British American Tobacco director buys £255K in shares

The reported purchase involved 6,000 shares and an aggregate price of £255,268.95.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

British American Tobacco p.l.c. disclosed a purchase by Karen Guerra, its Non-Executive Director, on October 14, 2026. Guerra purchased 6,000 ordinary shares of 25p each at £42.544825 per share, for an aggregate price of £255,268.95. The transaction took place on the London Stock Exchange, and the notice identifies it as an initial notification.

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Ordinary shares purchased: 6,000 shares Price per share: £42.544825 Aggregate price: £255,268.95 +1 more

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Ordinary shares purchased 6,000 shares Karen Guerra's purchase on October 14, 2026

Price per share £42.544825 Purchase on October 14, 2026

Aggregate price £255,268.95 Purchase of 6,000 shares on October 14, 2026

Nominal value per ordinary share 25p Ordinary shares purchased

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"persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated"

Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities are the key people in a company who make big decisions, like top managers or executives. Knowing who they are is important because their actions can influence the company’s success or failure, and they are often required to share information about their dealings to ensure transparency for investors and the public.

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"persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated"

Persons closely associated are the people and legal entities that act or have close personal or financial ties with an insider — for example a spouse, dependent children, members of the same household, companies they control, or close business partners. Investors care because transactions by these associates can reveal the true movement of shares and potential conflicts of interest or insider activity, much like watching a chef’s assistant to understand what the chef is cooking when the chef can’t be seen directly.

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"Ordinary shares of 25p each"

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Karen Guerra, a Non-Executive Director of British American Tobacco (BTI), purchased 6,000 ordinary shares of 25p each on October 14, 2026, at £42.544825 per share; the stated aggregate price was £255,268.95.

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UNITED STATES

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 Exchange Act of 1934

October 15, 2026

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)

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 ☐

This report includes materials as exhibits that have been published and made available by British American Tobacco p.l.c. as of October 15, 2026.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit		Description
Exhibit 1		Press Release entitled “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” dated October 15, 2026.

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.

	British American Tobacco p.l.c.
	By:	/s/ Nancy Jiang
		Name:	Nancy Jiang
		Title:	Senior Assistant Company Secretary

Date: October 15, 2026

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

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Karen Guerra
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive 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	Purchase of ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			£42.544825	6,000
		d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	6,000 £255,268.95
e)	Date of the transaction	2026-10-14
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange (XLON)

Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Nancy Jiang

Date of notification: 15 October 2026

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