Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
09 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 released 87,775 shares to
satisfy the exercise of options / awards under the Company's executive share
schemes.


On 6 August 2004, the independent trustee notified the Company that it had
overstated the number of shares released by 58,005.


Following this notification, the independent trustee of the British American
Tobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 28,367,423 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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