Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
18 April 2002

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS



The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 17 April 2002 that it had between 15 and 17 April 2002
released 15,957 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the
"Shares") to participants in the British American Tobacco Long Term Incentive
Plan.  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 36,294,723 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,
Mr P A Rayner and Mr A Monteiro de Castro.




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