Director Shareholding

British American Tobacco PLC
03 June 2005

DIRECTORS' INTERESTS



The independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group Employee Trust
notified the Company on 3 June 2005 that it had between 26 May 2005 and 1 June
2005 released 81,997 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.



In addition, the independent trustee of the British American Tobacco Group
Employee Trust notified the Company on 2 June 2005 that on 1 June 2005 18,661
Shares released in error during May 2005 had been returned to the Trust.



Following these transactions, the independent trustee of the British American
Tobacco Group Employee Trust holds a total of 24,805,766 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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