EX-99.8 9 ex99-8.htm PRESS RELEASE
Exhibit 8

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 1 August 2025 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”).

1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)
Name
Michael Dijanosic
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Regional Director, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and 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
Ordinary shares of 25p each
 
Identification code
GB0002875804
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.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
        
     
Price(s)
Volume(s)
  
     
£41.10106
1153
  
           
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
1153
 
£47,389.52
e)
Date of the transaction
2025-08-01
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
Ordinary shares of 25p each
 
Identification code
GB0002875804
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.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
        
     
Price(s)
Volume(s)
  
     
£41.10106
2
  
           
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
2
 
£82.20
e)
Date of the transaction
2025-08-01
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
Ordinary shares of 25p each
 
Identification code
GB0002875804
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.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
        
     
Price(s)
Volume(s)
  
     
£41.10106
471
  
           
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
471
 
£19,358.60
e)
Date of the transaction
2025-08-01
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
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
Ordinary shares of 25p each
 
Identification code
GB0002875804
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.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
        
     
Price(s)
Volume(s)
  
     
£41.10106
257
  
           
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
257
 
£10,562.97
e)
Date of the transaction
2025-08-01
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
Ordinary shares of 25p each
 
Identification code
GB0002875804
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.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
        
     
Price(s)
Volume(s)
  
     
£41.10106
1648
  
           
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
1648
 
£67,734.55
e)
Date of the transaction
2025-08-01
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
Ordinary shares of 25p each
 
Identification code
GB0002875804
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.
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
        
     
Price(s)
Volume(s)
  
     
£41.10106
753
  
           
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
753
 
£30,949.10
e)
Date of the transaction
2025-08-01
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)


Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Nancy Jiang
Date of notification: 05 August 2025