Recently appointed British American Tobacco chairman Richard burrows has bought 10,000 shares in the cigarettes supplier. He previously held no shares in the company. His initial investment is just short of £200,000.
the shares were acquired for 1,949.35p each.
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The most recent acquisition was that of Bentoel, an Indonesia tobacco supplier, in June 2009.
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Dolphin Capital Investors (DCI) Director name: Mr Miltos KambouridesAmount purchased: 13,618,387 @ 44.00p Value: £5,992,090
British American Tobacco (BATS) Director name: Mr Richard BurrowsAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 1,949.35p Value: £194,935
Enterprise Inns (ETI) Director name: Mr David C GeorgeAmount purchased: 125,000 @ 96.85p Value: £121,062
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