Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
31 August 2006



DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING



The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 31 August 2006 that it had between 30 August 2006 and 31
August 2006 released:



a)  11,189 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the
    "Shares") to a participant in the British American Tobacco Long Term 
    Incentive Plan;



b)  1,102 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the
    "Shares") to a participant in the British American Tobacco Deferred Share 
    Bonus Scheme; and



c) 15,991 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the
   "Shares") to satisfy the exercise of options under the Company's share option
   scheme.



Following these transactions, the independent trustee of the British American
Tobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 20,001,773 Shares.



The following executive directors, together with other employees, are potential
beneficiaries under the trust, and are therefore deemed to be technically
interested for Companies Act purposes but were not connected with the
transactions that took place between the above mentioned dates:  Mr P N Adams,
Mr P A Rayner and Mr A Monteiro de Castro.



I A M B de Minvielle Devaux
Assistant Secretary



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