Voting Rights and Capital

British American Tobacco PLC
03 March 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 29 February 2008, the Company's issued share capital consisted of
2,018,022,921 ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares") with voting rights (the "
Voting Rights Figure").

As at 29 February 2008, the Company held 6,888,780 Shares in Treasury.

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.
Tel:  [phone]

3 March 2008




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