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 the trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 2 February 2023 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 the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£31.2681	17
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	17 £531.56
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-02-02
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 the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£31.2681	27
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	27 £844.24
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-02-02
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 and 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 the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£31.2681	25
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	25 £781.70
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-02-02
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 the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£31.2681	25
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	25 £781.70
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-02-02
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, Culture and Inclusion
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 Employee Share Ownership Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£31.2681	11
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	11 £343.95
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-02-02
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 the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£31.2681	12
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	12 £375.22
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-02-02
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 the Trustee of the British American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£31.2681	48
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	48 £1,500.87
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-02-02
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
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 Employee Share Ownership Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£31.2681	24
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	24 £750.43
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-02-02
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 Growth 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 Employee Share Ownership Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£31.2681	25
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	25 £781.70
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-02-02
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 Employee Share Ownership Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£31.2681	4
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	4 £125.07
e)	Date of the transaction	2023-02-02
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Wioleta Koszolko

Date of notification: 06 February 2023