Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
20 September 2005



DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING



The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 20 September 2005 that it had on 19 September 2005
released:



a)   9,910 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the
     "Shares") to a participant in the British American Tobacco Long Term 
     Incentive Plan;



b)   1,152 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)   9,189 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 23,645,331 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 on the above mentioned date:  Mr P N Adams, Mr P A
Rayner and Mr A Monteiro de Castro.



A C Girling
Deputy Secretary

0207 845 1919





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