Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
05 August 2003

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 5 August 2003 that between 31 July 2003 and 4 August
2003 it had



a)        released 62,462 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares
          (the "Shares") to participants in the British American Tobacco Long Term
          Incentive Plan; and



b)        disposed of 37,850 Shares to satisfy the exercise of options under
          the Company's share option scheme.



The participants to whom shares were released or in respect of whom the disposal
of shares were made 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 33,134,295 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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