Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
28 February 2003

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS



The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 28 February 2003 that between 25 February and 28
February 2003 it had:



a)         released 114,212 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares
(the "Shares") in accordance with the British American Tobacco Long Term
Incentive Plan.



b)         disposed of 58,997 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary
shares (the "Shares") to satisfy the exercise of options under the Company's
share option scheme.



c)         released 59,106 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares
(the "Shares")  under the British American Tobacco Deferred Share Bonus Scheme.



The participants to whom the shares were released or disposed of were 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 35,874,846 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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