British American Tobacco p.l.c 6-K, filed Apr 3, 2020
British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BTI)
6-K
2020-04-03
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British American Tobacco p.l.c filed this 6-K on April 3, 2020.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
April 3, 2020
Commission File Number: 001-38159
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Globe House
4 Temple Place
London WC2R 2PG
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive office)
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐
This report includes materials as exhibits that have been published and made available by British American Tobacco p.l.c. as of April 3, 2020.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
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Description
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Exhibit 1
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Press Release entitled “Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely
associated with them” dated April 3, 2020.
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| Exhibit 2 |
Press Release entitled “Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely
associated with them” dated April 3, 2020.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
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British American Tobacco p.l.c.
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By:
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/s/ Bridget Creegan |
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| Name: |
Bridget Creegan | |||
| Title: |
Deputy Company Secretary |
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Date: April 3, 2020
Exhibit 1
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
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1
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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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Jack Bowles
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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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Chief Executive
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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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4
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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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||||
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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 under the British American Tobacco Long-Term Incentive Plan (2017 Award)
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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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£nil
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18,497
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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18,497
£nil
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2020-03-31
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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: 3 April 2020
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Exhibit 2
British American Tobacco p.l.c.
Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them
On 1 April 2020 the trustees of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan and the British American Tobacco International Employee Share Ownership Plan awarded the following number
of British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares to the following Executive Directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities under the 2020 Share Reward Scheme and the 2020 International Share Reward Scheme.
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1
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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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Jack Bowles
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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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Chief Executive
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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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4
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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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Award of shares under the 2020 Share Reward 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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£27.59
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125
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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125
£27.59
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2020-04-01
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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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1
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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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Tadeu Marroco
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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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Finance Director
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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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4
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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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Award of shares under the 2020 Share Reward 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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£27.59
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125
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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125
£27.59
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2020-04-01
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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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1
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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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Jerome Abelman
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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, Legal & External Affairs and General Counsel
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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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4
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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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Award of shares under the 2020 Share Reward 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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||||
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£27.59
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125
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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125
£27.59
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2020-04-01
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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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1
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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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Marina Bellini
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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, Digital and Information
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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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4
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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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|||
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Award of shares under the 2020 Share Reward Scheme.
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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||||
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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||||
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£27.59
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125
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||||
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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125
£27.59
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|||
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2020-04-01
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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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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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||||
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a)
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Name
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Luciano Comin
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2
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Reason for the notification
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||||
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a)
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Position/status
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Regional Director, Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification
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|||
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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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||||
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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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|||
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4
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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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||||
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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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|||
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Award of shares under the 2020 Share Reward Scheme.
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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||||
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
|
||||
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£27.59
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125
|
||||
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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125
£27.59
|
|||
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2020-04-01
|
|||
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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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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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||||
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a)
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Name
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Alan Davy
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2
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Reason for the notification
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||||
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a)
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Position/status
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Director, Operations
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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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||||
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a)
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Name
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British American Tobacco p.l.c.
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|||
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b)
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LEI
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213800FKA5MF17RJKT63
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|||
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4
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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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||||
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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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|||
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b)
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Nature of the transaction
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Award of shares under the 2020 Share Reward 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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£27.59
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125
|
||||
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
125
£27.59
|
|||
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2020-04-01
|
|||
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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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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
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||||
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a)
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Name
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Hae In Kim
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|||
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2
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Reason for the notification
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||||
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a)
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Position/status
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Director, Talent and Culture
|
|||
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification
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|||
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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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||||
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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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4
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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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Award of shares under the 2020 Share Reward 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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||||
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£27.59
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125
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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125
£27.59
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2020-04-01
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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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1
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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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Paul Lageweg
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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, New Categories
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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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4
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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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Award of shares under the 2020 Share Reward 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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£27.59
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125
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
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125
£27.59
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2020-04-01
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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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1
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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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Guy Meldrum
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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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Regional Director, Asia-Pacific and Middle East
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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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4
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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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Award of shares under the 2020 International Share Reward 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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||||
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£27.59
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125
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
125
£27.59
|
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2020-04-01
|
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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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1
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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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David O’Reilly
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2
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Reason for the notification
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||||
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a)
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Position/status
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Director, Scientific Research
|
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment
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Initial notification
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|||
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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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||||
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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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4
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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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Award of shares under the 2020 Share Reward Scheme.
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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||||
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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||||
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£27.59
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125
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
125
£27.59
|
|||
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2020-04-01
|
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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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1
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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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Ricardo Oberlander
|
|||
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2
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Reason for the notification
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||||
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a)
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Position/status
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President and CEO, Reynolds American Inc.
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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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||||
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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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|||
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4
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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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Award of shares under the 2020 International Share Reward 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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£27.59
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125
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
125
£27.59
|
|||
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2020-04-01
|
|||
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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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1
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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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Johan Vandermeulen
|
|||
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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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Regional Director, Europe and North Africa
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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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4
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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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Award of shares under the 2020 Share Reward 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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£27.59
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125
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d)
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Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
125
£27.59
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e)
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Date of the transaction
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2020-04-01
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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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1
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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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Kingsley Wheaton
|
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2
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Reason for the notification
|
||||
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a)
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Position/status
|
Chief Marketing Officer
|
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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
|
||||
|
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
|
Award of shares under the 2020 Share Reward Scheme.
|
|||
|
c)
|
Price(s) and volume(s)
|
||||
|
Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
||||
|
£27.59
|
125
|
||||
|
d)
|
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
|
125
£27.59
|
|||
|
e)
|
Date of the transaction
|
2020-04-01
|
|||
|
f)
|
Place of the transaction
|
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
|
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Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Bridget Creegan
Date of notification: 3 April 2020
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