Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
03 April 2007

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 3 April 2007 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 2
April 2007 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
1576p 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                    171                   262,272 (including 118,683 Deferred Shares)



P A Rayner                   171                   166,863 (including 74,057 Deferred Shares)



A Monteiro de Castro         171                   262,006 (including 81,966 Deferred Shares)



J P Daly                     171                   34,741 (including 27,435 Deferred Shares)



N Durante                    143                   117,275 (including 22,549 Deferred Shares*)



R Kindts                     171                   65,507 (including 23,482 Deferred Shares)



M C T Prideaux               171                   127,501 (including 31,634 Deferred Shares)



J Rembiszewski               171                   53,152 (including 45,315 Deferred Shares)



J B Stevens                  171                   52,093 (including 32,192 Deferred Shares)



P H Taylor                   171                   125,311 (including 26,940 Deferred Shares)



N R Withington               171                   72,110 (including 31,634 Deferred Shares)





* Of the 22,549 Deferred Shares referred to under Total Beneficial Interests for
Mr Durante, a total of 11,983 Deferred Shares have been granted by, and will be
cash settled by, Souza Cruz S.A, a British American Tobacco subsidiary company.





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

Anne Girling, Deputy Company Secretary, 0207 845 1919






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