Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
31 May 2006


DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING


The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 30 May 2006 that it had on 26 May 2006 released:



a) 1,077 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the
   "Shares") to a participant in the British American Tobacco Long Term 
   Incentive Plan; and


b) 5,016 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 21,142,548 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.


IAMB de Minvielle Devaux

Assistant Secretary


0207 845 1545

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