Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
25 January 2005



DIRECTORS' INTERESTS


The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 25 January 2005 that it had on 20 January 2005 and 21
January 2005 released:
     
a)   13,127 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "Shares") 
     to a participant in the British American Tobacco Deferred Share Bonus
     Scheme; and

b)   8,145 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the "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 26,349,585 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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