Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
12 February 2002

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 11 February 2002 that it had on 11 February 2002
released 15,386 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the
'Shares') to a participant in the British American Tobacco Deferred Share Bonus
Scheme. The participants to whom shares were released are not directors of
British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Following this transaction, the independent trustee of the British American
Tobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 30,148,337 Shares. The following
executive directors, together with other employees, are potential beneficiaries
and are therefore treated as having an interest: Mr P N Adams, Mr M F Broughton
and Mr P A Rayner.



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