Blocklisting Interim Review

British American Tobacco PLC
08 January 2008

                                   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 01.07.2007 to 31.12.2007




4. Balances under scheme from previous return:



A)        349,828



B)        753,265





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)        48,336



B)        187,985





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



A)        301,492



B)        562,280



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:



2,024,504,341 Ordinary Shares of 25p each which figure includes 6,888,780 shares
held in Treasury.





Contact for queries:



Name: Ann Griffiths, Assistant Secretary



Address: Globe House, 4 Temple Place, London WC2R 2PG



Telephone: [phone]



Date: 8 January 2008


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