Blocklisting Interim Review

British American Tobacco PLC
02 January 2007

                                   SCHEDULE 5

                        BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY RETURN



1. Name of company

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.



2. Name of scheme

A) BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. - 10,000,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH
(REF: 0-287-580) (GB 0002875804)

B) BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. SHARESAVE SCHEME - 2,000,000 ORDINARY SHARES
OF 25P EACH (GB 0002875804)



3. Period of return:



From 01.07.2006 to 31.12.2006



4. Balances under scheme from previous return:

A)    450,000

B)    1,590,358

5. The amount by which the block scheme has been increased, if the scheme has
been increased since the date of the last return:

N/A



6. Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme during period

A)    41,695

B)    124,199



7. Balances under scheme not yet issued/allotted at end of period

A)    408,305

B)    1,466,159




8. Number and class of securities originally listed and the date of admission

10,000,000 LISTED ON 06.12.99 (REF: 0-287-580) (GB 0002875804)

2,000,000 LISTED ON 20.12.05 (REF: 0-287-580) (GB 0002875804)


9. Total number of securities in issue at the end of the period:


2,061,876,154 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH



Contact for queries:

Name: ISABEL DE MINVIELLE DEVAUX, ASSISTANT SECRETARY


Address: GLOBE HOUSE, 4 TEMPLE PLACE LONDON WC2R 2PG

Telephone: [phone]

Date: 2 JANUARY 2007




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