Director/PDMR S/hldg-Amendmnt

British American Tobacco PLC
03 February 2006



DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING


Further to the announcement dated 27 January 2006 (the "Announcement")
concerning the purchase of ordinary shares of 25p each in British American
Tobacco p.l.c. (the "Shares") by executive directors and other persons
discharging managerial responsibility by way of the Partnership Share Scheme, a
reporting error by the Plan Administrators was made in the number of Shares
purchased by two executive directors such that their total beneficial interests
were incorrectly stated in the Announcement.  The correct total beneficial
interests of the following executive directors as at the date of the
Announcement are as follows:





Director             Total Beneficial and Family Interests as at 27 January 2006


P N Adams            268,578 (including 125,517 Deferred Shares)

A Monteiro de Castro 256,358 (including 76,784 Deferred Shares)


A C Girling

Deputy Secretary


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