Director/PDMR Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
24 March 2006


DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING


The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 23 March 2006 that between 22 and 23 March 2006 it had
purchased 2,260,000 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the
"Shares") at a price of 1435.88p per Share to satisfy the future release of
awards under the Company's long term incentive plan and deferred share bonus
scheme.

In addition, the independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group
Employee Trust notified the Company on 24 March 2006 that between 21 and 22
March 2006 it had released:
     
a)   1,132 Shares to a participant in the British American Tobacco Deferred 
     Share Bonus Scheme;

b)   145,317 Shares to participants in the British American Tobacco Long Term 
     Incentive Plan; and

c)   798,820 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 22,601,859 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 dates:  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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