Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
04 August 2004

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS

The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 4 August 2004 that it had on 3 August 2004 released:

a)   8,618 Shares to a participant in the British American Tobacco
     Deferred Share Bonus Scheme; and

b)   79,157 Shares to satisfy the exercise of options under the Company's
     share option 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 29,632,629 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 P A Rayner and
Mr A Monteiro de Castro.




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