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

The Company has been notified by Computershare Company Nominees Limited, as administrator of the Company’s share plan account, that on 20 August 2021 the following Executive Directors 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	Jack Bowles
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 share plan account.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£27.14295	218
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	218 £27.14295
e)	Date of the transaction	2021-08-20
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	Finance and Transformation 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 share plan account.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£27.14295	11
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	11 £27.14295
e)	Date of the transaction	2021-08-20
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 share plan account.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£27.14295	658
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	658 £27.14295
e)	Date of the transaction	2021-08-20
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 Computershare Company Nominees Limited as administrator of the Company’s share plan account.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£27.14295	2
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	2 £27.14295
e)	Date of the transaction	2021-08-20
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	Regional Director, Americas and Sub-Saharan 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 share plan account.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£27.14295	559
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	559 £27.14295
e)	Date of the transaction	2021-08-20
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Hae In Kim
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director, Talent and Culture
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 share plan account.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£27.14295	341
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	341 £27.14295
e)	Date of the transaction	2021-08-20
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Paul Lageweg
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director, New Categories
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 share plan account.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£27.14295	25
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	25 £27.14295
e)	Date of the transaction	2021-08-20
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Guy Meldrum
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 share plan account.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£27.14295	475
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	475 £27.14295
e)	Date of the transaction	2021-08-20
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	Director, Scientific Research
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 share plan account.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£27.14295	1,392
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	1,392 £27.14295
e)	Date of the transaction	2021-08-20
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Mihovil Dijanosic
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 share plan account.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£27.14295	558
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	558 £27.14295
e)	Date of the transaction	2021-05-12
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, Europe & 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 share plan account.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£27.14295	2
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	2 £27.14295
e)	Date of the transaction	2021-08-20
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Oliver Martin

Date of notification: 25 August 2021