Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
12 April 2005

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS



The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 11 April 2005 that it had between 31 March 2005 and 7
April 2005 released:



a)         51,839 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the
"Shares") to participants in the British American Tobacco Long Term Incentive
Plan;



b)         2,589 British American Tobacco p.l.c. 25p ordinary shares (the
"Shares") to a participant in the British American Tobacco Deferred Share Bonus
Scheme; and



c)         43,550 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 22,980,611 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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