Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
1 May 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1. Name of company

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC


2) Name of director

MR ULRICH GEORG VOLKER HERTER

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2 ABOVE


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

TOWERS PERRIN SHARE PLAN SERVICES LIMITED (AS TRUSTEE OF THE BRITISH AMERICAN
TOBACCO PARTNERSHIP SHARE SCHEME)


5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

APPROPRIATION OF SHARES UNDER AN INLAND REVENUE APPROVED ALL EMPLOYEE SHARE
OWNERSHIP PLAN (PARTNERSHIP SHARE SCHEME)


7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

23


8) Percentage of issued class

LESS THAN 0.1%


9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed



10) Percentage of issued class



11) Class of security

ORDINARY 25P

12) Price per share

552P THIS PRICE PER SHARE IS THE MIDDLE MARKET QUOTATION ON 27 APRIL 2001,
BEING THE DEALING DAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DAY OF THE TRANSACTION (SEE
BELOW) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INLAND REVENUE APPROVED RULES OF THE PARTNERSHIP
SHARE SCHEME.


13) Date of transaction

30 APRIL 2001

14) Date company informed

1 MAY 2001

15) Total holding following this notification

33,564 SHARES AND 121,540 SHARES UNDER THE DEFERRED SHARE BONUS SCHEME

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

LESS THAN 0.1%


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification



23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

P SUTTON 020 7845 1919

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Date of Notification................. 1 MAY 2001.................