Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
20 September 2002


DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 19 September 2002 that it had on 19 September 2002


a) released 19,644 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares
   (the "Shares") to a participant in the British American Tobacco Deferred 
   Share Bonus Scheme.

b) disposed of 28,138 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares 
   (the "Shares") to satisfy the exercise of options under the Company's
   share option scheme.


The participant in respect of whom the shares were released or disposed is not a
director of British American Tobacco p.l.c.

Following these transactions, the independent trustee of the British American
Tobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 36,950,358 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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