Disclosure under LR 9.6.13

British American Tobacco PLC
10 March 2008


BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO p.l.c.
NOTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH LISTING RULE 9.6.13

To comply with paragraph 9.6.13(1) of the UK Listing Authority Listing Rules we
confirm that Mr John Benedict Stevens, who was appointed a director of British
American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company") with effect from 3rd March 2008, is not
currently a director of any other publicly quoted company.  He resigned as a
director of Trifast plc on 30th June 2004 and of ITC Limited, the Company's
listed Indian Associate, on 21st January 2005.

To comply with paragraph 9.6.13(3), we advise that Mr Stevens was a director of
the following companies:-

1)   Akkade Holdings and BAV Directors Limited, both wholly owned subsidiaries 
     of the Company, and both of which applied to be struck from the Register 
     under section 652 of the Companies Act 1985.  The strike offs were effected 
     on 27th April 2004.
     
2)   Ciberion Limited, a joint venture company, was subject to members' 
     voluntary liquidation and was dissolved on 21st June 2006.
     
3)   The Confederation of European Community Cigarette Manufacturers Limited, an 
     unlisted associate of the Company, was put into members' voluntary 
     liquidation on 7th December 2006.

There are no matters required by paragraphs 9.6.13(2) and (4) to (6) of the
Listing Rules to be disclosed by him.

A.E. Griffiths (Ms)
Assistant Secretary

10th March 2008

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