Quarterly Report Mailing

British American Tobacco PLC
05 November 2004

Quarterly Report for the Nine Months to 30 September 2004



The British American Tobacco p.l.c. Quarterly Report for the nine months to 30
September 2004 was mailed to shareholders on Thursday 4 November 2004.



Two copies of the above document have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority
and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's
Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at: Financial Services Authority,
25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS (Tel: [phone]).



Contact:

G C W Cunnington
Assistant Secretary

5 November 2004

T: 020 7845 1925




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