Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
13 August 2003

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS



The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 13 August 2003 that between 11 August and 12 August 2003
it had disposed of 23,183 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares
(the "Shares") to satisfy the exercise of options under the Company's executive
share option scheme. The participants in respect of whom the disposal of shares
were made 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 33,075,706 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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