting from the reinvestment of dividend income on shares held in a Computershare Share Plan Account, involved a combined total of 1666 shares at a price of £42.1532 per share.
| Date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Time | 11:40:00 |
| Category | Director/PDMR dealings |
| ID | 1515R |
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
The Company has been notified by Computershare Investor Services PLC that on 14 August 2026 the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities acquired the following ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income on shares held in a Computershare Nominee Account ("Share Plan Account").
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
David Waterfield |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
President and CEO, Reynolds American Inc. |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
British American Tobacco p.l.c. |
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b) |
LEI |
213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
GB0002875804 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income on shareholdings in Computershare's Share Plan Account. |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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624
£26,303.60 |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
2026-08-14 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
James Barrett |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Director, Business Development |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
British American Tobacco p.l.c. |
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b) |
LEI |
213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
GB0002875804 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income on shareholdings in Computershare's Share Plan Account. |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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46
£1,939.05 |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
2026-08-14 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
James Murphy |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Director, Research and Science |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
British American Tobacco p.l.c. |
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b) |
LEI |
213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
GB0002875804 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income on shareholdings in Computershare's Share Plan Account. |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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3
£126.46 |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
2026-08-14 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
Fred Monteiro |
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2 |
Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
Regional Director, Americas & Europe |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial notification |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
British American Tobacco p.l.c. |
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b) |
LEI |
213800FKA5MF17RJKT63 |
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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 |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code |
GB0002875804 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Acquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income on shareholdings in Computershare's Share Plan Account. |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) |
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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993
£41,858.13 |
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
2026-08-14 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange (XLON) |
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Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Nancy Jiang Date of notification: 18 August 2026
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