Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
18 November 2005



DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING


The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 18 November 2005 that it had between 16 November 2005
and 17 November 2005 released:

a) 18,565 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) 52,255 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 23,019,918 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.



A C Girling
Deputy Secretary



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