Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
02 August 2002



DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 2 August 2002 that it had:


a)         purchased 3,000,000 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary
shares (the "Shares") on 1 August 2002 at a price of 716.6642p per Share to
satisfy the future exercise of options under the Company's share option scheme
and the future release of awards under the Company's long term incentive plan
and deferred share bonus scheme; and

b)         on 1 August 2002 released 55,279 Shares to participants 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 these transactions, the independent trustee of the British American
Tobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 37,201,273 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 A Monteiro de Castro and Mr P A Rayner.




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