Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
16 March 2006



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.

On 15 March 2006, the Company granted an award of British American Tobacco
p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares to the executive directors of British American
Tobacco and other persons discharging managerial responsibilities (the "
Participants") listed below under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme at an award
price of 1434p per Share.  Awards under the Deferred Share Bonus Scheme are
conditional awards of shares which are held in trust for three years and no
further performance conditions apply in that period.


Participant                 Deferred Shares         Total Beneficial Interests
                                  Awarded            following this Notification



P N Adams                        34,858             303,445 (including 160,375   Deferred Shares)
P A Rayner                       21,739             188,141 (including 104,894 Deferred Shares)

A Monteiro de Castro            23,988             280,355 (including 100,772 Deferred Shares)

F de Andrade                     9,288              78,191 (including 38,999 Deferred Shares)

J P Daly                         7,907              30,057 (including 29,333 Deferred Shares)

N Durante                        5,380 *            57,708 (including 23,183 Deferred Shares)

R Kindts                         7,029              55,423 (including 24,189 Deferred Shares)

J M Kruger                       8,033             140,326 (including 43,059 Deferred Shares)

M C T Prideaux                   9,288            109,258 (including 51,024 Deferred Shares)

J Rembiszewski                   13,305            79,752 (including 72,434 Deferred Shares)

J B Stevens                       9,539            71,310 (including 46,781 Deferred Shares)

P H Taylor                       7,907            130,090 (including 36,377 Deferred Shares)



N R Withington                  9,288             91,282 (including 51,525 Deferred Shares)



* This award is granted by Souza Cruz S.A., a British American Tobacco
subsidiary company, on identical terms save that the award will be cash settled
and paid directly by the grantor, rather than by the trustee, the British
American Tobacco Group Employee Trust.  Of the 23,183 Deferred Shares referred
to under Total Beneficial Interests for Mr Durante, a total of 11,983 Deferred
Shares (including the award of 5,380 Deferred Shares announced today) have been
granted by, and will be cash settled by, Souza Cruz S.A.



Name of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification:
Anne Girling, Deputy Company Secretary, 0207 845 1919



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Press Office:  David Betteridge / Teresa La Thangue / Emily Brand  0207 845 2888




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