Exhibit 4
 
 
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 Computershare Company Nominees Limited, as administrator of the Company’s vested share account, that on 8 August 2018 the following Executive Director and other 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.

1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Nicandro Durante
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
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 25p each
 
GB0002875804
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income by Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company’s vested share account.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
       
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
 
£42.124532
2080
 
       
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
2080
 
£42.124532
e)
Date of the transaction
2018-08-08
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
Acquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income by Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company’s vested share account.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
       
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
 
£42.124532
135
 
       
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
135
 
£42.124532
e)
Date of the transaction
2018-08-08
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 


 
1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Jack Bowles
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Operating Officer
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
Acquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income by Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company’s vested share account.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
       
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
 
£42.124532
549
 
       
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
549
 
£42.124532
e)
Date of the transaction
2018-08-08
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)




 
1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Alan Davy
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Director, Operations
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
Acquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income by Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company’s vested share account.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
       
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
 
£42.124532
410
 
       
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
410
 
£42.124532
e)
Date of the transaction
2018-08-08
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)



 

1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Giovanni Giordano
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Director, Group Human Resources
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
Acquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income by Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company’s vested share account.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
       
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
 
£42.124532
29
 
       
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
29
 
£42.124532
e)
Date of the transaction
2018-08-08
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 

 

1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Tadeu Marroco
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
Acquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income by Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company’s vested share account.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
       
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
 
£42.124532
174
 
       
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
174
 
£42.124532
e)
Date of the transaction
2018-08-08
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)





1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
David O’Reilly
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Group Scientific 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
Acquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income by Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company’s vested share account.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
       
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
 
£42.124532
333
 
       
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
333
 
£42.124532
e)
Date of the transaction
2018-08-08
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)





1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Ricardo Oberlander
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
President and CEO, Reynolds American Inc.
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
Acquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income by Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company’s vested share account.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
       
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
 
£42.124532
409
 
       
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
409
 
£42.124532
e)
Date of the transaction
2018-08-08
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)





1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Naresh Sethi
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Director, Business Development
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
Acquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income by Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company’s vested share account.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
       
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
 
£42.124532
483
 
       
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
483
 
£42.124532
e)
Date of the transaction
2018-08-08
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, 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
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
Ordinary shares of 25p each
 
GB0002875804
b)
Nature of the transaction
Acquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income by Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company’s vested share account.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
       
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
 
£42.124532
227
 
       
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
227
 
£42.124532
e)
Date of the transaction
2018-08-08
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
 
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Bridget Creegan
 
Date of notification: 13 August 2018