REG - British Amer.Tobacco - Director/PDMR Shareholding
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.British American Tobacco PLC disclosed that several executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities, including CEO Tadeu Marroco and COO Johan Vandermeulen, acquired ordinary shares on August 14, 2026. The acquisitions were made via the reinvestment of dividend income through the Share Incentive Plan Trustee at a price of £42.15 per share on the London Stock Exchange.
RNS Number : 1513R British American Tobacco PLC 18 August 2026
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 the trustee of the British American Tobacco Share Incentive Plan that on 14 August 2026 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 | Tadeu Marroco | ||||
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 the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Share Incentive Plan. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 40 £1,686.13 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-08-14 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Fred Monteiro | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Regional Director, Americas & Europe | ||||
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 the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Share Incentive Plan. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 27 £1,138.14 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-08-14 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Cora Koppe-Stahrenberg | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief People 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 the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Share Incentive Plan. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 2 £84.31 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-08-14 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Javed Iqbal | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Interim Chief Financial Officer and 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 | Acquisition of shares as a result of the reinvestment of dividend income by the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Share Incentive Plan. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 9 £379.38 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-08-14 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | James Murphy | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Director, Research and Science | ||||
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 the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Share Incentive Plan. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 21 £885.22 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-08-14 | ||||
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 | 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 the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Share Incentive Plan. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 35 £1,475.36 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-08-14 | ||||
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 | Chief Marketing 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 the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Share Incentive Plan. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 19 £800.91 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-08-14 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | David Waterfield | ||||
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 the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Share Incentive Plan. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 25 £1,053.83 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-08-14 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Zafar Khan | ||||
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 the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Share Incentive Plan. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 9 £379.38 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-08-14 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Kingsley Wheaton | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Corporate 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 the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Share Incentive Plan. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 10 £421.53 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-08-14 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Paul McCrory | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Director, Legal 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 the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Share Incentive Plan. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 19 £800.91 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-08-14 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | James Barrett | ||||
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 the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Share Incentive Plan. | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | 62 £2,613.50 | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 2026-08-14 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Nancy Jiang
Date of notification: 18 August 2026
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