Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC 08 July 2004 DIRECTORS' INTERESTS The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust notified the Company on 7 July 2004 that it had on 6 July 2004 released: a) 46,851 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") to a participant in the British American Tobacco Long Term Incentive Plan; and b) 23,490 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 30,330,903 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. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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