Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
30 December 2005



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 29 December 2005 by the trustee of the British
American Tobacco Employee Share Ownership Plan that on 29 December 2005 the
following executive directors and other persons discharging managerial
responsibility (together the "Participants") had purchased ordinary shares of
25p each in British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") by way of the
Partnership Share Scheme at a price of 1307p per Share.


The number of Shares purchased by each Participant, together with their
interests following the transaction, are as follows:




Participant            British American                 Total Beneficial and Family
                       Tobacco Shares                   Interests following this
                       Purchased                        Notification



 
P N Adams                      10                    268,569 (including 125,517 
                                                     Deferred Shares)     
 
A Monteiro de Castro           9                     256,347 (including 76,784 
                                                     Deferred Shares)
 
P A Rayner                    10                     166,383 (including 83,155 
                                                     Deferred Shares)
 
M C T Prideaux                 9                     100,379 (including 41,736 
                                                     Deferred Shares)
 
J Rembiszewski                 9                     136,428 (including 59,129 
                                                     Deferred Shares)
 
P H Taylor                     9                     122,164 (including 28,470 
                                                     Deferred Shares)
 
N R Withington                 9                     81,975 (including 42,237 
                                                     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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