Total Voting Rights

British American Tobacco PLC
01 May 2008


British American Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Company") - Voting Rights and Capital

In conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules provision 5.6.1, we
notify the market of the following:-

That, as at 30 April 2008, the Company's issued share capital consisted of
2,014,079,234 ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares") with voting rights (the "
Voting Rights Figure").

As at 30 April 2008, the Company held 10,883,780 Shares in Treasury, which
figure includes Shares purchased by the Company on or before 30 April 2008 and
which (at settlement) will be held in Treasury after that date.

The Voting Rights Figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the
calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their
voting rights interest, or a change to that interest, in the Company under the
FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.


G C W Cunnington
Deputy Secretary
British American Tobacco p.l.c.

1 May 2008




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