Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
04 April 2006


NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS


Notification made in accordance with Section 324 (as extended by Section 328) of
the Companies Act 1985 and Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the Disclosure Rules
sourcebook.


The Company was notified on 4 April 2006 by the trustees of the British American
Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan and the British American Tobacco
International Employee Share Ownership Plan (together the "Plans") that on 3
April 2006 ordinary shares of 25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the 
"Shares") were awarded to the executive directors of British American Tobacco 
and other persons discharging managerial responsibilities (the "Participants")
listed below by way of the Share Reward Scheme and the International Share
Reward Scheme respectively (the Free Shares element of the Plans) at a price of
1385p per Share.


The number of Shares awarded to each Participant, together with their interests
following this transaction, is as follows:



Participant                 British American        Total Beneficial
                            Tobacco Shares          Interests following this
                            Awarded                 Notification


P N Adams                   173                     261,863 (including 118,611 Deferred Shares)

P A Rayner                  173                     166,249 (including 82,821 Deferred Shares)

A Monteiro de Castro        173                     255,654 (including 75,889 Deferred Shares)

J P Daly                    173                      30,230 (including 22,912 Deferred Shares)

R Kindts                    173                      57,824 (including 18,872 Deferred Shares)

M C T Prideaux              173                      94,390 (including 35,974 Deferred Shares)

J Rembiszewski              173                      58,363 (including 50,863 Deferred Shares)

J B Stevens                 173                      61,542 (including 34,741 Deferred Shares)

P H Taylor                  173                     127,388 (including 29,354 Deferred Shares)

N R Withington              173                      75,913 (including 35,974 Deferred Shares)


Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:

Anne Girling, Deputy Company Secretary, 0207 845 1919


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