Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
15 March 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1. Name of company

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO PLC


2) Name of director

MR KEITH SILVESTER DUNT

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)

DIRECTOR IN 2 ABOVE


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

AWARD OF ORDINARY 25P SHARES IN BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C. UNDER DEFERRED
SHARE BONUS SCHEME


7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

24,804


8) Percentage of issued class

LESS THAN 0.001%

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

ORDINARY 25P

12) Price per share

564.42P


13) Date of transaction

12 MARCH 2001

14) Date company informed

14 MARCH 2001

15) Total holding following this notification

13,916 ORDINARY SHARES AND 79,993 ORDINARY SHARES UNDER THE DEFERRED SHARE
BONUS SCHEME

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

LESS THAN 0.01%


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

CONDITIONAL AWARD OF SHARES WHICH ARE HELD IN TRUST FOR THREE YEARS AND NO
FURTHER PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS APPLY IN THAT PERIOD.

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................. 15 March 2001 .................